A New Dog and Silly Pics

Matt picked up our new puppy on September 7th (pictured below the day we got him, 8 weeks old). His full name (picked out by the kids) is Blackie Thunderballs Blaster. We just call him"Blackie" even though he is brown.

The school year is off to a great start and it has been a good month so far. Some random picturess ...

Kids at at UT game:

Goofing around in the backyard:

 

Kara took this pic of Jack and Ainsley in the grocery store when we didn't know she was snapping pics. I love the pic because Jack and Ainsley are particularly close lately and this kind of sums up how cute they are with each other:

 

This past spring Matt and I jotted down our family values and I found a site on Etsy that makes these cool boards so we had this custom board made for our kitchen:

 

Matt and the kids are overly excited for Halloween and bought some decorations early. Now our neighbors can enjoy the Pumpkin Reaper for a full month: