Two signs of fall

1.Leaves changing color
2. SEC FOOTBALL

Okay, experiencing fall in the south this year was breathtaking. Amazing shades of bright yellow, orange, and red were seen everywhere! Whole hill sides and roadways were painted these gorgeous colors. I truly can say I have never seen a more beautiful fall. I LOVED IT! The kids loved watching as the trees changed colors. We took family pictures and let the kids play in the leaves! I love this time of year!

Another sure sign that fall is here is FOOTBALL season. Wow! We have never experienced anything like football in the south either! This town goes football crazy! I'm not joking when I say it is people's religion out here. Games are on Saturdays and as early as Wednesday we start noticing the bright Tennessee orange start appearing. Everyone from little old ladies to the tiniest newborn can be seen wearing UT orange. Orange and white are the colors of the University of Tennessee. Not just any orange, it is BRIGHT ORANGE! Jason and I were able to get tickets for the last home game here in Knoxville. Neyland Stadium is like the 2nd or 3rd largest college football stadium in the country. The attendance the night of the game was 100,000+!!!! That is like 2 populations of Idaho Falls!!! Wow, and it was just a sea of orange at the game. Way cool! Anyway, here is a picture of the "Power T" at the game. Go Vols!

1st trip to the ER to see dad

Unfortunately our first trip to see Jason at work was for a trauma. Okay, nothing big, just an eyelid that got split open after Logan was running down the hall to brush his teeth. Somehow, Parker tripped him with a toy truck on his journey to the bathroom. Logan fell either onto the banister railings or the truck. Parker was the only eye witness to the trip and fall. I'm not sure Logan knows exactly what happened either. Jason was at work (of course!), so I had to take Logan to the hospital for Jason to look at his eyelid. Luckily he used dermabond and steri-strips. Definitely a procedure that Jason could have done at home if he were home. We were in and out of the ER in less than 30 minutes. This all took place Halloween night after trick or treating. Luckily my parents were here visiting so my mom stayed with Macee and Parker while I took Logan to the hospital with my dad in the back seat helping Logan hold gauze to his eye.

Halloween costumes

That witch is our cute Macee. The red power ranger is Logan. And Parker is too cute in that lion costume. If only you could hear his darling growl! It would make you melt, I swear!
We had to do all of our trick or treating in the rain this year. That's right all you Las Vegans! RAIN!! And not just a drizzle, not a down pour, but a constant light rain. It really was awful trying to keep three little bodies in costume under umbrellas. They didn't seem to mind one bit! The kids still had a wonderful time! After collecting all the loot, we came home and had hot cocoa and cider and donuts. Krispy Kreme of course. With chocolate and sprinkles! Oh and did I mention, Jason was working Halloween night! Bummer, I know!

pumpkin carving fun

Look at these messy kids! They had a great time choosing what kind of jack-o-lanterns to create this year! Macee made a witch, Logan wanted a pirate, and Parker got a cute grinning face. They were all so cute lit up on our porch! Thanks for the carving help Papa Joe!

Daddy's home!!

Yeah! Daddy's home! Quick, let's go do something before he falls asleep or has to leave again! Intern year of OMFS residency is TOUGH! This is probably why I haven't posted much in the last 5 months. I am trying to figure out this new and incredibly difficult schedule we have now. Jason takes call 10 days out of the month. This means I go a little crazy some days. Whenever Jason is home on his post call days- (days he gets to come home from being at the hospital from his sometimes 32 hour work day) we like to get out and do fun things with the kids. We have quite a few parks close to our house and we have an awesome zoo we go to frequently. The kids LOVE their daddy! We are so grateful for all his hard work and...I love him too!