Fall Sports

Fall sports are in full swing and Railey decided to try lacrosse for the first time!

Maysie played soccer again and had the cutest team.  Her favorite game was when she played Celie.

Another season in the books!

Fall Fun!

One thing is for sure, these kids can't resist a good leaf pile....and there is no shortage of leaves in Blackland Ridge.  It was a good day when the kids got off the bus and realized that the lawn service hadn't taken away the leaf piles yet.

Baby Reese

Sweet baby Reese is here and the girls were so excited to meet her.  When Jenn and I met 21 years ago, we couldn't have ever imagined that we would have 5 girls between the two of us.  These pictures of the Godsisters make my heart happy.

ZBB Fayetteville

We drove to Fayetteville to see Zac Brown Band play a hometown show.  Not many pictures but little Miss Maysie decided to fall asleep...again.  

Halloween 2015

It was another fun Halloween in Blackland Ridge!  Railey dressed up as a veterinarian, Maysie as a vampire princess and Ansley as a flower.  

It just so happened that Halloween was on a Saturday this year so we had a fun (and long) night ahead of us.  After a little pre-party in the culdesac, we loaded up the kids to drive to the back of the neighborhood.

Ansley and Grace act more like sisters than friends.  

Even some of the parents got in on the costume action!

About halfway through the night, Doug started to swing from poles to get attention.

Railey's Halloween bag broke and one of the neighbors gave her a garbage bag.  It was  a RIDICULOUS amount of candy.

Cooper Chanon

Early in October, Paul and I decided that it was time to get a second dog.  Annie seemed lonely and, let's face it, we wanted another dog.  I contacted Adopt a Golden Atlanta and by coincidence they were about to get a shipment of goldens that needed homes....the only catch is that they were coming from Istanbul Turkey!  It turns out that there is a HUGE problem there with stray golden retrievers so Adopt a Golden decided to do something about it and have them sent here.  There were a few dogs that we liked but one in particular stood out....his name was Cider and the only information I had on him was that he was two years old and was in a shelter about to be sent to the forest (aka released to fend for himself...so sad)

Unfortunately, someone who had an application in with adopt a golden already had their heart set on him....so I started looking at some of the other dogs and planned to go and meet them all at Goldenrama.  I was shocked when I met "Cider" and his foster mom Candace and she said that the original person who was interested was unable to come down and meet him so he was back on the market.  I fell in love and he was, of course, my first choice.  

Long story short, five other families put Cider as their #1 choice (and three families as #2) but Candace thought that we were the best fit!  We surprised the kids at the bus stop and the name game began. The possible names were Bear, Buddy, Scout, Tugg, Tucker, Trapper, and Smokey but we finally decided on Cooper!

When Candace asked for a family picture this is the best I could do.

Welcome to the crazy Chanon family Cooper!

Ruby's Buddy Walk

This year, Railey has become close with Maddux, who is also in Mr. Dunn's class.  Maddox reminds me of Railey in so many ways, bubbly personalities, full of energy and sweet to the core.  But I think their real bond comes from the fact that they both have younger sisters.  

Both girls are convinced that Ruby and Ansley are going to be best friends (which will probably happen this Summer during swim meets) and they are both so proud of their little sisters.  

The Buddy Walk is an event to raise awareness for Downs Syndrome. We wanted to walk in the Buddy Walk to honor Ruby who unfortunately had to miss this year because she is going through chemotherapy.  

It was a beautiful (but chilly) day and the kids had so much fun exploring Centennial Park before the walk.  

A huge thank you to Nicole Eliason for capturing a rare picture of me with the girls!

The girls are already asking about next year:)