Dressin' Up

"The Wizard Of Oz" was the Halloween Theme for Asher, Milla, and Will this year.
Asher was the scarecrow searching for a brain...
Milla was Dorothy searching for home...
Will was the lion searching for courage...

The most FUN we have had trick-or-treating in a long time!!
Ben&Audrey, Austin&Elizabeth, Me&Brandon with the babies

Tootsie Roll Pops were the HIT....Milla got her 1st taste of candy....thought it was too good to be true!

Milla by her "M" Pumpkin

We got to have a Halloween Happy Hour over at Blakeley's parent's house...
Allison, Becky, Blakeley (with Mia), and Me

Allison with Elizabeth Grace-- EG was a pony for Halloween...but the outfit was off by this point

Blakeley with Mia the Crawfish!

Brittany with Max the Cookie Monster!

Milla....she loved her Ruby Slippers!!!

SO good to be together!!!

This one is funny of EG and Milla very interested in Mia!

Fall Leaves

We drove up the winding mountain roads lined with vibrant fall leaves of all shades to meet the Peppers family in Highlands, N. C.

We love Ben's family's cozy cabin that we get to stay in!! Last year when we went Samuel and Milla were only about 3 months old...now the are 14 months...it is amazing how your focus changes during each stage. Last year we were so concerned with feeding them every 2 or 3 hours...this year we had to make sure everything was baby proofed--of course they are like magnets to dangerous things like the space heaters and the stairs!! We loved watching them toddle around and share their little laughs!!!

There was a really cool porch swing that converted into a baby cradle!!

I like this one of Lana, Ben, and Samuel!!!

this is a reenactment of a picture we took last year!!! Our babies are GROWING!
Ben with Samuel- Brandon with Milla

*Lana with Samuel and Me with Milla*
the boys spent the day fly fishing and Lana and I got to take the little ones on a picnic. We picked up food from the DELICIOUS restaurant "Wild Thyme Gourmet"...YUM! www.wildthymegourmet.com Later we went in to some of our favorite shops in downtown Highlands. It was a terrific trip!

First Flight

Milla got to take her very first flight on an airplane last week!! We flew to Indiana (along with my Mom) to celebrate with Grandma Rhodes on her 89th Birthday!!!

It was interesting to learn how getting through security with a baby works! After loading all of the bags up on the conveyer belt to be x-rayed...they have you take the baby out of the stroller and break down the stroller to also put that on the convyer belt. Of course you have to take off your coat and shoes---but I was surprised when they told me to take off Milla's coat and shoes too!! Funny!! I was relieved that they do let you take milk with you (despite the no liquids over 3oz. rule)... they take you over to a special area and do some sort of litmus test on the milk!
When we got to Indiana we went to Dougherty's Apple Orchard.

Pumpkins!

"Grand Mum" holding Milla--who was very impressed by the animals in the petting zoo!

Grandma Rhodes had two little American flags that she wanted Milla to put on the graves of her Granddaddy Rhodes and Grandpa Dunnington. We thought this picture was so sweet with her little shadow on the grave!

We got to have a "Birthday Brunch" for Grandma at the Farm.
Here is Aunt Connie, Grandma, and Mom.

Grandma had a table full of dear friends join her for her Birthday celebration. It was a time of great food and wonderful conversation. These ladies were full of life!!!

Can't believe she is 89!!!! She still swims a couple times a week, writes a column for the local paper, makes candles, is writting a book, and stays very involved in her church and the community!! WOW!!!

Got to see my cousin Brittany!!! SO PROUD of her!!! She is a University of Tennessee Grad. and has always had the dream of being a firefighter!! She is a wife- and a mother of 2 boys...but just recently finished all the testing and training and is now officially a FIRE WOMAN!!! CONGRATS!!

Milla with her GREAT GRANDMA RHODES!!

LOVE this sweet picture of Milla on the porch at the farm with her pig tails!