Ok, I Give...

I don't prioritize like I should. That's no secret. So when I decided that sitting in front of the computer telling you every move we make wasn't the best use of my time, well, I was just kidding myself. I enjoy it way too much! Who knew one could be this attached to a blog? I think it's because I know that one day this could be what my children look back at to know what life was like when they were little. So for now I'll just have to find other things to cut out of my day to make more time for blogging, right?? Or I could just stay up until all hours of the night to fit it all in. That sounds more like it...

Last Wednesday all the girls were out of school for Veteran's Day, so we got dolled up and went to the Skate Castle to meet all of our friends. On the way out the door, I gave it my best shot to get a picture of them. Have I mentioned before how hard it is to make that happen?
Prime example:



And the other morning before church I was making the same attempt. I told Cate to lean towards Bethany and Towns and here's what she did...

She's something else! She didn't want to participate in the photo op, but these two did...

Towns has really been learning a lot lately, and takes every opportunity possible to practice her writing...

Can you tell what it says? Cate's learned to spell her name, and I have to get that on video pronto!
I'm rather behind since taking a break and I don't believe I've given a recap of our trip to the pumpkin patch. It's been a tradition for us to go to the Grand Ol' Pumpkin Patch in Clanton, and this year we tried a new one for the first time in at least four years. It had more to offer than what we were used to, but it just wasn't the same. We all agreed that we'll be back in Clanton come next Fall!
Never the less, a good time was had by all...





Everyone was content with trains, horses, etc. until they spotted the cool thing in the top left corner of this picture...

And that was all she wrote! We had to go get in line immediately!

Towns and Bethany waited patiently for their turn, but Cate was none too thrilled that she wasn't big enough to jump. So between B letting her wear her sunglasses and J showing her that her pockets could be stuffed full of dollar bills, we kept her occupied and out of meltdown mode!


Who knew money in your pocket could be so funny?

Towns got harnessed in and ready to go...


While B was waiting ever so sweetly for her turn...

She flipped like crazy once she had a shot at it...


Towns couldn't leave the pumpkin patch satisfied until she had her face painted (by the woman with the biggest ring in history)...

One happy chick...

We're getting into the holiday spirit these days...surprise, surprise! We kicked it off with the Polar Express and hot chocolate a few weeks ago...

We would have been watching the 3D version had the glasses not been made to fit a head the size of a basketball! :) The regular version did the trick, though. If I remember correctly Cate and I were the only ones still awake to see the end of it. Every party needs a pooper, right girlies??
We tried it again the other night by taking a family trip to the movies for A Christmas Carol. Big mistake. B had her eyes closed the whole time because it was a little scary, Cate and Towns were scared out of their minds so they, too, had their eyes closed and eventually fell asleep, I was in and out, and J was the only one who watched the whole thing! Other than the last 5 minutes of the movie, it was the worst one I'd seen in a while. Bummer! But we gave it a go!
Don't want to end on a depressing movie review, so let's talk about the fact that B will be the big 1-4 in three more days!! Party time!!!!!

I'll Be Seeing You...

...next year sometime!

We've got our hands full around here...

I really love my blog, but {gasp}...

...it might be taking a backseat for a while.
Boo.
Maybe you'd like a picture to remember us by?

Sixty and AK...I wish you were here so we could kick it into high gear!! You know I need you.
I'll clothe your children in return, I promise!

1950's House Wife

As I was on my way to drop the girls off at school this morning, the radio was on which is a rarity in our car. Usually I'm listening to the popular DVD of the moment (even though I said I'd never let the DVD player take over). So as we're driving, the guy on the radio says he has a home ec text book from 1950 in front of him and wants us to hear the top ten roles of a wife because we'd all find it hysterical. My curiosity got the best of me and after he was done with his list, I wanted to phone in and ask him a few things (or tell him a few things, rather) or either reach through the radio and hand him a Bible. The things he found so ridiculous were all the roles the Bible lays out for women, give or take a few. What's so wrong with that? The lady who did phone in right after he got done took care of everything I wanted to tell the guy, and I'm glad she did! I so wish we could get back to simpler times. I'm not so sure I wouldn't rather be living in the 50's...but with cell phones!

