Capturing our adventures one photo at a time...
Robert and I headed up to the club for his dogfight’s Christmas party. There were jokes – some appropriate, some not – karaoke, and plenty of good cheer!
Maxwell and his friends went to a concert at Iron City which was fun for them. We then all suffered through the SEC Championship Saturday afternoon. Roll Tide anyway. Four of us salvaged the night with dinner at Chez Fon Fon! (don’t worry, Maxwell was with friends and we brought him a burger home!)
Make it a great day!
The boys stayed in Montgomery until Friday because Ronnie hooked them all up with an awesome opportunity to deer hunt at Wyncreek. These boys are living right getting to hunt this way!
Maxwell was in a house/hut/pod (?) with Robert while Spencer was in one with Ronnie.
They sat there all afternoon and Maxwell and Robert were watching a big buck. Around sundown they decided to go for it. I think before Robert could barely say “take your shot”, Maxwell pulled the trigger! I then got a text from him “Just shot a big deer, a biggg deer, we looked and there was lots of blood we’re boutta go look for it”! About two hours later, these were the pics I got!
The place they were hunting was as nice as it gets and they had good help getting the deer back and all cleaned up!
Needless to say, Maxwell was very excited! Huge thanks to Uncle Ronnie for providing this awesome opportunity. What a memory!
Will that deer end up on the wall?? hmmmmm.
We had a lovely Thanksgiving day with all of the crew over at Lulu and Granddaddy’s. Everyone took turns getting lots and lots of photos…
Stair pics!
I made a pecan pie which was really good, even if it was with store bought pie crust (Wholly Wholesome from Whole Foods per Ina Garten’s rec!)
In between eating, the kids had fun running around the house together…
and after eating, the adults had fun napping together!
This one brought all the energy…
before he finally slowed down and Maxwell was happy he found a place in his lap!
That evening Samantha and I headed back to Birmingham but the boys stayed for one more adventure. The next morning Maxwell got in some more snuggles…
and they helped Lulu decorate a little!
Happy Thanksgiving to all and to all a good night!
On Friday morning we went out for some target practice thanks to Ronnie. He hooked the boys up with a great setup and it was a beautiful sunny – and chilly! – day. Perfect for an outdoor adventure!
Samantha even took a turn shooting and hit the bell target with no problem! Bullseye!
While the boys shot, Samantha and I walked up and down and up and down the hay rows. I think I got 6K steps in which made me happy before the Thanksgiving meal!
A fun way to start Thanksgiving! Thanks Ronnie!
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!
but I did get a picture of him with the pumpkin he carved the night before!
I did manage to grab a porch pic of Samantha and Spencer before they went off in separate directions!
Samantha was my glittering gold in her Laughs a Lot Care Bear fit!
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!
These girls had full bags by the time the parade was over!
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!
Spencer and Maxwell found crews of friends and had fun in Crestline…
Robert and I walked around without kids, chatted with a few people and then realized we’d much rather be at home! ha!
That night everyone (plus a few others) were home safe and sound with plenty of candy!
A great Halloween of all treats, no tricks!