We always love beautiful October in Tennessee. The weather is mild and the leaves are beautiful.
Caleb looks SOOO cute in these overalls!
I actually MADE Halloween outfits for my kids this year! Wowie! I bought the hat, but I applique'd both of their shirts and stitched around the outside of the applique's, and made Anndi's skirt!!! Are you so proud of me???
We were privileged to get a visit from my dear cousin Valorie and her 3 little girls, Claire (5), Annie (3), and Lucy (7 months)! It was such a blast!!!!
Valorie and I happened to have the same outfit for Anndi and Lucy. They are 9 weeks apart in age and will be great friends.
Precious little girls these ones...
It was incredible how well these three got along, especially with the age and gender difference!
The first night, we headed to Sonic for dinner and all the kids got the cool Halloween sunglasses!
After Sonic, we went to the Sonic softball game that Blake, my dad, and my brother played in. But it got thundered out so we had to leave. We trudged through the wet red mud to watch the game, it was fun.
The next day we headed for the zoo. The first hour was pandemonium, because all the kids were hungry. But then, once we sat down for lunch, everything went very smoothe!
The kids loved seeing the animals and walking around together. The elephants were especially awesome this day, very close up and they were all playing with huge tree trunks.
The babies were dressed in their twin outfits and looked gorgeous.
Lucy learned a little bit about sitting up while she was here! 
Last day, we went to Target for some mommy shopping time, then hit the park. Fun in the sun on a beautiful fall day!
Pretty pretty Anndi
Claire and Annie helped pushing the babies!
Valorie and I also got to go running one of the mornings at 6:30 am. We ran 5 miles and I was SORE the next day. We are both doing the half marathon in Memphis this year! It was so much fun having a visit from these 4 lovely ladies. Thank you for coming out, Val! Can't wait til we visit in December!
I met up with Tasha and Nicole and their little girls at the Fall Festival. They had free pumpkins we could paint, face painting, and then booths with food and crafts for sale!
Emery and Maycie. Gorgeous girls!
Caleb was so excited. I was like, "caleb, want to get your face painted." He said, "Yes!" Then he ran over to the pumpkin painting table, picked up a paintbrush, and swiped it across his chin. Purple paint on his chin. Yes. Hilarious!
He wanted to be a cat!
Wouldnt they be a cute couple?... in 20 years!?
No idea where he got these purple teeth but they look hysterical on him!
I ran the Women's Half Marathon all by myself a couple weekends ago! It was a blast and I got my personal record. Then, I ran a 3 mile training run a few days later. Then, a few days after that, my dad and I ran the St. George Full Marathon! Another personal record, so it was a really great week for me, running-wise! I can't wait to get running again. My legs are still recovering a little, but I'm excited!
Anndi in the airport waiting for our first plane. My two kids were the ONLY kids on both plane rides home... yes the ONLY ones.
So... I could NOT be more proud of my little Caleb!!!!!!!! He has been working so hard on potty training the past 2 1/2 days. Going #2 in the potty is the hardest thing for him to grasp, and I hear this is quite normal. But, tonight he did his thang and he was so proud of himself and we all were so excited! And the kicker - we get on a plane tomorrow to go to St. George and Las Vegas. Family trip for a week. I'm doing the St. George Marathon with my dad, and then we are hitting up the Sonic Convention. Little Caleb will be barely potty training and have a trip across the U.S. It should be FUN!!! :)
I think I'd love anything as long as I did it with this chicadee...
I love my lil Nath. She and I have been tight ever since we played together as preschoolers. Well, moreso since we were buddies in High School and roommies in College. COLLEGE!!!
Nath and I are so productive when we are together. We took a shopping trip to Target together where we got so much awesome stuff for like NOTHING because it was all on clearance!
Of course, the days were not exactly PEACEFUL... they were as we liked to call it "Pandemonium." Kids everywere. Someone was always crying. But, it didn't matter. We still had fun.
And of course I miss Rogan too...
