Trip to the Fire Station





Madison's class took a fieldtrip to the firestation and Shawn and Logan walked to the station to meet them. Madison's class walked from the school to the fire station with the help of a couple of policemen to cross the main road. The kids thought it was great that the police stopped their car in the middle of the road with the lights on to stop traffic so they could cross.

Logan loved the BIG truck!!

Halloween Season is Here!

We have had a great couple of very busy weeks.

Mom, Lynn, David, Ally, Andy and Matthew came to visit during their fall break. We had a wonderful visit as we showed them our temporary new home in New Jersey. We made trip to New York City on Monday and enjoyed the sites of the city (including American Girl, M&M Store, and the NBA Store). Madison and I provided our tourguide services to them for Monday and only managed to get lost once in the city (not bad for tour guides from the South). Tuesday, they ventured to the Statue of Liberty on their own, while I worked and Madison went to school.





Madison's Halloween Parade at school was on Friday and she was Hannah Montana without a wig (ie Miley Cyrus). All of the kids paraded around the parking lot while the parents all took pictures. We then went inside for cupcakes and juice and to make a craft project.

This past weekend, we went to a Pumpkin Carving Party and had a great time. I am not sure Madison did much but say YUCK!. We have a great carved pumpkin to share with the neighbors this week on Halloweeen.




Monday was trick-or-treating at the PwC offices. All of the children of the National Office employees came for a Halloween party and trick-or-treating. Logan enjoyed the lollipop he had, but he wore most of it on his Lion costume. Madison decided she did not want to wear her Hannah Montana wig, so she was a cheerleader for the party complete with silver pompoms.

When we got home from the party, we had four-legged guests in our yard. Three deer decided to visit us for the evening and the kids thought that was great. Logan thinks they are dogs, but he enjoyed it anyway. The first thing Madison wanted to do when she saw them was call Uncle Wesley and tell him all about them.




Pumpkin Picking!!

This weekend was the first fall weekend we have had since being in New Jersey. Therefore, we decided to go pumpkin picking at a family owned farm in the area. Someone recommended Alstede Farms because it has lots of things for kids to do.




Madison really enjoyed picking out her pumpkin but had a difficult time deciding which of the thousands she really wanted. She also decided that Logan needed a little pumpkin of his own, so we got one of those too.




They were right, Madison and Logan enjoyed climbing on the very large haystack, taking a hayride, picking pumpkins, and seeing the goats and pigs. Madison also went on a pony ride. Shawn and I enjoyed the farmer's market at the farm, where we found wonderful homemade pies. We decided to take home an apple pie to try. It was absolutely wonderful, but Shawn still says Aunt Nancy's apple pie is the best. We brought home our pumpkins and then decorated the house for Halloween on Sunday.

It was perfect family outing on a gorgeous fall day!!

UT Football and Baseball Weekend

We had a great time in Knoxville this weekend visiting with everyone and taking in the UT Football Game and the UT Baseball Scrimage.




Madison had a great time tailgating with Emma and Tyler.



The train ride was enjoyed by everyone. Even in 90 degrees, the kids wanted to sit inside.



Logan and Mimi ready for church.