Elvis is in the building...

I had to share this picture of our nephew, Caal, in his Elvis costume. He is such a cutie! We are all so excited to be together for Christmas in New York. Drew and Caal will have a blast. Hopefully, they'll get to see some snow.

A few Fall days...

We've had a busy few weekends lately. Yesterday we went to the Fall Festival at Drew's new school. Drew went as Drew Brees. We really wish he was still the Purdue quarterback. Thank God for Gator football! We're hoping the Dawgs will be Gator-bait next weekend...sorry, Chels! (Well, kinda sorry...)! We had a cookout with the Parkers last night; it's probably one of the last ones before the weather really makes a turn here. We are loving the fall weather though. Last Saturday we drove to Athens in the morning to see the Wherry and Vogeltanz family. I have known them since I was just a little older than Drew. Last Friday night, Dave and my parents took care of Abby Edwards. She is the daughter of Blake & Rebecca, our friends from D.C. They were in town for a conference with Dave's old company and asked us to keep Abby for the night. I was at the Homecoming parade and football game, so I had to miss out on the fun.

Drew & Daddy at the Fall Festival















Drew & Mommy













Drew feeding the animals














Avery Parker & Drew












Jack & Owen Wherry with Drew














Drew & Abby

Drew @ the zoo

On Saturday, we met Paul, Mandy, Avery, & Dora/Frinley (AKA Parker baby #2 - due in Feb) and headed to the zoo. Drew and Avery love to hold hands because we made them over and over again. We just loved seeing them do this. After the zoo, we headed to Buffalo Wild Wing at Northpoint for dinner. We didn't know it until we sat down, but it's the LSU football hangout. We tried to play it low-key and even met some decent LSU tiger fans sitting next to us who were great with the kids, but all hell broke loose once Florida scored that first touchdown. Ok, maybe I'm embellising a little bit (Ha, Dave), but Dave and I did jump up and scream...briefly!

And yes, we are still Purdue fans, but what's there to be so happy about on that front?!?! Boiler Up & Go Gators! Drew has "Choo, Choo" down, and we're working on a solid Gator chomp.

Fun with Grammy and Papa

Dave's parents took care of Drew a few weeks ago when we went to Pete's wedding. I had to share some of the fun they had. Enjoy!




Drew with his backpack, blanket, & Spunky (his stuffed dog)













Grammy & Drew eating ice cream











Drew & Papa climbing on the fence













Papa catching Drew as he runs down the hill in the backyard. This is a favorite game for him.

Some "new" things...

It's hard to tell from these pictures, but Drew got a new pair of shoes and some balls to play with this week. He played hard, so he had to take a nap on his Thomas ball AND his soccer ball.

Drew walking around before church in his new brown Chuck Taylors.

Drew working on some calculations in his new shoes.

Drew asleep with a death grip on his Thomas ball and his soccer ball.

A happy boy & a sad boy (or grown man, you decide...)

Earlier in the week, Drew and his daddy had some fun time in the backyard with the dogs. We had a little family reunion when my parents came back from the mountains, and we all watched football together today. The last picture pretty much sums up the day...Jay...alone in his chair in the backyard after Florida's loss to Ole Miss. I think the quote of the day was when he said, "This (meaning Florida football) defines, (then he proceeded to re-phrase his statement as to not sound completely ridiculous) defines a part of who I am." It was classic. Those of you who know Jay and his love for Florida football also know that this was a tough loss. He threatened to body slam someone and give someone a rug burn. Sad, but true. Perhaps, this is why my brother eventually needed a hand therapist after a Florida loss to LSU where he and his hand had a not so happy encounter with his kitchen countertops.



Drew, Daddy, & Scout
































Jay, minutes after the Florida loss to Ole Miss...(enough said...)