The Brown Brick Road

Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...

Friday in the mountains

Friday was a rough start for Maxwell. He had been fighting some fever and a nasty cough all week and he was not better Friday morning. I took him into town and we found some meds and just let him rest. Robert met up with Patrick while I just sat around with GJ and the others. Maxwell perked up a little after lunch and made it out to play some golf with the boys! Hooray!

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GJ, Samantha, and I decided we couldn’t sit around anymore so we hiked up to Sunset Rock! Great views!

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My sunshine in the sunshine!

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GJ wasn’t quite so sure of all those rocks with her knee so she took in the views from up there!

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That night we had a drink at the club where we had some Shirley Temples…

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and got lots of great pics in front of the tree.

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After that we had a nice dinner at On the Verandah. Thanks Lulu and Granddaddy! Unfortunately, Maxwell kept not feeling well at all – and not sleeping – so we packed up and headed home Saturday morning. We made it home just in time for the Iron Bowl. What a game – 4th and 31!! Roll Tide! We also got Maxwell up to the doctor to get some antibiotics for an ear infection and doctor’s orders to rest for a respiratory virus. Poor guy.

Overall it was a great Thanksgiving in the mountains!

Thanksgiving

We headed up to the mountains last week and had a great Thanksgiving break in Highlands! We had an uneventful drive up Wednesday and were happy to meet not only Lulu and Grandaddy up there, but GJ as well! She came along this year to see what Highlands was all about! We did our traditional hike of Whiteside Mountain Thursday morning and the weather could not have been better!!

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The very best views!

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The boys were obviously enjoying themselves!

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Of course we posed on our favorite rock!

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Took a little side turn off the main path and got this view too!

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It was the perfect way to start Thanksgiving day….even if Samantha did put her hand in a booger on a rock! hahahaha! She was none too pleased…

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We then got back to the house and whipped up a fantastic Thanksgiving feast that we all enjoyed! It was such a beautiful day we walked off our turkey on the golf course after…

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After the walk it was time for pie…it was Thanksgiving after all! That night Robert and I drove over to Cashiers to see my high school friend, Frank, and his wife Anjuli at High Hampton. It was great to catch up on all things Little Rock!

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A great day all around!

More halloween fun

Just a few more Halloween things….

Spencer got to go on a hayride trick-or-treat adventure with Henry the weekend before Halloween. Jersey costume again!

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halloween

The kids also had dress up days this week. Tuesday was orange and black…

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Wednesday was PJ day! The girls were pumped to wear their new matching onesies!

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Thursday was jersey day…right up Spencer’s alley but I didn’t even get a picture of him!

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Friday was House Colors day – and the day Samantha turned in her awesome candy pictograph! Well done!

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Also, thanks for the Halloween treat GJ! This is way better than candy!

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It was a fun, fun week last week!

Halloween!

A cold front moved in the day before Halloween and our 70 degree temps turned to 50 degree temps! I was a little worried we’d all freeze by nightfall but it ended up being the best night ever. Chilly, but the best! Two bummers though – Robert was out of town and, for the first year ever, I didn’t get a porch pick of all 3 kids…made this momma a little sad. Spencer went to the parade in Crestline right after school with Henry, but, the two I had on the porch sure looked cute!

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Samantha was in full T Swift Eras form – Karma jacket and all! Also thankful for shiny tights in the cold wind!

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Also, I can’t hardly take how pretty her face looks with all this makeup….my pretty, pretty girl.

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We headed over to the new – and I’d say improved – neighborhood Halloween party around 5:00. We grabbed Spencer and Henry along the way and they had a whole group of buddies to hang with all night.

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After a few stressful minutes, we finally found Frances and Kate and Samantha was a giggly, shimmery, dancing trick-or-treater all night! I think the most fun part of the night was watching these girls laugh and run around from house to house!

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Maxwell and a big group of 7th graders met up at Ford’s house and hung there for a while before trick-or-treating in the neighborhood, hitting up the food truck, and then heading over to Colonial Hills.

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They also had a photographer walking around the party and we got all these great pics!

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We were home by 8:00 (Maxwell at 9:00) and candy was sorted…

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It was a super fun night but my very favorite part? Somehow all 3 kids magically ended up in the same area for a quick second and I got my picture! Hooray and happy momma!

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Happy Halloween!