Ren Fest

 It’s so close, we just had to visit the nation’s largest and most acclaimed Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, TX.
The magic and splendor started right out the gate.We saw a family circus, fire whip show, dog show & mud show, and took part in the excitement of the jousting entertainment!Of course we ate a turkey leg without utensils. (I mean, they hand it to you like it’s an ice cream cone.) The weather was perfect for walking around and browsing the shoppes. Huzzah!

Inks Lake

Lots of recreation at Inks Lake State Park

Josh, Amanda, Seth, Ben, Lydia, Gus, Evelyn, Emily, Brielle, Will, Julie, Abby, Lydia, Lucas

Book early to get a lakefront site or cabin

Another tip: if you bring bikes, stay on the road/trails or you’ll pop tires, but then you might find a nice bike shop

Halloween

 

A: jailed pumpkin J: Mike Wazowski L: dinosaur

Lydia carved hers at WNL, Abby & I carved ours Tuesday evening, and they almost survived til Halloween. It’s been very warm.

Jeepers creepers peepers!

Mia, Natalia, Abby 

Ben stayed home with a bonfire and frisbee toss for kids in the driveway.

Lydia, Laura, Maddie, Kloey

The big kids mostly hung out at Maddie’s house but collected a lot of candy for the short amount of time spent trick or treating 

It was a nice, scary, sweet, sweaty evening in the neighborhood.

HOCO 2024

Great game! Lydia went to the parade on Wednesday and the game on Friday 🏈

 💛 Go Wildcats! ♥️

Went to the dance with girls she mostly lunches with

💃 Tori, Janie, Charlotte, Sienna, Lydia, Laura, Maddie

We walked around Cy-Hope to take pretty pictures 

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Amidst homecoming weekend, Lydia auditioned for Honor choir.🎼 Here studying the cuts with her fellows

Abby had a blast getting blasted at the Color Run fundraiser 

Sophi’s escape room party 🗝️

🏵️ NCL mother/daughter tea, Estates at Pecan Park

 

Wedding

We were able to fly to Des Moines for Ben’s 2nd cousin’s wedding in Shenandoah, IA

It was a bonus that we got to enjoy the fall weather

Mr & Mrs Jordan & Kennedy Miller

Live artist painting the wedding scene

Josie (Traci & Gary’s daughter) and Abby are just 6 months apart and got along great

Breakfast at the Depot

Julie, Lydia, Gary, Traci, Mike, Janet, Terry, Marsha, Ben, Josie, Abby, Brent, Ginny

Wabash Trace Trail

Sugar Makers shop 🍭

 

HOCO Mum

Welcome to high school homecoming in Texas. 

It took Lydia's meticulous eye to make something great.

Crimson red and gold, choir, victory braid, twisted loop chain, heart chain, and a hidden rubber duck.

Our first time making a mum. How’d we do?