Autumn Days: July 2008

No, we haven't sold our house yet(but would appreciate any prayers for us in that area - we have shown in almost every day this week though!) No the one on the move around here is Autumn. She is crawling like a champ and cruising around the furniture. This adds a whole new dimension to things. She managed to get three bruises in 3 days - one when Keith was watching her, one when I was watching her, and one at Mother's Morning Out at church. She has more guts than talent when it comes to walking so far. She just tends to let go, so I feel like I spend a lot of time behind her waiting for the fall.
Things with us are amazing. I spent 4 wonderful days at the beach with my discipleship group of girls. It was great! Keith is on his last trip of the summer with the senior highs. We are looking forward to a more normal routine as school starts back. I have started back tutoring some already.
Also in July all three of us spent 6 days at my uncles farm in Warner Robins with my extended family. It was a blast hanging out with the cousins, my aunts and uncles, and my grandparents. We hated to see it come to an end. One of the things that I have always loved about my mom's family is how we try to spend lots of time together. Some of my favorite memories growing up are at my "Mema's house" playing with my cousins. I love how close I am to my cousins. I hope that Autumn is able to have that same experience with both sides of our family. Too many people today do not take the time to hang out with their extended family. It is such a blessing to be able to do that. We truly had a "redneck week". We shot guns, swam, played badmitton, made a mudpit and dropped into it from a rope swing, and much more. Many of the pictures below are from the trip.
The Whole Family

Keith target shooting

Amy target shooting

The next 4 shots are 1) the brave members of the family who did the mud pit 2) me on the rope swing dropping in 3) Keith on the swing 4) the couple who muds together stays together :)
***We did seriously discuss taking Autumn into the mud pit. We decided that you must have at least a year of life under your belt before going into a mudpit.

Some other shots of the week:

2 last things:
#1) My sister did a much better job of posting pictures of our trip - she put them in a video presentation. Visit her site over in our blog list: The Faucett Family
#2) For months I have been addicted to a blogsite about a woman with cystic fibrosis who had a premature baby. Their story is amazing...probably one of the most inspiring love stories I have ever read and you get updates everyday. She is now also battling cancer. Say a prayer for her and check out this amazing site on our blog list: CF Husband

I admit, I was never a huge 4th of July fan until I moved to Marietta. Marietta definitely knows how to do the 4th of July right. Now it is one of my favorite times of the year. We took Autumn to her first parade. We got to hang out with the Brumbaughs and the McIntoshs. We had great seats(thanks Trent!). That night we joined lots of our friends and family for fireworks and dinner in front of the warehouse.