Golf Weekend

So last Saturday was a whole lotta golf! Steven played in the clubs Turkey Trot tournament with some guys from work. He went to have fun and get some practice in. And even though his team didn't win, everyone got a free turkey for participation, ha! This year will be our first Thanksgiving in which we actually will have turkey. Steven's not a huge fan of turkey so we usually do chicken or ham, so hopefully I don't mess it up!

We also had Lilly's 4th week of golf lessons. And since Steven was playing golf, the girls and I got to go too. We had rain clouds and wind all morning so we weren't sure if we'd still have it, but the weather started turning as soon as we got there. There was still a lot of wind but it started to warm up as soon as the sun came out. Sadie was a little bored but managed to keep herself entertained using my iPod camera. Ruby was very annoyed that she had to sit in the stroller and I wouldn't let her out.

Lilly did really well. I could tell it was hard to get any good hits on the driving range, mostly because the golf club she was using was too small for her and the next size up was way to big for her. But when she got to the putting, she was a pro. She did so good and kept moving the ball further and further away from the hole. No matter how far away she was from the hole, she just kept sinking the putts.

Her next lesson won't be for a few weeks, but they are going to go out on the course and play few holes and drive golf carts. She loves the golf carts!


After her lesson we noticed how great the sun looked on the mountains so we stopped to take some photos. And then we headed to Starbucks to get a much needed hot chocolate for Sadie and Lilly and a peppermint mocha for me :) I ♥ Peppermint Mocha!


-K

Playing Together

This is how you can find all three of the girls on most days. They are usually very good for a while until they begin to argue over who controls the actual book. Lilly cannot wait until she can sit down and actually read Sadie and Ruby a book. Until then, they'll still look for objects in I Spy books and listen to Lilly make up her own stories to the pictures in the books.

I took out the water colors last week so the could paint on Veteran's Day since Lilly had the day off. Lilly and Sadie had a blast, but Ruby was a mess. She had more paint on herself than she did on her papers.

 And did I mention how excited I am that we are almost out of the baby mess/ baby proofing stage. I can't wait until I can give them this stuff and not have to supervise 100% of the time. I am hate messes and toys/activities that create large messes. I'll have to remember that when Ruby turns 2 and Sadie turns 4 in three weeks. This year has seemed to fly by; it's crazy!

-K

Golf Lessons: Week 2

Lilly has been LOVING her golf lessons. She gets so excited to go every week and talks about all the time. This week she learned, as she called it, "a new type of golf". AKA putting. From what I hear she has great form and can really play well.



Daddy is especially proud of the picture on the left out of the two below!



She's the "Magic Man". Cause now you see the ball and now you don't! Hahaha!



She was so proud when she sunk this putt! She's actually jumping up and down because she's so happy!



She can't wait until this Saturday's lesson!

-K

Girl Scout Rodeo

Last weekend we went to a little party that the Girl Scouts here had. It was a birthday party for Juliette Gordon Low who founded the Girl Scouts almost 100 years ago. We went to a restaurant just off base called the Crazy Horse Saloon. It was like a country western restaurant with Turkish food-ha! They played American country music, had some old playground equipment and even had horses and stables. After the girls ate and learned some things about Juliette Gordon Low, they all got to go and ride a horse. They all had a blast! I didn't get too many photos of Ruby and Lilly because they were all over the place. In one place one second and you turn around and they were gone. I'd say they were bouncing of the walls but we were outside so there weren't any walls :)



Sadie was so excited to ride the horses. I have never ever seen her this excited/nervous/anxious about anything. She didn't even look like our normal Sadie-Mae. She is usually really skiddish and shy when it comes to things like this. She loves the idea of something but when it comes down to actually doing it she would rather just watch everyone else and not go near the animal. She was just so excited and it showed all over her face. And when she actually rode the horse, she just had such a peaceful, contentedness look on her face. Like it just came so natural to her. She was just so happy.

All the girls had so much fun. It was really a nice afternoon. Now the girls are just trying to convince Daddy to get them some horses to keep :)
-K

A Lunch Date and Lilly Starts Golf

I know I have mentioned this before, but Steven has been working nights for over 9 months now and has had a weird work schedule. It was upsetting everyone, but Lilly most of all. He would have just1 day off at a time and then be sleeping most of the day and up all night, and the day off was usually a week day.
Last Saturday we all had a lunch date at the bowling alley and then Lilly started some golf lessons at the golf club. She loved them, plus it was an hour with just her and Daddy. Steven said she did really well. He said she did get frustrated once though. When she put the tee in the ground she didn't put it in straight, so when the she put the ball on it it kept falling off. Other than that she loved it.
Lilly will go to golf lessons every Saturday for the next 5 weeks for an hour or so. I don't know who is more excited for it, Lilly or Steven. I'm sure that in the next few years she'll be playing golf with Daddy a lot.










-K

Trick or Treating

The girls started their Halloween festivities at Daddy's work. They got to go trick or treating at the squadron and had a blast. As soon as we got there, Ruby started waving her bucket around and chanting, 'canny, canny, canny'. She was thrilled about the whole process. They had a lot of fun and were excited about all their candy! And where else could you go trick or treating alongside some very large planes! Sadie was Belle, Ruby was Cinderella, and Lilly was Ariel!















-K