Go Gamecocks!

This weekend we (Rachel, Josh, and I) went tailgating to USC's Homecoming Game.

We had a great time and got lots of practice cheering for the Gamecocks!

Getting ready for Halloween

As you might notice from the pictures, the kids have more than one costume. No, we are not going trick-or-treating twice in two different outfits. We just ended up with this many from a friend. So, we decided to try them on to see which ones fit best for Halloween. Josh had his Preschool Halloween Party on Tuesday and they got to dress-up for this as well. I think Rachel will wear the pumpkin on Saturday and the monkey costume is long gone. It was way too small for Josh so we loaned it to someone else. Hope you have a fun Halloween!

Rachel enjoying the pumpkin costume,
but not the hat

Josh and his ripped muscles

Our little fairy

Brother and sisterly love

At Josh's school

Happy Fall

This is my favorite time of year for so many reasons. I LOVE the colors of fall, the cooler weather, the food prepared (apples, pumpkins, turkey), and the celebrations (my birthday, Halloween, and Thanksgiving). This provides so much to be happy about and so many reasons to thank God for all of His creation. Thank be to God!

Ireland

We are back from a wonderful week plus two days long trip to Ireland for a wedding and vacation. Jason and I left the kids with his parents and hopped aboard a plane to the Emerald Isle. Our first destination was Dublin. Soon after this, we meet up with Jason's co-worker, Bob, and his wife, Mary Anne, in Galway. We then traveled together by car visiting some towns and ultimately made it to Sligo for a wedding. The following day, we took the train to Dublin and flew home after that.

I just realized I probably should not have posted this many pictures but instead provided a link to a folder in picasa, but oh well. We have many more photos as you can imagine but these provide a little story and time line of our travels. Enjoy viewing!

Got Guinness?

Visiting the Guinness Storehouse

Fresh oysters in Galway

Walking in Galway

Near the Spainish Arc in Galway

Limestone rocks by the sea in Connemara

The Cliffs of Moher

Dungaire Castle

View in County Mayo

Cappuccinos

Pub food

Ballynahinch Castle

The view from our room

Kylemore Abbey

Hiking near the castle

Jason and Bob

All of us- Me, Jason, Mary Anne, and Bob

The view from The Bervie, my favorite place.

Achill Island

Keem Bay

Sheep, sheep, everywhere were sheep!

Diana and Fintan's Wedding 10-3-09

The church

Kiteboarding near the reception at The Sligo Yacht Club

Jason, Bob, Fintan, and Mike at the reception.

Walking in Dublin

Our car ride home with the kids.

We missed them dearly!