Pumpkin Patch, Tailgating, & Fall Festivals!

October was a busy month for us! We took the kids to the pumpkin patch in Lafayette, AL, and She She and Josh decided to come with us. Luckily it wasn't as hot as it was last year, and they had a great time!

Lollie and Poppy came up for the Auburn/Ole Miss game and took Ellie to the game. She had a blast as usual! And we also had some very fun guests at our tailgate, the Henigs! Greer was super excited to see his little friend, Mary Clark. We decided it would be best to dress him in his little tiger outfit that Poppy gave him since it was really cold out! The hat is the cutest part, but the boy won't have anything to do with anything on his head!

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We also got to see Jimmy & Claire who we haven't seen in sooo long!

I don't think she was quite so sure of the little tiger, but he wouldn't leave her alone!

Excited that we had chicken fingers at the tailgate again!

And...we also got to go to a fun Fall Festival in Opelika the week before Halloween. Guess who was there...Aubie! G had nothing to do with him, but E was all about it as usual...

Again, the hat is the cutest part of his costume, but he would have absolutely nothing to do with it!

Playing catch up with the blog...more posts to come!

Thursdays

Thursdays around here are special. Every Thursday afternoon She She comes to pick one of the kids up, takes them home, and they get to spend the night with her and Uncle Josh. They get great quality, one-on-one time with their aunt and uncle, while the other one is getting great quality, one-on-one time with us! Greer had his turn a couple of weeks ago so Ellie stayed home with us, and we did lots of special things. We headed out to get some accessories for her Halloween costume, went to Louie's for dinner (this is what she ALWAYS picks), and then made Halloween cupcakes!

The kids (and us since it gives us a break) look forward to our special Thursdays every week and appreciate She She & Josh for all that they do to help us around here!

Stone Mountain

A few weekends ago, Daddy & Poppy were both out of town so Lollie decided we ought to take a trip. We decided to venture over to Stone Mountain, GA.

The trip got off to a very rocky start, but we ended up making the best of it, and these two had a blast! Just a quick recap...G came down with a low-grade fever on the Wednesday before but didn't have any other symptoms of anything being wrong. Well, while E was spending Thursday night with She She & Josh, she woke up with a fever in the middle of the night. Mom and I discussed our options and decided to push on to GA because we were going to have a very disappointed 3 year old if we didn't. Let's just say that by 1:00 a.m. Friday night Mom and I were both regretting our decision as we were cleaning up vomit from one of our beds in our hotel room and then again at 3:00 a.m. when we awoke to E telling us she had tee teed in the bed! After a very long night and a dose or two of Motrin, we all were up and out on Saturday morning!

The pictures speak for themselves. We had a great weekend, and by Sunday we were all totally exhausted!

18 Months

 It just can't be! 1.5 years old!  This sweet thing is not a baby any more and is definitely turning into a little boy right before our very eyes.

Look how grown he is! 

And this pretty much sums him up lately...cars, trucks, airplanes, tractors, in hand at ALL times!  He is definitely a true boy.

Greer, you are one amazing little guy, and we all love you soooo much.  You are soon going to be our "middle child," but don't worry, Mama will make sure to see to it that you are always amazingly special!  Now that you have hit 18 months, your vocabulary has really blossomed.  You amaze me with things that you know and understand.  When I actually take the time to sit down with you and read a book and ask you where things are on the page, you point to them!  You are repeating a lot of what we say now and know several words on your own.  You call Ellie "Sissy," and I don't even know if you know her real name, and you walk around the house saying "Mama" all day long.  You want to know where I am and what I am doing at all times.  You are enjoying school for the most part.  You still break Mama's heart with the poked-out lip each day that I drop you off, but I know that you are fine right after I leave.  You have started "fighting back" with your sister and taking up for yourself these days!  You still sleep every night with your Little Giraffe blankie (just like Sissy) and paci.  You are still such a cuddler, and we all love that!  And you just have the sweetest little personality that makes me want to eat you up!  We all love and adore you so much!!  Happy 18 months to our Geer Beer!

Weekend at the Cabin

Since Daddy was away for the weekend on a guy's trip, we decided to head down south for the weekend. She She rode with us (oh how we love having her in the same town), and we spent Friday night at Lollie & Poppy's and Saturday night at Poppy's cabin. When we pulled up on Friday afternoon, there was a VERY special surprise waiting on Ellie and Greer...

A John Deere Gator!!! Poppy insisted they have one for the cabin, and Ellie was ecstatic!

I was a little surprised that it took her a few tries before she would actually push the gas pedal and make it go. Once she did, she was nonstop and wanted Greer to ride with her every time. What a fun surprise for me too! It felt like an early Christmas for all of us!

We did a lot of relaxing which was much needed. We also roasted a few gigantic, pumpkin marshmellows...

 And celebrated She She's 26th birthday!!!

 Took sink baths...

 Played with our trucks in the gravel. What 17 month old wouldn't love all of these rocks???

 Played on the new rope swing...

 And before we knew it, the weekend was over and back to reality for us all. Poppy has made a few improvements to his cabin over the last several months, and in just a few weeks there will actually be real power and not a generator!!!! Yahoooo!!! We are so excited and will be spending our Thanksgiving there this year.

 In other news...this sweet baby boy in my tummy officially has a name...

Sims Booker Prewett

We will call him "Sims." I can't believe how close we are getting to his arrival. Ellie refers to him as "my baby" and cannot wait to meet him!

Girls Weekend

Last weekend 10 of my ADPi girlfriends from college took a trip down to Seaside, and we had a blast! It was so nice to just get away for a long, relaxing weekend.

I was the only preggers one there, but that didn't stop me from having a great time!

We got some good beach time in. The beach was actually gorgeous...the prettiest I have seen it in a long time. Can't wait for next year girls! Love y'all to pieces!

Spirit Day!

Guess who came to Ellie & Greer's school today?????

That's right...Aubie and the AU cheerleaders! Ellie has been waiting for this day and asking me every day on her way to school, "Mama, is Aubie going to be at my school today?" Well, he finally came, and she loved every minute of it.
Ellie and her friend Reese (for my ADPi girls...this is Stacey Hammonds Pelham's little girl...so cute and see the resemblance?!).

They played the fight song and did several cheers. It was so fun even for the Mama's!

The kids loved it!

Ellie's little class...

I mean, who wouldn't love living here with all of this? One of her art projects they sent home today was a watercolor painting of an AU. L.O.V.E. I.T. I didn't stay long enough to see Aubie visiting Greer's class, but as I imagined, the teachers said it didn't go over very well with the little ones!