Candy Cane Cutie!!

I know, you LOVED those...didn't you?!?!

A peek inside...

A peek inside our Christmas decor...

Counting Down to Christmas...

December 1st we started our official "Countdown to Christmas" advent calendar...each day is filled with a fun activity, treat, craft, etc! We've been to a Christmas parade, made this new wreath...Had a candlight picnic by the Christmas tree...and made some puppy chow!

Catching Up...

Yikes, 7 weeks since my last post...that's a LONG time!! Here's a quick catch up on what we've been up to...for those that are facebook friends, you've probably already seen most of these pictures (they load much quicker on there!). In September we became the parents of a teenager!!! We surprised him with an overnight trip to Great Wolf Lodge to celebrate his special day.

Can't beat their homeschool rate and the kids loved their own "cabin" in the room with bunkbeds!

After a HOT summer the fall weather finally arrived. Samuel LOVES playing outside! He wants to go out first thing every day and cries when it's time to come in.

This little guy also LOVES to eat!! The big boys were getting ready to watch the football game with some Spinach & Artichoke dip and he dug right in!

Last Friday we took a field trip to the North Carolina Zoo. Samuel is in love with all animals right now and was so excited to see the lions, monkeys, giraffes, and elephants!

A long day at the zoo made for a tired little guy...

and finally, a trip to the Farmers Marker for some pumpkins...He wanted a "yittle" (little) one...Big Brother helping him find just the right one!

He was so excited to carry it around for the rest of our trip!

Last days of Summer...

Enjoying our last few days using the pool before it's time to close it up for the season...

Happy Labor Day Weekend!!

Back to School!!

Our first week of school is under our belts...woohoo!!Sammy's "back to school" shirt...good thing we love homeschooling...we're going to be doing it for a LOOONG time!!

He knows he's cute stuff!!!

Hard at work!!!

Alabama & American Girl!

Our last trip for the summer was to visit Dave's family in Alabama! The drive down took us right through Atlanta and we had a VERY excited little girl to stop at the American Girl store! She has been asking to go for over a year!

We spent over an hour walking around the store...Next, we had afternoon tea together in the Bistro...

A few hours later we were in Alabama...the kids had a blast driving around Mimi & PawPaw's mule!!

Taken on their driveway...Emily loved Mimi'a new Yorkie Dolly!For the first 2 days Sammy called Dolly "cat"...he's never seen a teeny dog like her before. He loved chasing her up and down the hallway!

Kids with Mimi (we missed a picture with Paw Paw...we'll have to get one with him next time!)

Back to School TOMORROW!!!!