A Little Rain, A Big Win

Saturday we headed east to see the Vols kick off their season. We have season tickets again this year and I think these may be the best season ticket seats we've had so far.

It was super hot when we first got there. So hot that we actually saw several people need an ambulance due to heat exhaustion. But, right after we got settled into our seats we noticed that the sky was looking pretty spooky. The wind was picking up and the temperature dropped about 15 degrees.Then they evacuated the lower tier of the stadium and we ran for cover. The man that was standing in front of me (and shielding me from the sideways sheets of rain!) said that he has had his seats for 16 years and he's never been asked to leave his seat due to weather before!

The rain and lightening caused about an hour and a half delay. They were showing the radar on the jumbotron.

But after the delay, it was football time in Tennessee!

The Vols ended up beating Montana by around 30 points, I can't remember exactly and I could look it up, but it's really not that important :) We look forward to more weekend road trips to Knoxville this fall!

Picture Day and Puffy Collar

Today was picture day at the kiddos' school. Of course, I had to take a few pictures of my own :)

Including pictures of our pitiful puppy in his puffy collar! He had a little surgery on Friday (we're doing our part to control the pet population :) and he will not leave his incision alone. We had to put a big puffy collar on him to wear this week so that he can't get at it. He still looks super cute, though!

T-Man Turns Two

Last weekend we made another quick road trip up to Ohio to celebrate my nephew's 2nd birthday. When we got there Friday night, the kids were already asleep, so when T woke up on his birthday we were all there to sing to him!

Here he is blowing out the candle on his birthday breakfast.That afternoon we celebrated his birthday train style at Entertrainment Junction.

After blowing out his candles, he decided to just lean in and take a bite :) Isn't that an adorable cake?

As part of the party, we got to take a backstage tour of all the model trains. It was really cool.

Later that night I did a little photo shoot with AP and my niece in their matching back-to-school dresses. My niece is starting preschool next week!

This one is my absolute favorite.
My niece lasted the longest Saturday night so she was still up when we were icing cupcakes for the family party the next day. She was a lot of help :)Happy Birthday T! We enjoyed spending it with you!

I Can See Clearly Now

I took these pictures on Wednesday afternoon. Really, it could have been any afternoon because this is what you'll find these two doing. But, Wednesday was a little different. Can you tell?

How about now?
Now that's better! C has glasses! These are his rec specs for sports, but he'll have regular everyday glasses, too, they just haven't come in yet.
We had no idea that he had problems seeing. He has never complained or squinted and his teachers never mentioned any problems at school. But, when we went for his annual well visit a few weeks ago, he failed the eye exam. As in the second line on the chart is where he stopped reading. That won us a referral to an opthamologist who we saw last week and who confirmed that he is near-sighted. He pretty much will need to wear his glasses all the time.
The good news is he is super cute in them!

And while those two were out playing in the yard, look who was longingly peeking out the window :)
while AP was trying to take a cat nap...or should I say dog nap :)

Sunday Afternoon Stroll

We have been loving this slightly cooler than normal August weather! Even AP, my flip flop tank top girl, said she wished it would stay just like this forever.

Sunday afternoon we all set out on an afternoon hike.

AP got this doggy stroller for her birthday when she got her puppy, but it's our 11 year old dachshund that enjoys hitching a ride :)

Note the sign...

and the snake!

The dogs were worn out and pretty much put the brakes on about a half mile from our car. We ended up with one in the stroller and the other being carried!Later that afternoon we had a church wide potluck to kick off small groups. The kiddos ran, swang, and played some more. Needless to say, they crashed that night!
Now we are slowly getting back into our new school year routine. AP finally starts going full time tomorrow!