Fall is my favorite!

I LOVE FALL!

The air is cooler. 

And I would just much rather

wear pants than shorts.

The colors are absolutely gorgeous!

It's the on ramp to a slew of holidays!

We are with family more.

I LOVE FALL!

Today was perfect...

Today was a perfect day for me. For several reasons.

1. The kids slept in...until 8:15!!!!!

2.  It rained....ALL DAY!!!

3.  We wore comfy clothes....ALL DAY!!!

4.  We didn't go anywhere or do any projects around the house. It is Steve's day off, so all four of us just got to be with one another.

5.  We all had this for dessert..BEFORE dinner!! We are such rebels!

Steve & I made this last night as part of our at home 

date night.  Today there is one slice left.

Steve makes a mean apple pie y'all!

6. I LOVE to cook. It is so fun and relaxing for me. Today I whipped up (literally) some homemade cinnamon butter.

starting with heavy cream....

...and ending with cinnamon butter

It may not look amazing, but guys I'm telling you-

it smells and tastes SO good!

7. Tomorrow Noah and I are heading up to KY to a Fall Fun Horse Show put on by his Aunt Amanda.  It's going to be so much fun and we made a dessert to take to it. 

Wow! That's a delicious picture!

8. Then we made homemade pizza for dinner. Always fun for the kiddos!

9. To end this perfect day Stevo and I had a mad dual in Connect 4 Launchers.  He totally owned me, but we laughed SO much!  It's a great game for all who are 5 years and older. :)  Noah was given this a few weeks ago and it has been a lot of fun for everybody.  If you have a little boy or you just want a fun game for you and your husband go get it!

sorry the pic is so digitally...i just took it off the internet. 

Hope you all had a Fantastic Friday! I sure did!! Good night!

My couch is a thief!

I have not been able to find our dvd remote control for a few weeks now.  I haven't really cared until the other day when it made it impossible for me to watch a video that went along with my Bible study.

I went on a hunt.

Our couches are big and comfortable, but from the day we bought them almost 7 years ago, they tend to "steal" anything that may fall out of your hand or pockets.

The other day I took every cushion out and put my hands down all the sides to find this remote.

I didn't find the remote, but I found a lot of other things...

Okay, I didn't find an entire box, but it seemed like someone dumped this

box under my cushions.  

I also found all of this...

Among the other prizes there were head bands, more pens, clips;

but the most disturbing thing I found was this...

No, I'm not kidding.

Just super glad I found it before my children did. 

It wasn't down in the side of the couch, it was just right

beneath the cushion.

If this belongs to you please e-mail me and I will return it

to you.  If not, it's mine! 

(While in Romania several college girls kept our couches

for us.  I'm thinking it's theirs or one of their friends.)

Her heart is healthy!!

Today we went to the doctor for Paige's 3 year check up. THREE YEARS!!

I can't believe it.  Well, doc says she is perfect.  50th percentile in height and weight, knows that she is a girl and Noah is a boy, she knows her birthday and she's just beautiful!

Last year when Paige was just two years old we went for her EKG.  A few years ago Steve found out he had Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome, which he was born with. It is genetic and requires surgery to fix. And because it is genetic our children have to be checked out.  Last year Paige screamed and flailed and kicked the nurses as they tried attaching cold stickers all over her body.  Be still?? Not so much!

A year later it was such a difference!  Today she laid perfectly still and smiled her smile as the nurses attached lots of cold stickers to her little body. They got a perfect read.

The results are in.....

No Wolff Parkinson White!!

Thank you Lord for giving our little girl a healthy heart!!

Three years ago....

Yesterday was October 6th. This blog should have been posted yesterday, but I just didn't get to it.

Three years ago from yesterday at 3:26 AM sweet Paige Amelia entered the world.  Our little girl has been so completely different than our little boy and it has been so fun to see their differences and watch them grow!!  I am so blessed to have you in my life little Paigey!

Paige brings so much more spunk to the VanHorn family and because of that we laugh a lot!  She has such a fun personality, even at three years old! She is so independent, but still loves to snuggle!  She is very empathetic and she loves her brother--he is her best friend!  Paige LOVES animals.  She loves to paint and play outside.  She is learning to ride a big girl bike and she loves to swing. And like her momma, she has a major sweet tooth!!  She would rather eat cupcakes and cookies than have a carrot stick or grilled chicken.  The time has flown by and I feel so blessed to be her mother and watch every step of this little girl's life.  Steve and I have truly have been entrusted with much!

Last weekend we celebrated Paige's birthday with our family.  Strawberry Shortcake style.

Paige flaunting her new cowgirl boots!

We also had a mean game of football, where my mother-in-law and I 

totally dominated and scored the winning touchdown!  However, I don't have those 

pictures on my computer yet.  Just imagine it.

HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY PAIGE!!!!!