Vote Pendergrass '08

On Election Night '08 when it seems that the country is in for a change, what better time to update friends on the recent happenings of the Pendergrass family...

Hayden had successful eye surgery on Oct. 24th. And as you would expect with most kids, he bounced back faster than his mom and dad. After his surgery was over and despite proding from his parents, he could not be convinced to change his Halloween costume from a fireman costume to a pirate, and off came his patch.

Which brings us to Halloween Week. Yes, I said week not night, because with 3 kids there seems to be an endless series of Halloween parties. This meant many trips taking Hannah Montana, Fireman, and Snow White all over North Knoxville! It all ended on Halloween night with a cookout with friends that turned quickly into a mad dash for sweets, and ended with Becca sick on the bathroom floor!! (no pics of this included)

So Fall is starting off very eventful, but we would not have it any other way! Well except for the stomach bug that was passed around to EVERYONE in the family over 3 days!

Family Photo Shoot

What a fun and tiring hour and a half. Our first family pictures as a family of 5. I have discovered it is virtually impossible to have all 3 kids looking and smiling at the camera at the same time. I had thought Brinley would do great because she is such an easy going baby, well that was partly true. Apparently she was wanting to be in the limelight and was not happy unless she was getting pictures done by herself. Hayden was over it all after about 25 minutes and it took chocolate marshmallows to get him to sit for the next 25 minutes. We even had to start throwing them at him to get him to laugh. Elly was a trooper and stayed strong the entire time. She was very excited about getting her 5 year old pictures done. Needless to say we all took very long naps that afternoon. Here are some of our favorite pictures (bloopers included).

Caving In

After much resistance I have finally caved in to my husbands requests and am now an official blogger. Not sure how often I will do it, but maybe now he will leave me alone about it. We are enjoying fall break. The kids have had lots of fun with all 4 grandparents and great grandmas. It was nice to have a "night off". Funny how even though you still have one kid at home it is a night off, never would have been saying that 5 years ago! We are getting ready for Hayden's eye surgery and I am a little worried about it. More worried about the fit he is going to throw when he won't be able to get his chocolate milk when we have to wake him up EARLY in the morning. We'll keep you updated. Elly continues to amaze us with the things she is learning and making, preschool rocks!! Brinley is getting so big and army crawling. She is getting used to veggies, loves sweet potatoes and carrots, not so sure about squash and green beans. They keep us busy for sure, but what a blast we have. Parenthood is awesome.

Fall Fun

Fall is upon us and full of many different adventures... Birthday Parties, Pumpkin Patches, Fall Feativals, Soccer Games, Camping, and much much more. Time seems to be flying by as all the little ones keep getting older one birthday at a time. The weather change is also well appreciated, (at least until we get our first heating bill, thanks TVA!!). We are also trying to grow some winter grass for the kids which is an adventure for those without green thumbs.

She Still Won't......

Yep. It's going on 2 months and Becca has yet to join the blogging community...... She's still complaining she does not have time with 3 kids, sunday school lessons, birthday parties, cleaning house, pre-school, soccer, choir....... Blah, Blah, Blah