Visit Speckman Family

The past few days were non-stop relaxation and fun.  We headed east to Michigan to spend Thanksgiving with my brother and his family (thanks for hosting our crazy crew).  We spent our time watching the kiddos interact, playing games, eating delicious food, going to the movies to see, "Ralph Breaks the Internet", and loving on one another because hanging out with them is so rare and short.  Thankful to be home but missing family lots!

Happy Thanksgiving

Spending the day with people I love, that in itself it what Thanksgiving is all about!  We have so much to be thankful for and may we never take it for granted.

Happy Thanksgiving

Gopher's Women's Basketball

This past Saturday, Dad, Elyse and I attended a MN Gopher's Women's basketball game with the rest of Elyse's teammates.  It was a lot of fun for all of us.  Not only was there great fellowship and laughter, but it was fun to see the girls watch how the game really is played.  

Thanksgiving Party

Today I got to be a parent volunteer for Ian's class' Thanksgiving party.  The kiddos ate a fun mini Thanksgiving feast, played games and did crafts. 

Puzzle Warriors

Kallen and Ian have spent much of their afternoon turning our office into a puzzle room! They have done a great job and we are proud, but oh the cleanup!

Adoption Carnival

Yesterday we attended MNAPOPTt's annual "Circle of the Heart" carnival in which they celebrate families who have a heart for adoption and/or foster care.  It was a completely free event that involved great food, meeting MN mascots, games with prizes, crafts, arcade games and henna tattoos.  I didn't capture a lot of pictures thanks to the fun.  

Elyse Plays Basketball

Today kicked off Elyse's first official game of playing basketball.  So far she really enjoys playing, I think it might be due to the fact that she plays with seven of her close classmates and her dad is her assistant coach, but either way hopefully the real joy of the game and momentum continues throughout the year.  Their team did win and she rocked it with one steal and even scored a basket.

 Right after she scored her first basket.

Lover of Hatchimals

For the past few months Ian has been obsessed with Hatchimals! He spends his allowances on them, wants it to be his birthday theme and constantly plays with them. So when his teacher gave him a project to disguise a turkey it was no surprise he chose to disguise his as a Hatchimal colored in Legacy's colors.  He did the entire thing himself besides printing a black and white Hatchimal off the computer.