Trick or Treat

We had so much fun on Halloween. The most special treat of the night was that Aunt Bebe was here to help us celebrate! We wanted our porch to be festive, so we carved a pumpkin. Carter wanted to help, so as daddy pulled all the pumpkin "guts" out, he was carefully shoving them back in - it took some time.

But the finished product was great!

We left our bowl of candy for any neighborhood kiddos who stopped by, and took Superman Trick or Treating.

Carter Superman wasn't sure about it at first, but after the first few houses - he got it. And he LOVED it! By the end of the night, he was pointing out houses we were trying to skip, and running up to the porch on his own - sticking both hands in the candy jars at every house. He was the cutest lil' superman on the planet. Ok, I'm a little bit biased, but it's true :-)

It was a SUPER night!

The Pumpkin Patch

We had never been to a pumpkin patch up here in Huntsville before this past October. Well let me tell you, it's an all day event! Next year, we will devote an entire day to the pumpkin patch. We had so much fun! Look and see:

We took a "hayride" out to the pumpkins.

We walked through the pumpkin patch.

We searched and searched...

We got to touch the pumpkins.

We found out that there are green pumpkins...

We played in the corn.

Slid down slides.

Rode a cow train.

Got sneezed on by a big cow.

Watched a calf get fed a bottle.

Petted piglets...

...and bunnies.

It was a great day!

We'll be back next year to see how we measure up!

All Aboard!!!

Back in October, Kevin's life-long best friend got married! We traveled to North Carolina to celebrate with David and Alisha on their big day!

Yes, the wedding party wore - Chacos :-) It was perfect.

While we were in the Smokies, we took a train ride with Nana and Papa J. A certain 14 month old loved every minute of the ride - that is the part he saw while he was awake :-) Trains are great for napping!

At lunch, we got off the train and ate lunch by the river. Carter didn't eat much - he was too busy playing with the ducks!

The train museum was so neat to see when we got back to the station!

It was a fun weekend.

Get Ready, They're Coming!

I have been TERRIBLE at posting things to the blog recently. The reasons? I'm 17 weeks pregnant now - the first trimester had me on the couch resting when I wasn't chasing a one year old :-), and since I got my energy back - well, some of it at least - I've been organizing my coupon world, doing yardwork, cleaning out closets, decorating for Christmas, Christmas shopping, chasing a one year old, cleaning the house, doing the laundry, doing the dishes, and well, you get the point. I don't get to the blog very often - it's just not at the top of my list.... All that to say, I'm going to try to sit here and catch up on some blogs today. Good luck to me.

I'm Thankful

I'm thankful for Jesus.

I'm thankful for my husband.

I'm thankful for my children - the one who runs me ragged and the one being formed inside me.

I'm thankful for family.

I'm thankful for friends.

I'm thankful for health.

I'm thankful for food, clothing, shelter, transportation.

I'm thankful for my church.

I'm thankful for this country.

....and these days....

I'm thankful for Grandparents.

I'm thankful for toys.

I'm thankful for big brown eyes.

I'm thankful for playgrounds.

I'm thankful for smiles.

I'm thankful when it's not my turn to push.

I'm thankful for Aunts who will play chase.

I'm thankful that my son gets to know and love all our family members.

I'm thankful when there's somebody else around willing to pull the wagon.

I'm thankful that there's nobody Carter would rather play with than his Daddy.

Thank you Lord for giving me the opportunity to live this life, in this place, with these people.