Hild Handymen

We got a new desk for the living room, thinking we might need to convert the guest bedroom.  The drawer needed a magnet to hold the keyboard tray up, so Shonn (and his helper) worked on adding it Sunday night.

Fall Decorations

 

Saturday morning, Beckett and I went to Grammy and Papa’s house.  Our mornings start a littler earlier than theirs, so I felt badly when their dogs barked and woke Papa up.  He came outside and met us, where we were inspecting the goldfish in their pond.  We measured Beckett’s hand in the handprint from this summer and his hand was only a little bit bigger.  Then we loaded up mums and pumpkins mom and dad got at the produce auction in Arthur.  After we got them all loaded up in the back of The POS, we took them to our house for decorating.  As you can see, Beckett was a big help to Papa as we got everything unloaded, watered, and decorated.  It was a perfect day to be outside, and we had a lot of fun.  I think Beckett's natural decorating with outdoor materials will be a huge asset to Hild Landscaping. :)

We celebrated with a cupcake Beckett made with Grammy earlier in the week.

 

 

SHS Redskins!

 

We went to the Sullivan High School Homecoming game on Friday the 28^th.  Beckett had a great time running around with some friends.  (And he gave Kaylee a huge hug as soon as he saw her.)  He also loved the concession stand’s popcorn, even though we had to wait in line quite a while to get some!  Shonn and I got to talk with a few friends, including Casey and Smitty.  Also, a group of girls two years ahead of me in high school were there, including Angie’s sister, Sara, who lives in Texas.  It was nice to chat with them.  It seems like everyone looks the same!  I know the football field looked the same, alothough it seemed so much bigger when I was in high school.  Then again, I felt like we all looked so much older than high schoolers look today.  I guess it’s all perspective…and getting older

Camp Camfield

It was such a beautiful day that we took a family hike out at Camp Camfield.  Last summer, Beckett was in the Baby Bjorn.  This summer, he's upgraded to a backpack!  He didn't really like it at first, but snuggled up to Shonn and was ready for a nap by the end of the hike.  It was so nice to enjoy the weather and some time together.

 

When we got home, Beckett was worn out:

 

 

 

Zoo Much Fun

Beckett and I went to Scovill Zoo yesterday, and it was so much fun!  He has always liked animals, but this is the most animated I've ever seen him.  He chased peacocks, talked to all the animals, and ran around.  The weather was perfect - about 70 degrees - and the zoo was nearly empty.  We had a lot of fun.

 

 

 

Then it was time for the CHOO CHOO!  "All aboard the Z-O-O Express!"  The conductor gave us a personal tour -we had the whole train to ourselves!  He also took our picture, which was very nice of him!

 

 

Atlanta

My dad turned 60 on September 12th!  To celebrate, he invited all of his family to Atlanta for a long weekend.  Mandy came from Florida on Wednesday, Aunt Kathy and her friend Pat came from Houston on Wednesday, Aunt Nancy, Uncle Bob, and Granny B. came from North Carolina, Matthew flew in from Vegas, and Shonn, Beckett, and I drove in from Illinois Friday after work.  We stopped about halfway there for the night and joined everyone at Stone Mountain on Saturday early afternoon.  It was a lot of fun catching up with everyone, even though it was a short trip. 

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

Beckett loves books.  He loves this one so much, he fell asleep reading it.

Saturday night, we hung out in Uncle Bob and Aunt Nancy's room and ordered pizza!  Beckett got plenty of snuggles! 

We also watched tv with no sound.  For some reason, it was playing a radio station.  But we just made our own soundtrack and everyone was hilarious.  Lots of laughing!

Shonn and Uncle Bob at breakfast Sunday morning.

Beckett loved "driving" the high chairs on the shiny tile floors.  He was a crazy driver!

Mandy and Levi getting ready to head back to sunny Florida!

Granny B! 

 

Mom took all the good group pics, so when she emails them to me (hint, hint), I will upload them!

Unbeleafable Art

Beckett and I did an art project over Labor Day weekend and it turned out great!  I sketched the tree trunk and he decorated with fall leaves. 

 

Here is the finished product in his playroom: