Golden

The sky was GOLDEN, the leaves are turning GOLDEN and when we went for a drive after dinner the few fields that have yet to be harvested, totally GOLDEN.

I love Friday's. 

Woohoo for weekends! 

Weekends mean I get to have the girls at home and means that Mr. P has a day off, we actually get to see the guy.

 Miss Stella had her ballet class and then we met friends for dinner at Boston Pizza.  This whole week driving to school we discussed the beauty of the changing leaves. We drove into the country and listened to some sweet tunes.  It was bliss.  Came across a field yet to be harvested and pulled over.  Again I wished I had better camera skills but I think we snagged a few gems.  It was so beautiful out! 

I know I say it a lot but I am so grateful for these ladies, the privilege it is to be their mother.   Tonight was not planned but I am so grateful we decided to go for a drive and decided to stop.

~ Momma P

two of a kind

 We are all slowly getting into the school routine but there are still mornings when these ladies take turns wanting to just stay home - can you blame them?  I make home pretty darn fun!  Last week the friend we carpool with sent a picture of the girls walking hand in hand, I may have teared up.  Big sister sure takes her responsibility seriously and I am so happy that they have one another to encourage, support.  This week I am driving to school and because the weather is so nice we park a block away and then walk, I was walking behind and snapped this picture.  Can I just say that they WANTED to get the same back pack, melt my heart!  I love that they have one another.

~ Momma P

two smiles

We are two weeks into school, getting time in together as the 3 Polischuk ladies is a premium. Man alive I miss summer.  We have lots of fun together though :)   These girls and their emoji's.  We hit up Michael's looking for some craft supplies for my final Young Woman's activity and came upon a bin of smiley faces, fun ensued.

~ Momma P

final pineapple PARTY with the YW

Changes happened Sunday at church and I will be moving to Relief Society which means my sister and I get to be together -YAY- as councillors to the RS president BUT it is quite sad having to leave my Young Women.  They are strong, kind girls with crazy potential.  It has really been my pleasure to be able to serve them, I have learned so much. We had planned to have a pineapple party theme for our back to school activity and it was filled to the brim with powerful words of encouragement, farewells from those of us leaving and enthusiastic introductions from the new leaders coming in.  As seems to happen, I am hoping these girls and I will continue to stay in touch and I can watch them grow to be the magnificent women they were destined to be.

Also, isn't the pineapple theme just the coolest?!

Pipecleaner crowns,

locker magnets with the quote

and pineapple necklaces for them to wear and be reminded.

 LOVE these gals so much.

~ Sister P

Sonic Boom

Mr. P and I love music!!! 

Music is something we learned early on that we both really enjoyed.  We went album for album within our first few weeks together seeing which we both owned, it was good times.  He swung a bit harder rock and I swung a bit country/folk...that still stands.  We try to hit up concerts whenever possible and Sonic Boom is a music festival that never disappoints, a few Graham loves and a few I love.  We were TRILLED that Graham was able to get two nights off from shutdown so we could still attend, wohoo!

We saw a few old friends which made the weekend even greater.

There is something about being together watching live music. It feels so us, Jenny and Graham.

Super awesome evenings spent rockin out.

~ Mrs. P

Jacey's Blessing

Jacey Bird is a light and a joy, we are pretty grateful she is ours!

She turned 8 in August so celebrated that milestone.  Jacey received a special Priesthood Blessing given by Granpa Hudkins, it was beautiful! She doesn't need to be baptized, sheneeded to come to earth to get a body.  We needed her to be part of our family, we learn lots from this woman.  This girl, she makes us all better for knowing her, the importance of sharing joy, patience and love.  That smile of hers in contagious!  She seems to know exactly when I need some love and lifts my spirits, this woman will always have a special corner in my heart.  Bird Girl faces challenges with patience and determination.  She is an absolute LIGHT and JOY. She doesn't need baptism but she needed to come to earth to get a body and man does she rock what she can, she brings such JOY!!!!

I am very thankful that my women have Miss Bird as their older cousin, 

she is a great example of goodness!

Everyone needs a selfie on a special day.

~ Mrs. P

The Kinder Kid

What what!  This girl is off to Kindergarten.  My heart is full of excitement and sadness because how is she this big? She has been thrilled and looking forward to this day.  We feel quite lucky that she is able to have the same teacher as Amelia did and even gets to be in the same classroom. Most of her friends from church are even in her class and a few other faces we know from the community.  Her and big sister picked the same backpack, it was pretty adorable. She packed her snack in her kitty lunch kit, laid out her outfit and was quite ready.  Stella Bella was so excited and eager to get down to business once she got into class!  Her first day was an orientation that parents attended and as we sat in the room it was with great pride that I watched her draw, answer questions and listen attentively.  Oh it made my teacher spidey senses tingle, such fun awaits her!!!

Immense growth occurs throughout this Kinder year and I am beyond thrilled to watch her learn.

Just like that, she's off.

~ Mrs. P