Fall Festival 1K

Andrew ran his first 1K today and I am so proud!

He has been looking forward to this for weeks &

seriously is my little runner in the family!

after the race, I told Andrew we would go where ever he wanted for breakfast - he chose chick-fil-a  

I was entertained the entire time! LOL

Love my babies!!

XOXO

Halloween Party

the church had the best halloween party ever

games, haunted house, candy and friends.

i loved all of the creative costumes and andrew's giggles from seeing his friends all dressed up!

This boy has a gazillion friends, all with the same

amount of energy as him

These 3 are trouble!

 my cute lil hulk - he loves this mohawk

if only he could talk his daddy into letting him have this hairstyle! wink wink

He HAD to have his picture taken with the creepy clown - he knows I am terrified of them!

♥  Mario Bros

Tonight we are carving pumpkins and watching scary

movies... I love HALLOWEEN!

It's Fall Y'all

This is my FAVORITE time of year!

the weather is finally getting a little cooler and the colors... they are a'changing.

The only problem with fall - it goes by too quickly.

Andrew didn't have school today so I worked from home.

It wasn't much fun for him because he had to be quite and tiptoe around the house.  By lunch time I could tell he had been good long enough and was ready to get outside and play. So, I treated him with a trip to the park.

oh how i wish I could spend every lunch break playing with him at the park!!

 

  notice all the stickers on his hands?

I gave him one every time he was good - by the end of the day, he was covered in them!

 ♥  all the beautiful colors

He could spend hours throwing

 leaves in the wind. it really is the small things in life.

Happy Friday!

XOXO

Canstruction Challenge

I participated in the canstruction challenge at work - it's 
such a fun and creative way to fight hunger.
Canstruction is building sculptures out of
canned goods.  Each team collects items
to build their sculpture. At the end of the event,
 all of the proceeds are donated to local food banks.
This is a fun challenge you can do at work,
school or church!

Here are some of my favorites:

We collected 7,459 items for local charities in a
little over a week - AMAZING!

xoxo

Sausalito

A wonderful quaint little community with a picturesque view of the city across the bay. I fell in love with this place.
If I ever get the opportunity to live here... I would not pass it up. However, I would need to make a lot of money because it's a very expensive place to live. The people here are friendly and laid back. None of the local
businesses open until 11ish. {yes, the sign said "ish"} I could live with that!

silhouette of the city

The week we visited was very foggy. I was a little

bummed but according to the locals, it stays foggy most of the time.

I walked a lot - snapping random pictures, trying

to capture all it's beauty!

The fog rolling into the city

Golden Gate Bridge ♥

It was quite a hike to get here, under the bridge. I should have rented a bike like everyone else but I am too clumsy to ride a bike down those hills!  This was the highlight of the trip for me - seeing this beautiful landmark.

XOXO

Muir Woods

Beautiful and exceeded our expectations.

We were emerged in the land of tall/huge trees, which my

husband- the forestor enjoyed. He was in his element. In fact, he could have spent days hiking through these woods.

Like larger than life trees, our epic California trip continues... however I have to finish editing pictures first.

San Francisco

I spent a week in beautiful California with my

favorite person in the whole world - Jeremy!!

It has ALWAYS been a dream of mine to 

travel to California and I instantly fell in love with this place. It was amazingly beautiful! I will be going back, over the years and taking the children.

Jeremy made our trip extra special, he upgraded our rental to a red 2012 camaro so we could cruise around town and across the Golden Gate Bridge in style. 

I was one happy girl & couldn't stop smiling!

The first day, I was on my own so I ventured

out and rode the ferry to San Francisco. 

it still amazes me how cold it was, I was expecting warm temperatutes.  It was much colder than Arkansas.

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♥ this view of the city

I was able to capture these beautiful pictures of the city while riding the Ferry from Sausalito

Love this art work - Skygate by Roger Barr
San Francisco’s first piece of public art financed by a corporation



All the fruit in CA was delicious - I ate my first fig and it was yummy!

 

If you are ever in SF, then you must experience Fishermans Wharf. It's a fun, waterfront neighborhood with no shortage of sail boats, seagulls and fresh crab.

I stopped in Bistro Boudin to watch them bake sourdough bread - the heavenly smell of happiness drew me in the door! All this bread is baked daily.

Not only does it taste delicious, it looks beautiful! They make it into all different shapes and sizes - even different animals.

Lombard Street is the the crookedest {most winding}

street in the world. It was hard to find because you have to get off the main strip but after walking around for about 30 minutes and asking directions twice, I finally found it!