September Happenings

What month of variety around our house! Enjoy the highlight reel above. Claire started back to Kindermusik and she's now one of the "big kids". We love her teacher Mrs. Jill. She's back in there with 2 friends from her previous class, Mills and Sophie. Sophie and Claire are buddies and enjoy the park together before class starts...always includes a picnic lunch at Homewood Park in which we share lunches depending on what the girls are in the mood to eat. Thanks, Beth! Claire did her 2nd annual 5k Run called Head Over Teal that is a fundraiser for Ovarian Cancer Research. I did not know that even young girls can get it! WOW! We celebrated our dear friend, Celeste, with a birthday club at Cracker Barrel. Cel and I have been friends now for 15 years and going strong. She was my first true friend when I first moved to Birmingham. Thank you, Lord for such a dear friend! We also enjoyed a surprise visit from Keri and Eden. This month included a work trip each for me and Jeff. I got the opportunity to teach a CEU course in Orange Beach on Wheelchair Evaluations, Fittings, etc...Jeff kept Claire at home and did a great job of daddy duty! Thanks for always supporting me and my work, Jeff! Jeff soon left for Canada for a week! Middle of that week we got a visit from Granddaddy, who just so happened to have found a meeting in Birmingham to come to. What do ya make of that? Love it how things find a way to work out when there is a 2 foot tall bright-eyed granddaughter around! We enjoyed having him with us for 5 days! He spoiled us by keeping Claire so Jeff and I could go see Les Miserables. What an incredible story of redemption and the ripple effect one who has been redeemed has on another who needs redemption. What a picture of God's grace! Some where in the mix we had a great visit at Bluff Park with Jack Breland, our friend who shares the same birthday as Claire. We ended the month with a first time visit to Railroad Park. Very nice! Well landscaped! Great area for kids to play. Wide open spaces where every slice of Birmingham could be seen and found enjoying each other. Well done, Birmingham! After playing at Railroad Park, we went back by the church where Claire goes to Day Care and enjoyed the Greek Festival. Great food and atmosphere and you always bump into someone you know! Thanks for enjoying our highlights...hope everyone is enjoying great weather, great family time and time with friends making memories! OPA!