Our Adventure called Life

Rise-n-Shine The most beautiful time of the year is upon us and we are fully emerged in pumpkins, costumes, and brightly colored leaves.  We kicked off our October by joining our friends in the Smile Mile, a walk to benefit down syndrome.  It was a cold and beautiful morning and our babes enjoyed being out and about in the crowd. Mmmmm.....pumpkin donuts The fall festival came to town and the kids got to experience the variety of foods that can be eaten from a stick.  I'm not a fan of the evening crowd so we ventured during the day and met Nana for lunch.  Despite eating our weight in fried foods at the festival, we made a pit stop at Donut Bank afterwards for iced coffee and pumpkin spice donut holes. Spoooooky There's been a couple nice and sunny days that have allowed us to play outside and soak up a few extra rays of sun before the looming fall air blows in.  I've been able to complete some outdoor crafts and arrange the 50+ pumpkins and gourds we have be

On the Road! The end of summer brought one last summer fling to the Fish4.  We loaded up the car and drove 7 hours south to Hot Springs, Arkansas.  The trip served 2 purposes, we met up with 2 guys that Scott went to school with (and their families) and it was also 1 of 3 states that I needed to complete my adventures in all 50 states. Home sweet home The kids have road tripped a handful of times, but that doesn't ease the fear of wondering how they will behave on this trip.  We packed a few movies, a few toys, lots of snacks, and off we sailed (drove) south.  The first 2 hours the kids entertained themselves by talking, playing and daydreaming out the window.  We saw numerous cotton fields, field fires and even a combine completely engulfed in flames. We stopped for lunch and told the kids if they napped we'd let them watch a movie when they woke up.  Happily, they took the bribe and by the time naps were over, we were roughly 2 hours away from our final destinati