our little pumpkin.....

I think this pumpkin outweighed her, but she certainly tried.
Daddy and Charleigh looking for that perfect pumpkin.
The best one must have been the one in the middle.

Best route? Up and over all the rest.

Awww, I love this face.
Looking for a Charleigh-size pumpkin with Papa.

On Sunday afternoon the three of us along with Nana and Papa went out to the pumpkin patch. I was all set and ready for beautiful shots of my daughter among the fall colors, but mostly I came home with shots of her running. Here are some of the good ones though......

fashion faux pas.....

Who does this child belong to? Are her parents blind? At least then there would be an excuse for this hideously dysfunctional outfit? Let's at least be thankful that she didn't actually going out into the real world wearing this, the trauma ended inside our own home.

one of my favorite things....

I have recently discovered how much I love to watch Charleigh play on her own. Her little personality shines so brightly when she forgets that I am in the room or that I'm watching her. Once I watched as she "washed" her baby doll's face or sometimes she will just be chatting away while playing with her stacking blocks. The best so far has been when I realized that while looking at her books she was "reading" the pages. She would open a page, "read", turn the page, "read" and repeat throughout. It was almost cute enough to make me forget the 50 extremely uncute things she had done that day......almost.

weekly NASCAR update....

So not the best weekend for the boys. A 7th place finish for Tony and 20th for Denny (I don't even want to discuss this. Has he never driven a car before? He wasn't even in a wreck.). Oh well, they are still standing strong at 5th and 9th in overall points. Respectable but not great. Perhaps this Sunday in Texas will go better, or at the very least, let's hope it won't be worse.....

In other NASCAR related news, did anyone see this article about the Congressman who thinks going to a race is reason enough to get an additional immunization for major diseases. Great. As if we NASCAR fans don't have enough of a reputation problem, this is just the frosting on the cake.....http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=jb-inoculation101207&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

and the Chase continues....

For those of you who aren't aware, Josh and I are NASCAR fanatics. Seriously big time racing obsessed. Well, maybe not that intense, but we love it nonetheless. Each week we look forward to where the race is the following weekend and each weekend we watch in sheer anticipation to see how our boys will do. That's right, our boys. As if we own them or as if their success somehow changes our life. Oh well, I guess all sports fans feel as if they are on some type of personal level with their team. I know that most people don't get NASCAR. If that's you, give us time, we will recruit you to our world. I used to be one of those people who was like, "what's so great about cars going in circles?" That was before I learned that it's way more complicated than that. The days of simple rednecks racing is long gone. Now it looks more like MIT educated engineers designing the ultimate package. So awesome. I get excited just writing about it really. So this blog will keep the rest of y'all updated on how the world of NASCAR is going especially as the Chase continues (the equivalent of playoffs for this sport). Also, to fill you in on our drivers. Josh's favorite is Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Chevrolet, and mine is Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Chevrolet. Here are my wishes for good luck to them both in Charlotte on Saturday, stay tuned for results....

back in the blogging world...

With inspiration from the awesome mommies at church, I have decided to rejoin the blogging world. Obviously much has changed since the last post over a year ago, the most obvious being my daughter. Here are some recent pics by the amazingly talented Ellie Grover. Enjoy!