Happy Fall Y'all!!!!

Fall is here and we LOVE it!!!

The crisp chill in the air, the leaves beginning to change, the windows are open, new fitness program with our church family, school fun has begun, Max's birthday is approaching, fun Halloween plans, pumpkin hunting, and fall sports!! We are crazy busy, but having a crazy fun time!

Get out and LIVE IT UP!!!

Bo started Kindergarten and coach pitch baseball...

Colby started second grade and tackle football which he LOVES... eek!!
Jackson started 5th grade... last year of elementary school... sniff sniff... and he began tackle football and LOVES it... eek... eek!!!! He's on the safety patrol team and just got picked for the statewide chorus group. My All-American boy!!!

Max is home with momma (he's doing the symbol for home, I guess!) He LOVES going to the YMCA in the mornings to see his friends and teachers that he loves. He turns 3 in October and the motorcycle party we are planning for him is gonna rock his world!

As always... we love sharing our life with the Rutland's. We got to see Sam play soccer and soon to see Julia in a pageant... Pam and I had the chance to go to the Women of Faith conference in Atlanta. Still the same as we were 14 years ago when we met. Sam and Jud are planning a camping trip for all the dads and boys... who knows what kind off fun those two will come up with! Love those Rutland's.

Yes... this is my 10 year old... getting ready for a football game!!! Jackson and Colby are rockin' the football field. Tackling away and loving EVERY second of it!! Bo is our slugger on the baseball field... so long as I'm not there!!! For some reason that boy can't get a hit when momma is around... luckily most of his games are on Tuesday night when I'm leading the Biggest Gainer with our church family!! I wish I had pics of the other boys playing, but I've been using my nice camera that a friend gave me to take those which I can't get onto my computer!!!

Bo's buddy, Braylee, from the YMCA!

We're eating outside alot!!! We had 3 deer walk up in our backyard the other day... we just sat and watched... we love our home...

Soooo... the Couch's are alive and well....

Have a GREAT Fall.... get out and enjoy God's beautiful creation along with your family... these are the days that fill my journal and even moreso... fill my heart!!!!

Summer is Here and WE LOVE IT!!!

We love that Sam is a teacher... he gets to mold little lives, teach his boys, AND HAVE THE SUMMER OFF!!!

We have been able to travel and take trips to the lake and nap together everyday and JUST ALL BE TOGETHER!

So... we are soaking this time up... having loads of fun and lots of rest and laughs... truly gearing up for another school year to come. June was full of fun basketball camps, VBS, and Sam & Jackson going off for a week together to CentriKid. Fun still to come in July... Family trip to South Alabama, Ali's Trip with Orlando buddies, Ali's trip to AtlantaMania... which means boy time at the lake with Daddy and Pop & Lali...

WE LOVE SUMMERTIME!!!!

Looks peaceful and serene ...right??!

There are 4 little boys splashing behind us and jumping off a small cliff into a freezing cold creek...

No better place I'd rather be...

Sam's 30 foot stress reliever...

Sam and his precious momma! She just slid down the slide into the lake!!

Bo learned to kneeboard... woo-hoo!

Max tubed by himself for the first time!

The Thompson's visited the lake for a day and night... If we look like little teenage girls... it's because we were acting like it... tubing... jumping off cliffs... laughing away!!!

All the boys!!!

Yay... the Caffey's visited Rome... I got to take Kelli to Honeymoon Bakery for breakfast... love that Kel!

They could be brothers they love each other soooo much!!!

Father's Day... I love their shirts that they wore to church... Jackson's says "Who's Your Daddy?"(actually referring to God:)). Colby's says "My Dad Rocks." Bo's says "My Dad is the Man." And Max... well, I couldn't find his shirt, so I had to make one with his construction shirt that said "I Dig My Dad!"

Have Fun this Summer Everyone...

Spring Has Sprung and the Fun Has Begun....

Spring Break came and we hit the road for an adventure... We headed to Orlando to see sooo many people who we adore... We were there 5 days and only did one Disney park... Blizzard Beach... the rest of the time we hung out with our Orlando family and had a blast!!!

Blizzard Beach... all smiles!

