Happy Fall!!

We had a very busy week and it didn't end this weekend!! We got to watch my niece Maddie run in her last Cross Country meet and she did awesome. Those poor girls all came to the finish line in tears and the winner threw up! Not the incentive I need to lace up my own running shoes!! I DO envy runners though and am very proud of my sweet niece. Her momma must be having a proud moment too, since her daughter is doing so well at a sport she loved!!

Here is Luke jumping in a huge pile of leaves that the girls raked up after the meet at his nana's house. This guy is just so adorable... his smile makes my heart grow and I'm not a grinch, so you can imagine how big it is feeling!!

Stella has finally decided she likes the Gerber baby food. She wouldn't eat for me for a few weeks... because, as my friend Kelly said, "Who would want bananas and peas when you can have chocolate Mountain Dew from momma." Anyway I am quite excited because it is the cutest thing watching her slurp up the food off the teeny spoon. She LOVES peaches and we are still working to find some other things she enjoys. Carrots... not.so.much! She also enjoys those little puffs and likes to nibble a corner off with her two tiny teeth on the bottom, this literally makes my knees go weak it is so stinkin' cute!!!

She is also officially a sitter and this happened yesterday. She went from little baby to sitting up in the shopping cart. I.DIE!!!! Lets just slow down little sister, I feel like I want to savor all the moments a bit more because they are flying by!

This is my wonderful Aunt Sis. She visited yesterday evening and we all had a blast. You wouldn't know this from looking at her but this spunky girl is 91 years old and keeps going and going! We have spent nearly every Saturday together for the last 11 years and I am totally blessed to have her in my life.

I would like to end this post with a dedication to all those people in our lives that leave a little sparkle behind whenever you are with them. You know the ones, they are usually happy, easy going, and make you feel great after you spend just a few minutes with them. I try to be this way, but some people just know how to make others walk a little taller naturally... so Auntie Kaye this shout out is for you!