Roy's Birthday and Thanksgiving with the Dentons

Since we were headed to Thomasville and Allison was headed to see Tommy's family for Thanksgiving, we decided to celebrate Thanksgiving the Saturday before. And since we were going to be having our fill of turkey in a few days we decided to do Mexican. This was also much easier for Grandaddy and I to prepare food in advance and just warm it up when we got home from the Super Bowl. It was a huge hit! Everyone stuffed themselves and visited over lunch.Then it was time for dessert. Granddaddy made a chocolate cake and a cheesecake for Roy's birthday. Everyone sang to Roy and we made him blow out the candles. Usually he gets away with not having to do this since it is usually only our family on his birthday. Then it was gift time which the kids favorite part. Daddy loved his new UGA sweatshirt, cologne and Star Trek DVD.

Even with the Super Bowl loss it was still a good day for the Denton family.

5/6 year old Super Bowl - East Ridge vs East Hamilton

The night before the big game we had a pep rally at the Rec Center. The cheerleaders pumped up the crowd and the players were introduced ... #42 Caleb "the Crusher" Denton.November 21st was the day and Caleb was hoping for a win for his Daddy's birthday. The boys played a good game and gave it their best effort but we were just barely beaten ... 14-6. Everyone was so disappointed but they were very proud of their individual plaques and the large team trophy.

UGA Homecoming

We were so excited to be able to return to Athens for Homecoming again this year. The kids stayed at Grandmomma and Granddaddy's house for the night. We headed to Athens around 1:30 on Friday and arrived in time to go to dinner at Mexicali Grille with Steven and Shannon. We had a great time visiting and spent the night at their house. After getting up at the crack of dawn, we headed to campus for the pre-game run through. I helped out at the registration tables while Roy was rehearsing. I did sneak over and get a few pics and videos of them practicing. Then it was time to head to the Georgia Center for brunch. After a wonderful meal we headed over to Sanford Bridge for the Dawg Walk. Then I shopped around in the bookstore while Roy headed to the field to get ready for the pre-game show. The game was a total blow-out against Tennessee Tech. We headed back to Shannon's for a little more visit time then it was off to Rafferty's for dinner before heading back to Chattanooga. The trip was too short but it was nice to visit with old friends!

Fall Festival at WPBC

Our church sponsors a Fall Festival on October 31st for the children in our church and the community. The kids are allowed to dress-up, just nothing scary, and they have games, refreshments, candy and inflatables for them. Abigail as Cinderella, Caleb as Superman, and Lydia as Sleeping Beauty

Abigail attempting to play ball darts and get a high score, the higher score gets more candy!

Lydia attempting a hole in one so she can win a piece of candy. The sweet little men running this booth felt sorry for her and gave her a piece of candy for her efforts.

Caleb taking his turn at ball darts.

Team Spirit Day at ERES

The school had Team Spirit Day where each child was allowed to wear the t-shirt/jersey from their favorite atheletic team. Abigail chose to wear her East Ridge Pioneer Cheerleading shirt which was fine with us but Caleb almost broke my heart with his selection. FSU!!! His Pepa would be so proud!

Scenic City Cheerleading Exhibition

The league had a cheerleading exhibition where all of the cheerleading squads came and performed for the crowd. Each squad could do a combination of cheers and dances. At the end of the exhibition each cheerleaders name was announced and they received a trophy. The girls had a great time with it.

September to October - Football Days

September and October were pretty much taken up with football for the Denton family. The East Ridge Pioneers had an awesome season and finished the season undefeated. The players were pumped about the possibility about competing in the Super Bowl in November. We had four games left between us and the Super Bowl. The boys had extra practices and worked hard to make sure they were ready. Cheerleading squad

Caleb making a tackle

At each of the home games the cheerleaders made a sign for the players to run through before the game. It was too cute!

Caleb making a tackle.

Up close and personal of Caleb practicing a tackle before the game.