This week we set up a tent in the Junction at MSU. We had a great spot right beside the Kid Zone and Brad had the TV set up so he wouldn't miss the GA game. The weather was perfect and we enjoyed visiting with family and friends.
Cade had fun eating and playing football with the Dinkelacker boys-Cody and Andrew.
This Sunday after church, we met the Dinkelackers in Tupelo and went to the pumpkin patch. This was a great place: petting zoo, horse swings, bounce house, hay ride, hay maze and a PUMPKIN PATCH. We ended the day with a yummy supper at the Dinkelackers.
I thought this picture was really neat. Thomas Dobie Holden (statue), named his son Thomas Eugene Holden. Both Amy and I named our sons after these wonderful men: Thomas Cade Vickers and Holden Harrison Day.
This Saturday Tom's father who is a coaching legend at Pearl River Community College was honored with this huge bronze statue. This picture is of the statue designer, Grandmother Earlora (age 99!!), Carole (Tom's sister), and Tom. Don't they look proud : ) It was really neat to hear all of the stories and how much this man has influenced so many lives. We felt like celebrities for being part of the Holden family. Here are a few more pictures...
Amy and her family flew in for the weekend. We started off at Cade's ballgame. Then we had dinner at Mugshots. Mary Katelyn spent the night with us and we went to Jackson for pictures with Mauri, and birthday lunch at PF Chang's. Angela and Barbara joined us for lunch. Then we went to Hattiesburg and met my mom's sisters and their families for dinner. This was all in preparation for Dobie Holden Saturday(I'll explain later).
Here's what I would have looked like in the middle seventies-if I wasn't a newborn!!
Yesterday was my birthday, but why just celebrate for a day??? I usually manage to get a good two weeks out of it (the week before and after)!! This year Amy and her family started off the celebration. Amy and I have the same birthday and there have only been a couple of years that we haven't celebrated together. Last night we ate at Old Venice and Brad and the kids had a custard pie from Bop's with candles when we got home. Now I have to manage to pro long the celebration a few more days...
Laken is still enjoying her (really Aunt Amy's) flute. We (the home audience) are so glad she can actually play songs now rather than the same notes over and over!! She recently earned the position of second chair flute!! She's such a hard worker-whatever the task.
