The month started off with my annual family girls trip to Gatlinburg. It was a wonderful weekend of catching up, eating, and shopping. Sometime early in the month we took the boys to a carnival at David's younger siblings' school. They enjoyed playing games, eating snow cones, and getting blue hair while we were there. David and I have enjoyed a wonderful season of Alabama football games. As always, we are so greatful to my mom for coming to spend time with the boys so we can enjoy that time. One of the weekends that Gigi was in we visited the pumpkin patch. That is always a family favorite!! Last year the boys picked very small pumpkins and I didn't get one in order to help carry them so this year I opted to get my own thinking surely they could carry the ones they picked. Not quite. Mom got the boys some corn while David and I carried FIVE nice sized pumpkins to the car. Needless to say, David ended up carrying 4 out of 5 because I'm a bit of a wimp!!! We also took a family trip to Gatlinburg with David's family. It was a short, but fun weekend. The boys really enjoyed the picnic at the Chimneys where they climbed on the rocks by the river. I was so lucky they didn't get wet because I had packed very poorly and had NO extra clothes. Sometimes I'm not very good at planning for what all a boy can get into. But they did good and stayed dry!! Lastly, we celebrated Halloween. The boys didn't hang very long during trick-or-treating. Fine by me!! They were so cute the next morning "making trades" with their loot!
That about does it for October at a glance. I promise I'll try to do better during the coming months. However, I am having orthoscopic jaw surgery next week and I'm not sure how that will affect me. Keep my appetite and energy level in your prayers. I won't be able to chew for six weeks. That takes me through the holidays up to New Years Day. Thanks in advance for those prayers. I'll keep you posted on my recovery. Love to you all!!
