The River Maze

October 17

After church, we decided to meet the Queen Family at the River Maze. I was unable to stay because I had to drive down to Atl. for a baby shower. I did get to go to the pumpkin patch so they could pick out pumpkins. The girls and Maddox picked out there own pumpkin but there favorite part was the hayride there and back. After I left, they went through the cornmaze. I heard Ella and Maddox had to be relieved of there leadership duties because they were leading everyone in circles:o) They had lots of fun being with each other. It is always fun getting together with cousins!

Marshmellow, Marshmellow, Chocolate Bar!

On October 16, we had our annual Sunday school bonfire. This year, the big event there for the girls was making smore's. A very popular Veggie Tale song from our house encouraged their curiosity. Ella and Ava were leary of the large fire pit so Daddy had to prepare the smore but they enjoyed eating it! We also went on a hayride and visited with friends. Ella got a little closer to riding the mule than last year. She petted him but still refused to take a ride on him. Here are some pictures at the bonfire.

A Drive up the River Rd. and Dinner at the White Water Center

Although this drive is very common for Brian since he takes it every day to work, the girls and me met Brian at the White Water Center to look at the leaves changing colors and have a picnic dinner together. We loved it and took some pictures since it was so beautiful!

October 8, 2010

This was our anniversary. We have been married for 6 years! It is hard to believe! This year we went to Stoney River, where we had our rehearsal dinner. It was amazing, however, now I know why we waited for 6 years to go back! On Satuday, we got our Georgia gear on and headed for the game in Athens, GA with some friends back home in TN. We had a blast, especially since UGA actually won! Then we went to see a movie and headed home on Sunday. It was a busy weekend but nice to spend time with each other. Here are some pictures of the weekend:o)

Trinity's Birthday

We got to celebrate Trinity's birthday on September 18. She is my brother's little girl and we weren't sure if we were going to get to celebrate her 4th birthday with her. But fortunately we did and it was wonderful. We all got together at my sister's house in GA and ate cake and ice cream and opened presents. All the cousins loved playing together and it was a memorable time. Here are some pictures of the event.

Too Much Time has Passed

It has been two and half months and so much has happened and still happening. Life happens and FB and Blogging just become void. Slowly but surely we will catch up on some of the events that have occured. Let me start from where we left off. We are having a boy! YAY! I am almost 30 weeks along and doing well except for the extreme fatigue many days. I already look nine months pregnant which also goes to say I feel nine months pregnat! Good news is, the baby looks healthy and is growing just as he should. I passed my sugar test and I am so relieved about that. I am a little anemic which was no big news to me since I have been like that with my other pregnancies. Now we just need to start getting the nursery together. I have finally found bedding that I like so as soon as that is ordered, we will begin decorating:o) Brian and I have finally picked a name for the baby: Jaxon Eli McEachern. For now, until Brian sees the little bundle of joy is what he will be called. We love it!

As for the girls room, we still have a few projects to complete and then I will take new pictures of their room.

In August, we had a tragedy happen. My brother Rob, passed away on August 30th. We are still trying to sort through it all and make sense of it all. I think I will always wonder why things happened the way they did. There are days I get so wrapped up into trying to figure out why God allows such things to happen and although I know some of the answers as a christian, things still don't make sense to me. My faith is definitely being tested and there are day where it is so overwhelming, I would like to find a quiet place where noone could find me for days and just sort things out in my mind. I'm not quite sure how that could happen. For now, the few minutes I have in my car on the way to work will have to do:o) Below is Rob's obituary.


GRAYBILL, Robert Stephen
The Marietta Daily Journal
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slideshow Robert Stephen Graybill, 38, born Feb. 9, 1972 went home to his Heavenly Father and beloved "mom mom and pop pop" on Aug. 30, 2010. Rob was a free spirit who loved horses, cars, music, and most especially his family and friends. In seeing Rob, you first noticed his tie-dyed t-shirts and his big heart. He had a very giving, generous way about him and always looked out for the "underdog". He is survived by his wife, Beth Graybill; children Trevor Krise, 10 and Trinity Graybill, 3; his mother, Sheryl Wiles and step-father, Jack Wiles; father, Robert S. Mahr; brothers, Phillip Graybill and Seth Wiles; sisters, Shelly Legaspi and Kristy Mceachen; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service to celebrate Rob's life will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2010 at New Life Baptist Church at 1:00 PM. Family and friends are welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to City of Refuge, 1300 Joseph E. Boone Blvd. Atlanta, GA 30314. Condolences to the Graybill family may be shared at www.westgeorgiacrematory.com
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It's a BOY!!!

For those of you who didn't know, I am pregnant and we found out Thursday, we are going to have a little boy. Brian was the first one to recognize on the ultrasound that it was for sure a boy. And the nurse confirmed it. We were in the room for over an hour and everything looked perfect! We are just thrilled about our new addition!Ella and Ava are excited to have a little brother. It will be a new experience for us and we are ready to journey through it. If I knew how to scan pictures from the printer, I would do that but our printer for some reason won't work right. After we found out we headed to the store and everyone picked out something for the baby. Ella picked out bibs, Ava picked out some hats, Brian picked out a little blue outfit and I picked some blue onsies. It was so fun!

We are putting Ella and Ava into the same room. They are both getting new beds and we are finally decorating their wall. We are trying to get this done ASAP so that Ella feels like she has a place of her own since we are turning her room into a boys nursery. She seems excited about it now but I pray as the transition actually happens she will feel secure and not just thrown out of her space. I am super excited about the new room. Here are some of the additions we are adding:

This is a vinyl piece of wall art that will go in between their beds. Then their names will go above their bed. SO CUTE!



This is their new twin bed. I have matching bedding that I got from Target which will look adorable!