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farm time  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

This morning we met Papa at the Omelet Shoppe and then headed over to Bedford to visit a pumpkin patch. The place was Layman farms, and they're open until Nov. 18, so if you haven't been you should plan a trip! The amount of fun activities for the kids was very impressive. I had a blast watching them try new things and be excited. There was a mini corn maze for the little ones and they loved it.
Wherrre's Kate?!?

There she is!




We rode the Cow Train. It went pretty fast and at first I was worried that V would freak out, but I looked back and she was squealing and laughing, having a great time.

We went on the hay ride, and the tractor stopped at the pumpkin patch so we could count pumpkins. V counted to 19 on her own! The sun was in my eyes :) But I posted this picture so that everyone can see Aaron is alive and kickin'. He needed to get out of the house. I could tell he was enjoying watching the girls have fun, even though he didn't say much at all.
The corn crib was a big hit, and V wanted to keep going back to it.

The giant bouncing pillow was fun, too. We got a lot of squeals out of Kate. Don't laugh at me...I had to get on so that V would. They both liked to sit and be bounced.



And here's a slideshow of the farm animals:



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reformation celebration  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Last night we attended Reformation Celebration at church. Instead of a trunk-or-treat or other kind of party, our church celebrates the date on which Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the Catholic church door on October 31, 1517. Each year the pastors choose a reformer to teach about for the night...this year it was Hugh Latimer. But the kids also dress up for fun, and there were lots of games, a chili cook-off, snow cones, cotton candy, and popcorn! It was a very elaborate night. We really missed Aaron (he stayed home to recover more...he's in a lot of pain now). Enjoy the pictures of our girls dressed up!

Our attempt at a picture together...it's not going to be good for the next couple of years, let's just face it. Check out Cohen the pirate on the right. Poor little pumpkin...she rode like this the whole way to church. But the funny thing was that she didn't fuss about it! She just ate her snack and figured that not being able to see was part of the costume :) I was cracking up at her all the way there.

Vivian was Minnie Mouse! In June, Aunt Nancy sent some sparkly pink Minnie Mouse shoes for V, so I thought we could use those for a costume idea. And also, she's into Mickey Mouse right now (the one DVD we have of it...). Macy was a princess.
Ansley the butterfly!
Kate loves to play on the bottom step of any staircase. We played outside in the foyer for a while during the end of the Hugh Latimer presentation because they couldn't sit still in the sanctuary.
Then we headed to the Fellowship Hall for dinner, games, and sugar!
Brett and Jody dressed up as the Duggars, and they got the youth to be there 19 children. The jean jumper really suited Jody well, don't you think? She carried around this baby doll to be the latest Duggar child.

Mattie played with the girls and helped them eat more candy. Dennis took V to all the games and crafts, and got her some cotton candy for me while I watched Kate run around. Thanks, Dennis!

Happy Reformation Day on Sunday!

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so long, tonsils  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Aaron had surgery yesterday to remove his tonsils. He has been having problems with them for several months and he is so relieved to have them out. We took him at 8 a.m. yesterday, left to take Kate to preschool and Vivian to her fall/Halloween party at the library, and got back just as he was getting to the recovery room. We were out of there within 20 minutes after that and even early to pick up Kate. The whole process was very efficient and organized, we were so impressed!
He is in pain, but so far he's a good patient for me. He isn't talking much, to avoid swallowing when possible. He went in to work today, and hopefully he can go with us to the Reformation Celebration tonight! Praise God for a drama-free surgery and first two recovery days.

This is Aaron. This is why my tonsils were taken out.

What is that? I am glad you asked. This is a tonsil nugget. The scientific name for these awesome creatures is tonsiliths.

Well what is a tonsilith? I am glad you asked. In short, a tonsil nugget is a chunk of calcified puss that gathers in the crypts of your tonsils.

Well why do these things bother you? I am glad you asked. The main reason is because they smell like rotting flesh. Other reasons would include but not be limited to: bad breath, the feeling of something in your throat all the time, your body recognizes the nuggets as foreign objects therefore treats them as infections, and bad breath.

Would it be possible to see a video of these little pieces of hell on earth being remove from a human mouth? Yes you can!













