Halloween Festivities

The kids were invited to a Halloween Party at a neighbors house. They have been eagerly awaiting tonight ever since the invitation arrived. Camden decided weeks ago that he wanted to be Indiana Jones this year which suited me because we basically had everything he needed already...khaki's, leather jacket, hat...all we had to get was the whip that he has been begging for for sometime now. Somehow I think this was his way of getting the whip!!
I so wanted Grace to be Dorothy this year so she could walk Tebow around as Toto but she was having nothing to do with that. She wanted to be Sharpay, if you don't know who that is you ust not have kids or you live under a rock, she is from High School Musical. Here are few pics I took before they left tonight and I will take some more next week when we go out for real. Enjoy!

(I also thought that Grace looks like Kim from The Real Housewives of Atlanta )

Wordless Wednesday

Looks like we are...

in for some BIG changes in the Partin household. Chris has been interviewing for new jobs and had talked to several companies over the past couple of weeks, the only issue is that none are here in NC. There has been one in Memphis and one in Atlanta but the most promising has been with a company in Houston, TX. He had 2 interviews with the recruiter last week and one yesterday with some management from the company. Today he got the call that they want to see him for a face to face interview next week. That means he is flying to Houston on Tues. of next week. It is with a very large company and it sounds like a great opportunity and from what I have been told and read, the cost of living is A LOT cheaper out there than here.

Keep us in your prayers and I will let you know what happens next week!!

Fall Baseball

Camden has been playing fall baseball and it is his first season being on a minor team, meaning that the kids pitch in this league and not the coaches. He has done well and he still has a way to go in other areas too. This team has been one of the winningest teams Camden has been on since he started playing baseball several years ago so that has been a nice change of pace.

One of the things Chris and I have enjoyed this season is Camden's coach, Coach Craig. I had heard a lot of good things about him from my friend Holly whose son had been on Coach Craigs coach pitch team back in the spring. Chris has gotten to know him a lot better than I have because he goes to Camden's practices and helps out occasionally. I really only know what I see at the games and one thing is that Coach Craig prays with the team before every game and after every game. I think that is the best thing the kids can be taught, win or lose!

Wordless Wednesday

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You can call me...

Red Mary Rackham

That my friends is my Pirate Name! You can find out yours at www.piratequiz.com
According to the quiz the meaning of my name is...


Passion is a big part of your life, which makes sense for a pirate. You have the good fortune of having a good name, since Rackham (pronounced RACKem, not rack-ham) is one of the coolest sounding surnames for a pirate. Arr!

Hmmm! I guess it could be worse ;)

Hill Ridge Farms pics

These are just a few of the pics from the pumpkin patch yesterday. The kids had a great time playing and looking at the animals and picking out their pumpkin on the way out. I think I am going to open a pumpkin farm...with what they charged for admission, etc... and the number of people out there you can make enough in 1-2 months to live for the whole year!! He definately doesn't have economic troubles!!

Stalking through the corn...

Camden had a double header early this morning. Sadly his team lost both games but we had been warned ahead of time that this particular team we were playing was really good. My take is not that the other team was all that good we just needed to step it up a little more, which we did in game 2. Game one the score was 13-0 but game 2 was 14-4.
Addy got to come to her first baseball game this morning too and was the star of the section where we were sitting.

After the games my mom and I took the kids to Hill Ridge Farms here in Youngsville to do the hayride, trainride, pick out a pumpkin, etc... They had a lot of fun going down the giant tunnel slide and panning for gems too. We also go to see a Major League Baseball player!!! His name is Josh Hamilton and he is from Apex, NC which is right here on the other side of Raleigh. If you do not know his story I will paraphrase...he was a rising star in the baseball world who got mixed up in drugs, lost his shot, cleaned up his life and this year had an AWESOME season with the Texas Rangers! Josh was there at the farm today with his wife and kids and no one bothered them the whole time we were there. I pointed him out to Camden who thought it was cool just to see a Major League player and then me and my zoom proceeded to try and get a picture of him the rest of the afternoon. So there you have it...I spent my afternoon stalking Josh Hamilton through the corn field and hayrides and pony rides.

I will get some pics of the afternoon up soon. Please continue to lift us up in your prayers!! This is a really trying time and I am trying to fully rely on God to get us through and quickly!!

What A Difference A Day Makes

We have been sailing along, going about our daily business with a few hiccups here and there and then all of the sudden today the bottom fell out. I am not ready to go into details but I ask that you please lift us up in your prayers!! Please pray for our entire family and for the Lord to show us what he has instore for us and that we do what is in His will. I will keep you posted on how things go and eventually I will share the circumstances we are experiencing. I am looking for the Lord to do great things.

Get on your knees!!

One of those days...

where you just stay home in your pj's and do nothing!! That is what today is. The kids are still tracked out and today was a day where we had nothing planned, no dance or baseball, nothing. We are just hanging out at home with the windows open enjoying the cooler weather and trying to get the kids (Grace) to clean their stuff out of my room and pick up their (Grace) rooms. (Do you see a theme? Camden will immediately get up and get stuff done where Grace will procrastinate procrastinating)

Right now we have a bet going on with Grace and so far she is losing!! My friend Holly is wanting to give Grace her daughters hamster, Sparkles because Caroline is the always busy middle schooler. Grace jumped all over this, especially since the cage and accessories are PINK!! We told her she to get her room picked up and KEEP it picked up for at least 2 weeks and then we would consider the hamster. So far the room is not clean, it actually looks worse than it did 2 days ago. Not looking good for Sparkles and Grace to live happily ever after so if anyone out in blog land wants a hamster with a pink cage and accessories let me know and I can hook you up.

Well, I think this expelled just enough energy for today, gotta get back to vegging out!

Wordless Wednesday

I missed last week because baby Addy made an early appearance so I am back!! You may have seen this on my Facebook page, if not this is one of oldest and dearest friends, Kellee Boyd Cogdill. We grew up together in FL and went to college together where we lived together, and on and on and on.