Nine Years Ago.......

On November 12, 1999, a Friday night, Jason and I married. It was held at the Gatehouse in Baton Rouge. What a lovely wedding with our family and friends by our side. I remember the wedding as if it was yesterday! Happy Anniversary, Jason! I love you and wish you could be home to celebrate another year and toast to many more years to come.

More of Madeline's Art

I love to see these little innocent pictures. This is the latest critter to add to Madeline's portfolio. She drew this on the back of one of her workbook pages at school! A+++ Madeline!

Trick or Treating Tradition

Every Halloween, since Madeline was two years old, she has trick-or-treated with her dearest friend, Shaina. This year was no exception. It is funny to watch them develop into trick-or-treating pros. This year they had perfected the, "trick or treat," but required frequent reminders to say, "thank you." By the end of the night, they had this down. What a lovely pair, or should I say really scary pair!!!

Madeline the Good Witch

Madeline has always loved the Wizard of Oz, so this year she decided that she wanted to be Glinda the Good Witch. We couldn't find the exact crown, so she looks more like a princess.

Halloween Dance Party

Hanna Montana, Spider Witch, and Fairy

This Halloween Dance Party was at A Touch of Class. Madeline has been taking dancing lessons here for over a year now. She has made some wonderful friends, and she looks forward to going every Tuesday.

Pumpkin Carving

I have always loved Halloween since I was a little girl, and I am seeing the same enthusiasm as Madeline grows older. She was so excited when I asked her to go get her pumpkin that she had gotten at the pumpkin patch so that we could carve it. She had her own play knife, ladle, and spoons to clean the pumpkin. She is so proud of the finished product! We'll have more Halloween post throughout the week.






Getting Started

Finishing Touches

Meet Jack O. Lantern

It's Looking Like Fall Ya'll

We kicked off the season at Heather's Pumpkin Patch near Albany Wednesday. This was Madeline's first field trip at her new school. It's beautiful out on that farm, and there was a lot for the kids to do such as a petting zoo, pic nics, facepainting, choosing a pumpkin, and swinging to name a few. Unfortunately, my camera's batteries ran down, so I only got a picture of Madeline's class listening to Ms. Heather tell about growing pun'kins.




Last night Madeline and I went to the Fall Festival at Oak Forest. It was a lot of fun, and Madeline got to do everything from going fishing to participating in the cake walk. The highlight of the night is when she was the prize-lady while we were working her class's booth.