a Florida adventure.....

over fall break we headed south. we have gone for the last couple of years with the Kuhn family and Joey and Court to the beach for fall break. this year we were absent several fun loving cousins, but took some special peeps instead. my parents and uncle tuck joined us for the first part of our trip and we had a blast. they had never been to the "florida" house and we were ready to hang with them there. the super fun Kuhns joined us after a couple of days and everyone had a great time enjoying the amazing weather.

this trip was full of several new adventures for us all.....

our first adventure involved geocaching. this super fun scavenger hunt game is very addictive and so much fun! here i am with my first find!!

this was also the first time the boys wore matching suits. i thought they were too cute! oh and the best part was that i had purchased them for $1.97 each! yes!!

another first for the not too adventurous me, yolo boarding. notice how smooth the water was, and i was still pretty sore from having my muscles so tight the entire time. hey but i did it, so me!!

our super fun peeps! the boys loved having so many people to help entertain them!

oh and the high-light of all adventures. nate and karl catching the 400 lb female bull shark. if you happen to have not seen it, just email nate and he will get it right to you!

my kids had a blast with the kuhn gang, and i think even sarah survived with out briley. we did miss having those sweet faces with us though.....

new computer...

yes, i finally have a new computer and can't wait to resume blogging! lots of more october adventures to post! yeah!!!

a hero adventure.....

to show our support for all the ordinary heroes in our lives we attended the big fallapalooza celebration. it was fun to celebrate the super cool ordinary heroes in our lives and even listen to uncle clay talk about how his life changed this summer in africa. heroic adventures seem to be all around us these days, some closer than others!!!

a pumpkin adventure......

a couple of weekends ago we called our troops together for one Orange saturday adventure. none of us thought the cousins would still be here this fall, but since they are we were ready to make a few more Tennessee fall memories with them. after a yummy breakfast at the Barrel, we were headed to the patch. all boys in our car, of course!!!

the boys briefly cheesed while we waited on the rest of our peeps!
wow these 2 are a mess, gum and all!! we will be so ready to have the bear back with us!!!

this sweet pumpkin is still going to be here with us!! thank goodness! oh and that new pumpkin arriving next spring at her house will help keep us all distracted some what.

the crew with their pop and non.... lankford silliness at its best.

we head home thinking about the day of memories we made and know that their will be more to come in the future.....

a baby adventure.....

ten- four, baby Nathan has finally arrived!

yes on 10-04-2010, Nathan Alan Baldwin finally made his debut. he is the new son of some very dear friends. as we waited into the night for him to come it was a wonderful adventure to see a friend from the 6th grade finally become the mom she had patiently waited to be. babies are a miracle from the Lord and always create their own adventures in getting here!!

the adventure series....

october has been full of adventure in our house. some BIG, some small, some New, and some that we will treasure in our hearts forever!

the month is not over yet, and we still have several more adventures to participate in and watch from the sides on.

just trying to live each day to its fullest is an adventure in itself!!!

although this adventure just happened yesterday it might win for largest in SIZE.... all 8 feet and 400 lbs of it. thankfully they were fishing in the waters with this guy and not swimming!

so excited.....

about all the fun baby treasures i have received for my teen moms. yesterday i was able to take a toddler car seat to a little girl. she was about 15 months old and still riding in her baby carrier, and nothing some of the time. not any more!!!! she was so proud and so was her mama. i can't wait to deliver my goodies next week. if you still have anything to add PLEASE just let me know and i will get it from you. thanks so much!

oh and if you can't get it this time, start saving for christmas time!!