$1.79

That was the price for a gallon of gas when I filled up for this morning!! There's a new gas station by our house, and we think it's just a grand opening special, but we're taking full advantage! Lee and I both filled our cars up for under $80.00 this weekend. A little over a month ago, that's what it took to fill Lee's Tahoe up, sometimes more than that!! We are loving these new gas prices, hopefully they'll stay like this for a little while.

We took a quick trip up to Birmingham on Saturday to visit my grandparents. They were so excited to see Tripp and couldn't believe how much he's changed. He was all over the place and loved helping pick up pecans from their big pecan tree. I'm sure we'll do more of that in a couple weeks when we go back for Thanksgiving.


Playing "baaawl" with the dogs! He's so full of energy these days, he would play all night if he could. We're definitely having lots of fun around our house and loving every minute!

wedding pics from n.c.

Here are some pictures from the wedding Tripp was in this past weekend... Look how cute my little man looks!


Opening his ring bearer gift from Mary Peyton - a silver piggy bank with his initials and a ring bearer book!


With the bride-to-be!





Resting with Mommy before the wedding.


Doesn't she look gorgeous?!?! Her veil was worn by her grandmother, mother and aunt.


Check out her cake!! It was beautiful!

Thanks Claire for the pictures!

vote for a free starbucks!

Well that's not really the reason to go vote today, but you do get a free coffee when you go to Starbucks wearing your "I Voted" sticker! So this morning Lee and I stood in line for over an hour to cast our votes! We vote at the jr. high school that Lee attended for a short time, and it brought back some memories for him... As we stood in line, some students making their way to PE tried to convince the line of voters who to vote for by shouting out their choice. Apparently they are not up to code on election rules and campaigning at polling locations. It was nice to get in and vote this morning and not have to worry with even longer lines after work. Watching television has not been easy the past few weeks/months with all those political ads, they get worse and worse with each election. I am glad today has finally arrived!!


P.S. Someone told me at Starbucks that you can also get a free doughnut at Krispy Kreme. That would be a good treat for waiting in a long line tonight!!

roadtrip!

Tripp and I just returned from Raleigh, North Carolina yesterday. We traveled up to see Mary Peyton (my sorority sister) and Daniel get married. Guess who the cute little ring bearer was?!?!

We started our weekend a little early, way early to be exact. We pulled out of the driveway at 3:30 a.m. and headed north. It was early, but Tripp slept all the way to the South Carolina line. We stopped half way in Greenville and ate a good breakfast and he burned some energy playing.


We arrived in Raleigh about 1:30ish. It was a long drive, but not one fuss from Tripp. He did soooo good!! He got out of the car ready to play. He was pretty good all weekend. We stayed with 3 other friends. Bless them! I know it wasn't easy sharing space with Tripp, but it was great to hang out and catch up with everyone. I was so proud that he walked down the aisle with the other ring bearer. They were both so precious! We got up Sunday morning and made the long trek home. Tripp was so excited to see his daddy when we pulled up.

I hardly got to take any pictures, but I am hoping to get some to post. He was so cute in his outfit and Mary Peyton was a beautiful bride! It was great to be a part of her special day! Look for pictures to come!

Oh and we have no trick-or-treating pictures to share... Tripp didn't dress up this year since we had the wedding. It was good timing since he really can't eat candy and such. Well just wait until next year.

pumpkin patch fun!

So this weekend we went to the Pumpkin Patch at Dream Field Farms. We had the best time and they had so much to do!! Started off at the petting zoo, which Tripp liked looking at the animals, but did not want to touch them.

Then we went for a hayride to the get our pumpkin. As soon as we rounded the corner of the patch, Tripp gets all excited and points out and yells ball! Which I guess to him it was a field of orange balls.


As soon as we got off the wagon, off he went. He was on a mission to find his perfect pumpkin, only to find they weren't like his balls at home, they were heavy!


After a few attempts of trying to pick the big pumpkins up, we led him over to some that were his size.


After find the perfect pumpkin to take home, we rode the cow train, which was about 6 gallon drums turned on the side cut out so you could sit inside it pulled by a motorized mule.



Tripp loved the racing pigs and tried to go through the mini maze with Lee's help. I think his favorite thing besides picking his pumpkin was the giant inflatable slide.



We had so much fun that Tripp slept all the way home!

check it out...

How cute are these?!?! I was so excited to find this blog, http://rosemarygulledge.blogspot.com. First off, the appliques are all so cute, it was hard to narrow down to 3 (I only ordered 3 shirts, but not to worry I will be getting some more!). To make it even better, Rosemary is very nice to work with. I already had 2 pair of gingham pants that I was trying to match, and she matched the shirts perfectly! You can request any color or fabric type for any of the appliques. It still gets better, she has great prices and she gets them back to you in a timely manner!! You can take her any sort of shirt, bib, etc... She has several websites on her blog to order blank shirts. I ordered from http://www.jiffyshirts.com which jiffy they were (and very affordable). I ordered them Tuesday, and they were here Wednesday, no extra shipping rush fee! I can't wait to order some more shirts and get them to her! She has the cutest Christmas appliques and I love the boot! So go check out her blog!

So lately Tripp has been looking more and more like a little boy! Where has my baby gone?? He loves being outside and would play out there all day and night if we let him. Thank goodness the weather is so nice out! The past few days when I've picked him up from school, he's been on the playground and he doesn't even run over all excited to see me. I think he'd rather stay there and play...

Last week I had a work retreat, so he stayed with his Lolli and Pop (the Whatleys) where I am sure he was the center of attention at all times. But I have to say, the sweetest moment was when I got there and he ran across the backyard with this big grin and met me with the biggest hug! It almost made me cry it was so sweet. I know he got plenty of love while I was away, but it made me feel so good that he was so happy to see me!


Modeling his new pajamas. He hates blankets and covers, so I had to go get him some new winter pjs since its starting to get so cold at night. I am forbidden to turn the heat on until it reaches below freezing outside, so these work pretty well keeping him warm at night.

This weekend we are heading to the pumpkin patch at Dream Field Farms (where he'll be wearing his new cute scarecrow shirt) so next week I'll have some cute pictures to share... hopefully.

trip to the zoo

It was so nice last weekend that we decided it would be a great day to go to the Zoo! Tripp and his friend Price had fun seeing all the animals. While some were hiding and resting, we were able to see a lot of others. We saw giraffes, zebras, elephants, lions, monkeys, chimps, and so much more! We had a good lunch at the cafe and ended the trip with a ride on the train. Here are pictures... We can't wait to go back!

Look at the baby elephant!

Sweet friends!

Price and Tripp on the train