Blessing Of The Pets

Last Sunday, our church held their 11th annual Blessing of the Pets. It's held on the front lawn of our church, and tons & tons of pet owners show up to have their animals blessed, given treats, taken photos of, and even be handed a certificate commemorating the event. We both helped out with the event, and the boys had a great time running around with their friends...both human and furry. We may have actually opened a can of worms, though, as Hampton kept coming & telling Tanner that "we need a dog!". Right now isn't the best time for that at our house, but we all know that it's just a matter of time before a 4-legged member joins our family again!

 

Fizzled Out

Well, Tropical Storm Karen ended up being a complete non-event, which is just how we like it. We ended up with 2 small rainstorms, which is less than we got most every day this summer! We stayed with P&J to make sure they were healing well from the eye surgerys, and then we headed home. Of course, a cold front blew in & now all but Bo have the sniffies (as H1 calls them). Oh, well. We'll take them if we can keep the amazing weather that came along with it!

Storm Prep

Well, we made it all the way to October before having to deal with a tropical weather system, but it looks like our luck may have run out. We're in the center of the path for Karen, and although we aren't expecting major problems, they're projecting lots of wind & rain. All from a storm that Tanner didn't really know about until Wednesday! So we've been busy picking up groceries, running to the bank, and packing up a few things to take to Paul & Jan's. We probably wouldn't even be headed there, except that they both had cataract surgery today. We don't think they need to be worried about storm prep when they can barely see!

Of course, as we're preparing for it to rain buckets, Harrison shows us that the cutest buckets are filled with little boys!

Hampton at School

Hampton absolutely loves MDO, and his teacher does a great job taking photos to send all the moms. Here's a recent one of him on the playground with one of his best buddies. These boys were in the same class last year, but not this year, so they catch up & play hard during their shared playtime. Fun times!

Friday Photos

We think they might like the chocolate pudding a little TOO much....

A Glimpse Into The Future

Bo got Hampton dressed & took him on some guy errands the other day. He snapped this photo of our big boy while they were out, and it just cracks us up. He looks just like a future Kappa Alpha frat boy from the beach...complete with crunchy Toms and his long sleeve logo tee. Bo said that Hampton loved carrying around his water bottle....so big boy! The best part is the sunglasses perched on his head. He doesn't like wearing them on his face, where they actually do some good, but he sees his Mommy with them in her hair everyday, so we guess that's where he thinks they go!

Football Time!

Well, it's been a couple of weeks now since the big college football kickoff. We've definitely been trying to squeeze games in wherever we can, even though we've been busy most Saturdays. Hampton called out a big "Roll Tide!" out of the blue last week, and Bo's not 100% sure if he was proud or a little sad! Either way, we have a feeling that college football is here to stay in the Howard house for years to come!

Here are a few pics from our annual football night kickoff...