She claimed it was her tea party attire. I beg to differ!
Here is a close up of the getup she was so proud of...
We found out who Banks 1st Grade teacher was this afternoon! We are thrilled to have Mrs. Propst!!! We were also super excited that we know lots of people in his class! His school has Open House on Thursday night. Banks says he is ready for school to start!
This morning I fixed Owen some sweet potatoes. He LOVED them...he couldn't get enough!
We came home and ate more cake! Mary Reese picked out a beach themed one at the grocery store today...so we celebrated again!
Since I was working all day...I cooked mine all day in the crockpot on low. I left the house while the rest of my family was snoozing, so I left them one of these...
...so the pot roast would be ready when we all arrived back home. The only other thing you have to do when you get home is to sauté some onions and peppers in a little butter sprinkled with a little salt and pepper. Your meal can be on the table in less than 30 minutes!
I like to assemble my sandwiches first, then toast them{that way the cheese is all melted}!
We LOVE squash at our house...stewed, stir-fried, in squash dressing or in a casserole. I found a recipe for a Cheddar Squash Strata in a cookbook I received as a baby gift a few months back {a perfect baby gift in my book, especially when it is your 3rd child}. So we gathered all our ingredients:
The original recipe called for whole wheat bread but I used some homemade sourdough {and I didn't remove the crust}. It also called for only a cup of cheese...you can see my measuring cup is overflowing {I ended up using 2 cups}.
I love this cookbook because it has pictures of all the recipes!
We all dove in as soon as it came out of the oven! Delicious and delightful!
If you guessed that Banks is missing a tooth...you were right! Banks pulled his first tooth last night right before dinner. He left it under his pillow for the tooth fairy. She brought him $10 {since it was his first tooth}! He was beginning to think he was going to be the only 1st Grader who had not lost a tooth!
After they registered, we offered them a hamburger/hot dog lunch {graciously donated by Noel Mayfield} and time to warm up on the driving range and putting green... 
At 1:00 the tournament officially began with a shotgun start. Shortly after, Erin and Banks started cruising the course...
...to restock coolers with Bud or Pepsi products {donated by Valley Bud and Pepsi of Decatur}. While I rode around the course taking pictures, accompanied by this 2 monkeys...
...who pretended they were on an amusement park ride! Jody teamed up with Tony Chachere to provide dinner after the tournament to all the golfers and volunteers...
{Tony met Patrick the week of his accident.} Tony was gracious enough to drive 8 hours with his family and 2 assistants to cook a delicious catfish/shrimp dinner!
...that he would have so much help! Banks took his job...
After the scores were turned in, the teams were divided into 2 flights. Prizes were awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place Winners of each flight. Prizes were also awarded on 4 holes for Closest to the Pin and on another hole for the Longest Drive. Every golfer's name was placed in a drawing for 40 door prizes donated by various businesses and people.
I think everyone involved had a wonderful time! Thank you to everyone who made this tournament a success! In 2 years, the golf tournament has raised enough funds to make the Patrick Murphree Memorial Scholarship an endowed scholarship!
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