Catching Up....

October 18 already!  Time is escaping us, friends.

Can you spot Evelyn and her daddy?  They were included in a recent Ensworth cheerleader collage:)

Also, have y'all visited Cheekwood lately?  We have been loving the bluegrass music on Saturdays.  Also, a train is set up!  And is awesome.

And speaking of places to visit, we ventured out to Gentry's Farm in Franklin last weekend on a wild, gusty afternoon, and had a blast.  Strolled (or sprinted, if you were Evelyn) through a corn maze, investigated the chickens, swung on a tire swing, and checked out the abundance of pumpkins.

This is (sorta) old news, but Honey graciously opened her home about a month ago and helped host a lovely baby shower for Anna, one of Ev's wonderful godparents and seamstress extraordinaire.  Anna's own baby girl is due any day now, so we are all beside ourselves with excitement.  Check out the candy arrangement above on the piano; our friend Katie had the genius idea to have a "candy bar" for party favors, and beautifully arranged the treats, too!

Friday Fun

On Fridays (and lots of other days), we sometimes play with Carter (one of Ev's beaus) and his mama, Courtney.  Last week, we headed down to Edwin Warner Park, where there is a lovely little corner of meadow fenced off to create a play area, with a log shack, a dirt pile, and most importantly, old-fashioned water pumps.  Our two little cuties jumped right in....

How fun is this?

Happy Weekend!

This weekend, friends, may you spend some time strolling...

...cheering...

...stacking...

...and grinning.

Enjoy!

In the Kitchen

Tonight, our little kitchen elf helped stir up a batch of cornbread...

...and then stirred a little more...

...and then took a brief dance break:)

Fingerpainting 101

Our Last Days of Summer

I always get nostalgic in early September in Nashville, as the heat and humidity relent a bit, the days begin to shorten, and folks start mentioning apples and pumpkins and leaf piles.  Don't get me wrong--I love me some autumn, but I also dearly love all things summer, and need some time to transition from sweet days of soaking up the heat and humidity, spending long afternoons at the pool, sporting bare feet and flip-flops and sundresses, feasting on an abundance of fresh produce...you get the  picture.  So we did our best to make the most of those days...

...swimming in pink pools...

...playing in the tree houses at Cheekwood...

...wearing beautiful dresses (thank you, Anna!) and fabulous accessories...

...celebrating birthdays...

...retreating indoors when the heat overcame us...

...painting the deck (with water)...

...and strolling outside whenever we could.

Hooray for summer!  And hooray for fall.  We love it all around here:)  Happy weekend, friends!

It's Always Somebody Else's Birthday...

Or in our case, TWO somebodies.  Honey's birthday is August 24, and Joseph's birthday is August 26, so the Cummings family had a weekend extravaganza to celebrate:

We played with the cozy coop...

...and rode in the wagon...

...and ate several feasts together...

...and opened presents (or watched while someone else did)...

...and made sure the presents and balloons were in working order...

...and took a lollipop break (thank you, Kroger balloon lady)...

...and had several photo-ops.  Yay for birthdays!