An Atlanta Brave for the fall
99 in Honor of Aaron Judge of the Yankees 
always going between practices and games, he loves it
he had more opportunity at pitching this season
my boy with his gum…always in a game
An amazing feeling watching and cheering on a healthy and capable athlete
a good group of boys and coaches
Elijah played at the field as well, so we were able to catch a few of his games
it sure did turn cold before the end of the season
my favorite, a good reminder of his enthusiasm and commitment
and of course, may it never be forgotten, these two little sweet treats accompanied him to EVERY practice and EVERY game❤️
Fall Ball
Grapes Finally!
Beautiful hanging jewels
Growing and maturing all summer long
long, hot, dry days filling these clusters with sugar
plenty of interest from these two sweet things
a favorite of mine, their motivation and willingness to be a part of the day
a day to celebrate our farm
every bucket they picked together, they kept up with it by marking a tally mark
the prized cleanup job of rinsing sticky grape juice and of course playing in the cool water
he is my dedicated hard working man…the best kind
always feel blessed to have her picking with us
More memories to hang on to
we also harvested some grapes from our vineyard at home.
after a full day, going since before seven, they are ready to call it a finished job
six extra hands, three sweet smiles and red cheeks
another experience of our hard work giving us something to celebrate…delivery day
A Couple Quick Day Trips
We were able to join our man for a business trip to The World Equestrian Games
We were there last year and a lot had changed
Hearthstone had supplied some materials for the arena
we always feel blessed to join him on work
especially if it creates new experiences for us
or let’s us eat pizza
and sometimes even gives us another opportunity to swim
a little more time to just explore new sights
Papaw and Nana also took Jackson and Elijah to Bass Pro to meet Jackson’s favorite angler, Ott DeFoe. Jackson has watched this guy fish and share stories and hints all summer. He won the local fishing tournament in Dandridge!
we also visited Amy and Stephanie in Sylva for a fall festival at the local college
we want one of these
there were so many fun activities there
although it was ridiculously hot, we had a really nice visit
the girls thought the old crafts were the best
we had to find a Chili’s for lunch
my eyes are always pointed to the sky regardless of where I am
Freedom of Summer
some say lazy, I say freedom to just exist!
time for these moments are my favorite
Abigail has loved taking golf cart driving lessons from Nana
thanks Nana
garden time again
what could be more amazing than witnessing this transformation
my three special seeds
striving for survival
I caught the slide down the bank
we loved fishing at the trout derby in Cherokee, NC
Abigail ready for her trout to enter the weigh in
a fun new experience for us
next stop to the visitor center
the overlook 
beautiful skies
my favorite
with her Benjamin
more Smokies games before the end of the season
We were excited to have Aunt Fran finally join us
there is nothing like an entertaining evening with smiles like these
more playtime at the gazebo
an afternoon at the pool with Nana, Jaydie, and Elijah
I wish the views of the lake and moments with family could last a little longer
summer draws to an end but we keep squeezing out all that we can from it
a playful pair
more quit times…
and time for an unexpected quick lunch meeting with a special person
our blessing Janice, my prayer warrior, these three Godmother
Blessed to be…
Favorites
For my children 