D's BIG bassy fish.

Darryl went to south Georgia a couple of weeks ago on a guys weekend. He caught his best bassy fish ever. And ofcourse, he HAD to bring two home and add to the ever growing many species in our deep freezer. The kids really enjoyed the homecoming and I had to include these photos. Again, Ryan is in his fall uniform. He's still wearing the helmet.

Yellowstone

We love, love, love Yellowstone. We were so excited about going and the trip did not disappoint. We have talked about the trip to everyone since we got back. We went out there in mid August for a week with my folks. We flew into JacksonHole, which is an amazing little town. We spent the night there. The next day we drove through the Grand Teton National Park and into Yellowstone!!! We were 3 nights in the Canyon, 1 night in Mammoth, and 1 night on the lake. We saw amazing wildlife, scenary, and shared many good times. We did a little fishing (my first Yellowstone cutthroat and first Grayling), a little hiking, a lot of site seeing. It was neat seeing all those new things through the kids eyes. The kids were hilarious as usual. Here are a few pics.
Two of my favorite moments..... picinic in the northern part of the park (I included a photo) and dinner in Gardiner, Montana (the north entrance). Can we move!

Football Saturdays

Has this been an awesome year for football or what? My Crimson Tide has had one heck of a year already. It is so fun winning. Aside from that we have had some awesome Saturdays lately watching, playing, reading about, and loving football. Ryan has an Auburn helmet and we have had a difficult time getting him to take it off. He has worn it to Home Depot, Dunkin Donuts, the grocery store.... We drew the line at church. No football in church. We have spent more time in the yard than we have in our house (during daylight hours). The weather has been awesome. It has been a great fall. Today is the true test though...Alabama vs. Georgia. We will be in Alabama tonight visiting Darryl's family but will be glued to the TV for the kickoff. With a hint of scarcasm, there's Nothing like watching Alabama football with a bunch of Auburn fans. I am praying we win! Roll Tide!!

Shame, shame.

I know. I know. I have not been blogging. I have got to get caught up. Lots to report these days.

Bedtime discussions

Okay, tonight Ryan claims "I want to get married so that I can kiss you on the lips." I said, "okay, do you want to marry me?" He said, "yes, I want to marry you. Oh, but you are already married." Yes, I am.

Our little Chasey dog

Before Chase could walk he has always carried his lovey around in his mouth. Now, this was understandable when he couldn't walk, because he needed his hands for crawling. But now he continues to do it anyway. It is really a hilarious sight to see him carrying Binky all over the house and up/down the stairs with her in his mouth.

Here he is hanging out with love.

Class is over.

Well, today was all about the last day of class. Ryan and Chase will move up to Preschool 2 and Toddler 2. My baby Chase is not a baby anymore. Next week there will be no cribs and no high chairs. He is going to grow up really fast next week. But he is really ready. He loves playing with the big kids. I am really going to miss Ryan's teachers. They are some of the most fun teachers. It will be a great time for new beginnings. 3 days only now.

Today was also the last day of swim class. Yea!! We made it and Ryan has actually become quite fond of swim class. Still not sure if it is because of the swimming or the treat bribs (reference previous post). I was so proud tonight and got to watch everything up close. My face ached from smiling when we left.