Who let the "DAWGS" out?

Two excited Gator Haters! WOW! GOOOOO Dawgs! Sic' em! Woof Woof Woof Woof!

Who Let the Dog Out?

The Clanton family experienced "Boo at the Zoo" last weekend. We trick or treated down a path at the zoo with Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, a Vols cheerleader, an incredibly precious puppy dog (if I do say so myself) , and some great friends. A good time was had by all, and Colin and I got some yummy candy as well!!

Lawn Care

Just wanted to share some exciting news - I mowed the lawn today! All by myself!! :) We are having playgroup here tomorrow morning, and the poor kids would have been walking through the prairie in my backyard if I had not mowed. It was pretty fun to do something I have never (I mean, NEVER) done before! I have a few thoughts about mowing:

- on a cool, October day - not too bad

- it's a little like vacuuming, just with a sharp blade - I always try to make the vacuum marks in the carpet to make everything look cleaner - I will have to work on my mowing marks - they are a little crooked

- it's a good outlet, seriously

- and good exercise - especially if you have a hilly backyard!

- I think I would trade it ANY day to cleaning the bathroom. (Or washing clothes, for that matter)

- I think I need to venture out a little more if mowing is this exciting to me.

- It's a good way to meet neighbors - I had to ask one for help (I had never met him before, but he was cleaning his mower, so I figured he would be willing to help). I didn't know how to crank it up!

- The best part was seeing my freshly mowed back yard lookin' so nice :)

- The worst part is shoveling the dog poop beforehand. Could definitely do without that.

thanks for sharing in my excitement :)

Q & A

I found this on someone's blog site, and I thought it was a cool one of these.. I think they are called meme's but I am not sure. They are just the answers, not the questions... however, I am sure you can figure out what the questions are :) I never do these, but I thought I would give it a try tonight! Enjoy!

Hi, my name is Stephanie. When you get to know me, you will inevitably call me Steph. I have gotten two tickets - one speeding and one making a wrong turn... and that doesn't count the one I should have gotten coming back in to Athens from home one weekend (he let me off the hook, nice man, because he didn't have a pen - or at least, that is what he said!). When I am nervous I sweat and get quiet. The last song I listened to was programmed on itunes - it plays a random mix - I can't remember. If I were to get married right now, it would be on top of a mountain with the autumn leaves falling that was filled with my friends and family. My hair is cut just above my shoulders. When I was four, I loved to play dolls and house. Last Christmas my family came to celebrate with us, since my husband had to work. I should be in bed. When I look down I see that it is time getting serious about my ab workouts. The happiest recent event was pushing Hudson on his train around the house, hearing him cackle. If I were a character in Friends, I’d be Rachel - I can be a little spacy at times, and I love hanging out with my friends, and I have a practical side as well. By this time next year, I will have been married six years, have a two year old, and maybe another on the way! My current distress is how much of our wardrobe is OFF of the hangers instead of ON the hangers - dirty or in the "clean pile". I have a hard time understanding people who don't love animals. If I won an award, the first person I would tell is Colin. I want to buy a loveseat for our porch and a cd/mp3 player/radio for the living room and kitchen area. I plan on visiting Marco Island with Colin in March, and possibly Hawaii in February (woohoo!). If I could spend the night at any house, it would be the White House. The world could do without negligent parents. The most recent thing I bought myself is makeup, stamps, and a zoo membership.The most recent thing that someone else bought for me was breakfast from Chick Fil A. My middle name is Anne. In the morning, I drink coffee with creamer and splenda - or orange juice, depending on the mood. Tomorrow I will be going to a moms bible study! Tonight I am going to put drops in my dog's ear and go to sleep.

Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday we went to the pumpkin patch, took a hayride, and ate cookies :) The place where we went was pretty neat - The Corryton Corn Maze. It was a good ways away from our house... I got a little ache in my heart for country roads as we rode through the country to get to the pumpkin patch. I often don't realize how much I love and miss the peaceful serenity of the "country". Anyways, there was face painting, pony rides, a corn maze, a hayride, and pumpkins, of course. We really enjoyed going out there! The only problem was.... it was hot and dry! We dressed for pumpkin patch weather, but it was pretty steamy. And when we went on the hayride, I felt as though we were in the dustbowl! It was fun to hang out with friends, though, and I think Hudson enjoyed it too..

Hudson 2006 (2 months old):



Hudson 2007 (14 months old):

Birthday :)

I know, I have been a terrible blogger lately!! I'm sorry! I do have some great pictures to show you from Hudson's birthday party, though. We had a great time. It was a train "theme" - he loves to hear the train coming, so I thought it would be appropriate :) The cake was amazing - one of my friends from the school I taught at made it for us. Everyone raved about it. We also had a mini waterpark outside (I don't have those pictures yet) and the kids had fun splashing around out there with all the water toys. :)
We had a great time with our friends and family. It is a blessing to have events like this because you are lucky enough to have a lot of the dearest people in your life in one place. We missed those of you who couldn't make it!


My "It's Fun to be One" shirt!

Our awesome train cake!

The Family - Hudson wasn't too much for taking pictures!

Bill, Reamo, Boobah, and Hudson

Hudson and Caroline playing with a great new toy

Reading the book that Aunt Shannon made for Hudson

Our small group friends! :)

Eating his own cake

Yum, Yum!

Dut, Bones, Henley, Berklie, and Hudson

Ange and Pops and his awesome new wagon!

Cousins (I think Hudson was a little worried about Franklin!)

Wow!

Birthday pic's are on the way, and pics of our friends the Links coming to visit, but until then..Check out this video. Wow! Jesus really does love us and want us to believe in Him and trust Him with our lives. It's not just something we sing about in nursery as a child or in youth group as a teenager... it's TRUE. He longs to spend time with us, carry our burdens, erase all the terrible sins we've done and still do, and be our source of comfort, protection, love. We don't need anyone else in our lives but Him. He desires ME. Wow, how can he love ME? Hard to grasp, but TRUE. Powerful video. Please watch and be moved by Christ's love for you.