On the first day of October we landed in the States for a month of meetings and family time.
Our first stop was Target to take in all the beautiful things and walk off some jet-lag.
I went to Hobby Lobby as much as possible and ended up bringing back an entire Christmas tree with beautiful ornaments and ribbon.
Our first several days we had some meetings. We stayed in a nice hotel and the kids were great at getting the school work done even while traveling. When we leave for a month or more at a time, I get a list from the teachers of what I need to cover with the kids so that they return to school up to pace with the other students.
The kids went to Chuck-E-Cheese for the first time. We were the first ones there so they had to check all the machines. This meant that the kids were able to play every game for free. They ended up with a lot of tickets.
Madelyn is in a huge unicorn phase and she was so cute when she asked if she could have this huge unicorn at the store. What's a mom to do..
The kid's first donut wall experience.. they are fans!
We went boating and tubing with some friends one afternoon. It was a ton of fun!
On the plane to Grandma and Grandpa's house.
These kids are incredibly easy on planes, trains, cars.. anything!
They are great travelers.
My parents live on a lake which I grew up on so I love sharing these moments and memories with the kids.
Madelyn makes a really cute fisherman.
One of Luke's great catches from the week.
Our neighborhood was happy to share his tree swing.
This is totally Madelyn.. all dolled up and playing with minnows.
Fishing with Daddy.
Ezra loved the swing too.
Canoeing fun
Can you tell that we fished a lot..?
Ezra explaining Hindi to my dad. :)
Nothing says America like baseball in the yard.
My kids favorite thing to do at Grandma and Grandpa's house.. ride the lawn mower.
I collected Beanie Babies growing up and had hundreds. Now the kids love to play in them. We even brought a few back with us to India.
We got out for a beautiful day of putt-putt.
One of my favorite things to do in Mabank is meet up with my best friend from high school and her family. Her daughter and Madelyn are basically the same age. We love to get year to year updates of how they have grown.
We went to a Fall Festival at my parent's church.
After several days with my parents, we went to Luke's family's house.
It started up with new toys and lots of hugs and kisses.
Ezra loved to make breakfast for everyone in the morning.
Playing with cousin Gage is also a favorite.
We went to a car show in town one afternoon which was very fun.
We also play lots of golf!
The kids enjoyed another Fall Festival.
For Halloween, Ezra was a policeman and Madelyn was a unicorn fairy.
This was their first Halloween to celebrate in the States.
Making pumpkin cookies.
Madelyn and her unicorn with their matching pjs.
Luke grew up going to Gattiland for pizza and arcade games so now we love to take the kids to pass on the tradition.
Halloween night we went to cousin Gage's house to trick or treat with him.
We had such an incredible October in the States. It was a quick trip filled with a million wonderful memories.
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