A Day at the Airport

Rick, Will and myself headed out to the airport today (11/8/08) to play with the airplane. Will had so much fun and got to see what Rick does when he goes to work. :) Will enjoyed playing with all of the buttons and headphones on the plane. He got to see a few planes take off while we were there also. Now that he's older he has such a better understanding of some things so it makes "trips" like these so much fun with him because we can see how much he's actually learning!

Bailey Anne Grier

Will's best friend, Jackson, became a brother today (11/6/08)!!! Bailey Anne Grier was born at 3:06 pm and Allison and Bailey are doing very well! She was 7 lbs. 11 oz. and 20 1/2 inches long. She's absolutely precious! Brian is a very proud daddy too! Jackson, from what I've been told (we didn't get to see him tonight) wasn't quite sure what to think about his new sister - he just wanted to get back home to play with his grandparents! :) I'm sure he'll warm up to his little sister soon enough! We made a visit to see them tonight and got some pictures that I've posted:

Meet Bailey:

2008 Halloween

Halloween this year was so much fun!!! We joined up with a couple of our neighbors and went around the neighborhood trick-or-treating again and this year and the kids had so much fun going door to door and saying "trick-or-treat" and collecting candy! They walked the whole time on their own also which was amazing in itself! :) Will was a Clemson football player this year - James Davis - imagine that! He loves Clemson football so much so we figured this would be the best costume for him this year and he loved it! If I do say so myself, he was a pretty cute TIGER...

2008 Pumpkin Carving

Rick and Will carved our pumpkin the Sunday before Halloween this year and we decided to carve it into a TIGER PAW this year - No surprise there! :) We left the decision up to Will and that's what he wanted and if I do say so myself, Rick did a wonderful job!!! He also painted a pumpkin for Will with Diego on it and did a great job! He did a Mickey Mouse one for Jackson - forgot to take a picture of that one though! He enjoys doing this and has fun doing it for others! Yet another reason I love him so much - he's always doing for his family and others!!! Will enjoyed helping in the whole pumpkin process - even got to scoop out some of the inside of the pumpkin! :)

Blythefest - October 25, 2008

Will, myself, Allison, Brian and Jackson attended Blythefest this year in Blythewood, South Carolina. The boys had a blast jumping around and sliding in all of the bounce houses and even Brian had some fun! We bought some goodies for them and they took the time to enjoy one of the cupcakes that we bought them as you can tell from some of the pictures! These two have so much fun together and I'm so glad that Will has a friend like Jackson and that we have his parents as wonderful friends also!

Clemson vs. Georgia Tech - 10/18/08

We were all able to go to the Clemson vs. Georgia Tech game on 10/18/08 (even Ben and Rick) and this was also a game with a new interim coach - Dabo Swinney! The Tigers played a much better game than they'd been playing most of the season and even though we lost it was still nice to see them "playing their hearts out!" The day was great and it was wonderful just to spend the time with the family!

2008 Physics & Astronomy Annual Departmental "Retreat"

The department that I work for at USC (Physics and Astronomy) held it's annual "retreat" at Saluda Shoals in Columbia, South Carolina this year! We had wonderful food and had a lot of fun hanging out with each other! It was a little chilly and windy that day but perfect fall weather! The kids had a blast riding bikes, running all over the place and playing on the playground! We had a wonderful day and look forward to next year!