He's a Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy!!

When I asked Case what he wanted to be for Halloween he said "A Cowboy"! Then a few days later he wanted to be a Pirate....then he changed his mind and wanted to be a Scarecrow!! Finally, after a few weeks, he came back around and decided he wanted to be "Cowboy Case"!

And so, for this Halloween he was just that...a cowboy!! We went Trick or Treating yesterday evening at a local community college where they have treats in the street for the young kids. Case and Sam had a great time together...they got to go fishing for pumpkins and play ring toss with some coke bottles. They each got a balloon for being cute!! Case even got up the nerve to shake hands with Mr.Sonic Slush!! We laughed when one person asked Case if he was Woody from Toy Story....he quickly told them that he was "Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy Case"!

So here he is....

Pumpkin Patch Time!!!

We spent a Sunday afternoon a few weeks ago at the pumpkin patch with our friends Zach & Amie and their CREW (as we like to call the three kiddos under four) Lil Zach, Hannah Grace and John Paul. We had tons of fun eating boiled peanuts, going through the hay maze and getting lost in the corn maze! The kids had a GREAT time together playing in the corn box, climbing up the hay bales, swinging from rope swings and just being KIDS!! Of course Case loved the tractors and farm equipment that he got to see everywhere he looked!! I stuck with tradition and put him on the Case tractor again to get a picture for 2008.

Here are a few pictures...but not nearly all of the ones that were taken on this beautiful Sunday afternoon, as we again made some wonderful memories with Case and some great friends!!

Happy Fall Y'all

Here are a few snapshots of Case in the park with the Fall decorations!!

Fun at the park with friends!!!

The weather has been BEAUTIFUL!! Don't you agree??

We have tried to take advantage of that by spending some time at the park having playdates with some of Case's friends.

We spent one morning with Mrs. Maegan and Baby Nori (as Case calls her) playing at the park. Case loved that Nori could swing in the baby swing while he was swinging on the big boy swing. Mrs. Maegan sure knows how to spoil Case...she brought him a John Deere tractor book that he had to read on the bridge before we left. I think they had lots of fun together...and this is another one of those friendships that I am so happy to watch GROW!!











Then a few days later Mrs. Amie, along with her crew...Zach, Hannah Grace and John Paul joined us for a fun day of playing on the swings, the spinning tire swing and going down the slide!! Case loves spending time playing with this crew...and I think that me and Mrs. Amie enjoy the time together just as much as the kiddos do!!!









We are so thankful that God has chosen to put such wonderful friends with such great kiddos in our lives so that we can share in this journey called life with them!! It is truly a blessing to call them our friends!!

Vacation in the "Big City"

We finally took a vacation this year....it was Case's first "official" vacation. He had a BLAST!! We went to Destin for a few days. Case was really excited to see the "BIG CITY" from our ninth floor condo. That is the first thing he said when we open the blinds to the balcony...."Wow...look at the Big City" He could not get over all the lights in the city at night. I guess when you are used to just seeing the stars at night because it is so dark in the country, it is quite an adjustment to see so many lights at one time! Every evening we tried to watch the sunset, but if we missed it because we were out and about...we still sat on the balcony and watched the busyness of city life!

We did lots of FUN stuff while we were there. We took Case to Fudpucker's to eat...but mainly to see the LIVE alligators!! He love that...he watched people feed them and try to catch them with fishing poles. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed the food...and Case enjoyed the atmosphere!! I guess that is the longest we have ever stayed at a restaurant after eating!! Case got to ride in a go-cart and go fast fast!We took him to The Track and he had lots of FUN riding on the amusement rides and especially the go-carts....Mommy even took him for a spin!! We spent some time at the beach...jelly fishing!! Yep, the jellyfish were everywhere...so I started to make a sandcastle....only to have a little mischievous little boy trample through it!! Case and Daddy tried to catch a jellyfish or two....but I was so happy that they did not succeed at their attempts. We went to the Gulfarium only to find out Case does not have the least bit interest in or desire to watch Dolphins and Sea Lions!! Now, if they would have been riding TRACTORS they might have had a chance....but even though Case did not care for it...it was a fun experience for Mommy and Daddy!!

I guess if I had to name the one thing Case loved the most it would be the pool at our Condo....it was a Lagoon style pool with a kiddie area. Case is a fish when it comes to water so this by far his favorite past time..swimming in the pool. We had a great time visiting the beach...but next year we are going to try to visit somewhere else!! Who knows we might end up in Moline, Illinois at the John Deere Museum!!!! Now that is a vacation I know he would LOVE hands down!!!!!