October Stuff

As far as October goes.....

Here is a *sneak peek* of our Family Pictures! More to come on the Christmas card :)

October 5th

*Perfectly captures their personalities!*

For our annual girls' weekend, we took mom to Asheville, NC for a few days of relaxing and fun! Lora, Mom, and I all arrived Thursday late afternoon. Our cabin was perfect and Mom loved all the animals on the nearby owner's land. Wet met Bec at Grove Park Inn Friday morning for a day of pampering. Best spa ever!!

Saturday morning, we explored the property more and went on a long hike. Again, Mom enjoyed the animals! (Hellllllo Mr. Alpaca!!) She collected 12 lbs worth of hay for her seasonal decorations on our hike.

We spent Saturday afternoon exploring downtown Asheville.....street vendors, book stores with a champagne bar, sky bar, fantastic views, and delicious food at dinner. A great day!

October 11-14th

Greg held down the fort while I was gone. He let the kids sleep in the master bedroom, they had lots of treats, and lots of fun.

When I came back from Asheville, the kids had 2 days off school for Fall Break! I took them to a new place in Birmingham called High Point Climbing. Since it was a Tuesday, NO ONE was there! We literally had it all to ourselves. So fun! The kids climbed (and swang on the ropes) for hours, then we left for lunch, and then we came back for 2 more hours. I was impressed with their abilities - they scaled the 55 foot rock wall meant for adults in no time! - and their endurance. (I was exhausted just watching them.)

October 16th

Our church had a Trunk-or-Treat for the first time this year! (Cars line up in the parking lot and have games/candy in their trunks for kids to play/have. There were about 30 cars plus some festival games, and then we had hot dogs/hamburgers in the Parish Hall along with a few rousing games of Bingo!

October 19th

Nate & Greg had another campout this month, Cub Haunted. It is a huge event for Pack 7, and they lucked out with perfect weather! Nate put up his tent like a pro - he's the only Webelos II camper that can do it by themselves! They had a night filled with bonfires, shooting drills, GaGa ball, purchases at the Trading Post, hayrides, and hot chocolate.

October 27-28th

*Lots more October fun to come! Pumpkins, class parties, and trick-or-treating tonight!*

September Stuff

Time for catch up! 

We had a busy September....

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Nate always loves when Evers invites him to an Alabama football game because they get to sit in the President's box!!! (So fancy.) During the 4th quarter, they even got to help serve soda/water/tea to everyone in their box. Did they even watch the game!? Not sure. 

September 8th

 The kids got quite the surprise at the Homecoming Pep Rally.....the teachers surprised everyone with a Flash Mob to "Footloose." It was AMAZING!!! Abby and her buddies could not stop giggling. Then, they got to watch the Homecoming parade with the homecoming court outside. Fun morning!

September 13th

 Cate came home with us from school and these twinsies wore their rompers to the homecoming game that night! :)

Nate continues to be an altar server during campus mass on Thursdays and is doing such a great job! Makes it more fun when he does it with his buddies too :) (Although he says his favorite part is wearing the "warm robe." Ha!)

September 20th

Nate has been training with the middle/high school cross country team since July, and we were finally able to cheer them on at a meet this month! (Most of their meets are out of town, like an hour away.) This was the TCBY Invitational, and had about 20 teams from all over Alabama. Nate competed in the 1 mile "fun run" before the meet began. And 3 of the high school runners had little siblings that competed as well! It was for grades 3-5 (but we think some 6th graders slipped in there without being noticed.) Nate did great and came in 4th place with a time of 5:51!!!

September 22nd

 Later that day, Nate went to the Alabama vs Texas A&M game with his friend Beau Cochran. Beau's dad is the Strength & Conditioning coach for the football team, so the boys were treated to all-access passes on the field! I swear Nate does not know how spoiled he is to have all these "connected" friends! :) Nate was super pumped to meet the ESPN journalist Marty Smith, but I think his favorite part was RIDING THE BUS WITH THE PLAYERS for a few minutes!!! Coach Cochran drove the players from the field to the fieldhouse after the game, and Nate & Beau got to tag along. Nate spoke to a few players and loved riding on their fancy bus! #bestdayever

September 22nd

 Abby and I met a few mommies/daughters for an afternoon play at the Bama Theatre to see "Mary Poppins Jr." It was so good! Three of our next-door neighbors were in the play, and were amazing as usual!

September 29th

 Nate & Greg had a Scout Campout at the end of the month and had a great time as usual. They are becoming quite the campers! And while they did that, Abby and I had a girls night - pizza & rented a movie - and then we went out to breakfast the next morning. Love my sweet girl! :)

September 30th

September was a crazy month and October is just as busy if not more! Stay tuned for another "catch-up" post!