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pumpkins, pumpkins  

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On Friday afternoon we drove to Boone, NC. It was about 3 hour drive and it was beautiful! We drove on mountain highways and the leaves are getting to be very pretty around here. We got there in time to eat dinner with Charles and Brittany. They drove from Nash Co. to meet us so that Charles and Aaron could ride their motorcycles all day on Saturday in the mountains. On Saturday Brittany and I took the girls to a pumpkin farm. We walked through a corn maze and Vivian chose each direction. She also picked out a pumpkin, and we went on a hay ride.


Then we went to Valle Crusis for the little town's Pumpkin Festival. There were too many people there and we had a hard time navigating with two babies.
Sorry, these pictures are out of order. Now back to the farm:

Trying to find the right pumpkin!
Kate was cold chillin' on the hay ride.
V was pretty excited.
She seemed to enjoy the maze, too.
We found some chairs by the New River outside of the maze and Kate had to get in one, of course. Her favorite spot...a chair!
If Aaron will email me the pictures he took on his phone, I can share some of their motorcycle ride.

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for caleb and ashely  

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Last week I went to a baby shower for our dear friend Ashely. She is due with her second boy Caleb at the end of November. We met at 419 West in Roanoke for dinner together. It was a relaxing, fun evening together celebrating God's goodness in creation. The theme was zebras and blue, and it was extraordinary. Kristin did 98% of all the preparation and she made everything as excellent as she possibly could. It was an awesome night out. Enjoy the pictures of all the details!

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joel morgan is here!  

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Also on our trip to Charleston, Jonathan and Joy had their second baby boy, Joel! We were thrilled to have a chance to meet him...on our way back home that Monday morning, we took a short detour to Greensboro to visit them in the hospital (he was born on Sunday night, Oct. 3rd). We met him in the hallway when he was on his way to the nursery, and then hung out with the happy parents for a few minutes before heading on home.


What a sweet newborn!

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lindy, john mark, and jordan  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

When Aaron and I made the trip to Charleston for Megan's wedding, we had an opportunity to visit my college roommate Lindy. She and her husband John Mark have lived in Charleston ever since we graduated from State, and they recently had a baby girl! We saw them on Friday night at their gorgeous house for a short time. Jordan had already gone to sleep by the time we got there, but I did go into her room to take a peek :) And Lindy's two sisters Barclay and Erin were visiting that weekend, too. Lindy on the left, Erin and Barclay. Lindy and I hadn't seen each other for 6 years!
Jordan on the video monitor...the only picture of her I could get!
It was great to visit and catch up...thanks for having us over, Lindy and John Mark!

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kate kate  

Posted by Aaron and Lisa

Runny nose:

But playful, happy girl:
And easy tickle target:

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princess on ice  

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On Thursday night Aaron took Vivian on their first father/daughter date to Disney on Ice at the Roanoke Civic Center. I showed her videos online that day leading up to it, to get her excited about it. It worked...she couldn't stop talking about it after her nap that afternoon. And when Aaron walked in the door from work she squealed and squealed, "Daddy come get you, take you to princess show!!!" over and over. She put stickers on crowns during dinner that I got at WalMart and then she shared the extra crowns with other girls when they sat down at the show.I tried to curl her hair and make her look extra-princessy, but Aaron said she was the most underdressed girl at the show (everyone was wearing actual dress-up princess gowns!). He wasn't allowed to take the camera in, but got this one picture on his camera phone: He said she was entranced and loved everything she saw. He bought her a light-up wand thing and said she played with it the whole time, but also kept her eyes glued to the ice rink. They left early, but saw Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Ariel, Snow White (her favorite), Jasmine, and Belle. He got her popcorn and M&Ms...he's a great date :) What an exciting night! Thank you, Aaron, our Prince Charming...

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football day  

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Today we invited men from church to play football in the field behind our house. There was a good turnout and the guys had a lot of fun. Aaron was exhausted when it was done.
Taking a water break.
The ladies came to cheer them on and watch the kids run around and play. We also learned how to make ribbon hair clips for our girls from Crystal Mitchell while we watched the game.
The Cannon sisters :)

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