Copycat

I am being a total copycat but I saw this on Liz's blog and wanted to try it myself. Instead of putting the things I've done in bold I changed the color to red. I may have to put some of the things that I haven't done on my "bucket list".
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland /world
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you're not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelos David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma. (Can't. Have Crone's Disease.)
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt-
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone's life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee
100. Read an entire book in one day

My Soccer Star

Bailey's last soccer game was on Saturday. Afterwards they had a little award ceremony for the players. They had yummy cupcakes and other snacks. She also received her trophy and her team pics.

We were a little worried how she would do this year. Before this season she has always played on the same team as Austin. They are so close and having him around has always given her comfort. She thought about not playing this season. Then she found out that her friend Emma would be playing so she decided to give it another try. I was so glad because she has always really liked playing and I didn't want her to miss out. Another positive was that she was put on Coach Bubba's team. He had been her Coach a couple of years ago and she really liked him. Having him as her coach gave her a little more confidence also.

Anyway, here are a few of my favorite pics that I took this season. Enjoy!

Bay in her "Blue Torpedoes" uniform before her first game of the season.

Bailey showing off her trophy.

Taking a break on the bench.

Showing off her beautiful smile.

You'll notice in a few of the photos that, like her Daddy, she uses her tongue for concentration. Haha!

Such focus. :)

Ready to back up her teammate.

Bay and Emma on the field.

I had to add this one. Presley found Bay's shoes and shingaurds on the floor. She tried them on but she wasn't quite sure what to do with the shingaurds!

One Crazy Month

Whew! This has been one crazy month! Besides all of the birthdays that we celebrate in October, here are a few of the other things that have kept us busy....
Bailey's soccer season is coming to a close. We have practice on Thursdays and games on Saturdays. She's so adorable out there and she's even scored a few goals!! She really loves defense though. She can be pretty aggressive when she wants to be. :)
The babies love to go to Bay's game and cheer for their big sister! Bryan, of course, insists that we all wear our Bama gear due to the fact that Bama also plays on Saturdays. He allows Bay to wait until after her game to put on her Bama wear. :)
On Wednesdays we've been going to "tike's and trikes" at the skating rink. It is such a fun day for the kids. The skating rink is open only to the little ones and their mommies. They have a blast and we get to sit and actually have conversations with other grown-ups!

Jo, Ella and Seth have been going to "tike's and trikes" also. I had to include this pic of Jo and Seth freaking out over how fast the slide was in the kids play area. Look at how much Ella is enjoying their terror! Love it!

I had the pleasure of babysitting for Ella and Seth for the very first time!! I will admit it was a little crazy having 4 kids under 3 all to myself (Bry did come downstairs when the screams got too loud). But it was also fun. They have such a blast together. Especially Ella and Luke. They are buds. I do have a new respect for parents of multiples though. Getting lunch together was insane and nap time was close to impossible!

We went to Zoo Boo with Bre and fam. May I suggest not doing this on the last night?! There were sooooo many people there that we were hardly able to move around. It wasn't quite what we were expecting. The candy they gave out was not exactly what the kids were hoping for and the candy stations were spread out so far that you had to walk through crowds of people to get to the next one! Towards the end we figured out that the rides were free (surprisingly) and the kids had a blast on those. So the evening wasn't a total bust. We did have fun just hanging out together too. Next time I think we'll save the $90 something dollars and hang out together somewhere cheaper.
Oh, the week before this we went with Bre's fam to the Corn Maze. At night. With 4 adults and 7 children. Pretty smart huh? We did fine for a while and then we got lost. You want to see stress and desperation? Lock 4 adults in a maze with that many kids. (Did I mention it was dark?) We finally got smart and went back to the halfway point and got outta there!

Also this month I finally got up enough courage to get my hair cut. I used Locks of Love for motivation. I just kept telling myself "You are helping someone" over and over again. It was still quite traumatic when she put my hair in pigtails and just chopped it off in 2 slices!! I was able to donate close to 20 inches though so that does make me feel a lot better. And as Bailey keeps reminding me, it's only hair and it will grow back.

Here are my little trick or treaters! My kids LOVE Halloween! Bailey was Hannah Montana, Luke was a red Power Ranger and Presley was my little Tinkerbell. (Bry was Billy Ray Cyrus-mullet and all, and I was an 80's chick. I was suppose to be Wendy, to Presley's Tink, but once I got the costume on I asked Bry "Tell me the truth, do I just look like an old lady in a blue dress?" He looked at me and said "yeah, pretty much!" So 80's chick I was...) We hit our neighborhood first, then went to Jo's and then Bailey and I went to Bre's so that Bay could hit a few houses with Aussie. Presley cracked us up! At every house she would say "trick or treat, let my in!" She actually walked right into one house and Bry had to go get her out. When she didn't think she was given enough candy she would stay there with her bag out and say "MORE"! They all had a blast and were exhausted when we got home.

I love October but I am so glad that it is over! I'm pooped!!!

