Fall Means...

Fall always means back to school and this year is no exception! Wow. Middle School!

How did that happen? She was nervous and excited and Mom and Dad were proud yet wondering what happened to that little girl who loved to throw tea parties! *sigh* Middle School...

But she was ready!

Early Fall also means school football too! Another year of cheer leading adventures!

And always, the Proud As All Get Out Cheerleader daddy/Carrying The Camera Bag For The Wife   handsome husband is never far away!

Hoping your Fall is off to a sweet start! Sending each of you lots of love!

Sweet Sunflowers And Football Highlights

This weekend found the 4 of us in Greenville, Ohio with our squad

going up against the Greenville Wave.

Onto the field...we are ready to rumble! Half time dance routine by some lovely cheerleaders!

Hello girls!

The victory tunnels are always made up of the families in

attendance...it's such a wonderful tradition.

There goes Grace through the victory tunnel!

6 and 0 baby! 6 and 0!

My kids...I kinda love 'em. *grin*

There were some wonderful older homes near the ball field.

Of course you know I had to take a peek...

The beautiful City Hall

Great little shops, restaurants and the people are really friendly...

Aw Mom, not really? You really want a picture of me in here?

Come on Gracie! It is a cool bathroom! Let's show it off!

Original tile and a great tin ceiling! Loved it.

Hey Sheila! This is for you! 2 more Bathroom Divas!

Broadway Joe's is a coffee house inside this great old building. We all got delicious hot chocolate with steamed milk and some homemade chocolate chop cookies. Yummy.

Annie Oakley is from this area and the museum just up the street has a great deal of her memorabilia. We look forward to returning so we can visit the Garst Museum and check out all the little shops. By the end of the games, most place in town were shutting their doors for the day.

Oh well...that just gives us a good excuse to take a little drive some Sunday afternoon!

"Little Sure Shot"

So, when you find a sweet field of sunflowers, what do you do? Yep. Haul out the kid and snap away. And nope. Dan wanted no part of Mom's impromptu photo session today! Hmpf.

Now, what is prettier than sunlight on a a field of sunflowers? It was a perfect Fall day and I am blessed to have shared it with my family.

After returning home we had dinner with my Mom and then we hopped back to Rabbit Run to relax and watch a movie. Is anything better than curling up on the couch with your family (and that includes 2 cats and 1 dog!) to watch an old film?

Tonight it was "Some Like It Hot" with one of my all time favorite people, Jack Lemmon.

What could be sweeter than a day like this?

I hope your weekend is treating you well and that the sun shines, if not in the sky, at least in your heart. As always, I send each one of you...

Love and Hugs,

Susie Q

Friday Free For All

Whew! I am so behind it is almost sinful! I am just now beginning to make my way around bloggy world to say howdy to all of you. Where does the time go? *sigh* But I am also behind in posting a little of this and a lot of that too. Here are some images from last weekend! Oh my was it ever jam packed. Not only was it a weekend filled with football, family and food but we also met friends at a local club to hear our favorite band, The Stumps. What a treat it is to sit and chat with friends and hear one heck of a band play the songs of the 60s and 70s. And then it was on to even more fun and frolic!

(And yes. I AM too old for all of this but I keep plugging away. Pop in a Tylenol Arthritis, have a jolt of Diet Coke and I can do anything. Okay, not ANYTHING but...well...)

Friday evening was spent at our high school's football field. Is there anything more American than an Autumn night, under the lights, watching your local high school play? Grace, and the other cheerleaders in her grade level, were asked to perform along with the High School squad.

She was SO excited. We hopped on over to the field with my brother Jim.

Here is Grace with one of her coaches...beautiful lady isn't she?

Grace with her oh so pretty and just as sweet Middle School cheer mentor.

The sky was so blue and clear. The air crisp and cool.

The perfect night for football!

A little pre-game performance by the band...

A tunnel was formed by the teachers, staff and students

for the team to enter the field...

The balloons were released as part of the tribute to those we lost

on 9-11 and to those who serve in our armed forces.

The game begins...

The girls enjoyed being on the field and being a part of all the fun.

Grace is already excited about going to high school...even if she

DOES have a few more years to wait! Grace with 2 of her cheer friends!

Saturday dawned bright as we headed out to an early game.

Our squad had an early morning start but with a day as pretty as this,

who could mind getting up to greet it?

And yes. The team is usually very supportive of their cheer squad. *smile*

What a lovely group! Hello girls!

Look who stopped by! Grace's Aunt Lisa and Brady!

And there is Grandma & Uncle Jim...um...Jim? I support Ohio State too but shouldn't Boo do one of OUR cheers? No? Okay...O...H...I...O!

Hey Boo! We won! Our team is 5 and 0 baby!

Brady wanted to be a part of the victory tunnel...here he is

with his Mommy and his Uncle Bill!

Here come the cheerleaders too!

There is Grace just about to run through...

The next day we headed to Lebanon and A Day Out With Thomas!

Boo ran the corn maze with his Dad...

And had a chat with the big guy himself...

And posed for Auntie Sue with Mommy and Daddy!

Then he just had to show off the new duds...

A cute T

(The front reads, "I spent a day out with Thomas...")

And stylin' Thomas shoes...

Equal one happy Booman!

Then it was time to celebrate Grace's Gotcha Day!

She chose The Cheesecake Factory and wow. Did we eat well!

Grace and her Grandma deciding what to order...

And after dinner, Grace and her BFF, the divine Ms.K, sampled

a little dark chocolate mousse cheesecake and a little white chocolate and raspberry cheesecake. Believe me. They WERE as good

as you might guess them to be!

Thank you for breezing through a recap of last weekend's fun just as we get ready to begin another jam packed Fall Saturday and Sunday!

I do hope your week was a sweet one and that you are

enjoying this, the sweet beginning of Autumn.

I am beginning the decorating process and loving this season's arrival.

It is this time of year when my heart truly springs to life.

I hope you will enjoy each day of it.

Love and Hugs,

Susie Q