Trick or Treat!!

Halloween has become such a fun tradition at our house! The kiddos love picking out their Halloween costume and getting ready. This year, my Anna Caitlin wanted to be a lady bug...she was so super cute! Drew picked Sonic...yes, my child was a hedgehog...the costume was goofy, but the face inside it was precious! And my little Joshie Bear was a lion...who made sweet growling sounds all night!

We started off with dinner at the Kelly house with our friends. It was tons of fun for the parents to sit around and chat and for the kiddos to run around and play. And the weather could not have been more perfect!

Then, it was time for our annual hayride. A big thanks to Mr. Lawrence who gets the trailer and hay, and pulls us around. The kids absolutely LOVE this part. And it is awesome since our neighborhood is huge and hilly!

As always, we had a fabulous night with fantastic friends! We can't wait until next year!

The cousins...

Anna Caitlin and Grammie...

Cuties...

Fall is Flying By

It is hard to believe that it is already November! Our fall has been flying by! We have had a great time playing at the pumpkin patches, playing outside, and camping. Drew's Kindergarten class went on their annual field trip to the pumpkin patch which is so much fun! They get to race horses through the maze of hay, swing on the horse tire swings, and go on a hayride. Such great memories!!


We took a weekend to go camping in October, which was fabulous! It was the perfect fall weekend. The leaves were changing, the nights were cold, and the company was great! Drew learned how to ride his bike with no training wheels!!

The Stricklands, Kellys, and Millers came to spend the day with us camping also. We are working on Courtney learning to love the great outdoors! She is our diva...she googled what to wear camping :) Here is our picture of three campers and a Kardashian...

We love you Court! We went to Red Top for the Haunted Hayride, which is SO much fun! Well, my kids don't think so. Anna Caitlin hides on the floor of the hayride because she is scared of the people who walk around. I am probably scarring my child. She asked me this year "do we really have to do this again?"

But even Anna Caitlin loves the stories by the campfire. So much fun!!

We always have a blast when we camp with our friends. The four muskateers had a great time building a bridge to cross the water...

This is my very favorite picture of the boys. They are growing up to be the best of friends :)

We have had a fabulous fall and I am looking forward to the coming season, my favorite...CHRISTMAS! I am so very thankful for the friends in my life!!

Mandy, me, Court, Kyleigh, and Ashley...

Me and Michelle...

My sweet hubby...

Sweet buddies...

My Kermit is the cutest ever!

Fun on the Farm!

We made our annual trip to Burt's Pumpkin Patch the first weekend in October. We could not have asked for a more beautiful fall day! An October blue sky, changing leaves, and a COLD morning made for a perfect trip!

As always, the kids had a great time going through all of the pumpkins until we found our one GREAT PUMPKIN! And of course, playing in the wheelbarrow is always a highlight too.

Afterward, we took a trip on the hayride, which the kids love. Their favorite part is the talking pumpkins.

This is one of my very favorite annual traditions. I love going year after year and watching the kids make these sweet memories.

Happy Fall, Ya'll!!

Fall is my very favorite time of the year. I love when the weather starts to turn colder and the leaves begin to change. To me, fall means campfires, carving pumpkins, chicken and dumplings, UGA football, and the fair! So far, we have been VERY busy, but have been having so much fun.

We started off the fall with a weekend of camping with the Ruddells, Stevens, and Fields. We always have an amazing time and it is so much fun to watch the kids play and make memories together. This was our first camping trip in OUR NEW CAMPER!! Yay for the Hayworths! We are SO super excited about this. No more tents for us :)

Monkey see, monkey do...

Sweet Joshie Bear LOVES to camp...

We even had a camping guest. Muffin, the class pet, got to spend the weekend with our little star student, Drew!!

We have also been having a great time with school activities. Anna Caitlin's class visited Tellus Museum. They had a blast! The whole class even got to make homemade ice cream and eat it!!

She is having such a great year and has made so many good friends...

All of the classes made "Twisted Fairy Tale" class pumpkins. Anna Caitlin's class was "Snow Smith and the 23 Dwarfs." Her Dwarf was named Sassy...VERY appropriate!!

Drew's class did the Itsy Bitsy Spider. Adorable!! He has the sweetest little class!!

And then, the very best part of fall, we took our annual trip to the North Georgia State Fair! Now, I know alot of people are not fans of the fair, but I LOVE every part of it! I love the cool breezes, the lights at night, the smiles on the kids faces, and the food! Especially the foot long corndogs and the funnel cakes! My children have been raised to love the fair just like I do. Anna Caitlin counted down for 6 weeks until we went...it is like Christmas for her!

Fun on the rides...

Our crew at the fair...