Sweet Jaclyn... our Orlando babysitter, "nanny", my favorite 17 year old on the planet!

My buddy Alison... we spent many lonely nights together with our 7 boys while the hubbies were working late... forever friend... we love staying at Casa de Kelly!

My Connie... my "been there, done that" friend... her advice and support is forever cherished!

My Kelli... if we could raise our 7 boys together in a lakehouse... we would!!! Nothin' like that Caffey/ Couch time!!

My Cathy... Seth and Cathy are the Orlando grandparents! I have never seen a lady adore my boys as much as their own grandmothers... I love her love... for them and me and Sam!

Of course... my Jen... we saw each other everyday I was there... soaking up every second we could be together...

Girls' Nite Out... all my Women's Bible Study, and more, buddies all got together for a night FULL of laughs... we never skip a beat!

We love staying at the Kelly's home when we visit... the 7 boys LOVE each other and I got to get a Matthew kiss every morning and night!!

We got to see our beloved Catalina... "Caleena" as all my boys have called her when little.

The playgroup crew at ChicFilA.

Bo and Megan... their first picture taken together was at 6 weeks old... when Megan saw him on Sunday morning, she just ran into his arms... no hesitation...

There's those Albers! Can't imagine not having their love in our life!!!

Sam had one of his greatest fishing days EVER with Ben! He's still giddy from it!!!

Max caught his first fish...

Then... had to let it go... :(

Max's first tube ride at Blizzard Beach...

Cathy-time!!!

Dancin' with the Dukes' kiddos!

Jammin' with the Caffey boys...

Annual Caffey/ Couch pic on the couch...

New haircuts for Spring...

Dancin' with the Johnson Elementary kids...

A day at the Atlanta Zoo with Colby and Max...

SPRING IS BEAUTIFUL... GET OUT AND HAVE AN ADVENTURE TODAY!!!

Happy Easter... Happy Everyday...

Oh... Spring is here! I just forgot how beautiful this changing season is since this is only our second Spring here in Georgia. It's just breathtaking to see each day a new bud open and to hear the birds again! Max and I go for walks atleast once a day around all of the property. It's one of my favorite times of the day because we have no agenda, no time constraints, no other voices to sway us one direction or another... just me and Max doing whatever his little 2 year old eyes lead us toward... On this day... we were led to a rolling hill of daffodils. He would pick one and want me to smell it... I was sooo smitten with the moment that I tried to capture it with my own arm extended to snap the pic... got it! This picture seems so serene... which THIS moment was serene... but about 32 seconds later Max goes running down this hill, trampling into the mud at the pond edge... then while walking past the cows with a muddy 2 year old in my arms, our dog spooked the cows, causing them to run after the dog who ran to my feet causing 7 cows to charge after the dog, the mom, and the muddy baby... causing the mom to go ankle deep into the muddy pond with baby for an exit plan if the cows continued to charge... luckily not needing to go for a swim since the cows darted the opposite direction. So... momma, standing in the mud with baby, in flip flops, cursing the dogs name wishes she could snap her fingers and be home... doesn't exactly match this moment that was 1 minute and 47 seconds earlier... does it?

Oh, Easter.... have I mentioned how I LOVE being so close to family :) We were blessed to get to be with Sam's parents, his sister's precious family, and Nanny Bea, his grandmother... such a sweet, easy, cozy, and funny time...

Pop & Lali with their 6 grandboys... you'll have to come look in our Family scrapbook of the picture of Lali with the boys and all of them with their fingers in their noses... even Lali!!

Bo and Nanny Bea... she LOVES her great grandchildren... she enjoyed watching them hunt eggs and play ball from the back porch...

Lali's birthday cake with all of her boys...

Checking out the loot...

Could a gal be any more protected?? :) Melt my heart!!!

Daddy... rest... not with this crew around!!!

Kickball time!!! Pop and Aunt Amanda vs. ALL of the boys!!! Pop was not easing up on them!!!

Farmer Jeff came up the road on Murphy for a sweet Easter surprise!!

And finally.... Our littlest man got the biggest boy haircut today! My baby isn't lookin' so much like a baby anymore... eek!!!