FLOUR FIGHT!!!

These are self-explanatory. enjoy.

Pumpkin patch

Here is Hobbes with his pumpkin-isn't he an amazing artist? I think he takes after my dad.:)
This is a pic of a tree down the street that happened during Hurricane Katrina. Helen and I are standing in front of it to show some scale. Amazing, isn't it?
These are pictures of our little house...so you can picture us in our natural habitat.

Last but not least, this is our pumpkin patch family pic...for those of you who remember, Hobbes' in utero nickname was 'pumpkin.'

Uno, losing, and Helen

hello to all! Well as you can see, Helen came to visit this past week....and we had a blast! We cooked a ton, carved pumpkins, went shopping, and had an Uno war with Bray pretty much every night. I know some of you are probably thinking that Uno is for kids, but let me tell ya, it can be intense! We even had some times where we couldn't speak to each other for hours.:)
As you can see, Hobbes enjoyed Helen a lot, and vice-versa. Bray asked us to make cookies for his choir boys, so we decorated halloween cookies, just like old times. We made at least 70 cookies, and amongst 11 guys, they were devoured in minutes. Sheesh! Teenage boys are bottomless pits! Anyhow, we also hit the Piggly Wiggly-the ultimate Southern grocery store- and the Super walmart. Because Helen flew out of Monroe Monday, we did not go for the weekend. Although we missed seeing Bray's fam, I was able to cook my first official Sunday dinner since we've come down here. To top everything off, we carved pumpkins in the evening, and although Hobbes isn't allowed to play with knives yet, we did let him have a drawn-on face on his pumpkin. I hope you all enjoy your upcoming Halloween/reformation weekends, and we miss you all!

Birthdays and parties...

Hello everyone- hope you all are enjoying another fabulous fall week...although this last week was not quite as exciting as the previous, due to lack of company, it was nice to catch up on cleaning, practicing, general everyday chores. No big news to tell you other than Helen Scheibe is coming to visit on Wednesday, so feel free to send Moscow mementos, Bucer's coffee, you know, the norm.:) My birthday was on Thursday, so Wendy and Micah Lewis (a family friend) took me to Jackson to go shopping- what a perfect present!:) Then after a long but exhilirating day, I returned home to find my wonderful husband had gotten me flowers, a gift certificate for a day spa, and he had even baked me an angel food cake! Men are wonderful, especially husbands. The fun continued when we came to Monroe yesterday...since I normally have a fall party around my birthday, I decided to at least carry on the food tradition part of it, and so I made homemade doughnuts(not as good as my mom's yet) and caramel corn, then Bethany, Micah and I invited over several people and we played Battle of the Sexes- a fun if not sexist game. Needless to say, it's been a fun weekend and I'm ready for a leisurely Sunday nap. I hope all is well with everyone, and Helen, I'll see you Wednesday!:)

Grandma & the Deep South...

Hello to everyone! I hope you are all enjoying the beauties of fall...although it hasn't really hit the South yet, I am still in the mood for pumpkins, candy corn, and of course, my birthday. My mom was here this past week, and we had a wonderful time touring the South, going to a Muscodine winery, shopping, visiting old plantations, and some civil war sites.
As you can see from the pictures, Hobbes loved his Nothern grandma, and only spit up on her once or twice! He smiled and chatted with her quite often, and did not want her to leave.:( Here he is feeling pretty handsome in his cool corduroy California style shorts..we need to work on his ego. The picture of the house was one of the plantations we saw...if you can see 3 tiny dots in front of the door, that's us- talk about HUGE! They had an amazing amount of land, too. As you can see, my mom was thirsty, and she had to show us how to use the well. Then Bray decided Hobbes needed and old southern bath...Ahhh! But, we had a wonderful time together, and we were sad to see her go. We miss and love you all, and if you want to experience the Deep South, give us a ring.:)

New Pics & fun with Grandmas!

This is a pic of Hobbes practicing his Olympic stance…we’ve decided he has great thighs.J The pic below is the most common facial expression we see-namely that of, "huh?" Last but not least is a pajama pic (not to helen). However you will all be glad to know that my mom arrived safely and in one piece, although she did have some trouble at the Houston airport-those Texans!J My dad was not able to make this trip after all due to business, but he is planning on coming down another time. Thus, it was my mom’s first time to travel alone in quite a few years! And I can’t remember the last time my dad was left home alone. So, if anyone wants to check in and see if he’s ok, I’m sure my mom would appreciate it. (just joking) No, she made sure he was stocked up on fish sticks and pop tarts. We have a full week ahead of us, as Bray is also on fall break…we are going to shop, shop and of course shop. We are also going to go see a little history on the side, like some battlefields, old Southern homes and battleships. I shall be sure and post more pics with both grandmas when I take them. Love to you all, and congrats to the Millers,those of you who see them.