October Days

Last week, Katherine & I joined Mimi and Harvey at the beach for a few days. The condo was very nice, and the pool was amazing - the biggest one I've ever seen.Katherine did not like the sand at the beach, so I went alone for a couple of hours both days and read and walked and relaxed. Katherine did like the pool very much. She swam a couple of times every day.Katherine's other favorite activity was to pick berries. She was finally big enough this time to wear the bathing suit Aunt Linda gave her when she was born!Our trip was cut short when my dad called after falling while painting our house. The ladder slipped, he rode it down on to the driveway and shattered his elbow. We packed up and left Friday afternoon, so we could be there for his surgery Saturday morning. Since we were back early, we were able to go to the quad with Amber. We forgot Katherine's sippy cup, so she drank from a bottle and poured most of it down the front of her.Sara was only there for the last ten minutes that we were, but she was camera crazy!Katherine says Sara's name so cute. She says "Saysa" and always says it really quiet. Katherine spent Sunday afternoon with them, and Sara was her favorite this time. Sara was happy!

Roll Tide!

For those of you who don't live in Tuscaloosa and are not aware, The University of Alabama football team is currently undefeated this season. This past week we were ranked #2 in the country, and Tide Mania is at a high in town. We went out to the quad this weekend to be part of the tailgating scene. Of course, we were not totally prepared - didn't know everywhere reasonable to park cost $10. We had $2 with us, so parked forever away and had to trek across the soccer fields before getting to the action. We stopped by Brandon Howard's tailgate first and said hello before moving to the crowded quad. Katherine was hilariously happy. This grin was so big and cheesy, it just cracked us up. Belle is the youngest of the Cormiers and 5 months younger than Katherine. They were not exactly sure why they had to sit on a cooler for pictures and were looking to each other for answers. The Cormier's tailgate won the prize for the week. They got a Publix gift card and video time on the big screen in the stadium. Andrew & Katherine are in there on the right side. Here's a little video clip - kind of hard to see Katherine, but she didn't like it when everyone started screaming.

We watched the saxophones warm up when waiting for the band to play on the library steps. Katherine couldn't make it long enough to hear the band - she conked out. She was so fast asleep that nothing woke her up on the long hike back to the van. Next time we go, we'll take $10 and go a little later to hear the band play.

50th Anniversary

Katherine, my mom and I went to Nashville right after church on Sunday for the 50th wedding anniversary celebration for her sister, Linda (and her husband, Jimmy). We stopped first at my cousin Lynn's house. Lynn is an artist, and Katherine enjoyed looking at the dog and the peacocks she made. Katherine had been sick Friday & Saturday, but seemed well enough to make the trip Sunday. She was fine until about half way through the dinner. Then she fell asleep, and her fever came back. Katherine and I slept Sunday night sideways on a hide-a-bed. The sideways part was so she wouldn't fall off, since she travels a lot when she sleeps. Needless to say, I didn't sleep very well. She woke up with some serious bed head.

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We didn't take many pictures during September, but there has been a lot of activity here. We've had a couple of Alabama football parties at our house, Bob & Gail came to town (twice), and I got to enjoy a girl's night at Amber's house. We're also getting things done around our house. My dad is painting the outside, and we had a dead tree cut down in our front yard. These are a few pictures of Katherine playing on the stump before it was ground up.