Fencing

Grayson had his first fencing class tonight and LOVED IT!!! He can't wait to go back next week. His TKD training was very useful. His stances and lunges were perfect and he won his first match!

School Picnic

Today was the Family and Friends Picnic at Grayson's school. Jessie and I loaded up the chairs, grabbed some burgers and had lunch with Grayson and the rest of the 3rd grade on the playground.

Getting Colder...

I'm not really sure if the gloves, scarf and hat are necessary quite yet!

PUMPKIN PATCH!

I accompanied Jessie's class to the pumpkin patch today. She had fun with her classmates listening to stories, singing songs, playing games and picking out her own pumpkin. Two and a half hours at the pumpkin patch was a little much for me. I'm not sure if I was meant for field trips!!

Camping at Joe Pool Lake - Oct 16

Last weekend several couples from our Sunday School class went on a little camping adventure at Joe Pool Lake. The campsite was perfect! Lots of trees, plenty of room for the kids to play, and we were close to a restroom! We arrived around 6 pm and got the tents set up. Well, most of us did! Shane and April only brought half their tent-so Shane slept in our tent and poor, pregnant April slept in the truck! Bet he doesn't forget it next time!! Of course, I am sure April was glad to be locked in the truck when the coyete came in to our site in the middle of the night!! Yikes! The kids had a great time roasting marshmallows and hot dogs. We sat around the fire until after midnight and the next morning made bacon and eggs over the fire. Eric still won't quit laughing about the fact that I brought turkey bacon! And I still don't know why that is funny. We can't wait to do it again next month!

Of course my kids are the ones playing in the fire!!

1973...

...was a long time ago! This year my birthday was pretty uneventful. We did exactly what I wanted to do. We watched football and kept it pretty low key. That is until we left the restaurant. We ran out of gas and called Jeanine and Kiki to come get us (at 11pm). Then, their car got stuck in the mud. It took 5 people to get their car out! Ahhhh, good times!

National Night Out Block Party

Our National Night Out Block Party was tonight. Despite the scare of thunderstorms, we still had 43 people in attendance! Kendall and I hosted again, so thankfully our family was well for the event! I would have hated to leave my neighborhood stranded with no host! We had to cancel the bounce house, but I think the kids still had fun with the pinata, pumpkins, playing corn hole and riding their bikes! Thanks to the Coppell Police and Fire Departments for coming out and supporting our neighborhood!

McGruff the Crime Dog!

We had our annual pumpkin carving contest. Jessie actually wanted to dig out the insides!

We dared a couple of the kids to eat the raw pumpkin insides! Amazing what they will do for a buck!

Our pumpkin...

I didn't think they would ever burst this thing open!

When the firetruck showed up, there were only a few families left...

Ian, Jessie and Grayson on the truck...

PUMPKINS!!!

Grayson is over the swine flu (yuck) so we went to Callaway's today to pick a couple of pumpkins for our block party tonight!! Good thing I don't drive a pick up truck or I probably would have come home with all of them!!