Our Aweful Beautiful Life

Just random pictures I found on my phone ... that obviously prove I have a deep fondness for this time of year, and the wonderful people we get to share it with. On the night of the 2nd to last Fall Baseball game (and the night before Jason's birthday) we went to Wings Etc with Wieses & Layton's....and finally ordered a giant beer....I can't remember what they called it. And yes. We drank it all. Good times.   Jason devoted his actual birthday to being the man of my dreams. Super trucker/Farmer Jason. Won my heart all over again!  This child is so her father's daughter.  Last night to ride before Harvest 2015 was over. FASTEST FALL EVER!  All our kids know/love Joe in their hearts. He's definitely one of our special gaurdian angels.  This stinker melts my heart.

As life seems to do these days, the minutes past faster than I can remember, which means the days went faster, the weeks went faster, and before I knew it, we were staring Halloween in the face. Hadn't we JUST gone back to school? Regardless, I asked the kiddos what they wanted to be for Halloween, and it was a resounding answer. Colton went first, saying Purdue Football player, which made Emmalyn want to be a Purdue cheerleader, and since we were already riding this ship and 2 year olds really don't get a vote...Keaton was going to be a Purdue basketball player. The best part in this entire kid-thought-of scheme....we didn't need to BUY one single costume. We had all the fixins' right in our dress up bag and closets. Granted, like any good Mom would, I nailed the dollar tree for a few "add-ons"....like fake flower foam molds for shoulder pads and a hairbow the size of Texas for Emmalyn's cheer outfit. And as I started to scheme making Keaton a Purdue ...