Fall Fun

Andrew's pumpkin

Carrie had a blast at the Pumpkin Patch

Mommy and Andrew Michael

Mommy and Carrie Elizabeth

Two of the greatest kids a mom could ask for!

Scooping the goo out of the pumpkin

Showing off his pumpkin

Showing off her pumpkin

Andrew's 4th birthday

I absolutely can not believe that it is here...Andrew will be 4 tomorrow at 5:41 pm! I still remember this night 4 years ago, I had just seen the doctor for a check-up the day before and had asked for sleeping pills because I wasn't sleeping at 38 weeks pregnant! Well, Michael had picked up the prescription for me and I had taken the Ambien only to be awake all night with contractions! I remember even calling the hospital in the wee hours of the morning, but we weren't ready to go to the hospital! The next morning, October 20 I called the doctor and they said head to the hospital. When I got to the hospital they determined that yes I was in labor and we would have a baby that day! At 1 pm he broke my water and at 5:41 pm we had a brand new baby boy, whom we didn't have a name for...a couple hours later we decided on Andrew Michael Keown! He is a joy and 100% boy! God has blessed our family by giving us this precious life to take care of, we are so proud of him!

Tonight, October 19 we decided we would go ahead and celebrate his birthday because tomorrow is Wednesday and we'll be at church until late. I cooked supper for the four of us and we had birthday cake and gave Andrew the coolest present a 4 year old could want, a "dirt track" as Andrew calls it (it's actually a bicycle that looks like a motorcycle). I was worried he would be disappointed in this year's birthday "party" because we weren't doing a whole lot to celebrate it as far as family and a party goes, but I think he was really excited to have his "dirt track." I look forward to the many miles that he will be putting on this bicycle! Happy Birthday to my sweet "little man"! I love you, Andrew Michael Keown!

Fall photos

I love this one for some reason!

My sweet babies

Cannot believe how fast time flies...Carrie is 6 and Andrew will be 4 in a matter of days!

My handsome little fella!

My heart!

He can always bring a smile to my face!

Adventure with friends...Tallulah Gorge

This weekend we were fortunate enough to have Michael's best friend from middle school, Joe Petrey, and his family come up for a weekend visit. They got here really late on Friday night so we didn't see them until Saturday morning, when we met them at the Dillard House for a yummy breakfast! The guys (Michael and Joe) went and played golf Saturday morning while Anna, Joe's wife, and me took care of the kids. We just let the kids play! After naps and the golf trip we took the kids to Tallulah Gorge, it was a lot of fun! We made the trek down the 800 steps to the bottom of the Gorge with 4 kids and none of them had to be carried back up! We had a great time with them!

Carrie, Andrew, Wyatt and Owen Petrey

At one of the Lookouts

The Keown and Petrey families

Walking down the stairs to the bottom of the Gorge

On the Suspension Bridge

Joe and Anna

At the bottom