We joined the Westbrooks for their annual pumpkin carving party this year and had an absolutely fabulous time. Amy and Adam are excellent hosts and I always love to go to their house to celebrate. Emily had been looking forward to this party for weeks...

Emily has been saying for months that she wanted to be a polar bear for Halloween. An odd request compounded by the fact that stores don't make polar bear costumes for children her size. So, I visited Hobby Lobby and came away with a pattern and three...

Today we made our annual trek with friends to Yatesville, home of the Chitlin' Hoedown. An entire day spent eating roadside barbecue and Maw Maw's fried pies (fortunately still in operation after her death last summer), scarfing down boiled peanuts,...

While I went to church to fill in for the sick pianist, Donald and Emily stayed at home and had Daddy-Daughter day. When I left, they were water painting at the kitchen table. I came home to find lots of new pieces of artwork on display. What better...

While Donald helped the GYSTC by selling tickets at the Coweta Fair this weekend, I took both girls to the Fair to see the sights. We had an excellent time trying out all of the different rides, eating some divine corndogs, and petting lots of animals...