The season has come to an end~

Carson's football season came to an end last Saturday. It was a bittersweet moment....I love to watch him play but I'm definitely ready for him to move on to basketball. All you Mom's who have kids in athletics know what I'm talking about right??? Love it at the beginning~ready for it to end by the last game. Carson did a wonderful job as always and is such a good team player and that's what I love most about him. He always includes his teammates, never talks ill of them, and is always respectful of them and his coaches. Great season two-o!!!

Red Ribbon week is always a fun one...well for the kids anyway. No, I like it too but it seems like we're always rushing in the mornings to find items for whatever the theme is for the day. As you can see we had sport, hat, and slipper day. Carson's a good sport and dresses up...can't say much for the other kids in his class. He's so cute because he'll bring extras of whatever we have just so his class can get more points for the pizza party. That tough kid of mine even wore my pink slippers to get a point. Now that's team-work. Yay, for Red Ribbon week....

JUST SAY NO!!

Tom's Farm

Thanks to our good friend, "party planner Brandon", we had a great night hanging out at Tom's Farm. It was a beautiful night and so fun just to sit around the campfire, eat yummy food, and just hang with good friends. The kids have so much fun being with their friends from church, they've become family to our kids and I'm so grateful for that.

This bottom picture is a little scary of Carson. These boys were being such goof balls. I was just so happy to have some boys for Carson to play with though. So many of my girlfriends I hang out with don't have boys so it was a good change for him. These three went into the haunted maze and Carson was the only one to make it the whole way through...Every time I heard a chainsaw I thought of him and wondered how long he'd make it. Good job buddy, you definitely DON'T take after your mom. I hate that kind of stuff!!! A big thanks to my sister Alyson for helping me out that night....you made it lots easier.

Cedar Hills Farm~Hernando, Mississippi

We were lucky to have my sister Alyson in town for the weekend. We didn't get her for long but I was happy to have whatever time with her that I could. My friend Amy, Alyson, and I took the kids to Cedar Hills farm. I had never been there before and it's about 45 minutes away so I was so grateful when we pulled up and knew it was worth the drive. It was so cute...it reminded me a lot of the pumpkin farm they have on "Little People Big World". The kids had a blast and even little Evan I think enjoyed himself. I love this time of year. Fall festivities are the best and smell the best too!!!

6 Weeks old
Isn't he the cutest thing!!! We just love this little guy. It's been so much fun having a little one in the house. He is such a good baby. He's already getting so big and I feel like I have to cherish everyday with him....because as we've all heard many, many times~they grow up so fast!!! We're just lovin our little Evan!!!

Michael Oher Jr.So last Saturday Carson's football team played Briarcrest, which is the private school that Micheal Oher from "The Blindside" attended here in Memphis. We got to the game and all I could see was this huge kid, #51, on the other team. He was a giant! The pictures really don't do his size justice. Dave informed me right away that we were playing Micheal Oher jr. (he of course was joking but it looked just like him). I thought oh gosh who do they have that can block him....well suprisingly enough, what do they do....oh yes, send in #20, MY SON!!! Now keep in mind Carson is the size of the kids standing next to Oher jr. I was so proud of Carson. He didn't let #51's size get to him at all. He did exactly as he was supposed to and went right for the legs. Good job buddy....wasn't sure we were going to make it out of that game alive. Go Collierville/Houston Mustangs!!!

No more complaining to Dave....

well at least about the backyard.

I've been complaining to Dave about our backyard for about 2 years straight now. When we bought this house it had a coi pond in the backyard that ran from one side of the yard to the other~(wish I would have taken before pics). In my mind I could always fix it up, plant lots of flowers, and enjoy the sounds of the pond...however it does get to be super hot here in the summer and my big plans just went down the drain. I would always have good intentions of keeping it up in the spring and then I would let it go in the summer because I physically just couldn't take working outdoors in the heat. You can tell by the nice shade of brown in our grass just how hot this past summer was/is. A few weeks ago our dog got pretty sick and we think it's because he was drinking the unclean water in the coi pond. So I finally used that to my benefit and got the thing out of here. With the help of our little friend Omar, the pond was taken out, replaced by mulch and sod, and hauled off by the garbage man all within a weeks work. So happy to have that stupid pond out. Now my husband and friends out here won't have to hear about it anymore.