Adieu Part 2

6. The dogs got some much needed hair cuts. Here are some before and after pictures.

Before:

The red and blue jerseys were their Halloween costumes. Lily was a soccer player and Cleo was a football player.

After:

7. Steve's parents came out for a visit right before Thanksgiving. It was great to see them!!! We were sad to see them go....

Helping Grandpa read the directions.

But I want to play too!

Lily pretty much hates that hood!

But she LOVES her Grammy!

8. The brakes were going bad on my car, so my dad fixed them. Thank God for a dad like him! He always takes care of me!

9. Thanksgiving was great! Went bowling with my mom's side of the family like always. Sadly, Stephen was unable to go, because he had to work the next day...That sermon he had to preach on Sunday was also just over the horizon (he did amazing, by the way!)

Hallelujah!

My cousin Brittany and I. Also a good shot of my argyles and killer bowling shoes that Stephen got me last year for Christmas.

The 112 is me. I think it's the best score I've ever gotten!

10. The women of the family went shopping the day after Thanksgiving. Amber, Kayla and I stayed up all night. The stores opened at 4 am! It was crazy! No sleep makes for some pretty loopy pictures..

That's KINDA better! Amber looks a little high!

11. Amber and I went to the Dave Barnes/Matt Wertz concert for a sister's night. Too much fun! Dave Barnes rocks my socks!

Sisters.

I hope that helps you all feel sufficiently updated on our lives! :) Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! For the ones we didn't get to see, we miss you terribly!

A fun family pic for the road...

And Without Further Adieu...

I know this post comes much much overdue, but we have been busy bees. I'll try to give you the condensed version of everything we've been doing without leaving TOO much out.

1. We took the youth group up to Mount Vernon for Sonfest. It was lots-o-fun! An added bonus: my sister was also in attendance!

2. Stephen traded in his truck for a BRAND NEW Jeep Patriot! He was very sad to see his old friend go... The Jeep is very pretty though!

3. My sister, my mom and I went to the pumpkin farm with my Aunt Tiff and her two precious little girls, Lexi and Vanessa.

Hayride!

That pumpkin was sooo heavy! Tiff wanted it, because it had the perfect stem.

Amber volunteered to help carry the massive pumpkin and promptly broke the perfect handle.

Tiff was obviously very unhappy about that!

Pumpkin Outhouse.Two sets of sisters.

4. We went to a Halloween party. Larry the Cable Guy and a pirate!

5. My sister moved into a new condo! There are so many good pics from this, but I'll just give you my three favorite:

It's a Bryt Lamp!

I don't even have words for this one! HAHA

TADA! The proud new renter!

I'm going to do this in two posts, because I have too many pictures to add and this is becoming the longest post ever.... Stay tuned for a few minutes...