Give me 3 Steps, Give me 3 Steps Mister

My baby doesn't want to be my baby anymore...he's trying to be my toddler.

Low Stress, High Calorie

We had our October Recipe Exchange party on Tuesday night at Amber's house. Oh man, was it fun!

Everyone had such a fun, stress free (read child free) time

 We talked, laughed and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate and ate

 There was so much good, high calorie food. The theme was comfort food and was it ever!

I looked down at my plate after I fixed it and have never seen so many different shades of beige with the only green surfacing under french fried onions and cream of mushroom soup! You should have seen the facebook status updates afterward. They ranged from, "I should have waited to start Weight Watchers" to "I feel like I'm going to throw up" to "I will probably have to run a few extra miles tomorrow!" We had a blast and I can't wait until November :) 

Thankful

My new friend Janna shared this song with me the other day and this video and lyrics were such a blessing to me. Words could never express how much I love my husband and I love him more and more each day. We live in a mean and ugly world - I'm so thankful to be dancing through the minefield of life with him.

A Little Taste of Fall

I was so excited to put my fall decorations up in our new home. Something about holiday decorating just makes your house feel a little more "home-y" I love getting everything out each year and love how festive my house looks from October to January with all of the fun celebrations to come.

I found this candy corn idea in a magazine and I just love it!

I love getting my fall "foilage" out each year

I have a candle lit in my pumpkin to help make my home a haven of peace

And my most prized decoration this year is this pumpkin Jackson made for me at church!

Too Soon?

As I watched Luke crawl back into his exersaucer

I thought to myself

Maybe, just maybe

we put this thing away too soon...

Play Group Shots 9/16

Here are some cute shots from play group a few weeks ago at Ginger's. I have been looking for them and finally found them on a memory card I rarely use. I love these sweet kids - they are all so precious!

Lunch Time!

 Luke Bug - ever teething

 Sweet Shepherd

 Harper found the silly bands and had the best time putting them ALL on!

 I love this picture of Matthew!

 And Jackson and Braxton cooking - how cute is that?

I just love our play group dates! Sweet kids, wonderful Mom's to fellowship with a yummy food - does it get better than that?

Thanks Aunt Pam

 Ben's sweet Aunt Pam sends the boys packages more often than we deserve. She is so good to us! She packed a big box full of books, shirts, cookies, flashlights, treat bags and a stuffed pumpkin!

Aunt Pam always knows exactly what to send - like this Biscuit book. Jackson absolutely loves Biscuit and we had just been to the pumpkin patch the weekend before!

 She also always has the best timing. This week the package came on tuesday, right after Jackson got back from getting a steroid shot. As you can see, he seems just fine going through his goodies. And look at these super cute matching shirts for the boys!

 Jackson loves to read and Aunt Pam sends him the best books! I think I get just as excited to see what books are in the box :)

 Ben was excited to see this cute book about a ghost named "Ben" :)

 Can you tell how much we love ev.er.y.thing.?

Jackson said he'd just send himself to Aunt Pam - I don't think she's ready for that just yet - ha! After opening the box Jackson said, "Oh that Aunt Pam! She's so sweet to bless us!" I agree :)

Thanks Aunt Pam! We love you!