Pumpkin Patch

A little behind... so we are playing catch-up! Last Friday, RJ's 4 yr old class headed to the pumpkin patch at Camp Lee! His first official field trip! (they got to ride a bus and everything... although he was a little disappointed it wasn't the big yellow school bus he has seen over and over!) They got to pick out their own small pumpkin and then a big class pumpkin. He loved the hayride and getting to pet "Bobbie the (stuffed) Bobcat."

Showing off their pumpkins...

Here is "Bobbie the Bobcat"

RJ, Payton and cousin Sawyer Movie night... I loved the kids wanting to pile up with Daddy!!
Mom's first adventure sewing a t-shirt for Payton! She wore it one day to daycare and already managed to pull off a button and tear a hole in the shirt!
New shoes... she loves the glitter!
Birthday party fun for a school friend...
Hand paintings...
Face paintings (Before) After (actually before we even got out of the parking lot!!)

Friday...

It seems like almost anything goes on Fridays... especially around here... I couldn't help but crack up when I noticed this picture I took last night. I was trying to get a picture of RJ playing with the plethora of cars and trucks he has acquired when he asked me to take a picture of this one. Okay, no problem... didn't notice anything strange until today when I started loading the pictures on my computer. This gave me quite a little chuckle... I really didn't know we had any of these type of vehicles or that we had purchased one!! The writing on the side of the bus says...
"Inmate Transport."

Improptu Photo Session?!

Sunday afternoon was a beautiful day here in Alabama... we played outside in the yard all afternoon. I had the bright idea to try and get some pictures of Dad and the kids. This is how they turned out... notice anything wrong the pictures? Eyes closed, not looking, goofy boys, sick little girl... the weather was great, the photos not so much!! We'll keep trying!

Mimi and Papa and Maggie Moo's!

Mimi and Papa made it up to visit for the weekend during their vacation! The kids were both so excited to see them! Mimi and Payton spend their quiet time outside watching the hummingbirds while RJ and Papa are throwing balls or quarters or racing cars. We never realized we hadn't shared the Maggie Moo experience with Mimi and Papa so we decided to treat ourselves. Payton is definitely a fan of any ice cream, Mimi enjoyed the red velvet ice cream. All RJ cared about were his M&Ms.

We can see see changes in our kids daily... it is absolutely mind-blowing to stop and think how much they are changing. Daily tid-bits around our house these days: Payton is trying to dress herself (and doing a pretty good job!), loves putting on any and all shoes, RJ is hooked on Phineas and Ferb and any vehicle with wheels (I don't think this will ever change!). Both kids are loving their daycare and their teachers!

Rattlesnake???!!

What a lovely sight on the way to our house... at least my husband was kind enough to stop (in his car) and take a picture of the huge rattlesnake crossing the road close to to our house. Guess the Project 365 has impacted everyone in our family! This is definitely our picture of the day for Sept 15! We are surrounded by wildlife at the golf course... deer, turkey, frogs, raccoons, foxes, and now SNAKES??!!!

Eventful Sunday morning...

We woke up Sunday morning to find a couple of hummingbirds that had gotten confused and were "stuck" in our garage. It was quite the ordeal... the kids didn't really know what to think but loved getting to watch the little birds. They love seeing them through our backporch windows as they eat from our feeder. It was an all together different sight to see them flying around in our garage. One of the hummingbirds had gotten stuck in some cobwebs and its wings were stuck together. It got so tired at one point that it just fell to the ground. Roby picked it up and pulled some of the cobwebs off and it was finally able to take off. RJ was so happy at first then his emotions turned to sadness quite quickly when he realized the other hummingbird was still in our garage trying to find a way out. He said, "oh no, what about his brother? If he flys off without his brother how will they find their way home?" Such a sweet heart he has! The other one finally landed on a broom and we were able to free him also! Some pictures from our morning...

Football, birthday, and fun!

This past week we celebrated Daddy's birthday, enjoyed another high school football game on Friday night (what else is there to do on a Friday night in the Fall, in the South?? Ha!) and relaxed a little on our first three day weekend of the new school year!

Dinner on a volleyball game night is rather simple and easy...

hotdog and mac-n-cheese from Betty's!

The kids handprints as fish on our own painting to hang in the kids bathroom!

Can't beat a cake from Great American Cookie Co!!

We also celebrated a little early with a birthday breakfast at our favorite...

Cracker Barrell!

Friday night football fun on The Hill! Can you tell Daddy got him ready

while Mommy was getting Payton ready??!!