The Bright Eyed Brunette

Carlie killed a 7pt. on Tuesday evening! My main elf, fixing our new tree. Mostly finished! Our Nutcracker Our Manger Santa and his crew. Notice Charlie (our elf) came back to visit this year :) We went to the Wings Over the Prairie Festival (carnival) on Wednesday. The kids had fun riding rides with their cousins. Of course, we had to go to Walmart after the carnival...and look who we found: Makena was helping Grammy with the butterscotch pie. Trey and Noah Carlie and Pop were bonding, lol The kids with Papa The kids with Grammy I didn't go Black Friday shopping. It's just not my thing. No deal is worth fighting people for!! We did go later Friday, though. Saturday was a nasty rainy day and nobody wanted to stay home, so we went to Little Rock and did a little shopping. Over all I think we had a nice week. Not too busy, not too boring. Just relaxing. There is absolutely no way I could name all of the people/blessings that I am th...

First of all I would like to apologize for the terrible pictures. I remembered to bring my big camera but I forgot the SD card! Also, I didn't get to take many pictures because I wanted to video this time. The food was great and the kids did a great job on their parts. I'm so very thankful that we have the opportunity to send our kids to school here. We have been blessed beyond measure. Much Love, Beth

We had our first Pep Rally and away game on Friday. Makena was pumped to dress as Mustang Sally and to play against the Warriors of Cornerstone Christian. Ready to cheer our Mustangs on! The girls team Trey also got his named called for the pee-wee team during the rally. She is ready! Little brother with Jared. Although we lost our game to the Warriors, we had a great time!

Trey got the first deer (in our household ) of the season during the youth hunt. He was super excited to be the first!! Good job, T!! Look at that smile!! Carlie went that morning but didn't see anything. I think that is why it made his deer so special to him. They are a little competitive!!

How is it possible that I have a 15 year old?! I honestly do not know where the time has gone! We celebrated Carlie's (and my Mom's) birthdays by going out to eat at Longhorn Steakhouse in Little Rock. My sister and her kids also came. We started off the day by having cinnamon rolls (her favorite) for breakfast. Carlie and Grammy The Birthday Twins Carlie and T-Man Sisterly Love Happy Birthday 15th to my sweet Carlie. I am so proud of you. I love that you try your hardest at whatever do! Love you to the moon and back, Carls!!

My silly skeleton! Carving pumpkins in Discovery. The best helper :) Trey and Avery All done! The little kids got to paint and put stickers on their pumpkins. And the teens fixed goodie bags and put labels on water bottles for Trunk or Treat. Busy little bees! Makena and Trey at Trunk or Treat Carlie was a preppy frat boy! A couple of ladies moved their "trunks" indoors due to the constant drizzle. Trey and Mrs. Ruby Trey in front of my mon's Veggie Tale trunk My booth was Carl's deer blind. I sat in the dry and handed out candy. A couple of others dressed in camo too! So, here I am with Bonnie and Spencer. Things were a little different on Halloween this year. Our church held its first Trunk or Treat so Trey didn't actually get to trick or treat. He still had a good time though. The weather was a little yucky, but I think most of the kids in the community came out! It was a fun week of activities, and now I'm ready to...