Hello All! It has been way too long since I last posted, but we have just been so busy with soccer, football, and trips! Charli Marie is also a lot busier these days, so computer time is limited, unless I want her "helping" me type! I'm trying to play catch-up once again and as I always say, I'll do better on staying up-to-date!

OCTOBER FUN!

Charli Marie really enjoyed the Fall Festival at Church on Halloween night!

SL had fun trick-or-treating at some of his friend's houses after the Fall Festival.

We sure love these two Pirates and Minnie Mouse!

The kids had a blast decorating cookies and painting pumpkins at the Country Club on Halloween.

Trick or Treating at the Sorority houses at Mississippi State was so much fun fo the kids! Charli Marie did great and loved her costume-she even left her white gloves on the whole time. They weren't so white by the end of the night!

The kids and their masterpieces!

Oh no! Daddy cut his finger while carving- Just kidding! It's really......Ketchup-you guessed it! The boys thought this was an incredible trick. So far they haven't gotten in trouble for doing it at school! Only a matter of time, I'm sure!

Time to carve our pumpkins-got to get the "guts' out first!

We went to the Pumpkin Patch in Caledonia, MS the same day we went persimmon picking! The kids love to go every year to pick out hteir pumpkin to carve!

This girl loves a ride-on toy! She thought this one was hers since we have on just like it at home adn she didn't want any other kids at the Pumpkin Patch messing with it.

Look Mom and Dad-Cinderella Pumpkins!

I want this one!
And this one!
And this one! Oh, but I really want this one! We bought this little orange pumpkin since she was able to carry it herself and wasn't planning on letting it go!

We went to Reese's Orchard to pick persimmons one day in October while Mama Ann was visiting. The kids had a lot of fun on this new adventure!

Charli Marie helped bag the persimmons!

And she helped taste several- she figured out quickly that each one tasted the same-a bit sour!

We went to Pumpkin Palooza in downtown Starkville. It was the first year for this and I think it was a huge success. We had a great time! The kids Halloween costumes for this year weren't ready yet, so they wore their last year Star Wars costumes! They have enjoyed dressing up in these things year round!

Charli Marie found my purse hanging on the door in our room, where she also found an empty laundry basket from when I was putting away clothes, and she decided to have herself a little fun! Ben found her-he was in the study right beside our room and said she got really quiet so he went to check on her and this is what he found! Lovely-the child had already had her bath for the night! Thank goodness she thought about where to have her fun-our carpet didn't have a spot on it! Also, thank goodness she had on her "messy shirt"-when we eat pizza or anything messy she wears a t-shirt to keep her clothes stain free-it saved her pjs form tons of lipstick!

Peace Out, Dude! Decade Day at Starkville Academy's Homecoming Week was a lot of fun. We had fun stamping these cool puzzle, "piece" signs on their shirts!

Charli Marie likes to dump all our neatly rolled hand towels out of this basket and climb inside for a ride! She even makes sounds!

SEPTEMBER DAYS!

Auburn girls! War Eagle!

Give me a big spaghetti kiss!

Yes, she is sorting her carrots from her corn! She is so smart-or at least we think so! She had alread eaten all of the sweet peas, which she likes best!

Miss Priss had a royal ride to the beach everyday in the Radio Flyer wagon! Ben got a nice workout lifint it up and down the steps to the beach and then pulling it through the sand! It was so nice to have this with us because it also carried most of our beach supplies too!

Our sandcastle for this year- we each decorated our own side! This was much easier than digging four huge piles of sand!

Charli Marie wanted in the boat with the boys so bad. Ben didn't take her in the ocean, he just let her sit in it and think she was doing something.

The boys and Charli Marie chased every bird that they saw-better than them feeding them with cheddar goldfish. Yes, they had already done that!

We had a long, fun day on the beach and now they are out!

Out again! Why can't I ever snooze like that on the beach!
Oh yea, this is why I can't! Miss Priss is always on the move!

Helping with the dishes and yes, she is only wearing a diaper! All those cute clothes in her closet and she would rather wear this-it's already starting!

Charli Marie's 1st Haircut-we kept her happy with a lollipop!

Yeah, so I am almost updated! I have a couple more pics to post. I will try to do that tomorrow. Please overlook any typos, as it is late and I am ready for bed!!

Ben declared one hot afternoon "Popsicle Day" and told the kids they would all eat as many as they wanted! They loved this. I think they ate about 40 in an hour!

Kringle has become Charli's new playmate while the boys are at school. Sorry this one is dark- too cute not to show. She is sharing her Apple Jacks with him! Later that day she carried him a book- I guess she thought he could read it to her like her brothers do!

First day of school- I cannot believe my babies are going into the 1st and 3rd grade!

Annual Back-to-School Chuck-E-Cheese trip was as fun as usual!

Charli Marie knows she is ONE!

The boys had so much fun painting pottery at Dandy Doodlz one day this summer, so did I!

The boys are ready to canoe! Ben and Uncle Buddy took them canoing in Birmingham before school started back!

Our Starkville Summer League baseball team had some good times, as you can tell by the photo!

34 pancakes made by my hubby for my birthday. No, I didn't eat them all!

I love birthdays, especially mine because the boys give me lovin' all day!

Charli tries her 1st pickle and loves it!

We had Charli Marie's 1st Birthday Celebration in Birmingham at the Galleria Carousel with family. She had a blast!








They have thier bowling faces on!

We had a great Fourth of July!

Charli really didn't like the fireworks... at all!

Nor did Kringle like his 4th of July t-shirt, but he tolerated it for Charli!

Havey helped Charli open her gifts, thank goodness or it would have taken her forever!

She thinks this wagon the boys gave her is for her to ride in rather than pushing it herself!

Charli felt like having a little family party on her real birthday even though she had surgery that morning!

This photo was taken at about 5:45 am on Charli Marie's 1st birthday. Bless her heart, she had tubes put in that morning, but I think it has been a wonderful gift for us all. She hasn't had an ear infetction in 2 months!

Look at that hair! Charli is ready for the pool!

Checking the garden and cutting some squash. We had lots and the kids loved it!

SL made Ben the cutest fishbowl picture for his birthday!

Daddy gets some birthday loving!

Ben and the boys are blowing out candles for Ben's 37th Birthday!

Charli Marie really enjoyed a little bite of Ben's Hot Fudge Birthday cake!
The kids had a great time at Bible School this year and so did I! I taught SL's class, the kids going into 1st grade.

Fishing on Father's Day at Pop and Nan's (Ben's parents) was great! The boys caught lots!

Charli Marie loves to drive the golf cart! Check out the creature on Havey's hand-a tree frog!

The kids painted Poppy this neat light-up glass block for Father's Day! Looks like Charli Marie plans to take a few photos with his camera.

While I was cooking, Charli Marie helped herself to a few Whales!

Charli Marie really enjoyed going to the pool this summer! Good thing because we practically lived there this summer!

The brothers love hanging out at the pool!

The kids had lots of fun this summer at Wacky Wednesdays at the church! This was a relay race- Havey is having to eat a banana while making monkey noises- too funny!

My Mom, Ashley (my sister) and her kids came for a visit. We had to take them to ride scooters and bikes on campus since it is one of our favorite things to do!