Reunited in Auburn

Our good friend and coworker from Jordan, Katie, grew up in Alabama and only lives about 2 hours from us. God is so good how He placed us so close to her! Recently she invited us to her home for the weekend and for the Auburn vs. Georgia football game. We hadn't seen her since the end of July, so we couldn't wait to catch up. We had such a wonderful time at her house and her family was beyond hospitable.

We did some Wii dance...it was quite entertaining.
Katie and Jordan
Micah attempting to Wii dance too. Ha.
It was our first time to experience an Auburn game and it didn't let us down. It was such an amazing experience-that place is full of school pride and energy. It was also Micah's first full college football game (that he can remember-he went to one at like 6mos). We were a little worried at how he'd do but with all the cheering, people, mascots, dancers, and football, he was quite entertained. He was passed around from person to person but he actually lasted until the 4th quarter...then we had to walk him around the stadium. Considering he had no nap that day, he did great.

Funny story...In August my mother-in-law had bought this outfit for Micah when we returned home from the Middle East. Before heading to the Auburn game I was looking through Micah's closet for something navy or orange (Auburn's colors) to pack for the game. I saw this outfit which had a football player wearing both navy and orange and thought it was perfect. Later Paul pointed out that the football player's number was #2, which is also Auburn's best player, Cam Newton's, number. Needless to say, we had many compliments on his outfit that day.
Hard core tailgating with delicious food!
Micah loved this game, although he really didn't know what he was doing.
Game time!!
My sweet boys.
Yelling "War Eagle"-which he still runs around our house saying.
While tailgaiting, I also ran into a friend that I had met at a camp called JH Ranch and hadn't seen since (which was in 2002). Unfortunately, I ran after her and didn't have my camera nearby :( It was such a fun weekend and nice to get away from Birmingham. We are so thankful for the invite by Katie and her family!!

Some Poppi and GiGi Love

Since we won't be seeing my family for Thanksgiving, my sweet parents came for a quick visit to Bham. I'm loving that we now live an hours plane flight away-rather than 14+ hrs!!! It is always so refreshing to see them and they helped get a lot of things done around our house...not to mention they spoiled their grandchildren just a little ;) LOVE YOU

First Bites

Well, it's that time. Jordan is 6 months old and that means it's time to start her on solids. Seriously!?! Where does time go? Her are some pics of her first bites...it took her a few days to catch on, but she's doing great now and we are back on a schedule-which this mommy needs :)

Micah didn't want to miss out on the fun, so he decided to take his first bite of lemon.

Not too sure about this...
...umm, sour.

Crime Scene

The culprit (don't let that sweet face deceive you)...

The weapon...
The scene...
If you look closely you can see the long pink yogurt line that goes across the entire table and then beautiful splatter yogurt on the wall. I was doing the dishes right behind him when this happened and looked up to see him swinging the yogurt around like a sling shot...but it was too late. Boys, boys, boys. Gotta love them :)

Little Buds

I love how quickly kids make friends. Micah is extremely social anyway, but it still is so nice how flexible God makes children...thank goodness ;) Here are a few pics of Micah with his good friend, David. David is Paul's boss' son and they have been such a great family support for us.

A Day at the Park

The weather has been so beautiful here. I'm loving that you can still go outside in short sleeves and shorts in November! We decided to take advantage of the sunshine and head to a local park for some playtime and a picnic. The outdoors does wonders for the little ones...and their mom :)

Trick or Treat

Dressing up is always fun...and it proved to be true on Halloween with my kids too :) I asked Micah want he wanted to be for Halloween and he chose none other than Buzz Lightyear. Duh, I should have guessed!! When looking for Buzz in stores, I was quite disappointed when I saw the costume...it was just a one piece with a hood to pull up as a helmet. BORING. I mean, Woody had a separate hat to go with his outfit, why couldn't they tag along a real helmet or something unique for Buzz. After looking at it, I decided that my Buzz needed some wings. They were really easy to make and a super cute addition to the costume...but I didn't factor in the fact that they were pretty wide and Micah would knock people around when trick-or-treating. Needless to say, they lasted for about one house and then were off.

Micah is at the age where he is starting to realize what is going on. For days and days he asked me when he could be Buzz. When Halloween came, he thought he was the coolest Buzz ever. We went to our first neighborhood party for a cookout before heading out to trick-or-treat. We were able to meet some new people and Micah quickly jumped right in with the other kids. The best part of the night was that they provided a huge hayride for the kids and parents as an escort for trick-or-treating. It was so fun and so perfect for the little ones since our neighborhood is pretty hilly and large.

Here is our little pumpkin.

Watch out Mom, I'm almost crawling.
BUZZ LIGHTYEAR to the rescue.
"To infinity and beyond..."
Daddy's girl.Sweet pumpkin feet.
Neighborhood kids.
Hayride pic (wish I'd taken more, but I was flying solo with 2 kids at the moment, as Paul had to go up to church for a bit)
The chaos begins...