Avery's Fun Run for school

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Avery's school (Elon Park Elementary) is hosting a fundraiser next week.  The students will run/walk laps and hopefully get sponsors to donate money for each lap.
We've been told this is the main fundraiser for the year and it's quick and easy.  So if you feel inclined, Avery would love to have your support!
Avery's donation page

She is enjoying school and making new friends.  I can't believe she rides the bus (I think that's the scariest part for me), but her friend Lilly and her older sister ride the same bus so that's comforting :)
Her teacher shares feedback about behavior and class activities through an app called Class Dojo.  Each day we can see on our phone when points are added (or subtracted) for following directions, staying on task, walking quietly in the halls, etc.  The only thing missing is web cameras in the classroom!
But we do get photos sometimes like this:

Columbus Day art project

Sorting and then eating marshmellows

Science project with apples

Science project with pumpkins

Heisinger Wedding

On Saturday, we headed out to Joe and Stephanie's wedding after getting everyone everywhere they needed to be.  Carter was looking good in his tuxedo and Avery looked like a princess in her flower girl dress.  These are the pictures we captured, but there are a ton of amazing pictures that the wedding photographer captured on their website http://jenniferbphotography.pixieset.com/joeandstephanie/

Avery had this grin on her most of the time she was in that dress.

We did get one picture as a family on our camera all together.

It didn't take long after the ceremony and sitting still that Carter was ready to party!

Joe and Stephanie enjoying their first dance.

Carter was pretty happy to see his mother.  I don't think he recognized her in her bridesmaid dress.

Avery was a dancing machine all night long.  It didn't take her long to kick off her shoes and drag us out on to the dance floor.

Even Carter had fun on the dance floor, until they turned up the music for real dancing at which he was ready to head out and thanks again for my parents heading back to the hotel with little man.

Avery the dancing machine!

Towards the end of the night, they played a slow song and her little cousin came up to her and slow danced with her.  It was hilarious.  Avery even taught him how to twirl her.

Avery even taught him how to twirl her.

Heisinger Wedding Rehersal

So while we are running behind a little bit, I think the wait will be worth the pictures.  So the weekend after Labor Day, we headed to Southern Pines to see the Heisinger wedding.  My parents did an awesome job taking care of the kids (mostly Carter) so that we could help out Stephanie and Joe and we couldn't have done it without them.

Avery was taking her flower girl duties very seriously.

The girls ready to practice.

Laura providing some expert coaching.

Avery did a great job spreading the flowers on her test runs in front of an audience.

After getting all the practice in, it was time for the rehersal dinner.  We headed over to a local country club and my parents brought Carter by so that he could see the whole family before bedtime.

For some reason, he was really into having his picture made that evening.

This guy had a fun time at his brief appearance at the rehearsal dinner.

The Happy Couple

The Happy New Family

The Gibson Family