GO AUBURN!

Yes, I know this may not be the best season that Auburn has ever had, but we are still pulling for them. Brady is ready to root them on to a victory tonight! Jason couldn't let football season go by without his baby boy having something Auburn to wear! I'm just glad it got cool enough for him to wear it before the season was over. Maybe he'll be their good luck charm tonight!!

Ha ha ha!

SUPER STAR STUDENT

Emma received her second STAR STUDENT award this week for filling her card! I'm not sure what all they get stickers for but this is something that is very important to her. She gives us an update quite often by letting us know how many rows she has filled, and how many more stars she needs. Once her card is full she gets this award, and also gets to go to the TREASURE CHEST! How fun! Emma is doing great in school! We are so thankful for Mrs. Barclift. She has been wonderful for Emma and she makes learning so much fun!!!

CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP

Several of my "blogger friends" are posting recipes to their blogs right now, so I thought I would join in the fun!!! I thought it was appropriate to post this recipe today because; 1. it is perfect soup weather outside, and 2. I am cooking it tonight for dinner so I have the recipe out!! Lisa Spence brought this wonderful soup to us when we came home from having Brady! My entire family LOVES it! If you are a soup lover, you should give it a try! Hope you enjoy!

Chicken Noodle Soup

1 Whole Chicken or several chicken breasts

12 oz can pet milk

2 cans broccoli cheese soup

1 stick butter

onion

1 Package wide egg noodles

salt and pepper

Boil chicken with salt and onion.

(I put chicken breasts in crock pot, cover with canned broth or water, onion, salt and pepper, and cook until tender).

Debone the chicken (or shred if using breasts), straining and reserving broth.

Put broth in stock pot, add chicken, 12 oz. pet milk, 2 cans broccoli cheese soup, a stick of butter, salt and pepper.

Add more water.

Bring to a boil, add one package of wide egg noodles and simmer until noodles are done.

6 MONTH UPDATE

Brady is now a little over 6 months old! At his check-up, he weighed 18lbs. and 13 oz. and was 29 in. long! Yes, he is a big boy!!! As a matter of fact, they said he is the size of the average

10 1/2 month old!! He is growing and changing so much! He is just about to master sitting up by himself and he loves to walk in the walker! This little fellow is such a blessing to our family!

Emma absolutely adores him and he delights at the sight of her! Life doesn't get any better than this!!

Jason and I went with our dear friends Jason and Angela Faulkner this past weekend to Huntsville for a night out with no children! We enjoyed a FABULOUS dinner at Micato Japanese Steakhouse and then we watched the movie Fireproof.
This is a WONDERFUL movie! We were all in tears! It is so touching! I highly recommend all married couples see this movie!

PUMPKIN CARVING

After our trip to the pumpkin patch, Emma couldn't wait to get home for her daddy to carve our pumpkins! She had to get them carved that night! So, after dinner, we enjoyed carving pumpkins together! She helped by drawing the faces so Jason could cut them out. She also scooped most of the yucky stuff out of the pumpkins! We have been lighting them up at night for a week now, and I think we will probably be carving pumpkins again before Halloween. These are just about to collapse!

EMMA'S 1ST FIELD TRIP

Emma and I have now been on our first "real school" field trip! Last week, half of the kindergarten classes ventured over to Tate Farms Pumpkin Patch! It was WONDERFUL! It was a cool and rainy day, but we didn't let that stop us from enjoying our trip. The kids (and parents) had a great time!! This place had so much for the kids to do! We were all absolutely exhausted at the end of the day! Emma is in a great class this year! The kids all behaved so well!

HOMECOMING 2008

Even though "mini-me's" have been quite a disappointment to me, Emma is having a blast! They were in the Homecoming parade and Emma was thrilled to get to ride in the back of a truck on the main road. She was concerned about it at first, but once we reassured her that it was ok, and even what they wanted you to do, she was fine with it! The week ended with the ballgame on Friday night! Emma's little corsage was too cute! I didn't even know they made them that small!

PRECIOUS LITTLE ONE!

I love taking pictures, so there are many days that I just play around with Brady and the camera! I think sometimes I get some really good shots. It helps so much that he is happy and cooperative! I love this little man!
The orange nose is because he will only eat the orange vegetable baby foods, so I guess he'll just have to have an orange tint to him for a while!