My WONDERFUL Husband

After a long day at work (beginning of open enrollment for health benefits) and a bit of a frustrating day with Nathan, I finally pulled out of the office parking lot at 5:55. I called Trey, almost in tears, and said, "If there was ever a time I wanted to run away, it would be now." I made it home at 6:50 - nothing like an hour long drive home with an infant, toddler, and the sound of Elmo. Anyway, I walked in the door and Trey said, "You've got 30 minutes for yourself." Knowing what it takes to get everyone fed, bathed, and in bed in the evenings, I said, "No" and was going to help him. Trey led me to our bathroom and said again, "You have 30 minutes for yourself." He had filled the tub, lit a candle, and poured me a glass of wine. When I least expect it, he surprises me. He's more than I could ask for in a husband and friend.

Such a sweet brother

Nathan makes me smile everyday and even more so when he's so sweet to his baby sister. This morning I asked him who his favorite person was and he said, "Millie." And on the way home this evening he looked over at Millie and said, "Millie, Millie, do you want me to kiss you?" To hear my little boy say such sweet things just makes makes my heart melt and reassures me that Trey and I are teaching him about love and affection.

A Day with the Evans

After tailgating at the A&M/Colorado game on Saturday, Trey and I took the kids to Huntsville to see April (Smith) and Jason Evans. We had such a wonderful time with their family. Nathan and Paisley hit it off very quickly. Paisley was quick to show Nathan how to play with her toys. Jason was gracious enough to saddle up a horse to take the kids for a ride. Oh, how they fussed over who was going to ride first. He even started up the "big tractor" and took Nathan and Canyon for a ride. The Evan's kids are so cute and so well behaved. April and Jason have done a wonderful job raising those two. We spent the evening taking a tour of their new home that is currently under construction. It was great spending time with the Evans. Thanks April and Jason!! Miss y'all already.

Halloween and the Weekend

Our Halloween was pretty uneventful this year, but we did have fun. Friday was pajama day at "school" for Nathan's class. Of course, he wanted to wear his camo pjs. Millie has had an orange nose the last few weeks to match her orange Halloween outfit. All the children at The Corner School (onsite childcare center) at TASB got to go trick-or-treating around the office. Both kids made out like bandits - we have snacks (some healthy and some not so healthy) to last us quite a while.

Friday evening we headed to Bryan. Unfortunately, we got to town late and were unable to go trick-or-treating, but Nathan had fun passing out candy to the HIGH SCHOOL kids that came to the door. He was awfully excited to be at Uncle Slick and Aunt Cindy's house for the weekend.

Trey hunted Saturday and Sunday morning. Saturday he shot a pig, but couldn't find him and Sunday he shot a buck. He came back to the house to get Nathan so they could "trail" the deer. Nathan had big fun trailing the blood. Once he found the deer he told Trey he was still alive because his eyes were still open.

Thank you Uncle Slick and Aunt Cindy for letting us spend the weekend with y'all!!