Pumpkins, Pumpkins!

Fall, Fall, Fall! Let me say for the 5,000th time that I LOVE FALL!

This little baby boy loves Fall too. See his lil jack-o-lantern sleeper?

As y'all know, we adore the Arkansas Razorbacks. Even though we lost on Saturday, Jackson wanted to show love for the Hogs. Woo Pig Sooie!

We went to church this morning and went to our Sunday School class social this afternoon.

Kelli planned the fun event and it was so fun. Jake and Kelli are such sweet friends of ours.

The class met for a couples pumpkin carving contest and chili cook-off.

Carving pumpkins is hard work!

Emily and Cori are so fun!

Ashley and Lucas are so cute! They are expecting their 4th baby in April! We are so excited for them! Look! Another "photo bomber!" :)

Russell is such a great pumpkin carver. He chose a Razorback design. I would have loved to help him, but it was pretty intricate and looked hard. I stick with the simple designs. :)

Kimberly and James. James is an art teacher and he also carved a Razorback pumpkin.

These are awesome Hog pumpkins!

Russell tied for third place and James got 1st place!

Everyone did a great job!

So creative!

There was so much chili. Everyone tasted each pot of chili and voted on which one was the best. It was amazing how much each one tasted so different, but tasty! :) So glad I made the recipe my mom gave me from a family friend years ago. I make it every year. It's a great recipe because it got 2nd place! :)

Our Life Group (Sunday School) class!

I love him!

Ashley and me!

It got pretty chilly outside. Fall is definitely here, y'all!

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty. Psalm 91:1

Best Birthday Ever

Hello again! Let's be honest. I have been neglecting this little ole blog of mine. I truly love to blog, but lately, Jackson has been keeping me on my toes. :) Spending time with him is so special to me.

So, I turned 29 on August 30th. It was the best birthday ever because of who I spent it with. Russell and Jackson. Since my bday was on a Saturday, Russell was home with us and we just did whatever we wanted the whole day. I call that a perfect day. :)

Saturday morning, Russell fixed me a healthy version of egg in the hole, "lighter egg in a basket" with strawberry jam. It was so good! I held Jackson and watched a little of my ultimate favorite movie, none other than Steel Magnolias.

Jackson has been loving rice cereal. The first time he tried it was on August 29th.

Look at that sweet grin.

It was soon time to get ready for the splash park! Doesn't he look cool in his sunglasses and sunscreen on his nose? :)

We really did not stay that long at the splash park, but we wanted Jackson to experience it at least once this year. We mainly stuck his feet in the water.

Oh, how I love this boy. Can y'all tell the day has revolved around him? That's the way it should be for sure! :)

He is too fun.

How could we let the day pass without calling those Hogs?

Here is Jackson sporting his smocked Razorback bib. Every Southern baby needs one! :)

Jackson also tried on his Daddy's Razorback hat. It was so fun to dress him up.

Smile!

One of my favorite family pictures! I just love my boys!

That night, we met Amy, Tony, and Leighann at Chuy's for a yummy Mexican dinner. It was so good. Tony showed Leighann how they make homemade tortillas.

The best birthday present. 

We had cupcakes for everyone at our house.

Best friends!

Singing "Happy Birthday"

Leighann loved playing with Jackson so much and Jackson enjoyed it too. He was squealing with delight. He loves people so much!

29 has been great so far! Next year, I will be 30! EEK! Oh, well. For now, I am loving life and so blessed to have a wonderful family and awesome friends!

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 9:8

Sugar and Ice

I am a little late posting about the Sugar Bowl. As y'all know, we are big Razorback fans! We love our Hogs and were sooo pumped about the Sugar Bowl Game! See how excited we were here?

I hardly ever wear RED lipstick, but I had to for this big game! Ha! Alas, we lost. So disappointing. It was a pretty hard game to watch.

Anyway, South AR. was expecting snow and ice. Our town got mostly ice. Yuck! But here are pictures of our house.
It was definitely a day to stay in snuggled up in your pj's!

Belle doing a trick for us. She is growing up. She is two years old and we love her so much! Hope all of you enjoy this wintry season! Stay warm and safe!

He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth,' and to the rain shower, 'Be a mighty downpour.' Job 37:6

SOOOOOWEEET!!!!

So tomorrow is a BIG day for the state of Arkansas. I am so proud of our Hogs for playing in the Sugar Bowl tomorrow. I have such high hopes we will win! I wish that Russell and I could go but instead we will be calling those Hogs tomorrow night!!!!
Let's win this game, Hogs! WOOO PIG SOOIEE!!!!

I can do all things through Christ who strenthens me. Philippians 4:13

Our Night in Waching the Hogs

Today has been such a rainy dreary day! I'm just glad we can watch the Hogs play inside tonight! But the game is almost over. I made "Razorback Punch" for a festive drink. Here is the recipe:

Razorback Punch

2 cups orange juice

2 cups apple juice

2 cups cranberry juice

2 cups white Karo syrup

1 cup lemon juice

1 bottle Perrier sparkling water

1 quart gingerale

Mix in a large pitcher or punch bowl You may add lots of drops of RED food coloring for festivity! :) I garnished each serving of punch with lemon slices.

Here is Russell cheering on the HOGS! WOOOOO PIG SOOOIIEE!


I also made Barbeque Chicken. Do ya'll want the recipe? Well, I will just give it to ya'll now!

Barbeque Chicken

4-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
bacon strips (4-6, 1 piece of bacon for each chicken)
1 9 ounce bottle honey barbeque sauce
8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
salt & pepper

Line a baking dish with foil, overlapping enough to cover chicken.
Place chicken in dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Cover each chicken with a piece of bacon.
top with barbeque sauce and cover with foil.
Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes.
Broil last 10 minutes until bacon is crisp.
Top chicken with cheese and broil until melts.


That's all folks! I hope ya'll have a great rest of the weekend! I better finish watching this close game!

Verse of the day:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

Love ya'll!
Meredith