My 3 little pumpkins

Every year since Bailey has been born we try to decorate a pumpkin for her. Normally, Bry ends up doing most of it because of the whole knife safety issue. So last year we used markers and drew faces on our pumpkins.

Well, this year I found some really cute alternatives to pumpkin carving and because you aren't cutting into them they last a lot longer and stink a lot less. The major plus though was that the kids really got to participate in making their own jack-o-lantern. They were so excited!! And they turned out really cute. Bay wanted me to show them off on my blog so here they are, my 3 little pumpkins and their jack-o-lanterns. :) Enjoy!

Bend it like Brando!

Yesterday I had the privilege of watching my nephew, Brandon aka Brando, play soccer. This is his first year to play and he is so excited about it. I have been hearing about what a good job he is doing so I was very happy that I was able to go watch. Before the game I asked him if he would score a goal for me and he said "Mmm... Yeah. I think I'll score four. " :) Well, sure enough, he kept his word! The kid is hilarious and apparently he is also talented. I had so much fun watching him run around the field and give us thumbs up whenever he did something he thought was awesome. :) I am so proud of this little guy!! Way to go Brando!!

I got all four goals on video if you would like to see a future soccer star in the making...

(Oh, and keep scrolling for a little bit of cuteness involving Cameron and Carson.)

Goal #1

Goal #2

Goal #3

Goal #4

I had to show off some extremely adorable pics I got of the fat boys in their Halloween costumes. They are just too adorable for words!! I always say "I could just eat them up!" but in these costumes it really was hard not to do just that!

Over the Hill

Well, it's hard to believe but I am actually married to a 40 year old! 40! Fourty!! Forty?!?! Wow! That is insane! That is older than either of my parents age when I got married!!

Well, in all honesty it really doesn't seem that old to me anymore. But I do remember a time, not that long ago, when I thought of people who were 40 as grandparents. My Grandmother was a grandmother when she was 40. Of course, the fact that she started having kids in her mid-teens contributed to that fact, but still.

O.k., I'm getting off track. I intended to get on here really quick and talk about my wonderful hubby and tell him Happy Birthday but it just hit me... 40! :)

Anyway, Happy Birthday Babe.

You may be officially "over the hill" but you are still the man who makes my heart skip a beat. (Granted that's with your driving skills, but still...)

You are still the man who brings a smile to my face.

(Usually when you do something goofy like tripping over a toy on the floor.)

The man who is my hero.

(No one can tame a toilet with a plunger like you.)

The man who is so considerate of me.

(Courtesy flushes, exhaust fan and lighting a match! So thoughtful!)

Still the man who I want to go to sleep next to at night and wake up with in the morning.

(No really, I mean that one just like it sounds.)

Happy Birthday Babe. You may be and old man. But you are MY old man!! :)

I would also like to send Happy Birthday thoughts to my beautiful, talented, sweet, precious friend Liz! I hope all of your wishes come true!!

And to my "adopted" father-in-law Pops! Happy, Happy Birthday to you!!

Fall Break

The day after Bry's big party we packed up and went to Nashville for Fall break. Bailey rode with Gabby and we met up once we got to Nashville so that Bay and Haley could get in our car. Haley spent the first night of our vacation with us. Bay LOVED that.

Anyway, the first night we went to the Rainforest Cafe. The kids loved the fish and all of the animals at the restaurant. I thought they might get scared when the "thunder" started but they did great.

The next day we went to the Adventure Science Museum. We've been there before but the babies were really small so it was a totally new experience for them. Bay loved it just as much as the first time we went. It is probably the best Children's museum that we've been to. After that we went to the Opry Mills mall and shopped for a while and ate way too much! We love that mall. The kids rode the carousel several times and we watched the stingrays at the Aquarium. Gabby invited us over for dinner that night. It was fun getting to hang out with her and her fam. We don't get to do that enough! Bay was sad to say goodbye to Haley so Bry took her swimming when we got back to the hotel. We went swimming every night we were there but that night it was just her and Daddy (which she loved!)

(Luke and Haley playing wheelchair basketball at the science museum.)

(Presley playing the giant piano.)

(Luke loved the huge slide. So did I.)

(Haley being silly at the dinosaur exhibit.)

(Bay at the Space exhibit. She got to see what it was like to be weightless like an astronaut.)

The next day we took a lunch cruise on the General Jackson Riverboat. We had seats right in front of the stage. First they served us a yummy lunch and delicious dessert and then we got to watch a performance by the Peking Acrobats. They were awesome. The kids were in awe of the whole show! We spent the rest of the afternoon shopping and swimming and yes, eating!

(Beautiful Bay on the General Jackson.)

(Me and my sweet Luke on the outer deck waiting for lunch to start.)

(Bry and his girls.)

(The Peking Acrobats. They were so awesome!)
It was a really great trip. Actually quite calm for us. Well, unless you count when Presley got her big head stuck in the gate around the carousel at the mall...