Happy Halloween!

I love Halloween! I don't exactly know why..I hate scary movies or being scared in general, and as anyone can see, I don't need the candy. Maybe it's the weather change or maybe it's because it's the beginning of holiday season. I really can't put my finger on it.

I will tell you the one thing that has made me love it even more: watching my son. Seeing him get excited to see Mr. Bones and the other decorations daily, experiencing candy corn, and dressing up like a pumpkin. Seeing Halloween through his eyes this year has been such a special memory for Matt and myself. We are all sad to see it go.

My sister throws the best parties that include food,

pumpkin carving

and entertainment. Here's Cooper doing the Thriller dance.

My little pumpkin had a great time!

The President even made an appearance.

Bring on the candy!

Campbell's first trick or treat!

He decided it was less work to sit on our doorstep and eat our candy. Smart Boy!

I had to take a picture of Mr. Bones before we put him away. He was definitely Cam's favorite part of Halloween. Cam loved to make him dance and sing. Not hearing him 20 times a day is something I'm not going to miss:)

Happy Birthday Grandma!

I had a tennis match on Sunday so Matt and Cam made a trip to Woodstock without me to celebrate Grandma's birthday. They started off at La Parilla, their favorite Mexican restaurant, for a late lunch. Next they went back to the house for some Pumpkin carving. It looks like they had a blast.

The Whole Crew

Getting Down to Business

Getting all the seeds out.

Want Some?

Carving the Pumpkin

The Finished Product. Too Cute!

October Fun!

On Saturday we packed Cam up bright and early and headed to Burt's Pumpkin Patch. Since Cam is going to be a pumpkin for Halloween, we figured he needed some on the job experience. He absolutely loved all the pumpkins and the hayride. I think his favorite part, however, was the pumpkin roll I let him taste on the way home. Yummy!

The Hay Ride

I like this one:)

Driving the tractor

Saturday Night we headed over to GiGi and Papa's for the barn raising party. That's right, a barn raising party. Let me tell you, it was the best barn raising party I have ever been to. I have only been to this one, but that's beside the point. We had such a great time dancing, eating, and enjoying the new barn.

The new barn

Cam's favorite toy!

GiGi and Shanna doing some Harper Valley PTA, Karaoke Style:)

Everyone had a great time.

4 years, already?

What were we up to 4 years ago today? We were on St. John, surrounded by our friends and family, getting married.

Happy Anniversary Baby!

A little behind

I have good reasons why I have not updated my blog in a while. Here they are in no particular order:

#1: School started again and I have been so busy planning, grading, and loving 22 3rd graders.

#2: Having an 18 month old running around really puts the breaks on blogging.

#3: Being 14 weeks pregnant with our second kiddo. So tired!

Hopefully I will get my act together and stay more up to date.

Laura and Brady: Getting Hitched!

After dating for a long time Brady finally popped the question and a wedding was planned. Brady and Laura (aka: Aunt Laura) decided on a destination wedding, which was perfectly fine with us. After all, what's better than wedding bliss and cake? Put it on a cruise ship and take us to Mexico for a week, and there you go.

Everything turned out absolutely beautiful. From the wedding to the weather, it was perfect.

The Happy Couple!

Cutting the Cake

Cheers!

Fall is in the Air

I can always tell when Fall is coming our way and it has nothing to do with the weather.

Finding Cam all dressed up for "the big game" is a sure sign. Apparently to Daddy, every UGA game is a big game.

Including shoes:)

Another sign of Fall is finding a few early changers on the trees. I love watching the leaves change into wonderful shades of oranges, yellows, and browns.

I guess it's finally time to get out the Fall decorations. I really love this time of year!