Fall Fun

Okay, Cooper is napping so I'm sitting down to finally get caught up on the blogging...

Fall is great for several reasons but to us it is mainly great for that perfect outdoorsy weather. Sean's hospital stint slowed us down so we missed a couple of festivals and such but now we're getting back into the swing of things.

Two weekends ago, Aaron and Rachel came down so that they could go to the Dixie Classic Fair with her best friend, Abby, who lives here as well. They were gracious enough to come down on Friday night and give Sean and I a date night. After putting Cooper to bed and leaving them to hold down the fort, a little dessert at Mid-Town Dessertery and a little Nights in Rodanthe - just the two of us - was superb.

The next morning, we joined Sean's practice in the Alzheimer's walk. His boss's mother passed away literally two weeks before this walk and the practice did it in honor of her. I forgot my camera :( for the actual walk but it was a great stroll in the crisp morning air - not to mention walking for a great cause. Cooper seemed to enjoy it (he slept) all bundled up in his stroller.

We headed straight from the alzheimer's walk to Owen's 1st Birthday party! It had warmed up quite a bit since the walk and made for a beautiful day for a birthday party. Cooper loved swinging for the first time and even liked the party hat! All photos courtesy of Alison since I still didn't have my camera.

The following Monday held the Young Life Banquet. A great time with friends for a Great Ministry. But we did get rained out of our plan to go to the Dixie Classic Fair on that Wednesday. We were hoping to go on the Wednesday as it is sponsored by our local Christian Radio station, WBFJ. You can get in for 5 cans of food and you get to see a Christian concert. This year was Mandisa and Matthew West. Like I said though, it was raining so we just stayed in - maybe next year.

Last but certainly not least from the past two weeks, is Addison's birthday. Our little niece (and Cooper's only first cousin) turned two. The party came to us as we celebrated at the Lazy 5 Ranch and then back here at our house. The ranch was fun for all . We took my dad's truck where Mom and Dad sat up front and held Cooper (and later Addison) and Keisha, Spunky, Sean, Addison, and I sat in the back to feed the animals. This time we actually got to feed the giraffes and had several wrestling matches with the animals for our buckets of feed- lots of laughter and good family time on the trail and the accompaning petting zoo and playground. If you haven't been - it's definitely worth it!