Happy Birthday, Pop!

Happy Birthday, Pop! September 30th is Eric's dad's birthday. We went down the day before to help him and his wife, Scarlet, celebrate. She made yummy lasagna and strawberry cake. Luke always has the best time. He started asking us 5 days before, "Is it almost time to go to Pop's house?" He loves fishing in the pond, playing with their dogs Zoey and Newt, riding in the golf cart and hanging out in the wildlife room. Notice how Luke is soaking in all of Pop's words-they had a little bonding time hanging out on the back deck. Happy Birthday, Pop!

Riding Bikes at the Park

Ty and Harlan have their own bikes at our house. One day after school, we rode (actually they rode and I drove along beside them-I'm such a freak I won't let them go by themselves...maybe when they are teenagers). Anyway-I took a book to read, but ended up reading the same paragraph maybe thirteen times before abandoning it to push them in the swings and tried my best to keep them out of the ditch. Kinda hard when they kept finding frogs to chase. I know these are the kind of days I will miss when they are too cool for Aunt Amy.

Luke tried his best to keep up with the big boys. Not the easiest to do with the dadgum training wheels. We have GOT to teach him to ride without those. Now that it's only 80 degrees instead of 115 I guess we can. We all had fun anyway.

Luke's First Limo Ride!

Due to all my hard work selling items for Luke's fundraiser, he won a limo ride to Cici's Pizza. When I excitedly told him, "Luke, you get to ride in a limo!" he said, "Cool! Uh...Mom, what's a limo?"

While we were there Luke had 4 pieces of pizza, 3 slices of cinnamon dessert pizza and 2 cokes! He's never eaten so much in his entire life. He's a growing boy!

3rd Annual Girls' Getaway with LaDonna

LaDonna and I took our third weekend trip September 6-8. We went to downtown Hot Springs, did some shopping and ate lunch at an Italian place. We stayed at a really cool Bed & Breakfast on Lake Hamilton called Lookout Point Inn. They had hammocks right on the water, a labyrinth and yummy food. Before we left Hot Springs we visited one of the 2007 Southern Living Idea Homes. It was very fancy and neat to look at. We also took in a part of Garvin Woodland Gardens. It's a botanical garden that would be very fun to visit when it's not 100 degrees outside. Overall, we had a great time of relaxation, laughter, fun and a retreat for the soul. I'm very blessed to have such a friend as LaDonna.

Hedge of Protection

On Wednesday, September 5th, Luke and I were involved in a car wreck. We got hit from behind on a rainy morning by a girl with no car insurance. Later, Luke was telling someone about the wreck and he said,
"Mama and I were on our way to school. Mama had just prayed for our day and that I would be safe at school. She prayed for a hedge of protection to be put around me. Right after that, that lady's car hit our car and pushed us all the way into the other lane. Her car was destroyed and our car only had a few little scratches. Now THAT's what I call a hedge of protection!"

Out of the mouths of babes. We give all the honor and glory to the Lord for keeping us safe in what could have been a terrible accident.

Labor Day

For Labor Day this year we went to my Uncle Roger and Aunt Robin's house. We ate lunch and the kids always love swimming at Uncle Roger's! This was our last swim of the year. Only 9 more months and Wild River Country will open...

Meet Tulip!

Meet our replacement guinea pig-Tulip! She is so tiny. Luke has nicknamed her "Tu-Tu". She looks like a hampster and her hair feels like a little bunny. We are really enjoying them a lot (except for Eric-ha!). All except cleaning the cage...