Family Date Night

I guess I kinda need to update everyone on the building situation, but long story short, we have decided to hold off on breaking ground until March, which means we are taking our time getting our current home ready for the market.

Saturday was one of those days where we worked most of the day but really didn't have a whole lot to show for it. So we decided to treat ourselves to dinner that night since we had been given a gift card and needed a night off.

Ellie took this opportunity to doll herself up in a fancy dress and shoes. Bless her!

After dinner, we took the kids to Spirit Halloween Store because it's kinda a big deal in our family. Our kids are festive if nothing else, so they were more than happy to take all the pictures for me! That's not always the case, so I jumped at the opportunity to have them pose at every little stop.

We also needed to make a Wal-Mart run, so you can image their pure joy when we discovered they were putting out the Christmas decor. Seems a tiny bit premature, but whatever. We will take all the holiday spirit we can!

Eli missed the photo opt with Santa, but don't you worry because there will be plenty more opportunities throughout the season, but first, let's enjoy Fall Break and the actual fall season. It's still in the 90s here and I think it might stay that way and then turn winter overnight. Let's hope not.

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