A day in the life...: From the hills of Georgia's northland...

We are well into football season!!! So this will be a catch me up on all the previous football games with an added recipe bonus. September flew by, maybe because all the games were at home for the most part in September. We are finally getting a break. The next home game will not be until November. That being said thanks to the wonderful grandparents I did not miss a game in September. Why? Because Grandy and Mimi was gracious enough to give up a couple of Saturdays to babysit!!!! That being said, Sarah Beth has also had ALOT of grandparent time, which also means alot of detoxing this past month! Mimi gave up the South Carolina game (which we lost of course...) so Dutch and I was able to tailgate for a 3:30 game before all the 12:00 games arrived. South Carolina was a lot of fun!!

We then decided to take Sarah Beth to the Coastal Carolina game! This was not her first tailgate, but was her first game. She was a champ as she always is! She let us stay until halftime, which for a 1 yr old is a feat in itself. We took her down on the field at halftime which she loved. Funny thing, she could care less about the band. All she saw was a massive green patch to run around on. Dutch and I had our hands full keeping her on the sidelines! Dutch and I took her back to the tailgate to leave and she ran around there for a little while as well. You would think she would have slept all afternoon but no, she just powered on through after a 30 minute cat nap in the car. We all really enjoyed it though! She even got to see Aunt Lala and Caroline. She however has started making "ugly" faces at people. Not just people she doesn't know. She even makes them at us if she is mad. Aunt Teensy says it looks like a Dutch face. Either way I now spend most of my time in public apologizing for her faces and making up excuses like "oh she's tired." I am hoping this is a phase. This game was no exception!

Dutch took a father - son trip to the Ole Miss game, which as always he had a ball! Sarah Beth of course came down with a cold / bug about 8 hrs after he left. This left me having to clean her nose and take care of her all day Saturday during the game. Nana, Aunt Manda and Morgan came over to watch the game (Morgan is in college and also washed clothes!) This was a huge help because I was able to watch the game a little bit with a sick baby!

Grandy showed up the next week to babysit for the Miss St. game. Sarah Beth now owns 2 pairs of squeaky shoes which she loves and even wants to wear them around the house. I forgot to warn Grandy about the noise which made Grandy laugh when SB suprised her with the shoes. They had a lot of fun playing while Dutch and I had an adult play date with Will and Bri Shelton. Will is a high school football coach so seeing them in the fall is hard to manage. Luckily, it was his off weekend! They have a little boy born last spring, so this was their first UGA game since he was born! We all had a great time and UGA won that game so that made it even better.

Last weekend was our first weekend relaxing in what seems like months. So we enjoyed a wonderful party Friday night and relaxed on the porch watching the Tenn game Saturday night with Dutch's good friend Adam. We got out the heat lamp Papa George gave Dutch for christmas for the first time and was able to watch the whole game outside!!! Dutch made his "world famous" ribs (courtesy of Grandaddy) and we had a GREAT evening (which included a dance off on the Xbox dance central).

This past week Sarah Beth and I visited Tifton, more details on that in the next blog. Now, we are getting ready for the Oconee County fall festival today and the Vandy game tonight. We are also keeping the nursery for the first time tomorrow. We meaning Dutch and I together, so I am sure there will be a story or two from that as well. I am also attaching a new recipe since it has been a while! This is a hot wing dip which has become a staple at tailgates! Enjoy the football pictures!

HOT WING DIP
2 packages of cream cheese
2 - 10 oz cans of chicken
1 cup ranch
1 cup Franks Buffalo Sauce
2 cups shredded cheese (I use colby jack)
Preheat oven to 350
Bring cream cheese to room temp.
Mix cream cheese, chicken, ranch and sauce.
Pour in casserole dish and cover with shredded cheese.
Cover and bake 15 min
Remove cover and bake another 10 min
I serve with tortilla chips!