Halloween..almost

We had a trial run on Rodney's costume today, looks pretty good. I am proud to say I made the pants, vest and belt. Will post more pictures on Friday night. Sister Lizzy is not feeling well and would not partake in the trial run.

These ghosts were the treats for Lizzy's class party today. Little Debbie cakes with icing and spinkles for eyes. Pretty cute?

Beach Weekend

Jeff and I traded Mom and Dad two kids for a beach house. We took our friends Allen and Shea with us for a long weekend. Jeff could not be away from football all day Saturday, so Beach Tailgate was born. We ended up watching most of the Alabama game on the beach.

Pumpkin Patch Train Ride with Nana & Pop

Nana and Pop came up for the weekend and took Rodney and Lizzy to the Calera, Al train ride/ pumpkin patch. Lizzy was taste testing the pumpkins, and Rodney & Pop got to see lots of trains. I believe this will become an annual event.

Soccer

Rodney had his first Sunday Soccer game today. I am truly not sure who was more excited Jeff or Rodney. Jeff's dream since I found out at 20 weeks Rodney was a boy has been to coach.

It went really well, considering there are about 80+ 3 year olds out on the field. They broke the kids down into groups of 4 on a team, then spent the first 30 minutes doing drills and the next 30 playing a game.

The picture in the car was the before, Rodney's favorite little girl from school Sohpie was there also, and the other girl pictured was on his team (she was good). Rodney scored a goal, ran alot and generally had a great time. I will also post a video, but be warned I had Lizzy in my lap as I was trying to take the video.

Lizzy's Walking

Lizzy started walking about 3 weeks ago, here it is.....

Rodney's 1st Auburn Football Game

He loved all of it, especially the band and the popcorn, the girls and football at the tailgate didn't hurt either.

Lizzy's 1st Birthday

Tropical Storm Fay rained on Lizzy's day, but that did not stop the fun. Butterfly fun was had by all, we did butterfly foam art, Mommy with Aunt Carrie and Nana's help made butterfly cupcakes. Lizzy loved the cupcake, both to eat and to squish in her fingers. She liked pulling the tissue paper from the gift bags and then putting it back in the bag.
Without a backyard the children had to improvise, which they did a wonderful job of, and Lizzy's room became a class room, with everyone taking a turn teaching.