The Grommersch Family: Fall is here - Our FAVE time of year!

We have had a cold snap here in TN and are certainly enjoying the fall weather around our house. We have decorated the house w/ pumpkins, gourds, mums, fall door & table arrangements and Ella is sporting all of her fall/ jack o lantern/ pumpkin attire. I will have to say that this house is much more fun and appropriate for decorating. I have front steps and bigger flower beds to work with along w/ a dining room table & a real mantle to decorate. :) Ella and I have been coming home after work and going outside to enjoy the beautiful weather before it gets too cold and we are stuck inside all winter. Many afternoons have been spent in the backyard jumping on our new trampoline (thank you Noni & Ra-Ra!) & writing w/ our side walk chalk all over our deck. Trips down to Maw Maw and Pop's cove on our various outside riding toys has also been an afternoon must.

On another note, Tim & I just celebrated 4 years of marriage this week this past Thursday! We were planning on going out to eat that night, but our sweet neighborhood had our first "neighborhood night out" since we have moved here, so we wanted to attend that so we could meet some more of our neighbors. It was a blast. (I didn't get many picts - must have been talking too much!) They had various chili's with all of the toppings and roasted smores and hot dogs for the kids over a fire pit. There was also a lady there doing balloon animals and face painting to entertain the kids. They even had door prizes! I am continually amazed at the genuine, kind people that live in our neighborhood. Everyone is so friendly and has made us feel so welcome. Another sign from the Lord that we are where we are supposed to be. Ella has made a couple of friends her age in the "circle"- Morgan who is 3 lives in the back cove of the neighborhood and Faith lives right next door and Ella absolutely ADORES her. Faith is 7 and is so good w/ Ella. She has been over multiple times to play w/ Ella in the backyard or upstairs in the playroom. She even ate dinner w/ us one night! Its great for me too b/c when Faith is over playing w/ Ella, its like having a free in home sitter so I get a ton of stuff done around the house while Faith is entertaining my curious toddler! Life in Collierville is good. :)

Today, Tim sponsored a chili cook off event for The Exceptional Foundation of Memphis. It is an organization that provides activities and teaches special needs children and adults. It was a great event and supported a great cause. One of Tim's clients has a child that currently attends there and they had asked Tim to be a sponsor and participate in the event. Tim happily agreed to support the foundation and I even got to meet both of his clients today and their special needs child. Very sweet people. We didn't win the chili cook off, but he and Benji's chili was WONDERFUL. Very spicy and very tasty- they got my vote ;)

Anyway, I feel as if I am rambling today. Enjoy the picts below and have a great LONG weekend! (Bank is closed on Monday for Columbus Day so Ella and I are going to spend the morning at the Memphis Zoo & meet Daddy for lunch- looking forward to day at home w/ our baby girl :)

Ella Grommersch @ 20 Months

Cheesing for Mama

BIG JUMPS - our favorite thing to do. Good thing Tim signed Ella back up for that hospital income policy jic trips to the ER are foreseen in our future. She climbs and jump off of everything!