I took the little kids hiking at Camels Back Park. They loved it Gracie wanted to keep hiking rather than play on the swings. She kept asking if we could go up and around all day. We need to take Dad & Brittt back to share

it with them.

Home

I love my home. I'm grateful that my home is beginning to fill with children and the sounds of laughter, crying, singing, running, praying and endless questioning. There was a time when I thought that we would never have this and I am so blessed to have the wonderful family that I do.

Home, home...there is something magical about that word. It instantly evokes feelings, smells, memories. I remember when I was little and I would walk home from Summerwind school I would repeat my address in my head. 3321 Spiceland Dr, 3321 Spiceland Dr. I felt so lucky to be going home. Each home I have lived in has felt special, but this year I truly feel overwhelmingly blessed. Blessed with children, with a cozy, safe place to retreat to, a warm fire, food to eat and a soft, warm, increasingly crowded bed.

Home...I am home.

Halloween

Some of my favorite people dressed up for one of my favorite holidays. Gracie insisted that she be Silvermist (one of Tinkerbell's friends). Unfortunately they don't sell that costume in the store, so Mom made her costume this year. It took forever and had some definite issues, but it was all worth it when Gracie put her costume on and told me how beautiful she felt and said "I look just like a real fairy"!

Britt didn't dress up this year, instead she participated in a spook alley at the Dillon's home. We went through it and loved it. What a fun, creative idea.