It's Been A Long Time!

Is it really November??? I'm not sure where the last month went. Things have been going at rocket speed around our house.
October was a fun and crazy month for us. The beginning of the month started out at the pumpkin patch. This, by far is my most favorite thing to do in New York. We do it every year, no matter where we live, but in NY we get to pick apples!!

This is the view at the orchard. So beautiful!!

The kids and I ready to find our pumpkins.

Family pic in the patch!!

Love this picture!!

Marisa being silly!!

Reyno was a trooper!!

It was such a beautiful day. We got great pumpkins and lots of yummy apples!!!

As some of you may know, the Texas Rangers went all the way to the World Series! But before they got there, they had to play the Yankees for the American League Championship. We were lucky enough to get tickets to game 5 at Yankee stadium. I can't tell you how excited we were to get this opportunity.

As much as I dislike the Yankees and their fans...they have a cool stadium

If you can't tell, Jackson is very happy!!! :)

And so was Reyno!!

Cliff Lee in the Bullpen!!

Josh smiling at us!! My heart was beating very fast!!!

Isn't this an awesome shirt?!?! There was a group of fans that came up from Denton, TX and they had these shirts made. Love it!!

Luckily there were several Rangers fans sitting together. We needed protection from the insane Yankee fans!

We ended up losing the game, but it was such a great day and a memory I will never forget!!

The month ended with Halloween. My favorite holiday!!

Kids carving pumpkins. Actually, Marisa was just posing. After this pic she went back upstairs to get ready for trick or treating. :)

The nerd and Josh Hamilton. Yes, my 16 year old still trick or treats! :)

The front of the house. Gotta love Army housing!!

That's about it. It was fun, fast and full of adventure!!! I hope November slows down a bit!!

I Couldn't Resist!!!!

So I'm pretty obsessed with making my house smell good. I love Bath & Body Works candles and wallflowers. I have them all over my house. My favorite scents are the warm fall scents. In fact, I use them all year round. The point to all this is that I was invited to a Scentsy party. They are plug in wax warmers. I went to the party just to check it out. I really didn't think I would buy one since I have my wallflowers and candles. But I smell all the scents and look at the catalog and I think it's a cool idea, but still not sold. And then I saw this....




I couldn't resist!!! :)

I actually like it!! I put it in our basement and it smell so good!!!

What can I say... I'm a sucker for the longhorns! :)

What We've Been Up To

I'm a little late on this, but Marisa and I caught a nasty bug and it's taken me all week to recover.

Last week Jackson finally went back to school. It has been a very long summer. As much as he said he wasn't ready, I think he was.

He is growing up so fast.


This past weekend was Army's first home football game against Hawaii. We attended the AD's tailgate before the game.

I didn't take any pics inside, but it was pretty nice. Maybe I'll get some this weekend.

Reyno and I before the game started. It was a beautiful sunny day.

The USMA parachute team. They are awesome to watch.

Bringing in the game ball.

Mo and Jackson getting ready to cheer on Army!!

The Corp of Cadets

Reyno is back to work. Since he is still on crutches(for the next six week), he can't get around very fast. These are his wheels for games days

It's so fun to ride in!! :)

That's all for now. Somebody is turning 42 tomorrow!!!

Happy Birthday Jackson!!!

Twelve years ago today, in a big pink hospital in Hawaii, my baby boy was born!! What an amazing day. Jackson, you have brought so much love to our family. You have such a kind heart and you are the sweetest boy I know!! :) I can't believe you are twelve. The years have just flown by. I love you so much!!
Since we haven't been here long and Jackson still hasn't started school, we had a family day.
Reyno and I took him bowling today and then we had dinner at home tonight. I made steak and baked potatoes (by request) and a cookie birthday cake..

I couldn't find the birthday candles, so we improvised.

Today was also Marisa's first day of school.

Every year I always take their pictures in front of a tree. This year it was in front of her car. And then it hit me, this was the first year of her life that I didn't drive her to school on the first day.

Wow, when did all this happen???

I am back from my blogging hiatus. We are almost done with unpacking. Normally we would have been done by now, but one of us (Reyno) had an accident that involved a big TV and the stairs!!! So we are on hold for awhile until one of us (Reyno) gets better.

It's good to be back!!!!!

Checking In

Well, me made it to New York. We have signed in and just waiting for our house to be ready. Should be some day next week. So in the meantime we are hanging out in the hotel and driving around post. Not much has changed in the last five years. The scenery is beautiful and the weather is nice.
So on to our road trip... I had every intention of blogging after every day on the road. But to be honest, it would have been a very boring post. For example... Day one: Drive, stop for gas and potty break, drive some more, stop for snacks, drive a lot more and stop for the night. It was brutal. I have never done so much driving in all my life. After three long days in the car, we made it to Philadelphia where we met up with Reyno. We spent the night at our dear friends' house. Got up the next day and made it to our final destination. 1650 miles!!!!! I can't believe we made it!!!!
As soon as I download the pictures, I will write about our last two weeks in Texas.

Moving Day

Today was moving day. The big truck came and it was loaded up with everything we own. Now I'm sitting in an empty room thinking back on the last four years. We've had some great times and some not so great times. We've made great friends who have become like family to us. We have been apart of an amazing church and our kids have accomplished great things. We have lived in a house that has felt like a home.
We are not strangers to moving. In fact this will be our ninth move. It's always hard to leave, but for some reason this is extremely hard. It's hard to explain the connection we all have to this place,but its a strong one.
The kids have been saying goodbye to their friends all week. It's been emotional to say the least. I'm trying to stay strong but most of the time I want to cry with them.
They are so strong and such amazing Army kids.
So now we look forward. And start a new adventure!!!

Baseball Bling and a New Look

Now that Jackson's team is World Series bound, we moms thought we needed to look good for the games. So like any proud baseball mom, we pulled out the glitter and bedazzler!!!
Marisa and I made these...

Marisa made the black one and I made the red. If you look closely, you can see that I put an H instead of an N. I fixed it, but I was very mad!!! :)

The back

We had these made.

If anything, we will have the best looking parents!!! :)

I've had a blog makeover thanks tohttp://scottandchristicopeland.blogspot.com/. Thanks Christi. I love it!!!!