Pumpkin Patch

As we were riding around doing errands the other day Matt and I noticed a sign for a pumpkin patch. This weekend Matt went on a guys golfing weekend and so Sunday afternoon I thought I'd take the kids to the pumpkin patch and let them pick out some pumpkins. I had NO idea how big this patch was nor how much it had to offer. I was very thankful that I had put the stroller in the car for carrying the pumpkins because we had to park so far from the actual festivities that I used it to carry Carter as well. Needless to say, the kids had a blast and so did I. They had all kinds of fun activities for the kids. They had troughs full of animal feed for the children to play with, arts in crafts areas where they could make sand art, a playground, a maze, hayrides, a pumkin train for the kids, a section where they could pretend to be a farmer for the day, a petting zoo, face painting and of course a field with pumpkins. I only wish that Matt had been there too. Maybe we will make a second trip. :)

Playing in the feed troughs

Making sand art
Riding on his John Deere

Playing on the playground

Milking a cowWaiting patiently to have her face painted drum roll please...she asked for a pumpkin flower
Picking out his pumpkin
Until he saw these and realized that his was too small

Then he decided on the bigger one! :)

Ella Catherine with her pumpkin choice

5 years

Matt and I celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary on 10/1/10. In 5 years we have moved 4 times, had two wonderful children and both have changed jobs. A busy but wonderful 5 years! God has blessed us so much.

Grandpa and Grams took the kids for the weekend. We met Grandpa Friday morning and he took the kids to Pickwick lake where they spent the weekend with Grams, Grandpa, Uncle Christopher and Uncle Michael. They went to a high school football game on Friday night. Carter was so enthralled with the football game that he didn't move a muscle the whole time. Perhaps he is a future football player. Ella Catherine was enthralled with the cheerleaders and promptly showed us her moves when she got home. The rest of the weekend they enjoyed the laking life with boat rides and good friends.

As for Matt and I, we dropped them off and headed back to Nashville. We wanted to visit some of the Nashville tourist attractions we had yet to see. First, we had lunch at The Whiskey Kitchen and it was delicious! Next we went to the Country Music Hall of Fame. It is a fascinating place. I honestly thought that MTV's pimp my ride was the first to embellish an automobile, but that is so not the case. Webb Peirce and Elvis were way a head of them! Webb Pierce had guns mounted on his car. He had a rifle on the hood and the car handles were pistols. The gear shift was a holster and he had silver dollars sewn into the very decorative leather interior of his car. If that wasn't impressie enough, Elvis' Gold Cadillac was painted using over 20 coats of a paint with ground pearls in it. The interior was Gold with a Gold TV and other accessories. We slept in and lounged about watching some college football on Saturday and had a very nice adult dinner at J Alexanders. Sunday after church we geared up in some cooler weather attire and headed to LP Field to watch the Denver Broncos play the Titans. We had great seats and were sitting right above the endzone where the Broncos scored the winning touchdown. It was a great way to end our anniversary weekend. We look forward to many many more years together!

Headed to the Broncos game

The DAWG Fight/ a house divided

Matt and I dropped the kids off at Mimi's house for the day and headed down to Starkville, MS for the Mississippi State vs. Georgia football game. We had a great day of tailgating with Jody, Jennifer, Madison and Reagan. We were able to visit some with The Coles (Roger, Sarah Ella and Airey) and I even caught up with an old friend (Lane Lewis). It was a beautiful day and for the OTHER bulldogs it was a great game. MSU really played well and I am so glad that Matt had the opportunity to see it live. I on the other hand could have gone without seeing the Georgia Dawgs play so poorly. HOwever, I am glad that we went and had the opportunity to see some of our friends and also live college football. LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR!

Bully, the mascot making his way to the Stadium

The Famous Maroon Band

Moving up

Our little boy is growing up! Carter said good bye to the Ladybugs and has moved up to the toddler room. He is now an Explorer. He made the transition beautifully. I thought I'd be a lot more upset about him moving up. However, he was by far the oldest Lady bug and was ready for some kids his own size and skill level. First day he found a buddy to wrestle with, Isaac. They were fast friends and continue to wrestle daily. Isaac was out on vacation and poor max got the wrestle take down the other day and he didn't know what hit him. He proceeded to hit Carter and Ms. Katie said it was hysterical to look at their faces. She said that each one had the look like what did you do that for?

Park time for everyone

Ella Catherine Sliding

On the balance beam

Climbing up
Carter and Matt hanging out watching Baylor and Elway play.

The kids trying out the dog's playground...they had a blast.
Hot, tired and ready to go home.

On the weekends, we try to get the kids outdoors as much as possible to enjoy some fresh air. This summer it has been a bit of a challenge because it has been so hot. However, our kids are early risers and so that gives us the mornings to get them out and about. The other weekend we decided to make it a family affair and we took the dogs to the dog park to play while the kids ran around. We had a woman and her two dogs join us while we were there. Ella Catherine is still pretty scared of dogs and doesn't really like them aproaching her(we are working on this but it it a slow process). She is better if she can make the moves, but most dogs are curious and want to sniff etc.. So, she wasn't too found of the other dogs. Carter on the other hand is a dog lover! He will watch and play with our dogs for hours. He loves lying on them and patting them. He is the same way with any dog he has come in contact with. These dogs were no exception. So, he decided to stay back in the dog park while I took Ella Catherine over to the playground to play. After the playground we came home, ate lunch and all took naps, canines included. It was GLORIOUS!

Hanging out on a Saturday morning

Ella Catherine and Carter hanging out in their rocking chairs, with their blankets, drinking milk

Happy boy! LOVES his milk!!

One is a little more spry than the other. Can you tell which one isn't quite the morning person? HAHA

Our New Home

After months of searching in multiple different areas of Nashville and the surrounding area, Matt and I finally found a house!! We closed on our new home on June 24th. I am very thankful that we found a house to rent when we needed one, but am very excited about having a home of our own again. We/I am enjoying decorating and adding those touches that make a house a home.

We have plenty of room now and welcome visitors! :)