Fool

This wasn't my idea - it was a photo shoot for a friend's Christmas card...but I had to try it - they looked like they were having so much fun!

This totally isn't what I was going to blog about today...but how could resist?

**what's up with the tongue?

mea culpa

Sorry for the lack of posts...you know it's been crazy around here...traveling,visiting family, eating, visiting family...you'll forgive me won'tcha?

Do you like my hat?

I do, I do like your hat!

Fall!

What a beautiful autumn day! And, we took full advantage of it!

Where The Wild Things Are

Leaf hunt

I had nothing to do with this picture other than taking it! We were out on a leaf hunt when they found this bridge, stopped, unloaded backpacks and began documenting their finds.

The Husband

You know I go on & on about my kids, our new president, and whatever else is running through my head, but I don't really say enough about my sweet husband...why is that? He sure is good, to me & to our kids. He's kind to the ones he should be and the ones he doesn't want to be (read: me & the kids...). He's loving and generous. He's handsome as all get-up! He works hard for our family, doesn't get to watch sports when he wants, drives the older car (albeit cleaner), suffers patiently through my whims, even indulges them sometimes!

Maybe I'll go thank him right now. . .

SURPRISE!!

Well, a lot has taken place here the past few days... besides the obvious... I just had my 40th birthday!! I know it seems impossible - me - forty - but it's true! My children have been reminding me and anyone else we run into...

The entire week has been one big celebration! One day flowers, another a President, the next a CD, then a book... Unfortunately, I was sick as a dog on my actual birthday...and no, it wasn't from too much celebrating the night before...

Last night the husband & I headed to the big city & to IKEA...that'll wear you out! Who knew we needed all that Swedish stuff?

Then to top it all off...a big Surprise party...without all the SURPRISE!! Can I help it I'm super keen & it's hard to pull a fast one on me? Regardless, it was beautiful! Thanks to my wonderful husband, family & friends I had an excellent fortieth birthday!! Thank God it's over!

**kids lined up for yummy cake

How about `dem cookies?

GOTV

Today's indoctrination included getting the kids out & going door-to-door "getting out the vote"!

It goes without saying that tomorrow is a big day! I hope everyone gets out & casts their vote, if they haven't already!

See ya on the other side!!

Spaghetti lunch

If these two aren't the cutest!

Yes, he did!

It's true...he called me! Who knew it would happen? Me & 20,000 other faithful volunteers! You know he really didn't even have to bother...he had me at "hello"! I'll be out there these next 72 hours doing what I can to get him elected! It's exciting!

Trick-or-Treat

We just had the best Halloween ever!

tuckered out

We have never had this happen at our house - my kids are like the Energizer Bunny...they keep going & going & going. . . Well, apparently today's activities pooped this girl out! Voting at 8am, breakfast at Chick fil-a, school, lunch with friends, pumpkin carving, large dirt hill playing, grocery shopping, bath-time and finally dinner - dessert proved to be too much!

Yes, We Can!

We are the change we've been waiting for!

Sir Amy Lee

Tonight as I was putting Sir Amy Lee to bed he told me... "I love you more than all the people in the world love God..." That's a lot of love!

Come on...

You've made me do it...I'm having to call you girls out...Katie, Kara - and I'm sure there are a few others out there who have blogs but aren't being forthright with the goodies! You know I'm nosey, I want to know what's going on in your lives too! Vietnam...Atlanta...and I know there are other places out there too!

Come on...share the love!

School Pictures

Here are my kiddies school pictures - whatta ya think? Pretty darn good photographer wouldn't you say...

hotties...

Will you hold it against me if I tell you that I had never tailgated until this past Saturday? What fun! I'm sure it's even more fun without 2 kids under four running around... Truthfully, we all had a great time! We've actually planned another one - I know I should start slowly, but when you begin at nearly 40 you don't have much tailgating time left...

*and can I just say dayum...my hair is short!