Miracles for Stellan

Tonight we can give thanks to our amazing Heavenly Father for His healing hands on Stellan. Go on over to My Charming Kids and check out what has transpired today for this little boy and his amazing momma. It will truly touch your heart and remind you that there is a God and He is alive! Can I get an amen?!

Happy Halloween, Part Deux

Third time's the charm! We finally got a Halloween picture where they are looking at us and smiling! Check out the 2007 and 2008 failures.

This has probably been my favorite Halloween with Braedon so far. At three, he really got it. I didn't even have to go on the porch with him and ring the bell; he did it all like he was on old pro. We also had a blast out our taekwondo school's annual Halloween Party on Friday night. He was so adorable in the costume contest, bouncing around and giggling. He ended up winning first place in the 7 and Under division, with the coveted prize of Toys R' Us gift card. Not to shabby for a borrowed costume! (Of course post-party we had to make a stop, where he picked out a new push steam engine for his Geotrax and the fighter jet from the Cars movie.) FYI, if you take the hat off, he just looks like a mossy boulder.

Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Halloween from the McIntyre's! A week or so ago I put together a Monster Mash, but decided to wait until Halloween to post it. Sadly, I couldn't post it directly to my blog. Go check it out here!

Christmas Card Preview

While my mom and Kenneth where here this past weekend, we took advantage of Kenneth's rock star photography skills and had some Christmas card/family portraits. We went to a local park after the Dynamic Duo's nap; I took my camera along and got some decent shots on it. Can't wait to see what Kenneth was able to capture!

Fall Festival 2009

It's all about the hat! Take it off and he just looks like a giant, moldy rock.

Saturday was a super, super, super busy day. Bug and I ran errands that morning, then went to the Fall Festival with Maddles and the Sis that afternoon. All of that before our night of partying in honor of Nai-Nai's birthday that night. (We paid for it with a very cranky Dynamic Duo on Sunday.)

The kiddos loved the Fall Festival! It was also a great test-run for costumes before the big night. They got their faces painted, got to paint pumpkins, "play" musical chairs (Bug purposely got out so he could get a prize out of the basket), and walk in the costume parade. They also loved the sugary goodies they got. The adults all gathered around the man with an iPhone, so we could keep updated on the Alabama/Tennessee score. (Bug and I made it home for the last, very harrowing, 7 minutes of the game.)

Nai-Nai's 18th Birthday

Our sweet Nai-Nai turned 18 this past Saturday! To celebrate, the Sis, the Brother-in-Law, and I went to Nai-Nai's school and "decorated" her car. And by decorate, we saran wrapped, shoe polished, silly stringed, electrical taped, and baby powdered it. After a weekend of lying, we finally confessed to her via Facebook. Since she hasn't washed it all off yet, I'm assuming she enjoyed it..... (And Deborah, I must confess that for a little while I tried to pin it on you!)

Oh, and we got her what she has long been dreaming of: a Snuggie!

Little School Gentry's Farm Trip 2009

Since I'm in the throes of guest preparation, this is going to be a short and sweet post!

Yesterday afternoon was the Little School trip to Gentry's Farm. I took Bug and Maddles on, then the Sis joined us when she got off of work. The kids got to play with corn, see tons of animals (goats, chickens, turkeys, ducks, homing pigeons, sheep, and cows!) It was especially fun to see tons of church friends and some new school friends, as well as finally meet our new preacher.

Some snapshots of the day:

Note the Linus shirt. Of course I had to get a picture of Linus out in the pumpkin patch, waiting for the Great Pumpkin!!!