Our weekend started out with a win! UGA beat LSU...Sorry Josh. It was a good game and to be honest the score makes it prettier than it really was.



The Taylors came over Sunday with Brody. Can I just say he cracked me up! He is only 11 months old and he has a great sense of humor already...hmm, wonder why? Between mommy and daddy, he will be dripping sarcasm by the time he drop diapers. Look at his eyes!!!




And Daddy finished the playset. Check out the roof and swings. Seth is loving it!

We finally made it to the pumpkin patch...Washington Farms. The place was awesome!!! Seth and Emmy had a ball...but we had a great time, too. They had tons for the kiddies to do and it was so much easier and faster for us to get to then Burt's. Not to mention, it was right outside of Athens and the same day as the UGA game so there was no shortage of Bulldog fan...Yep, we were right at home!!! :)

I forgot to blog about Seth's Tropy Ceremony for his soccer team. It was last Monday night. Our two coaches held the ceremony at a local park and the kids had a ball. As I have mentioned before, Seth was a bit hesitant throughout the season. But may I say how much that changed when it was time to collect trohpies. Check out the enthusiasm in his eyes.

Bo had his annual vet visit which means I had my annual 'old dog' lecture. sigh. I love our vet, Dr. Casey, as she is so sweet with Bo and so knowledgable on boxers. However, I could do without hearing age and old comments throughout the visit. Makes me sad. He is 8 1/2 years old already and I have no idea how that happened so quickly. Anyway, I told her that he had been having some stiffness in his front legs after he sleeps or coming down stairs. She pointed out to me that with boxers (and especially given Bo's large stature for a boxer) 80% of his weight are over his front legs, not his hind legs. As soon as she said that, it made total sense to me. Poor thing...He has a huge head, huge neck, and an even bigger barrel chest. She said if I could get about 10 pounds off of him, it would help his elbows and arthritis a lot. She did mention how good of shape he is in and that he doesn't need to lose the weight but it would help his legs. So we are on a mission now. No more Seth leftovers after each dinner for Bo. :) And I spent a chunk on joint supplements for him to help his stiffness.

Now a little side story on Seth. Seth has really started showing how quick his little mind is processing now. Kind of scary really. On Tuesday, my mom took him to see my grandmother for lunch. That afternoon I came home from work and he told me all about his trip to Barbara's house. He then shows me a red block that goes with a set of blocks at my mom's house. He guides me into answering his questions "Mommy, what's this?" He asked a few times before I answered it the way he was looking for me too....I told him it was a block from Juju's house. He smiles when I finally said "from Juju's house" and proceeded to give him his plan. "Juju come to my house and I can give it back to Juju." I said "Seth, juju can't come over right now...maybe later." I didn't think much of it. Then he runs after me saying "Drop Seth off at Juju's and I give it back." It was then I realized that he has preplanned his block stealing as a bigger scheme to see Juju. ha ha ha!!! Cracked me up!!

So then last night after I fixed dinner and called them to table. Seth brings his legos to the table (as he does with a toy every night). Only this time it was 2 towers of legos he had built. I told him he couldn't bring both of those towers to the table but he could pick one and bring it. I then turn around and begin pouring their milk while half-listening to him pouting about how he 'needed' them. By the time I turned around, he had connected the 2 towers together in one and goes "Look Mommy...I have one." I mean...really!! How do I argue with that? He is outsmarting me at 3 1/2 years old. ha ha ha ha! I LOVE IT!

Emily had her first haircut a few days ago. I just had them take the whispies off the ends and it looks so cute! I don't have a picture yet, but will try to get some today.

I wanted to post this RANDOM pic of Christian's elementary...hee heee. I think it is so cute. Can you find Christian in it? And yep, he'd kill me for posting this up!

It has been awhile since I posted but I have been having internet issues. It goes up and down throughout the day...sorry. Anyhow, we finally got to go to Chattanooga over the weekend to see Marissa, Ashley, and Ella! It has been 8 months or so since we last saw them and we were dying to hang out and let the kids play. Ella is our goddaughter and if I do say so myself...she is ridiculous cute and always smiling. They took us to the Aquarium Sat morning and the kids loved it. There was so much to see and do there...I wish we had more time. Of course, we are saying how we wished we lived closer to them because we all get along so well. Marissa and I have been friends since the Brookshire days...we were five when we first met down the street. :) ha ha! And somehow we managed to not get a picture of Marissa and me together....DANGIT!
We also stopped in and had lunch with Uncle Ray and Aunt Sarabeth but I COMPLETELY forgot to get pictures there...I hate that because Seth and Emmy had a ball there, too.

This weekend is the reason I love Fall!!! The weather was amazing all weekend. I tried to spend as much of it outside as I could. Emily had a playdate with Zara. Zara's mommy, Sue Lin, works at CDC and Zara is 2 weeks older than Emily. I have always wanted to get them together because some of Zara's expressions remind me of Emmy so much and she has big brown eyes like Emmy.

Saturday was Seth's last soccer game as we will be in Chattanooga this coming weekend. Surprisingly, he did really well. He seemed to want to stay on the field and run with the players. :) Mike and Melissa came out to see him play so maybe that is why he was playing.

Sunday, we were productive because the weather was so nice. I did a lot of cooking for the freezer....ah, my meals this week are going to be so easy! Christian finished the roof on the playset. I haven't gotten a good picture of it yet but he did a great job. The kids were on the swings and slide all day.

The gas shortage in Atlanta is really starting to take its toll. I am having to use gas finder websites to find gas. I mean, really!!! Nevermind that when you do find a gas station that has gas, you are waiting in HUGE lines to get it. Thankfully, the CDC and Northrop is very accommodating to telecommuting as that helps a lot. I just don't know what people are doing that don't have this option. I saw mail trucks waiting in the gas lines with me....SAD!!! Christian said the county emergency vehicle pumps were running dry last week. They were all refilled over the weekend, but what happens when/if firetrucks and police cars cannot be filled? Seriously.