We're headed to my good ol' hometown this afternoon. I'm taking Smitten on the road and going to a Christmas Bazaar. Should be fun! And the girls are excited to get some time with my brother (5) and sister (10). It's always a zoo when we're all together, but we wouldn't have it any other way!
A few pictures before I go...
The other morning Cate was asking Towns if she was cold...

She said yes, so Cate tried to warm her up...so sweet!

And yesterday we took our lunch outside and enjoyed the sunshine...

We also got into the sidewalk chalk and bubbles...

Cate and Pink played 'ride a little horsey' for a while before she tried to sing her to sleep...

But Pink didn't cooperate too very long! Imagine that!!
B we'll miss you the next few days...
By the time you'll be reading this, we'll be headed south.
Take care of your daddy while we're gone! :)
Please do lots of this or I'll have withdrawals...

With your phone permanently attached to your hand that shouldn't be a problem, right? :)
These two birds and I will miss you much...

Good luck at the game tomorrow night...you'll be fabulous, I just know it!!

We Ballin' - We Fly

It must be the weather that's got me in the type of mood a grown woman would need to be in to type the title of this post! HA! The one and only reason I'd do it is for Bethany because that's one of her basketball cheers (we ballin', we fly, we shoot our baskets high - to be exact). Last night was her first b-ball game to cheer as captain of her squad, so you'll have to forgive me for being crazy just this once!

She's never so much as been to a basketball game before, but by the end of the night she was calling cheers like she'd been doing it for years! Rebounds, traveling...you name it, she called it. She did so good and I was so proud! J stayed at home with Towns who was sick, and he kept Cate here too so that I could go and give B 100% of my attention. It was a great night, and B you do that Dribble Like It's Hot cheer like it's your job! Love it!!
Here she is calling the cheer between quarters...

Halftime cheer...


Wish this one wasn't blurry because she looks like she's having a ball!

Way to go, Miss Captain!

Trick-or-Treat!

Trick-or-treating was a blast this year with the girls...I didn't stress over their costumes and we weren't rushing around trying to make sure everything was just perfect. I'm a perfectionist to a fault. I want everything just so, and as our girls get older and so do I, I'm realizing that most things aren't worth sweating over. When Towns nor Cate wanted to wear what I had laid out for them to trick-or-treat in, we just went with it.

(Cate already had a mouth full of candy and we hadn't even left the house yet!)
Towns threw on leggings, ballet flats, and my old red dress up cape from when I was her age and called herself Little Red Riding Hood.
Cate's costume was designed 100% around these...

She had been wearing them all afternoon and majorly protested when I tried to take them off of her, so I got out Towns' Halloween costume from when she was 2 and voila...Cate was a fairy!
Before we set out, I found J and Towns hiding in the bushes trying to scare people...

They're such pranksters!


A few pictures with Mom and Dad, then we were off!

This was the first year Cate really understood what was going on, and she couldn't make it down the sidewalk for stopping to do this every two seconds...

She was holding up traffic, so this is how most of the trick-or-treating went...

But sometimes I stayed behind with her because Towns wanted her Daddy...

We walked around most of the neighborhood and Cate was a champ at hoofing it in heels. The girls started out being a little apprehensive about walking up to houses, but it didn't take long for them to catch on!
One of us went with them the first few times...

And then they were on their own...

This one is funny to me. Cate had a 5 minute conversation with this man about his dog and then proceeded to tell him all about our family. Towns was long gone by this point, but Cate wanted to stay around and chat...

Poor Towns did a lot of this all night...

Waiting for her candy-loving, socialite of a little sister! She really couldn't make it from house to house very quickly because she was too wrapped up in seeing what candy she wanted to eat next and talking to everyone passing by!
We hit the neighborhood Mexican restaurant before heading home which was icing on the cake for the girls. Surprisingly enough, when we got home they put down their pumpkins and didn't even want to pour everything out in the floor and survey their goods like they usually do! That was saved for Sunday morning breakfast...HA! I'm sure their Sunday School teachers really appreciated the sugar rush!
They were so tired, they went straight for the bed...



They laughed a whole lot before they fell asleep together...

We were all worn out after a night o' fun!