Fall is Here!

I am so excited about the change of seasons. The conversations I seem to have had recently (besides the ones about the hurricane) are peppered with topics of the fall temperatures, the leaves, the clothes and did I mention temperatures! This is such a welcome to fall week with a great forecast and temperatures cool enough to warrant layers and the thought of a little jacket. After a beautiful day with a temperature of 72, tonight the low temperature will be a big 53! This is all about my giddy adoration of a season like no other. I am going to light my pumpkin spice candle for the second time today!

Blog Definition

I need to have this posted to remind me what I tasked myself to do with my little ole blog.

"A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a web site usually maintained by an individual, with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video."

Key words: "maintained" and "regular entries"

Stay tuned .... a post is coming soon on this not-so-maintained blog with irregular entries.

A Haircut Experience

W enjoys the day he gets his hair cut and it is an event he looks forward to every three weeks or so. I am not so sure it is all about the hair cutting part as it is about the whole experience. The haircut has evolved into much more and since he is a child who loves routine he likes it the same way each time.

It all begins with Papaw making plans to take him to his barber. He comes to pick him up and W has lunch on his mind. If it is up to him, W picks a cheeseburger and fries from a local place a few blocks from home... even though there are a plethora of choices in the town where the barber lives. After going to his place to eat this big ole grown-up size lunch, they are ready to go see the barber.

Here he is waiting for Papaw outside.

He likes going in the truck the best but he is flexible on the mode of transportation. Here they are about to leave.

He apparently does really well for the barber every time he gets his hair cut and gets a piece of bubble gum. He usually asks for two extra pieces for his sisters.

After getting back from the haircut trip, he spends the afternoon with Papaw at his house. They do all kinds of stuff that W enjoys and he ends up staying until D picks him up after work.

I took this picture at the end of the day and it looks like he enjoyed his big haircut day .... as usual!

Braces are off!

A had her braces taken off yesterday and she was so excited. She just completed "phase one" and will wear a wire retainer for one year before going back in full braces. Here she is the night before they were taken off and laughing her sweet laugh.

Here she is this morning!

Our beautiful A!

Roller Skating!

We went roller skating recently ... not exactly D and I ... but we were definitely participating! W and A warmed up and took off on their own. There wasn't a lot of great light for the pictures but the skate strings glowed in the dark. What with the glow in the dark star stickers and the disco ball it was all about the ambience.

Below, MK is trying her feet out at skating. She is an adventurous one. No hanging on the wall for her!

The next picture is the payoff for being in the winning corner during a skate-off. All three of our children manged to be in same corner at the same time and won a glow-in-the-dark bracelet!

It was so much fun! We will have to go back soon!

Back Home!

A came home from camp yesterday and we were so glad to see her. She said she had a great time and some of the highlights were the zip-line (harness and rope, down mountainous hill thing), swimming, lake fun and games with her fellow campers. There was a praise band that led worship each night and she went on and on about that too.

All in all, she had a blast and I am thrilled she did!

The Fourth of July

We had a great time on the Fourth of July and a great start for a three-day weekend. The weather was perfect!

I spent lots of time researching the place to go to see the best fireworks display. There was a 25th anniversary display that was supposed to be unbelievable with the symphony playing. We must have last attended that particular show on about the 22nd anniversary and it was great, symphony and all, but the 25th?, that had to mean a display that would rival the best fireworks displays all over the country. We would have to settle for a corn dog or happy meal in order to secure a good spot at that one and really folks that is where the plan came apart.

In the end, we settled for a great dinner, fireworks closer to home and children in bed before 10 p.m. D even turned on the symphony in the car so we could hear it. It was all good!






That last picture made me smile!