CCHS Homecoming

This week, CCHS celebrated Homecoming week.  It was a really fun, hectic, and energetic week.  The kids got to dress out, which meant no uniforms.  I cannot explain to you how excited they were about that.  The dress up days we celebrated were Tacky Day, Breast Cancer Awareness day (wear pink), Halloween Costume Day, Twin Day, and Extreme Spirit Day. I am on the Homecoming committee, so I had to help with the attendant's float as well as sponsor a grade level.  Since I teach a lot of 9th graders, I volunteered to help with their float.  We had a lot of fun putting our float together and making our banners.  The theme of the parade this year was "Cover to Cover, We support the dogs!"  Each grade level had to choose a book, so the ninth graders picked The Hunger Games.  Our banner read, "May the odds be ever in OUR favor." On Thursday afternoon, we all stayed after to put the finishing touches on the float before the parade started at 4:30. 

 

There were A LOT of people out in the streets cheering and catching candy.  After the parade was over, we made our way back to the stadium for the Powder Puff football game.  It was really cute, and the students seemed to have a great time. 

Steven picked up Sawyer and brought him out to the game.  My husband is a good sport.

This picture cracks me up!  Sarah's daughter, Addie, wanted to hold "Baby Sawler" during the game.  I think Sawyer was a little unsure. 

On Friday, we had a big pep rally during fourth block, which was hilarious because the students played games and participated in relays.  That afternoon, I helped Sarah get all the attendants to their pictures and to the stadium.  At halftime we got all the girls lined up and ready to walk across the field.  They were all beautiful and everyone involved seemed to really enjoy themselves. 

I for one was so happy to see all the spirit and feel the fun and energetic atmosphere throughout the week!  Can't wait until next year!

Showering Whitney and Amelia

A few weekends ago, Whitney's sisters-in-law threw her a baby shower at The Chocolate Biscuit Tea Room in Trussville.  We had a great lunch and then opened gifts.  Whitney got a lot of really cute stuff for baby Amelia (enough to make me have a smidgen of baby girl fever).  We had a great time visiting with everyone and celebrating this beautiful little girl to be!

The next weekend, our family threw Whitney a shower which was at my cousin Kasey's house in Decatur.  She and her family live in a beautiful home (perfect for hosting parties) so I was so thankful that she offered it to us for the afternoon.  We had a great turnout at the party, and everyone seemed to have a wonderful time catching up and spending some time giving Whitney advise and helpful tips.  Whitney got a ton of stuff for Amelia and even a super cute monogrammed hospital gown (of course Betsy knows what is all the rage at the hospital these days).  We also ate way too really good "shower food" including a Snickers Salad.  Only southerners could turn Snickers into a salad. 

Little Amelia is due to arrive next Sunday (Oct. 21st).  We cannot wait to meet her!!!

First Bike Ride :)

Sawyer LOVES riding on the back of his daddy's bike!  We are so happy because we really love to ride bikes together, but haven't been able to since Sawyer was born because he was too little.  Now that he is a "big boy" we are venturing out more and more.  One Sunday afternoon, Steven said, "I sure would like to go for a bike ride this afternoon."  I agreed, so we headed over to Wal-Mart to purchase a child's seat.  We could tell Sawyer wasn't too sure about the whole thing at first, but he quickly warmed up to it almost immediately. 

The only thing that he doesn't seem to like is the helmet we put one him.  I can totally understand his dislike for the thing. It's big, bulky, and sort of dorky, but I think he can pull anything off.  We have spent a lot of time taking rides through our neighborhood over the past couple of weeks, and have enjoyed experiencing something new with our son!  I hope you are all having a great week!  

CCHS Football

Steven and I went to the CCHS football game this Saturday night to watch the Clarke County Bulldogs play the T.R. Miller (somethings-Tigers, I think).  We decided to eat beforehand at Gene & Ellen's in downtown Grove Hill, which is just this quaint little hamburger stand. It was greasy and delicious as was expected.  Sawyer loved watching all the people and looking at all the colors, but wasn't very interested in the action on the field.  He loves music though, so he was at full attention during the band's performance at half time. 



watching the band

He must have used up all his energy though because he fell asleep sitting up in my lap in the middle of the third quarter.  We had a great time, but left a little early due to our sleepy little one. So far, CCHS has won all of our regional games, which makes teaching on Friday really fun and exciting because everyone is generally in such a good mood.  Here's to making it to playoffs!

The Sewells Came to Visit

It is so weird that the next time we will hang out with Whitney and Chris they will be parents. It made me think of those precious moments that Steven and I spent together just before Sawyer's arrival.  There was always excitement in the air because we knew something extremely new and exciting was about to happen.  Those last few days spent together as a family of two were very sweet and extremely special moments that I will never forget.  

This weekend Whitney and Chris came to visit us in Thomasville.  We were so excited to host them in our new home.  We have had visitors before, but we were unloading boxes and still sleeping on air mattresses, so this was a lot more comfortable and relaxed.  We mainly hung out while watching football and grilling out on Saturday.  Although a lot of our time was spent relaxing inside, Whitney and I did take a couple of strolls through the neighborhood trying to coax little Amelia on out.  Later, Steven and I went on a bike ride while Aunt Whitney and Uncle Chris babysat.  On Sunday we went to church at Thomasville Baptist and then went out for a bite for lunch.  It was a very relaxing weekend.  I was so happy to get to spend some time with the Sewells before their lives get officially C-R-A-Z-Y in the next couple of weeks!

Steven and Sawyer watching the Auburn game



hanging out in the backyard while the food cooked



Sawyer loves to swing!

Sawyer is so close to taking a step!

 Can't wait to meet you, baby Amelia!!!