Happy Birthday TJ!

I am WAY behind on my blogging! October is a very FUN but CRAZY month for us so I have many posts to do... TJ turned the BIG 3-0 on October 8th- We had a little celebration at home (Anderson was napping and got cake after) but TJ and I did get to go out and we went to Best Buy and spent all his birthday money on new speakers for the living room that he could mount on the ceiling. Men! :) He loves them... Anyway, I think he had a fun birthday and we loved eating all of his cake our friend Alice made!

Fire Department Expo

A few weekends ago we went with our friends, Bryant, Amy, & Abby to the Myrtle Beach Fire Department Expo. It was a GREAT Saturday morning activity for the kids! They had a BLAST! Anderson was most excited about the "Cars" display and riding in the firetruck and Abby & Karoline loved the PINK firetruck! The kids even received a metal for completing the Fireman Race. It was really cute. Hope you enjoy the pictures... There are a lot!

Crazy Boy!

He will kill me for posting these one day but for now he things its SO FUNNY running around like this! Haha... I never did a "yeah we are finally potty trained" post, but yes, Anderson FINALLY was potty trained this summer though he will NOT go #2 yet! Maybe one day :)

Dance!

This year we are trying DANCE... ballet and tap. So far she LOVES it and is doing really well! I think we found something that might work... At least a lot more successful than soccer! Haha

Why We Are Thankful For Cooler Weather...

LOTS of FUN in the backyard!

Go Seahawks!

This summer Karoline and Abby went to the Myrtle Beach High School cheer camp and they got to cheer with the cheerleaders a little bit last Friday night. TJ and I actually missed it because we were at Wellspring's BIG community event, Movies In The Park, but we got pictures from Abby's mom. The girls had the BEST time and I think they have a wonderful cheerleading future ahead of them!

The Circus Came To Town

Another FREE activity from WMBF... We got to go to the Cole's Brothers Circus and it was cute. It was also HOT... no AC in the tent! :) But the kids had a great time and it was a fun little circus. Anderson was so excited about the tigers and talked about seeing them ALL DAY! As soon as the tigers came out he froze and would not even look at them! Silly boy...

Auburn FOOTBALL!

We are EXCITED Auburn Football is HERE! WAR EAGLE!

Back In The South!

After 5 years and two babies later, Natalie and Wayne FINALLY have moved back from Vermont to Birmingham! Wayne is doing his fellowship with Dr. Andrews so even though they are 8 hours away it's NOTHING compared to them being in Vermont!

We celebrated the life of Barna in Birmingham and Natalie and Wayne opened up their home for us to stay the night... Karoline WAS SO EXCITED about her sleepover with Emma Raines and Tucker! The last time Karoline and Emma Raines saw each other was in California when Karoline turned 2! We had not even met sweet Tucker, who just turned 2 this past Friday, until our stay a few weeks ago! That's HORRIBLE! But the kids had a great time together and we are excited about Baby McGough #3 that will be here in November and getting to visit more often!

Cousins

Our trip to Louisiana was very difficult but we were very thankful for the time the girls got to spend together! Ella and Karoline played SO well together and just had the best time together. Lainey tried her best to keep up! While we were at the hospital Jared and I took turns keeping the girls and later in the week some amazing women from First Baptist Rayville kept the girls so we all could be at the hospital together...

That is who bought the girls their matching pajamas that were such a BIG hit that they wore them for 2 days straight without ever taking them off and I think Karoline has worn them every day since! We are so thankful that the girls love each other so much and will truly miss them when they leave next spring for the mission field! We pray we get to spend a LOT of time together before they leave!