We gotcha!!

We have this wonderful friend and she and her family just bought a new home. Tonight is the FIRST night to spend in there newly remodeled home. We simply had to do something for her. Could we bake her a basket of muffins, take her a new house plant, or some new decor....No that would just not do. There is nothing that says we love you more than to have your front porch saran wrapped and your front bushes T.P.ed.Congratulations on your new home. We do love you. (And if you need us to come clean it up we will.)

i'm goin' to the River

If I tell you I am headed to the river, this is where I am. The Cabin. There is no phone, and some cell phones don't work down there. There is a TV. We get one channel, and there is a DVD player for those rainey days. Up stairs is the living quarters, where some unbelieveable naps have been had by young and old. Down stairs is the screened in porch. There is big fireplace down stairs with a swing for hanging out when it is so cold you have to come in and thaw out after riding on the 4 wheelers for a while. We are getting to where we have Thanksgiving down there every year. It's just a great place to unwind. Are ya ready to go?

No make up is allowed. Well I did color my eyebrows in. I can't look suprised if I don't have my eyebrows done.
We spent some of our afternoon out on the deck just watching the river go by. It was cool outside and a nap is always called for, buy I didn't get to get one in. Still a great day of unwinding and just hanging out with the family.

Well the Sabine River is looking a little muddy, but hey it's water.
The weather is perfect this time of year. The water is moving along slowly, there are no sounds except for the breeze in the trees. Now at night it is all together different. The owls are hooting, hogs are rooting, racoons are checkin' everything out, coyotes howling occasionally. It is fun, and REALLY DARK! We love it.

The crew is ready to go!

This is a very cool boat wench that my dad hooked us up with to get us down to the river in.

Holy Moley! Would you look at this wasp nest! There are 3 under the eves of the cabin. They are huge.

This super fun swing is there, and someone has to pull the rope in a circle and it goes round and round.
The faster and harder the rope is pulled, the higher the swings go. A lot of screamin' is going on. Too much fun!! Well, not so much fun for the one pulling the rope.

Brandon and Marmie are off for a ride in the Mule.

This is one of Poopaw's dogs, Camo. You can't make a trip to the river with out a dog.

Dress Up at Marmie and Poopaws House

These are Quay's and Carlie's cousins. Hailey on left, and Megan on the right. They are so into dress up. They put on everything they can find including high heels. They are crazy funny. They had been doing some heavy duty singing and dancing.

This is Brandon.

This is my nephew Brandon, he just got a brand new bicycle, and he was getting busy on it at Marmie and Poopaws house last Sunday. He was cracking me up. He had this bicycle for 4 days and was going to town. And looks so cute doing it.

Our ugly pumpkin

Carlie had a pumpkin to decorate for a school project. I think we pretty much made the ugliest pumpkin there is, but we had fun making it. We had a plan for the cutest alien looking thing, but it wasn't quite what I had hoped. But the girl in the picture is cute, so...

WESTERN DAYS IN HALLSVILLE

Last weekend we went to Western Days in Hallsville. The weather was great, and the kids got a little taste of what it was like during the Civil War times. They did thier first reinactment this year. Quay got to hold a bayonet (gun). Watched how to load it with gunpowder, see that it was like camping all the time. Carlie was pretty sure she wouldn't want to wear a dress all the time. But it was a fun time. They even had the chickens tied off so they got to finally pet a chicken.

The Moore Pumpkin Farm Field Trip Adventure

This past Friday I was able to take the day off to spend the day with Carlie in the Pumpkin Patch. We had a blast!.
Carlie had her first field trip made on A Big Yellow School Bus! I simply got to follow all the way to Bullard. I hadn't realized that Union Grove School Buses had turbo engines in them, because they were there waiting on me and a few other mom's that were left behind in Tyler. We learned when to plant pumpkins (on the 4th of July), how to plow the field, what they look like when to pick, (not the green ones), and what pumpkin guts look like. Oh and we got to touch it too. We had a great hay ride out to the pumpkin patch. Just a great first field trip. What is next... stay tuned.

This is my handsome son Quay!

If you are going to meet my Carlie. You have to know Quay too.
He is a big 3rd. grader now. And has some really big hair in this picture!!
He knows what he is doing.... Ya know? Because he is in the 3rd grade!!
We will get to know him more as we go along.

The Father Daugher Debut

Isn't she georgious!!

My awesome friend Jessi came over

and took pictures for us!

We had a beautiful afternoon, so it was a perfect

day for being outside taking pictures.

Carlie and her daddy were so excited about

being dressed up and goin' out. And they were

so sweet.

The only thing bad about Father Daughter Balls

is that the Mom's aren't invited. I wanted to go so bad!!

I am determined, next time that I will be a server or something

so I can be there to watch.