First thing first....my sister-in-law, Amy found out today that they are having a baby boy!!! I am very excited for them! MacKenzie is excited and went with her mommy and daddy to the appointment. She is so sweet talking about her new brother! She says she is going to "beat him up!" She probably will! CONGRATS, Amy!
Second...I am not going to stay here for long. I just have to say TWO quick things. You know where the world is headed when:

1. Tommy Bowden is offered a FOUR MILLION dollar settlement package to leave the University while staff members are looking at being laid off due to "budget cuts!"

2. Our tax-dollars are probably going to bail-out a local bank while the CEO steps down with an EIGHTEEN MILLION DOLLAR retirement package!!

What in the world is going on?????? Maybe I can talk Scott in to moving to Guatemala. It may be a third-world country and dangerous in some parts, but things are SO MUCH more simple there! We need to get our priorities in order!

Too cute NOT to post!

I did not ask for permission before I posted these...oh well, WHO CARES! They are really cute!

Taylor and Mary E. were jumping in the leaves outside....Peyton wanted OUT!! How unfair! The big kids get to do EVERYTHING!!





It's hard to jump in the leaves when something THIS cute is watchin'....

Peek-A-Boo

The picture BEFORE he started eating the pumpkin.

Randomness and Prayer Requests

On the Beam-front: We are just hangin' out. Not too much to report. This week has gone by very fast for us. I am sooo glad that tomorrow is Friday. We are going out with our extended fam (Terry/Shannon & Co. ) tomorrow night. Saturday the Gamecocks will play Florida, so I'll give you three whole guesses as to where Scott will be planted! Sunday has become my most favorite day. We go to church, come home for dinner and JP, mommy and daddy ALL sleep for about three hours! I'm glad JP came to this country with an understanding of the SABBATH! hehehe :)

Prayer Requests: 1) Allen Meadows - family friend of Kathi and Dave (my friends) Allen has been in the hospital for a week and will remain there for at least two more. Short version: Broke arm/had plates put in/caught weird infection/kidneys shutting down/high blood pressure etc. He's being followed by infectious disease...Pray for healing and strength for parents, Mitch and Vanessa!

2) Bob Dobbins- long time friend of my family...Bob has cancer, but was just given a good prognosis from Oncologist after a surgery. Pray, again, for healing and for his family.

3) Scott - conducting some interviews after some much needed changes in his staff at work. Pray for good/dependable workers. Pray that these possible staff members will provide a better work environment for Scott and the rest of the crew.

4) Me - I just recently signed up for some online classes thru a University in Florida. I won't go into the details, but I am working towards another degree in a TOTALLY different area. Also, a few years ago, I began writing a children's book....I feel God leading me to finish it up. I am looking for an illustrator and have some good leads. I just need your prayers in juggling everything and STILL keeping up w/ my NUMBER ONE job as wife/mother!

Thanks...everyone have an AWESOME weekend!

More Mountain Pics...very random!

When I uploaded these last few pictures they did something weird...you know my laptop always decides not to cooperate. I realized after uploading them on the blog that one of them repeated itself...just ignore it!

Few pics from the mountains...(more to come)

The four deer that lived in our backyard.The same deer hung out around the sign and ate the pumpkins that sat on the ground.
JP throwing rocks down the ramp.

Isn't God beautiful?!

Me trying to take a picture with JP...NOT!

Me and my precious mom!

Me and Kathi.

My dad and JP...how sweet is this?!

We spent the weekend at our condo in Lake Lure. We had an awesome time. It was beautiful weather. Not too cold, not hot. I will post more pictures later.

Spiderman and my poor attempt at taking pics of JP

Okay...finally, here are the FEW Spider man pictures I was able to take. We went to Scott's parent's church for Halloween and JP had a great time. As you can see, candy was the most important thing...

The following are just random pics. Very sad photography I admit! Our next child will have to be a girl in order to capture good pictures. Little boys just DO NOT hold still or pose! Nevertheless, he is very cute!

....and a pic w/ mommy is completely out of the question! Oh well, a girl can try!

House Divided

Our house is divided today! Our teams play at 7:00 tonight! We will begin the silent treatment around 6:30! We will not be placing bets on the blog....only silently in our heads!

Today has been an AWESOME day! For example: it is 5:40 and I am STILL in my bathrobe! Scott, JP and I all three took a nap for over two hours. It's been the most wonderful Saturday...now for some rivalry football!