Hello Monday

Hello and happy Monday! How was your weekend? Ours was one of the best ones we’ve had in quite some time.

I’m linking up with Sarah and Holly for Hello Monday to share my…

This weekend was a doozy! I feel like I need a weekend to recover from the weekend….but it was full of so many good things!

Hayden ran in the state cross country meet on Saturday afternoon, and it was the first race of the season with cooler temps! It was perfect running weather…or so I’ve been told.

Hayden had a goal of placing in the top 10, and he finished 7th! We were so happy for him!

His cousin Jacob, who runs professionally, was in town, so it was really neat that he was there to see Hayden’s race.

Travis has also put in so much hard work and dedication this season, and I’ve loved watching him coach Hayden.

These three seasons of middle school cross country went by in a blink!

Hadley and friends had their first 8th grade cotillion dance of the year. While I was at Hayden’s race, Hadley was at her friend’s house getting ready with her girl friends.

So pretty!

A beautiful group of girls, on the inside and out!

After Hayden’s race I stopped by before they left.

They were both excited and nervous for this dance, but they ended up having so much fun.

Hayden was supposed to be at the dance too, but since he had his race and was excited about the UK game, we let him go to that.

I told him that he will be at the December dance with (jingle!) bells on.

The CATS were playing my Tigers…and Hayden definitely “bleeds blue!”

Jacob was at the game, and Hayden hung with him for a bit too.

A combo of it being a busy day, iffy weather, and I didn’t feel like being heckled, I went to my brother’s house to watch the game.

Shew…it was a rough start for MIZZOU, but once they turned it around, they were on the road to victory!

I was lowkey about the win 😉

At the end of last week, I realized if we didn’t go to the pumpkin patch on Sunday, I wasn’t sure if we’d ever get there this season. So, yesterday afternoon, we headed to Evan’s Orchard per tradition.

I can’t remember the last time we were there on a sunny day! The temps were cool, and it was overcast, but we still got our apple cider donuts and…

…pumpkins to carve!

Let’s just say that I’m thankful for Hadley’s loyalty to this tradition.

While we weren’t home much this weekend, when we were, I caught two favorite movies that I hadn’t seen in a while.

Friday, night Karate Kid was on, and then Saturday afternoon I watched Troop Beverly Hills. I love both of those movies.

We truly had a wonderful weekend, and it was very much needed.

This week, our evenings are less hectic, and I’m so very thankful for that! I hope everyone has a great start to their week.