Halloween

Our fruit pumpkin from the school party (fully accessorized!)
Sweet l'il pumpkin

Our angel!

Turner's Class at the Carnival

Turner and Brayden

Turner was Line Leader at the carnival (BIG DEAL to her!)

This Halloween, Turner wanted to be an angel! (Not that she EVEN needed to dress up for THAT...ha ha!). She made a beautiful, glittery one and had a ball at her school carnival and trick-or-treating in the neighborhood!

Parker wasn't much for dressing up this year, but he did cooperate for Mommy to snap one photo! He's a cute little pumpkin, with or without the accessories!

More Soccer Fun!

Tell 'em about it, coach! :)

GOAL!

Coach Scott, Turner, Lauren, Addie, Erin and Daddy!

Most of the team! (We are missing Kelsey Holland)

GOOOO GATORS!

Chomp, Chomp!
BIG CHOMP!

Our little Gators pulled the "big" Gators through a toe-to-toe match against the GA Bulldogs in OT last night! GOOOOO GATORS!!!

I will trust in Your Word

We had a really mixed up day today, and it seemed that nothing went as planned.

Anyway, we were in the car after Community Bible Study, and I was sharing with Turner that I was feeling stressed and just didn't have it all together.

And she said to me, "Mom, it's all ok. 'God is your helper and you should not be afraid.'" WOW! I needed that reminder today, and God delivered it through the mouth of my baby girl.

Thank you, God, for your Word and for the wonderful people who volunteer and teach her about you at CBS on Friday mornings!

Swiper...

Swiper, NO SWIPING our jack-o-lantern!!!

Curious about Football

The Photo Evidence

Parker is officially a "Guerard" boy.

He woke up this morning, and Thomas went in to get him. The first words out of his mouth were, "Daddy. Couch. Milk. Golf. Please." (Golf, of COURSE, means FOOTBALL).

Parker wanted to lie on the couch with his milk and watch football. Thomas could barely believe his ears, so he put the tv on an old Auburn game, and asked Parker again, "Are you sure you want football, buddy? Or do you want Curious George?" (Curious is one of Turner's favorites that Parker watches with her on occasion).

"No, Daddy. Golf!"

So, Parker laid on the couch...by himself...for 20+minutes this morning, drinking milk and watching football in sheer contentment.

Nana, in case you were wondering, it IS genetic! Lord, help me!!!

Amazing Day with Our Pumpkins!

We had a wonderful day today! It started with a soccer game that was really special for three reasons:

1. Cousin Mary, Uncle Ted and Aunt Robin came to cheer for Team Victory and were super fans!

2. Turner had a great game

AND

3. Turner did something really cool for one of her teammates that we were much more proud of than any of her goals: She dribbled the ball down the field to right in front of the goal. Then, she defended it, while she called over her teammate who had not yet had the chance to score a goal, so SHE could kick it in and score it. It was so awesome and what soccer at this age is all about! Learning the game, having fun and learning to be part of a team.

Then, we all piled in the car and headed down the road to The Rock Ranch. Teddy, Robin and Mary had been with us last year, and we had so much fun, we decided it should be a tradition.

Rock Ranch is hard to describe, but I think it is truly a family's paradise. It has everything from a pumpkin patch, to a pumpkin cannon, hayrides, cows, pedal boats, Gator motorized tractors for the kids to drive, corn mazes, slides, jumpies, horse rides, petting zoos, trains, etc. And this year, we hit the jackpot, because it was the day all the hot air balloons were on site.

It was an absolutely gorgeous day, and the kids were all so, so good. It was truly a joy to see the three cousins laugh, play, hold hands and enjoy life together. And the adults had as much -- or maybe more -- fun than the kids.

As I get ready to say my prayers and go to bed tonight, I am filled with gratitude. For family, fall, old fashioned fun and good fellowship.