You Can't Cancel Christmas

Ashlyn was in a play at the art center named You Can't Cancel Christmas. It was sponsored by United Way and they had two weeks to practice. A week and a half into practice Ashlyn decides to switch parts and be Mary. Here are some pictures from the play and the link to some video. Sorry it is hard to hear on the video but there were some very rude kids sitting behind us (well actually rude parents for not taking their screaming toddlers out).

Ashlyn an John Reid as Mary and Joseph
RB Wright Kids in the Play

click here for the videos

Good Bye

Good bye is what we said when he went away. I swear I saw the children (including Richard) shed a little tear. I must admit he was a big part of our lives (even mine) and we thought he would greatly be missed. He comforted us when we were lonely, he entertained us when we were bored, and we found ourselves being lulled to sleep by his entertaining glow. You see he was a major part of our family. We spent a good deal of time with him everyday. Well a week has gone by since we have said good bye and even though there is an empty spot in our home:

Yes that is right I am talking about cable.

There is NOT an empty spot in our heart. Now you walk in our house and you don't find Ashlyn and Clayton vegged out in the playroom in front of the TV or the TV in the living room just running aimlessly. So what do you find...well Ashlyn and Clayton play together A LOT now and even mommy and daddy get in the action. We do still play the Wii together which we didn't before. You see a mommy gazing in her daughters eyes while rocking her instead gazing into her eyes and looking away to see what is happening on TV. You see a husband and wife that spend time talking and playing games after the kids go to bed. Ok so it has not helped me clean more but there is always time for cleaning later :) I will admit that we do have local channels and we do occasionally turn it on for shows like CSI or the kids to watch in the mornings but I would say we have cut our TV time by at least 80%. If the kids to watch something it does not have disrespectful language like so many shows on Disney and Nick have on them but they watch PBS. It has been GREAT!! Cable we do not miss you AT ALL and YOU ARE NOT WELCOMED BACK ANY TIME SOON!!

Busy Weekend

We had a very busy weekend. It was one of those weekends that seems to slip right through your fingers and you are not sure how Monday came so fast. On Saturday we got to go with the church to a corn maze here are a few pictures from that:

The corn maze was in Hahira and went right by I75.

Trouble!!

Brooklyn is growing up so fast. I forgot how fast the baby stage goes. She is now pulling up to standing, going from laying to sitting on her own, but still army crawling. She can also eat us out of house and home. That girl can eat!! Oh yea and did I mention she can ride a horse by herself. See picture below.

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Halloween

Friday ended Clayton's football season which he enjoyed. His team was undefeated and he even ran the ball in the last game.The kids love dressing up and trick-or-treating and they love to hand out candy. This year we had an extra treat with Ashlyn's chapel program being on Friday. You can click here and here to watch it. Here are a few pictures from her chapel program.
Here are some pictures of the kids in their Halloween costumes before we went trick-or-treating. (Warning Brooklyn's outfit is not for the faint of heart it is quite disturbing)

Brooklyn sure loved all the candy (notice the two suckers in her hand)

Week in Review

Ok so I am going to try something new. I am going to try to do one post a week. It might just be one picture to describe the week but I am going to try every week to post something. So here is this weeks post.

WARNING THIS POST IS NOT FOR THE FAINT, WEAK AT HEART, SQUEAMISH, OR CLEAN FREAKS!!

So I just wanted to show the real side of life with 3 kids (6 at one point). This is what happens when everyone has been sick for two weeks and one jam packed fun weekend with friends. I have to admit I am the farthest from a neat freak but how my house looked even made me faint. I know there is probably not another mom out there that can sympathize with me and all of you are thinking "I am calling DFACs right now" but I did warn you :) So my WONDERFUL husband let me have one and a half days kid and husband free to get it back up to my standards. This is what I found: (Last warning to turn away)

The clothes had backed up to an Enormous amount:

So first I sorted them:

Then my least favorite part folding and putting away:

Then I tackled dusting. I must say that we run our fans ALL summer and don't turn them off so I did not realize that even when they are running they collect dust. Well when it started getting cooler we turned them off and this is what I found:

The kitchen was a disaster area and the playroom was even worse:

But alas after a day and a half of NOTHING but cleaning I have to say my house is back in order :

(well at least until the family got home :) ) My girls missed me!!
Thank you Richard for allowing me to have a nice relaxing (yes it was relaxing to get the house clean) weekend at home!!

On a lighter note we had a GREAT start to fall break!! With a snack outside.
Brooklyn wasn't to sure at first about grapes.Tickle Fest :)Ok come back next week for more :)

Random Pictures

Just Some Random Pictures

Brooklyn

She is a Mama's Girl!!

Peek-a-Boo

Guess Who Likes Ice Cream?

The Three Faucett Children

Ashlyn LOVES her sister!

Brooklyn LOVES her toes (she got that from her cousin Noah)