A Miracle Happened

I can't believe it.  I must admit, I cried.  My beloved Cubs finally broke the 108 year curse and won the World Series!  And I'm not sure who I was most happy for- them or my Dad.  My sweet Daddy is such a fan and instilled that love in the rest of us.  My Cubbies are lovable losers no more!  And my Dad is now going to have to retire his t-shirt that reads, "Just One Before I Die"!  It was a great season and so fun to watch.  I can't wait until next year!

Trick or Treat Time!

This year for Halloween Morgan wanted to be a witch and Macie a black cat.  Perfect for these two!  Morgan saw a purple sparkly witch hat and everything else was just details.  She wanted to be a pretty witch and got RoRo working hard on her costume.  And since Macie has been on a kitty kick these days, she was already in character.  It was precious!  As usual, we trick or treated with our neighborhood crew and then all ate dinner at Sam and Sissy's house.  I love our traditions!

 Cutest witch and kitty ever! 

 Love these beautiful girls

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We had two witches and two kitties this year!

 Love this crew 

 Trick or treat!

 Carsyn, Morgan and Kendall having fun

Macie was happy with her loot

Class Party

Morgan's class had Character Day and threw a party to celebrate!  Since it was the same day as Halloween, this Momma found a book to match our Halloween costume.  So Morgan brought "Room on the Broom" to go with her witch costume!  The kiddos were so sweet and thankful for the treats we brought.  Each kid stood in front of the class and explained their book and the character they dressed up to be.  It was precious!

 Sweet Class

 Ms. Roberts and Morgan

Macie came with me and wore her costume too!  I grabbed a book about a Halloween kitty to match her costume.  And would you believe it, she wanted to tell the class about her book too!  My shy little Macie got up in front of everyone to talk just like the big kids.  What a great big sister Morgan was, helping her the whole way!

Cheering for our Dawgs

This year for Homecoming the cheerleaders did their annual clinic.  Morgan and Anne Bailey were ready to participate again!  We dropped them off and went back to tailgate a bit before the game.  It is so sweet to watch these girls on the field!  It was a beautiful day for a Bulldog win!

 Kathryn's Dad brought a cake to celebrate the girls whose birthdays are just a few days apart

 Morgan and Anne Bailey with Bully

 The girls with their cheerleading group

 Waiting to take the field

 The little sisters trying to find the big girls

 There they are!

Morgan had so much fun 

This is how we spent the game: Macie slept and Morgan and I looked for the princesses!

A Ballet Birthday

Morgan had been dreaming of a ballerina birthday party for some time now.  So we got to work to make her pink dreams come true!  Thankfully her dance studio let us have it there and Cara Elizabeth came and danced with the girls.  It was the sweetest party watching the girls twirl and giggle in their tutus.  It was absolutely precious!  Macie was so excited too because she never gets to go in the studio.  She spends Morgan's dance class in the lobby.  This time she got to dance too!  It was a perfect afternoon celebrating our Morgan!

 Our pink decorations ready to party

 Morgan, Cara Elizabeth and Macie

 Macie getting ready with Cara Elizabeth

 Sister love

 Our dancing queens

 Wishes and dreams

 Girly fun

The birthday girl

We Love Carver!

We have loved every second of Morgan's first year in the Tupelo Public Schools.  Carver has been such a great experience for her!  She loves her teacher, loves her class and thus loves going to school each day to learn.  I can't ask for much more than that!  Her grade has had two big days they prepared for where the parents could come watch.

The first was a music program with every first grade class.  They sang many songs and each class got to play a different instrument for their song.  It was an impressive performance!

The second was a barn dance!  The kids had read a book about a barn dance and learned some square dancing steps.  They proudly showed off their hard work!

 First Grade at Carver

 Morgan's class during their song

 So proud to play her instrument

 Morgan's class with her teacher, Ms. Roberts

 Barn dancing!

 They practiced so hard and did great!

We love Ms. Roberts' class!

My Heart Melts

How did this happen?  Seriously.  I don't know when it happened, but somehow I have a seven year old living in my house.  Goodness I love this kid so much.  She amazes me and challenges me every day.  She loves so big and makes me proud all the time.  Morgan truly loves school and learning each day.  I pray that never changes.  I love watching her mind grow that way.  She's just like me in so many ways that we struggle together some times.  But I wouldn't have it any other way.  The one way she is not like me?  She loves math!  Like really loves it!  But that makes Jeff proud.  It's their thing and I will never understand.  Ha!  Morgan loves her friends and is still such a girly girl.  She loves all things sparkly and has become an artist.  She wants a blank sheet of paper and a pink crayon all the time.  She is a really good kid and I couldn't be more proud to be her Mom.

A Worley Girl Weekend

So this year was a little different.  Normally, Morgan's birthday weekend lines up with Emma Kate's fall break.  It is also the same weekend as Celebration Village.  It's a perfect weekend for the girls to come to Mississippi for a visit.  Morgan's birthday was a weekend later, but the Worley girls still came during fall break!  Per usual, fun was had by all.

 Bubba brought crafts to make Kitty Halloween Pumpkins!  So cute!!

 Friday night Belinda and I escaped all alone to the Chris Stapelton concert.  We were literally on the last row but we didn't care!  We sang along to every word!

 On Saturday I had to work, so Morgan made a list of things to do on their Bubba Day of Fun.  It started with donuts and a little pottery painting.

 It also included an adventure (don't call it a hike, you might scare Emma) through the Natchez Trace trails and lunch at Abners.

 And it ended with a birthday cake for Morgan!

 Belinda must really love us because my Cardinal-loving friend made Cubs pumpkins for us!  And they brought good luck because we watched them win the pennant to make it to the World Series!

These girls.  Love them so.

A Little Fun in the Fall

Our Fall is so busy with Football and trips that it is easy to forget the little moments that make it extra special.  So here are some of those moments!

 Sometimes I can catch these two being sweet

 Macie posing in front of Kroger

 The fire truck came to visit Macie's school

 Caroline Claire's birthday was a super fun spa day

 Macie's first mani and pedi

 And my goodness she loved it!  Join the club sister!

A big day at Mary Lyle's petting zoo at her birthday party

A Perfect Afternoon... After a Loss

When we got word that our football game against Auburn was going to be at 11:00 I was disappointed.  I thought we wouldn't tailgate.  But we all decided to do a quick breakfast before the game and then to tailgate after.  I must admit, I did not have high hopes.  But it turned out to be my favorite day!  Yes, our Dawgs lost badly.  But the weather was amazing and we stayed for hours!  The kids had a blast running and playing so hard.  And I got to sit and truly enjoy myself and my family (which included friends who are just like family so I can't tell the difference).  It really will go down as one of my favorite days ever.

 My whole heart in one hug

 Morgan, Packe, RoRo and Macie

 My girls and their Aunt Carrie

 Macie, Morgan and Patton

 Morgan, Macie and "the boys" (AKA Parker and Spencer)

The best part of the day?  Sitting under a tree, with one of my best friends, a drink in my hand, watching our kids have the time of their life running around and climbing in and out of a truck