Who Knew Molly Liked "Hot Tea"?

I have a very important message to announce....Ready? WE ARE FINALLY FINISHED PICKING PEANUTS! Whew, it feels so great to say that! With peanuts & corn behind us, now all we have to do is get finished with all this cotton that needs picking! Eric was so proud to finish with peanuts Friday night...he was determined not to quit that night until he was completely done, so he was pretty late getting home. Tadd, Beth & Jaxson came over that night & brought us some yummy Zaxby's for supper. After filling our tummies, they helped us get all of our Christmas decorations down from the attic...that's a job within itself!

So, Saturday morning, me & Molly jumped up & started putting our Christmas tree up. She couldn't understand why we were putting up another tree...hers has been up in her room for a couple of weeks now...it is SO CUTE! I know it's going to blow her mind when I put one up in the kitchen, too.! I'll try to remember to post some pictures of the trees on here when I get a chance. After we finished the tree, we grabbed a quick bite to eat for lunch & headed to a 2 year-olds birthday party for the afternoon & then to Ware's for supper.

Yesterday, Eric, Molly & I all had lunch together...that's pretty uncommon lately, so we really enjoyed it. But, we had to hurry back home, because Molly had a tea party to go to! Yes, a tea party! She thought she was something else. The Ware's had their home decorated so cute for all the little girls. They made their own teacakes, some different dips and candy. They even had their own little "wine" glasses filled with sparkling grape juice & frozen grapes. I really thought Molly would have like the juice, but to my surprise the little booger loved hot tea! Who would've thunk it? She was so upset with her mommy when we had to leave the tea party early to go to Christmas Play practice at the church. And, from there we went straight to the Mason's house for Supper Club....whew, what a day! Needless to say, Molly was ready to hit the bed last night...and mommy was too!

Busy weekend!

Even though a cold front moved in & it got pretty chilly, it didn't slow us down this weekend. Well, it did a little bit...we opted not to go to the football game Friday night, but that was mainly because it was flooding rain, not because it was cold. Saturday, we had the church Fall Festival at Bunny & Romona's house & the kids had such a great time. There was a big inflatable slide, a jump-a-roo, pony rides, cake walking, games & lots of food! Molly really enjoyed the slide...

I wonder if those socks will ever come clean.?.

Satuday night, we had a surprise party for my moma's 50th birthday. Since her birthday was actually 2 months ago (long story), needless to say, she was very surprised! Everything was decorated in black & we even had an "Over The Hill" birthday cake. The centerpieces of the tables were black & grey balloons and pictures of my mom growing up...I think it almost brought a tear to her eye! We all had a really great time, and of course, the kids fought over who was going to blow out the candles!

Goodbye, Summer...

With a heavy heart, I have come to realize that summer has already passed us by this year. Yes, I know that we've been having fall weather for several weeks now, but it's just hard to believe it's over. No more warm summer days, no more swimming in the pool, no more wearing shorts or flip-flops, no more smell of fresh dirt that's just been planted with corn, or cotton, or peanuts, no more ice cream cones that melt before you can get them half-way eaten, no more taking the dogs to the pond for a "cooling off" swim, no more smell of freshly-cut grass, no more staying outside until 9 at night, no more trips to the beach, and no more of this...

How wonderful it is to run through the sprinklers wearing nothing but your panties, your hair bow & your innocence...

However, the cool fall weather is here now...which means it's getting time for Thanksgiving, more family gatherings, Christmas, presents, snuggling up at the fireplace, hot chocolate, beautiful lights everywhere, (my birthday), cotton modules being packed (even on my front lawn), passing peanut wagons on the road (which makes us smile), kicking acorns (which makes Molly smile), (my birthday), colorful fall leaves, no mosquitos or gnats, warm fuzzy sweaters, and my birthday...did I mention that already?

Happy Fall, Y'all!!

Her First Football Game

I took Molly to her first football game Friday night. We joined the Hudson's & Oglesby's for ECI's game, so we could watch Madison dance & Dilan play in the band. They did a really good job & Molly had herself a big time. Everytime the band would start up, she'd stand up on the bleachers & break out in a dance! I even caught a football for her that the cheerleaders were throwing at half-time. She held onto it like it was a piece of gold. ECI plowed over the competition 45-7. Afterwards, her Uncle Jamey took her onto the football field where she got to meet "Tank" and dance with the band. Needless to say, we're going to start trying to go to a lot more games...she loved it...

And she loves her Uncle Jamey!

For those who have asked...No, Eric has not killed a big buck this year. In fact, he hasn't even been hunting, yet. The farm has kept him really busy, but hopefully, he'll be able to start doing more stuff with us again soon & get in some hunting-time, too...we've been missing him lately!!

Our Little Dancer

Molly really enjoyed spending the day with her Meme yesterday. Meme had Molly's favorite (grits & eggs) ready for her when I dropped her off that morning. Later that night, Meme went with us to TCE's Fall Festival where Molly was scheduled to dance. This was only Molly's second time on stage (and the first time, she did zero dancing) so I was a bit nervous! But, boy did she put on a show! She did the entire routine & was absolutely adorable shaking her little bootie on stage!

I was such a proud moma...

Trick-or-Treat

Once Molly had been to our Halloween party, the church's Halloween party & her dancing Halloween party, she was ready for some serious trick-or-treating! Since Swainsboro trick-or-treated on Thursday & Kite didn't do it until Friday, we got 2 full nights of it! Here's some pics from Thursday:

After wearing her UGA cheerleading costume to 4 different parties, Molly was ready to change it up for trick or treating in Kite on Friday night. When I walked in with her "cookman" hat & apron, she was ecstatic. And, I have to say, I think it turned out to be my favorite!