Crazy Hair Day @ MRIS

Noah had Crazy Hair Day at school today! He thinks he looks like Kye from Ninjago!! :)

Jack O'Lanterns 2012

Left to right: Rachel's pumpkin, Noah's pumpkin, Doug's pumpkin, my pumpkin and Kate's pumpkin. We all did our own designs this year, including Kate, who drew her own face on. LOVE them all.

Carving Pumpkins

 We carved our pumpkins on Sunday night. The kids were so, so excited! Thanks to the little carving kits and the little saws that come with them, the bigger kids got to carve their own pumpkins this year. Kate drew her face on herself this year and I carved it out for her. The nice thing was, Noah and Rachel even scooped all the 'yuck' out of their pumpkins, so I didn't have to do them all this year. Awesome. They were so careful and meticulous. I loved how they all turned out! Noah did a Clone Trooper pumpkin, while Doug, Rachel, Kate and I did traditional faces. I love this tradition and so do they. I hope they continue it for many years to come. 

Trunk or Treat

 The kids were invited by Alex and Miss Renee to attend their churches Trunk or Treat festivities on Sunday. The kids thought it was really cool to go and trick or treat early with Alex. It was raining, so they moved everything inside, but the kids still had a lot of fun all the same. There was 'trunk or treating', face painting, crafts, games and a delicious chili dinner. We all had so much fun! Thanks again, Renee!!

A Ninja, An Arabian Princess & Cinderella!

They are ready to go Truck or Treating!!!

The Lightning -- Last Game of Fall 2012 Season

Noah's team played their last game of the Fall 2012 season on Saturday. I am so proud of all of these boys!! They all played hard and with their hearts -- and they won!!! They won 7 out of an 8 game season. These boys were so much fun to watch and I so enjoyed watching Noah play all season long. He has improved so much. I can't wait until spring, when Coach Troy and Coach Brad will bring the Lightning back together for the new season. I can't wait! Go LIGHTNING!

Eagle X Games @ Montgomery Ridge

 Noah had his Eagle X Games at school on Friday. He signed up to kick the soccer ball into the goal for his event. He did a great job!! Always so very proud of him. Kate and I enjoyed watching all the action too!

Cades Cove -- October 2012

  It is absolutely the most gorgeous time of the year here in East Tennessee. It doesn't get much prettier than this. We took a drive through the mountains a couple of days ago to see the leaves and ended up in Cades Cove for the evening. I love it up there. The kids were so excited to see the horses out in the fields and we were lucky to find a few of them along the fence. They were eager to have us say 'Hello' and give their noses a rub. There were lots of deer out and about too! I think we counted 8 or 9 of them in all and saw several wild turkeys also.  The kids love seeing the animals up in the park. Heading up to the mountains is one of my favorite things to do - I'm so glad we could share it with the kids on such a beautiful day.