On your mark...get set...go.........creepers pumpkin rolling races.

HMMMM.......now that's a thought.......

So you can spell............

A Life changer......he can spell........so now I CAN'T!!!!!  

Gone are the days when I could cuss under my breath and

spell out a "not nice" word......

or talk on the phone with my girlfriends about "important stuff"

and now HE GETS IT!!!!!! 

Reading and writing and spelling are a true miracle.....

And a showstopper.......

Just wondering....are we a ninja, indian chief or just an ordinary

speller in disguise?????????????

I give up...................

It's a fact!!!!!!!  I'm notorious late.......I fly by the seat of my pants........I love to challenge my energy...............and I CAN'T CATCH UP ON BLOGGING...... so I have decided to

forgive myself and just blog "moment memories".........

I have too many things to share to ever get ahead.....so

if I can just stay on pace.......I will be happy!!!!!

Stick with me....I will keep you posted on everyday happenings

around this "one crazy busy household!"

Oh be still my heart.......memories.......please God don't ever take these

precious moments from my mind....

Cool Ray selects a pumpkin with a "killer" stem!  (The most important part....)

Side note:  When he and Dad came out of the Sunglass Hut Outlet Store

this summer with a "kiddie" pair of Ray Bans........I knew 

we had lost it............

Looking good Griffin!

Score!!!  See that big baby in the middle!  30 lb. of fall "love"

right under the oak tree in my front yard!!!!!!

Gone gone are the goggle days..........

Seasons are a changing......summer to fall.........no more

nightly goggle hunts for swimming (just for showering! 

that way shampoo doesn't get in our eyes!)

Brilliant!!!!!

Changes are abound.......6 into 7.........sounding out words into reading......

card games into iPad games...........Juicy juices into "sodas".......

growing up is "hard to do" for  a Mommy!!!!!

Sunrise........

So my Bryce gets up literally at the crack of dawn.......yes he sent

me this beautiful sunrise picture a few weeks ago........

I can only imagine the peaceful and serene feeling of

such a perfectly clear dawn....

Too bad , I've become such a night owl!

I'm too busy cleaning up other's messes, going through little one's backpacks,

making sure laundry for the next day is handy

and just enjoying the quiet........

such a shame, can't have your cake and eat it too!

Griffin goes to...........

Memphis Tennessee!  We didn't get a chance to visit Graceland.

Maybe next road trip to the south!

Can you believe how exciting it must have been to hear

Elvis crooning on the radio....

it was so crowded in front of this famous

landmark......

Sun studios baby!!!  In Memphis, Tennessee.....

want to go back for some gooey messy bbq and

cheese biscuits!

Times Square Yogurt Shop...........

What a treat!!!!  Do it yourself yogurt shop with ALL the toppings you

can imagine........some sprinkles, some gummy bears, some coconut...

my little lovely loves loves this after school treat!

Makes you feel like you are out of town......

and the aroma of the delicious coffee just across the

room keeps me coming back for more

Thank you Manhattan Coffee House!!!!!!!

Terrific Tomato Tuesday.......................

Just look at these beauties!

So I've been tomato less for a couple of years now..

and now I've gone cuckoo over tomato recipes

next thing you know...I'll be searching out ketchup

recipes..........

Fresh tomato and cilantro pico!

Thank you garden!!!!

Fresh tomato and sausage pizza.......

thank you garden!

Griffin goes to.........................

The garden!  Finally, we've all decided today is the day.  The watermelon has

been inspected and is ready to pick!

Griffin looks a little nervous.........

Oh, please be careful!  I can just see it going SPLAT! 

After all of this anticipation----let's get it to the house in one piece!

Griffin is so proud!

Hurry , you two, the suspense is killing me!

SCREAM!!!!!!!!

She's a beauty!  Thanks Papa for giving us the gardening

wisdom back from the days when he would grow fields of

watermelons for all of the neighbors!

Remember, until the melon turns a whitish color on the bottom and

the little curly cue vine nearest to the connection is dry and curled

up, the melons will not be sweet and ripe!