Happy Fall, Y'all!

It's probably no surprise that I love Fall.  The change in season means breaking out new clothes, trying out new crafts, and celebrating my birthday and my other favorite holidays.  This season is off to a good start!!!

It's tradition that we take the kids to the Halloween extravaganza at our zoo.  The kids have always loved it, but the zoo really kicked it up a notch this year and I feel like we got a better bang for our buck.  My little pumpkin and skeleton had a blast trick or treating, seeing their favorite celebrities (princesses), roasting smores, playing in some foam, and riding the spooky (or "smooky" as Piper says it) carousel.  And it was an added treat that Nana was here to go with us this year!

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Just pictures

Piper is at an age where she loves to pose for pictures and actually requests that I take pictures of her.  This was one of those moments, on the playground at our zoo. 

While at the zoo that day, we met up with our friends Georgea and Mikey.  These kids have so much fun together! 

Graham pretends to be Thor quite often.

Wednesdays are "Graham Days".  Piper is at preschool, so I have him all to myself.  We try to do something special each Wednesday, and this day we went to one of his favorite places, or the "wooden playground" as he calls it.

We spent a few days back home a couple weeks ago, and the weather was nice enough that we could take all the little cousins to the park to keep them from tearing apart Nana's house!

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Dollywood!

Nana and Gramps took Piper and Lyndie on their annual Dollywood trip together last week.  The girls had a blast!  The next day, I met Nana and Piper for another day of Dollywood fun.  Piper is surprisingly daring when it comes to rides like the little roller coasters, the swings, and the things that spin around a million times over, but she did NOT like the River Rampage.  Graham was surprisingly cautious and did not want to ride anything that was fast or spinning.  All in all, we had a great time!

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Semi-recent pictures

There's no way I can get totally caught up from a year ago, so I'm just going to pick up right where we are!  Here are some random cute pictures of the kids.

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A new school year

The kids are enjoying another year at the same preschool just outside our neighborhood.  Graham attends Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Piper goes Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week.  We love all their teachers.  Piper amazes us with what she is learning, especially the Bible verses she is required to memorize.  Here are a few pictures of their first day.

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We're back!

How else should I welcome myself back to my own blog other than sharing what Josh and I have been up to lately!  This summer we had the chance to take a trip to England and Scotland for 8 days (including travel).  It was an amazing experience!  I took a million pictures and made this photo book.  Hopefully you can get a small taste of our trip by looking at it!

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