What we have been up to...October 2012

(Is it true? Am I really caught up on our blog? I never thought this day would come. Here's to hoping it lasts)

Macie has recently taken over one of the kitchen cabinents. She will take everything out of it and the tuck herself inside and close the door. 

 Matching skeleton jammies. They loved them.

Filling up the piggy bank

 While daddy was working on the car one afternoon so he got his tools out and decided he was going to fix the crack in the driveway :)

 We were able to meet a couple of guys from Swamp People. A little redneck yes but since I am living in the south I might as well embrace it. 

Instead of carving pumpkins this year we opted for painting them instead. It was much easier and the kids had so much fun doing it. 

Halloween 2012

When I asked Aiden what he wanted to be for Halloween he said he wanted to be a shark, which is what he dressed as last year. I think he just associated his shark costume with Halloween and just assumed that was what he needed to be. That was fine with me. I think the costume is really cute plus it made it super easy.

 I saw a picture of a cabbage patch kid costume right before Halloween last year but I didn't have enough time to put it together so I saved it for this year. I am usually quite the procrastinator but I was so excited about her costume I think I had it ready by September  I am so happy about how it turned out. She was the cutest Cabbage Patch Kid ever!

All ready to go trick or treating

Virginia Mountains

In October we headed up to the mountains in Virginia for some fall fun.

We started out at the apple festival

(These pictures are a little blurry because I didn't realize my focus was in manual mode...woops)

Apple slingin'

Next we headed to the fish hatchery

And then to the pond for a little trout fishing. 

I am not much of a landscape photographer but aren't these fall colors so pretty? 

Our final stop was at one last orchard for some pumpkin picking

What we have been up to...September 2012

I got to see my beautiful sister Char in Atlanta when I went and helped her watch Holly's kids

 Aiden was helping me test Macie's Halloween costume. 

Love these two!

Pullen Park with Papa and Grandma Butler

Paul's parents came to see us Labor Day weekend so we decided it was as good of time as any to introduce them to Pullen Park. We took full advantage of the train ride, boat ride and the carousel. It was still a little hot and humid out but we made the best of it. 

Till we meet again

On August 1^st Paul’s grandma (Emaw), Carroll Butler returned to live with our Father in Heaven after fighting a battle with cancer. It is hard for me to put certain things to words but I am going to try for the sake of her memory.  The first time I met her was when Paul and I were dating. We went over to his grandparent’s house and played Phase 10. I could tell from that moment on that Paul held a special place in her heart. As time went on I came to realized that each of her children and their spouses, grandchildren and their spouses, and great-grandchildren also held their own special place in her heart.  She had plenty of love to go around and you felt that being in her presence. I am so grateful for the time that we got to spend with her here on this earth. I know that our Heavenly Father has made it so that we may return to live as an eternal family and I am so comforted in having that knowledge. She is such a special person and will be missed here on earth but we hold on to the memories we have of her on earth and take comfort in knowing that we will see her again.