Busy, busy, busy...I feel so behind - but we are having so much fun!

We have been some busy folks lately. It seems we have something planned every weekend in October and most of November already. But, I did manage to squeeze some last minute fun between planned events. We started off the month at fall festivals...and pumpkin patches...and managed to squeeze in our fall photos with Mandy. We met her in downtown Roswell near a creek and an old mill. The kids had so much fun running around the creek and pretending to fish with sticks and throwing in rocks. The pictures turned out so good and Mandy spent nearly two full hours with us. I am using some of them for the Christmas cards...but here are some of my favorites that we aren't using. Thanks again Mandy.




Check out Mandy's Ellis Avery Photography website for more wonderful photos.

Fall Festival at School
A week or so ago the kids' school held their annual fall festival and the boys were so excited. Hatcher asked me repeatedly that morning if I would be there on time for the party so they could jump in the jumpy. The school had a cake walk, snow cones, a train to ride, hot dogs, a jumpy, a "music man" performer, and the chick-fil-a cow on site giving out coupons! Could you ask for more? Apparently you can! The kids wanted MORE of everything. They got a bit of all of it...but it was still bribery at "go time." I took Aidan away in full on tantrum and tears mode. Hatcher rode with Derek and we met up at La Parilla (fav Mexican food joint) for another distraction and some alcoholic drinks for the adults!






Another trip to the Mountains - Hiawasee, GA
Derek and I both just love this time of year. Cooler temps. Changing leaves. The smell of firewood burning. And of course, hot boiled peanuts. Where else can you get all that - but the mountains of course. Only a 2 hour drive, we headed up once again. A quick tour of Derek's first college experience - Young Harris and some scenic driving (we've learned that Aidan may be one for car sickness on mountain roads) and back home we went. Here are some pictures we took in Hiawasee looking towards Bald Mountain - the highest peak in GA.






Wings over Georgia Air Show
So much fun for the whole family...the free air show that is held every year at Dobbins Air Force Base. They say that over 250,000 people were in attendance over the two-day event...a record for a southeast air show. Well - we were one of those quarter of a million folks crammed into the base. Hatcher remembered going last year and seeing the Blue Angels perform. And - since they were here again this year we just couldn't miss it. The kids were so excited - but alas they never realize the hurry and wait scenario that is with large events. They were so pooped by time the Angels came out (look at the picture where they are both just laying out on the concrete). But all in all it was a great day. They sat inside a helicopter, walked through a cargo plane and got to see some stunt pilots and FA-16s in flight. But the best was of course the Blue Angels. They always play the infamous Top Gun theme song - which I told Derek will NEVER get old. Here are some of the fav pics of the day.