Model Baby

So today Emily, me, & Aunt Jennifer hit the mall to do some shopping for the kiddos. While walking around JCPennys we were approached by a sweet lady from the portrait department! She asked if we would be interested letting Emily be a kind of a "test model" for some new backgrounds they just got in. Kinda like they wanted to practice with a real kiddo. She said they would give us some free pictures & eMail us all of the photos they shot! Of course, hello FREE Pictures you know I was all for that!

So here are some of the pics from Emilys day as a Model Baby..lol

Warm Fall Soup

I have been looking for a good warm "fallish" soup or something other than the regular ol chili or beef stew! I have tried out a few, and found a few I like! One that everyone in the house "surprisingly" liked was this Butternut and Ham Bisque with pesto bread!!

Saute 1 medium sweet onion in alittle butter for a few minutes!
 - Add 5 Cups ButterNut Squash & 1 Cup Potatoes
(chopped & Peeled)
 - Add 5 Cups Chicken Broth
 - Add 1tsp Salt

Cover & Boil for 20 minutes on med/high heat!

Place in blender or food processor and blend Then place back into pot

 - Add 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream

 - Add 1 1/2 Cup Diced Cooked Ham

 - Add Pepper to taste

Warm Through & Serve with Toasted Bread w/ Pesto & Feta Cheese!

Last Home Run....

Of 2010 that it!!! Fall Baseball & Joes softball season is done! We get a break from baseball & softball till Spring 2011, WOW it seems weird to say "2011"..lol This year has gone by soooo fast! But don't worry you know this family will not be taking it easy, nope! Both boys wanted to play basketball this winter, so we got them signed up! Practice doesn't start till December, so I get November to rest I guess..lol

Fall Ball was sooo much fun this year. Justin moved up from the "little" kid park to the "big boys" park. He went from Coach Pitch to Kid Pitch baseball.. It was a big change, but a smooth one. I mean he had an awesome coach, his daddy!! Joe was asked to head coach a team this season, and to his surprise he loved it more than he expected too! I think he had more fun than the kids! I had several parents come up to me at the end of our last game asking if he would be coaching next season because they loved the way he coached and how good he was with the kiddos. His teaching method is so different than other coaches I have seen out there. Hes so much more passionate and actually teaches the kids instead of yelling at them like other coaches I witnessed out there!

After the season was over I asked him what was his favorite part and to my surprise he said "coaching Jordan (a kid that had never played baseball before, and by the time the season ended he was one of our best players) and he also said one of the best moments was when he learned his cousin (Chase) wanted to play again next season. Chase had a bad season with a crappy coach a few years back and didn't want to return to baseball. Joe and his mom convinced him to give it a try again this season with "uncle" Joe coaching, and he loved it!!! So Can I say anymore about this great team, coach, SEASON!!!

Justin & Chase

See you in he Spring!!

A Very Happy Halloween

This year Halloween fell on a Sunday, but the fun lasted all weekend!! We started off at a friend/neighbors house for a Halloween party on Friday Night. Nick and his best friends Taylor and Miss EmmaLynn were a sight to see. Thesse 3 have been best buddies for almost 3 years now! EmmaLynn lives the next street over so the party was not far from home! We had a blast! The kiddos played Halloween themed carnival games, did a cupcake walk, bonfire, haunted house, pizza, smores & much more!

Saturday was filled with our last baseball game (We WON), team party, then off to basketball sign-ups, dinner, and then home to carve PUMPKINS!! Nick really got into carving this year. The past few years he really hasn't cared to get in there and get his hands dirty, but not this year!. Emily on the other hand preffered to watch. We tried to let her scoop out her pumpkin, but she would not have it!!

Then of course Sunday night was all about TRICK-or-TREATING!! Jennifer, Ryan, and Chase came over to go with us. We roasted hotdogs before we went and smores after we got back! It was a blast!!

Cast No More

Today Emily had her third follow-up appointment with the orthopedic doctor, and I am happy to say he released her! No more sling, no more xrays, no more broken arm! He said the xray still showed the "line" were the break was, but that it would disappear over the next couple weeks and Emily should never have any problems out of it again!  We feel so lucky!! He also said with this kind of break that he has never seen it ever "rebreak" in the same spot! AWESOME!

Emily is so happy to have the sling GONE! Mommy is still nervous everytime she falls over or tries to grab ahold of something and pull herself up, but I think its more me just being a mommy!!

So for your viewing pleasure, for the first time in 7 weeks Miss Emily WITHOUT her sling! :)

Rainy Day

Today was a wet one here in TN. We had high winds, heavy rains, and even a few tornados! The boys came home telling about their adventures hanging out in the hallway at school as the Tornado warnings came and went. Thank goodness we dodge the bullet and middle TN had no major damage from the storms! But I must say TN tornados make me even more nervous these days!

And the skies got dark... This is what it looked like all day in Middle TN!!



Game Day

Sunday Joe & I were invited to a Tennessee Titans game by my mom & her friend Greg! We had so much fun!

 Mom gave Joe & I her field passes so we could experience going out on "the green".. It was wild to be so close to the players & see all the people you normally watch on TV! Some of my favorite players came right up to us!

After walking around the field we headed back up to meet-up with mom & greg! So Joe & Greg then ventured to their seats! Front row right at the goal post - AWESOME! Mom & I had been invited up to a reps club suite & OMGosh was it awesome. Great view, awesome (free) food & drinks! I have never had so much fun at a football game! Now I can't wait to go back! And the best part is the Titans WON!!