The Farm

William’s grandparents live on a farm in Sylvester, GA. It has been a source of memories for William and has become that same kind of place for me. We love spending time with his grandparents and extended family. William has been traveling to Jacksonville, FL a lot lately and we have accompanied him to Sylvester. Here are some pictures from our visit.

Fall Festival

Friday we took my cousin, Patrick, to check out Shorter College. Thompson spent the day with MeMe(she is thinking of changing her name from Granmom since MeMe is easier to say) because she had fall break. We had dinner in town and spent the night on Friday with MeMe. Saturday we came home and watched the Jackets defeat UVA. The Heath's and Pearsons came over for some burgers. The Ladies went out to see Couple's Retreat and the guys stayed home and played risk. The movie theater at Cumberland Mall now has a coke dispenser with 110 flavors. I can't wait to go with William and show him. If you live around here you should check it out.
Sunday we went to Church and had lunch with the Heath's. I am currently in a Beth Moore bible study at Marietta FBC They were having a fall festival so we took Thompson and the Pearsons. Thompson is in their school on Wednesday mornings. We saw friends and had snow cones. The Lo’s gave Thompson this Monkey Costume!

Aren’t they the cutest duck and monkey?

Pumpkin Patch

The crisp cold air signaled that fall is officially here. Granmom (Gayle) watched Thompson on Saturday so William and I could go to the GT homecoming game! We spent the afternoon at the KA house and enjoyed dinner with friends. Saturday was McCord's 22nd birthday! Happy Birthday Cordy! We love you!
Sunday we went to Church and then William ran the AIDS run at Piedmont Park. He came in 9th overall and finished with a time of 20:47.
Thompson went to his first pumpkin patch and loved running around the field. We picked out a pumpkin to put on our front steps...such a fun fall family outing.

Orlando

William had a business trip in Orlando last week and spouses were invited. My mom (T-lo) came and took care of Thompson. She did a fantastic job and even ironed all our clothes.
On the drive down we stayed with Grandma and Granddad Monk in Sylvester. Tracy, David and Ridley came to dinner. It was so great to catch up with them.
The Universal hotel in Orlando was spectacular. I enjoyed spending time in the sun and resting and eating yummy dinners. Saturday was William's only "free" day so we spend time at Universal Park. Charlie and Lauren Carter live in Orlando and we spent Saturday night with them eating dinner and watching Georgia Tech football. Sunday we attended City Church with them. We really enjoyed our time with them and so excited about the birth of baby girl Carter in January.
On the drive back we stopped at Shands Hospital in Gainesville. This is the hospital that operated on me at birth. The Ronald McDonald house took my parents in; we took a tour of the facility. Seeing the hospital & Ronald McDonald house with William was a “full-circle” moment. God is good!

Monk Mountain Weekend

William's parents invited us up to their cabin for the weekend. We enjoyed a great lunch at The Wildflower Cafe in Mentone, AL. http://www.mentonewildflower.com/index.html  In the afternoon, we hiked to the waterfall near their cabin.  Thompson loved hiking or riding on Daddy's back. The camp fire was a perfect welcome to Fall. We made some yummy smores (my favorite camping tradition) and then played a game of hearts. Sunday, the weather was spectacular and we hiked around Desoto Falls.

Happy Birthday Thompson!

Thompson was 1 yesterday! Hard to believe a year has passed since God brought him to us. He is more fun everyday and is walking!

Dear Thompson,
· You are walking
· You say “Dadda” “Momma” “Ball”
· You love to play with your toys and Chapel
· You smile lots and laugh a ton
· You are a darling child
· You like to play with electronics
· You are very busy and always on the move

Happy Birthday, Son! We thank God for you. We Love You, Mommy and Daddy!

Taken on September 21, 2009:

Birthday Party Two

Yesterday, we celebrated Thompson’s birthday with friends. We enjoyed cake and ice-cream and some presents too! His great-grandmother made his birthday cake and Thompson devoured it. We love our friends and it was wonderful to celebrate with them. After the party, Granmom stayed so I could drive William to the airport for his business trip. She put him to bed and read him stories. We’re glad his grandparents are close by.

The GT hat Jacob and Becca gave him:

Chris and Marijane:

With Lucy...his girlfriend...whom he always kisses: