The Leaves are Falling

The leaves have covered our backyard.  I love watching them fall like rain.

The colors are beautiful and once again it is wonderful to see the world through the kid's eyes.  They get so excited about the leaves changing colors.  The love to collect them while we are in the backyard.

It has been a busy month for us filled with fun activities.

We started the month off at the pumpkin patch.  The kids had fun picking out pumpkins.  I love the white pumpkins.  They are my favorite.

Another fun activity was the State Fair.  

Bailey's class went on field trip to the fair.  She had so much fun.  It was so cute to see her eyes light up as we walked around and saw lots of the attractions.  She enjoyed a few rides and some cotton candy.

One of the highlights at the fair was milking a cow.  

Then the fun part.  The costumes!  Maw Maw makes the kid's costumes every year.  They are always so cute and extra special because she makes them out of love.

Meet Keenan the Fireman.  Keenan to the rescue! 

The bug guy carved the pumpkin this morning.  Meet our one tooth pumpkin.

Gee visited us this weekend.  Meet Gee, Uniqua and Fireman Keenan.

We all headed to the Fall Festival at our church.  Lots of fun games and candy but no good pictures.  

We love the Backyardigans in our family.  The kids dance to their songs and love their adventures.  So this year Bailey decided to be Uniqua from the Backyardigans.  I realize some fo you reading this may not know who the Backyardigans are.  It is a cartoon show that the characters imagine adventures that they go on.  The show always ends with the Backyardigans having a snack.  

We ended Halloween night with a camp fire and smores with friends.

I hope you are having a great autumn season.  

Learning Things Beyond ABC's and 123

The kids are learning lots at school this year.  They both learn a new Bible verse each week.  The first week of school Keenan learned that God created the heavens and earth.  Gesus (Keenan's version of Genesis) 1:1.  Bailey chimed in and said "Keenan it is "In the beginning, God created the heaven and earth.  Genesis 1:1."  

Then one day, Bailey told me to look.  She was holding up her fingers like this.  She says "Mommy, did you know this means I love you?"  I did not know that and I hope that is what it means.  She loves giving me the "sign" to say she loves me.  Oh, I hope that is what it means and not something else.   

She is learning about friendships and how special her friends are.  Even the boys can be good friends.  

She is also learning new games.  So imagine this little girl saying the following.....(giggling the whole time)

Mommy, after we eat our lunch we can talk at the table.  And like, there is a game that they (they means the boys)play and it is so funny.  Like, they say "Who cut the cheese?  Libby, did you cut the cheese?"  And like, Libby says no.  And then they (meaning the boys again) say "Bailey, did you cut the cheese?" And I say no.  Mommy isn't that funny!  Who cut the cheese game is soooo funny.

Lovely!  The sweet little girl is learning "Who cut the cheese?"

Ok, let me go on record that she has no idea what cut the cheese means.  I did not feel compelled to tell her either.  

There is your laugh for the weekend.

A Rainy Day

We just got back from spending 2 weeks at the beach.  We had beautiful weather except for one day.  Now you have to understand there is NOTHING to do at Bald Head if it rains.  We pretty much stay inside since the only transportation on the island is golf carts.  

So what do we do?  

Potty Train!

I'm just going to leave it up to big sis.

Have a great week.

Friday Night Special

What to do on a Friday night when the big guy is working?

Hmmm...play with my photos.

Enjoy the Friday Night Special.....Black and White!! 

Enjoy your weekend.

Nothing Like Girlfriends

I recently got to spend a weekend at the beach with girlfriends I have known for over 20 years! These are the kind of girlfriends I could call at anytime and we pick up where we left off.  We all turned 40 this past year so we decided to have a celebration.  It was a weekend of nothing but relaxation, catching up and laughing about old times.

Meet Pam and Kim.  Aren't they cute!  Pam and I were college roommates.  You should have seen our dorm room.  We were complete opposites.  Her side....VERY NEAT!  My side....A COMPLETE DISASTER!  Kim and Christy (who could not be with us at the beach.  We missed you bunches.) were roommates.  The 4 of us have been friends ever since our freshman year in college.  

I had to post the picture of Pam.  It just makes me laugh.  She looks like she is hiding from the paparazzi.  Well, I have to admit I was taking lots of pictures.

Here is me and Kimbo.  She got me through my college business classes.

Enjoying an afternoon on the beach.  Next time ladies, I will bring the portable potty.  LOL!

I enjoyed my weekend with you.  Pam, Happy Big 40!  Kim, I hope you are doing great on your road trip.  Christy, we sure did miss you.  Love ya'll bunches!

Our Fun Times

Ok, I promised a few more pictures of our fun time at the beach.  I thought I better get these posted because school starts tomorrow.  Yikes!  I am still on "Turtle Time".  A term used frequently at BHI.

Up First.....

Is my guy.  He is hanging out on the beach until he sees......

a crab.  He grabs the green bucket and literally chases a crab down the beach.  We were all laughing and the kids were screaming "Get it Daddy."

He got it!

The kids loved it.  Bailey wanted to keep it for a pet.  We did the right thing and let it go.

Next up is...

Tye Dye T-Shirts.  We had our first experience of tye dye.  I am not sure if I would want to try this at home but it was fun.  The pool has a craft for the kids every day.  Tye Dye is scheduled for every Thursday.  Bailey enjoyed picking out the colors but did not want anything to do with getting her hands dirty.  We decided the next week we would make the cousins all a t-shirt.  Bailey surprised me and did the dipping and everything.  Of course with gloves.  I got these pictures the first time but did not have my camera the second time.  I know...what was I thinking when I left the house without the camera.

Next....

the kids having lots of fun on the beach.

Keenan needed a snack after all that work.  He was all about the snack and his beach chair.

It truly was a wonderful trip.  It brought so much joy to just be with my kids and hubby and no other distractions.  The big decisions were what time are we going to the beach and what kind of ice cream do we want.  It was very refreshing.

I am not quite ready to kick off my flip flops but school starts in the morning.  I better get to bed.  I hope everyone has a blessed day.

A few smiles

Wow, 2 weeks of no cell phone and internet connection!!!  It can do wonders.  We just had 2 amazing weeks of nothing but family time and relaxation.  I can't wait to share more pictures with you.  Pictures of Bailey designing her first tye dye (tye tye as Keenan calls it) shirt, Keenan relaxing in his beach chair and Scott catching a crab will be on the list to share.  For right now, I am going to post these black and white ones.  Yes, B&W....my favorite!

We went to an oyster roast while we were at the beach.  So while Scott was enjoying the steamed oysters, I shot some pictures of the kids running around in a grassy area.  I had fun taking the pictures but later regretted that I did not chow down on the oysters.  I do love steamed oysters.  Crack it open, slide it on a cracker and put some cocktail sauce.  Yum.  I wished I had gotten some pictures of the setup.  They had large wooden tables that they shoveled the oysters on to.  No plates or anything.  You just ate right off the table.  However, I was a little shy about taking pictures of people I did not know.  It was a fun night.  

Glad to be home.