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Halloween

November 3, 2025

We had the best Halloween! Perfect weather, a Friday night, and more candy than we can eat. Check check!

I wasn’t sure I would see Maxwell again that day so I made him take a picture before he left for school at 6:45am!

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but I did get a picture of him with the pumpkin he carved the night before!

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I did manage to grab a porch pic of Samantha and Spencer before they went off in separate directions!

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Samantha was my glittering gold in her Laughs a Lot Care Bear fit!

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Spencer and Maxwell then went off to Crestline to watch the parade and meet up with friends for the night. Samantha and I went to meet up with the rest of the Care Bears and get a prime spot for the parade!

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These girls had full bags by the time the parade was over!

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They dumped their bags and headed to Kate’s for a quick bite to eat and then they trick-or-treated in our neighborhood and Colonial Hills all night. We grabbed a quick photo booth photo and then I didn’t see Samantha again until I picked her up at 8:30! She did manage to find the photo booth a few more times though!

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Spencer and Maxwell found crews of friends and had fun in Crestline…

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Robert and I walked around without kids, chatted with a few people and then realized we’d much rather be at home! ha!

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That night everyone (plus a few others) were home safe and sound with plenty of candy!

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A great Halloween of all treats, no tricks!

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Rain Rain

October 30, 2025

Rain rain go away! It’s been raining for days and the dreary, wet weather is a bummer. But, it’s not so bad when you have a cute purple raincoat!

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Hoping for a dry Halloween tomorrow!

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School days

October 28, 2025

School picture time!! Growing up before our eyes.

Starting with Maxwell…2011 in the nursery…

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2012 in Older Toddlers…

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2013 in the Twos…

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2014 in the Threes (good hair day! ha!)…

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2015 in the Fours (this one was a winner!)…

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2016 in Kindergarten…

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2017 in 1st Grade…

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2018 in 2nd Grade…

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2019 in 3rd grade…

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2020 in 4th grade…

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2021 in 5th grade! Handsome!

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2022 with Big Man on Campus 6th grader in his coat and tie…

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At the Junior High in 7th grade…

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8th grade…

and 9th grade! Freshman!

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On to Spencer…

He started off strong in 2013 in the nursery….

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Then we didn’t get one from Older Toddlers in 2014 because he wouldn’t sit for the photographer. Oh Spencey!

2015 in the Twos (such a cheerful smile)…

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2016 in the Threes showed major improvement! Love that little smile!

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We also got a belly laughing Spencer…

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2017 in the Fours…

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2018 in Kindergarten…

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2019 in 1st grade…

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2020 in 2nd grade…

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2021 in 3rd grade…So cute!

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2022 in 4th! A winning smile!

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Then 5th grade! Keeping the blue collar shirt streak alive!

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Big man on campus in his coat and tie in 6th grade…

and now at the Junior High in 7th!

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Now, on to Samantha…

2016 in Older Toddlers…

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2017 in the Twos…

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2018 in the Threes…

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2019 in 4K…

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2020 in Kindergarten…

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2021 in 1st grade…Cutest ever!!

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2022 in 2nd grade…

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2023 in 3rd grade…

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2024 in 4th grade…

and now 5th grade!

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Love to watch them grow!

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Weekend fun

October 27, 2025

We had a winning weekend! Samantha’s soccer team played in a tournament and won, Alabama beat SC, and Vanderbilt beat Missouri! All my teams walked away with a W! Woohoo! In between all the winning we also had fun with friends!

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Cheers to a spooky week ahead!

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Bama birthday!

October 21, 2025

Robert went all out and got awesome tickets for the Bama TN game on Spencer’s birthday. No better place to celebrate 13 than in T-town cheering on the Tide! Before they left we had a birthday lunch and opened presents…

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The boys then headed to Tuscaloosa with some friends that had gotten a driver – which was super nice because it was a night game and a very late return!

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They got there way before kickoff so had lots of time to pre-game. I’m really glad Maxwell was there to force this birthday picture!!

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They also made it to the President’s mansion…

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and generally lived it up on campus…

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even getting a ride and police escort to the stadium…

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Thankfully the actual game lived up to the pre-game!! Amazing seats, a pick six, and a big Bama win!

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Spencer said it was his favorite live sporting event he’s ever been to! Now THAT is a good 13th birthday! Roll Tide!

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