Halloween 2009

Happy Halloween everyone! We had a great Halloween this year. Here's our front door!
We knew we would have special trick or treaters so I decorated a bit! Here are 2 books and "Dreadfully Delicious" Yankee candle.
We had a big candy bowl and I made these ghosts and put them in a pumpkin!

We had a few snacks for everyone too. We had Sweet and Spicy popcorn mix, homemade halloween sugar cookies

and we even had Green Goulade! EEK!

We were pretty excited!

Who is this? It's Connor and Faith!

Oh and "Pirate Joel" came too with...

LSU Cheerleader Bryleigh!

And look who has their 1st Halloween-Baby Leighann!

We had to take a picture together!

Again, Happy Halloween ya'll!


Verse of the day:

Jesus replied, What is impossible with men is possible with God. Luke 18:27

Jack-o-Lantern Date

The other day, I found this shirt. I thought it was cute for Halloween. Halloween is not my favorite holiday of course, but I like to celebrate anyway. It was $8.00-I thought it was a deal! lol It kinda looks like I have tattooed arms! HA! Anyway, Wednesday night, Russell and I decided to have a little "Fall date at home" and carve pumkins! Yes, we have a tradition and TRY to carve pumpkins every Fall! There is just something about it! Oh, and Daddy carved them a lot with us too. He always would light a candle, and wait til the wax melted a bit, then gently pour the wax onto a jar lid and use that to put in the ole jack-o-lantern! I think it is so neat how he did that!
Russell is one master pumpkin carver; let me tell ya'll! :) He can also get all that goopie stuff out of pumpkins too. I try, I really do, but it is soo slippery. It's hard to yank that stuff out! Here is Russell and Belle wants to know what we are about to do! It's the first time she's been around this stuff!

Ta-da! Exhibit 1 of 5 pumpkins! (I only got a picture of 4 though. I was worn out by the 5th one! HA!)

And here's one of my jack-o-lanterns! This year, I decided to carve Joshua 1:9.

So here are 4 of them! I carved the two on the left. I love music, so I carved a treble clef and eighth note. Russell did the other 2. Oh and the last one on the right is supposed to be "Jigsaw" from the movie Saw. EEK. NO I will NOT watch that movie. Thank you very much! Russell will, however. I'll go hide if he watches it. Or maybe I'll just pop Steel Magnolias in and watch that via laptop! HA! Anyway, we did have fun. Ya'll are wondering, "where are you going to put all those pumpkins??" Well you will have to wait til tomorrow! So ya'll tell me, do you have any Halloween traditions? Carving pumpkins, dressing up...anything? Let me hear ya'll! :)

Verse of the day:

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death. Proverbs 14:27

Special Birthday Message to Logan

Do ya'll know who this is? It's Logan! He is TEN years old today!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOGAN!

Wasn't he a cute baby?

Logan,

These 10 years have been more fun, more blessed, more fulfilling, more memorable, more cool, and a lot more awesome with you in it!

Logan, I remember when I first saw you sit up, I was there the first time you crawled. I remember when you first smiled!

Our family is even more cooler with you in it! :)



I wish you could have been my date to "Caddies"! HA! You are always so fun to be around!


Logan, you are so special to Russell and I. Your mama and daddy have done so great raising you! Remember to thank them! :)

Logan, we need to go to a Razorback game sometime together! I loved your Arkansas Razorback birthday party a few years ago! My how time flies!

Logan, I know you enjoy hunting. You are such a good little hunter!

I remember when you were born, your daddy walked in the waiting room and said, "IT'S A BOY!" We all screamed so loud in the waiting room, but JJ jumped off the ground! :) I have loved being your aunt for 10 years now and I hope you have enjoyed me too! :) I think you are the best nephew in the world.

Love you,

Aunt Meredith

What sums up the weekend

This: This:
and this:

Pretty much sums up the weekend! I hope ya'll aren't sick too. I know a lot of people who are. Sorry I don't have more to blog about!

Verse of the Day:
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage, be strong. I Corinthians 16:13

Good Family Times and a Makeover!

Hello ya'll! I have not blogged in a while! That is because I was at my sister's house visiting for a few days! I got there on Monday and Kelly and I had lunch at Cheers-a yummy restaurant in the area. We had a lot of fun there visiting! We also picked up Logan and Lauren at school and they were so surprised we were there earlier to pick them up! Look at Logan and his electric guitar! He and Eric are taking father-son lessons together! Logan can play part of Smoke on the Water pretty well!

Tuesday, I went to Kelly's classroom for the day. Kelly is such a great teacher! They are singing a song in this picture!

We went to the Pumpkin Patch with her class and another class too. It was so fun and cute to see all those boys and girls having a great time and they even got to pick out their own pumpkin! Here are Kelly and I on the hayride!

Pumpkins!

Lauren's favorite book is Fancy Nancy! She just loves her! We read this book together!

Mama even came up to see us for a little while and we went to see the movie, "Where the Wild Things Are." It was a cute movie! Do ya'll like the children's book of it?

Logan and Lauren love KK!

Logan is in 4th grade and he showed me his best project yet-his pirate map! It is so cool!

Oo bad pic of me, but I had to document this! Last night, I pulled Logan's tooth! I remember once I pulled Lauren's tooth a while back. I can't remember pulling Logan's tooth! But I did! He reminded me of myself when I was his age. My Daddy was always the one pulling my teeth. But I was soooo scared too! Finally, Logan gave in and let me pull it! HA! Oh the joy of family!

Oh! I am sure you noticed the new blog look. What do ya'll think?? I needed a blog makeover desperately! Hope ya'll have a great weekend!

Verse of the Day:

The grass withers and the flowers fall but the word of the Lord stands forever. I Peter 1:25

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Hello All!

Hey ya'll!

I will not be able to post this week until Friday so I hope ya'll have a great week!

Meredith