Fall Break

Lots of catching up to do here on the old blog. We had a really great Fall Break trip to Hilton Head. We went for the entire week and my parents went too. The weather was perfect. By this I mean high 70s and sunshine every day! We went to the beach, ate seafood, played tennis, putt-putt, endless games of Uno, and I read 2 books! John Will did not work the entire week and even played some golf. It was a calm, relaxing trip. We were really glad to have my parents there. My Mom and Will put together a 1000 piece puzzle. They are so much alike, it is really funny. I can't last  more than about 2 minutes at a puzzle of that size, but Will and my Mom have more patience to sit and work with it.

Here are some pictures.

Ryan on the docks by one of our favorite restaurants.

Boys on the beach. They were too busy to bother with me taking their pictures on the beach.

Will and the puzzle he and my Mom put together. Those pieces were tiny!

The view of the docks by our favorite restaurant, the Skull Creek Boathouse

Same restaurant as above. People would sit and watch the sunset. The night we ate there a Reggae band was playing. I had the best shrimp and grits I have ever eaten. It was divine.

My favorite picture of the week.

My boys

G is for Giraffe

These little guys are going to Ryan's class tomorrow for a "G" treat!

Fall is in the Air!

It is finally feeling like Fall around here. I am so thankful for the cooler temps. We all enjoy being outside so much more this time of year. I love to stand and drink my coffee on the patio in the cool mornings. I love how the day starts out cold, but ends up warm in the afternoons. And, of course, I have already stocked up on canned pumpkin and have started making pumpkin bread. As much as I love Middle Tennesse, it was way too hot this summer. But, somehow, these glorious Fall days are making up for it.

We have been busy! Some of our recent highlights:

Ryan's precious class at school took a trip to a local pumpkin farm. It was the perfect day and we all had so much fun.

We went to Springfield for a family gathering and to celebrate my great-aunts 90th birthday. We got to see all our extended family and fun cousins!

This past Friday night Will's cub scout den went to our local high school football game. The boys had a blast! You would've thought we went to the Superbowl.  Nothing like high school football games to make it feel like Fall!

I am still on our Women's Ministry Committee at church this year. Thursday night we hosted a class entitled "Food Frugality." It was a 2 hour session that one of our members worked very hard to prepare for us. She is a caterer and also a registered dietician. It was a very imformative class about how to cut your grocery bill, while not sacrificing quality.

We hosted our church Life Group at our house Sunday night. It got a little chilly, but we had the fire pit going and the kids enjoyed roasting marshmallows. My boys stayed outside on Sunday from the time we got home from church until about 7:45 that night. They didn't complain once, they didn't ask to come inside, they even ate out on the patio! Amazing! Yet, another reason to love Fall!

This week in Ryan's class is the letter "G" week.  I went yesterday to work in his class and take "G" treats. They are the sweetest bunch of kids. 9 boys and 3 girls!  I took Goldfish and Grape Gatorade for their snack. Get it? "G" snacks?  Such a cute idea. The kids get so excited to know what the letter treats will be each week.

(Somehow all my pictures just have Ryan in them. I didn't mean to leave out Will!!)

Ryan's sweet class at the pumpkin farm

I love this picture of Ryan and our cousin Libby