Halloween

Hope you all had a Happy Halloween!

We were supposed to spend ours with these little goblins

(my nieces and nephew - Sarah, Kaylee, and Jay).

Instead, Luke and I spent the day here

(the doctor's office)

and here

(Luke amusing himself at the pharmacy as we waited for his prescription)

and here

(he has the flu).

After he slept a long time today 

(because he nor I slept a lot last night with his fever peaking at 104.5),

he was actually hungry and has kept his food down

(YEAH)!

So since today's plans were changed, I'm ever so glad that my kids had some early Halloween events this past weekend.

First, Anna drove herself to a Halloween party in the town where we used to live.

And the boys went trunk or treating with the church group.

And tonight, I let Anna drive Wesley around our little area for some trick or treating tonight.

When they came home, they included Luke and divided and traded their candy around just like every year.

As my Luke sat in my lap and caught the candy that his siblings were tossing him, I glanced around and felt a wave of happiness at my children's delight in such a simple act.

It was a good moment.

And even though Luke's fever is still hovering around 102 WITH fever reducing medicine (please say a prayer for him), I am grateful that my children are basically healthy and happy.

I am blessed.

Prayer

Please pray for my sister-in-law, Sally Caviness, and her family.

Her first cousin, Jody Davis, died last night.

He was driving and struck a tree that was downed by the hurricane.

First Stop - South Carolina

Our first stop on our road trip 

was in South Carolina at this house 

 which belongs to this couple, Sharon and Jack, Crystol’s mother and stepfather.  

We were only there for a little over a day and a half but we managed to fill it full of fun!

I could think of nothing better to bring with me as a gift than what I was told was one of Sharon’s favorite pizzas – from Sir Pizza.  As you can tell, she was very happy with the unique surprise.

We arrived around 8:30 p.m. just in time for a late dinner 

and some evening shrimping from their dock 

(which is what inspired the Memory post – click Memory to see it).

Sharon and the kids watched a movie before we headed off to bed.

The next day was beautiful and we took full advantage of it.  The kids swam, kayaked, learned to paddle board, and drove the wave runner.  They had a blast – as you can see.

Look at my boys working together to move forward...just like they have in other areas of their lives. 

Before going out to eat dinner, we stopped by the hospital to see Russ, Sharon’s stepfather and Crystol’s step-grandfather.  He had bronchitis.  He was feeling much better and was going to come home the next day.

We had a great time at dinner.  However, I did have to compose myself after the comment Luke made to me about this picture. 

He commented that his dad was not in the picture (which is what inspired the Included In Photos post – click Included In Photos to see it).

On the way back to their house, as we were listening to Jack’s specially selected music CD, the kids and Sharon enjoyed dancing and keeping the rhythm with their hand drumming.    

On Saturday morning, we took the boat to breakfast.  The kids really enjoyed the boat ride, the breakfast, learning about all of the movies that were made in Sharon and Jack’s town, and the walk we took around that town. 

Anna sang a song to get 50% off of the shirt she was buying.  She has such a great voice.

Wesley really enjoyed learning how to tie the boat to the dock. 

We were leaving for our next stop on our road trip when we got back to the house but Sharon offered to first let my newly licensed driver take her car for a spin around the driveway. 

Luke jumped in for the ride.

Wesley went with Jack to run an errand.

When Wesley returned, he got in for a ride with Anna.  I do have some really cute children!

We had a great time with Sharon and Jack.  We packed a lot of activity into those 41 hours.