Derek Brizendine

@Libertystratcat HEY HEY HEY

HOW BOUT THOSE ROYALS! A day night doubleheader sweep!!!

Sunshine. @Chiefs. Leighton Sue!

Bring on Ohio State!!!!

Daddy's little turkey, indeed!

Leighton's first Christmas Lighting in Odessa was perfect! Something Alyson and I look forward to each year.

We are making the most of the season! We caught the first day of the Christmas lights at Silver Dollar City. A little early? Yes. But the weather was awesome! Leighton met Santa and watched all the lights!

CBS has already sold out the entirety of their 2024 Super Bowl ads... The average cost for 30 secs is $7 million. For reference in 2015, it was only $4.25 million These brands spent their money wisely (A Thread):

Leighton got to check out the new Aquarium at Zoo over the weekend. I love watching her explore.

Our church Trunk-or-Treat was a HUGE success on Saturday!

Leighton's first Halloween is in the books! She wore her skeleton outfit to school and then made a surprise Trick-or-Treat visit to MiMi and PawPaw's house after school! And yes, the dalmatian was my first costume.

No Jack-o'-lanterns here! Just Jack-O'-Leighton's!

A huge thanks to the Hy-Vee in Blue Springs! Leighton and her cousin, Evie, got to do some indoor trick-or-treating throughout the store on Saturday! Lei was all for picking out her own candy!

Last week, Leighton and I got to spend some time together singing and dancing together thanks to Odessa PAT.

Our Lei Lei is Sour and Sweet! Oh child, your personality kills me.

Apple Butter 2023 had a new twist! After years of hosting, grandma asked Alyson and I to host. Not only that, but we moved the date up from late November to late October! What a great move! We had a great day making apple butter, celebrating and enjoying the day with family.

We had a blast this weekend! Leighton stopped by the school on Friday, hung out with Ms. Maggie during the football game, had breakfast with the Gs, went to Cider Hill with MiMi, PawPaw, Uncle Doda and Aunt Skyler and church today with Callie and Wesley!

It's Homecoming Week!!! Today was Monochromatic v. Mismatch Day for Alyson and myself while Leighton rocked PJ Day!

The first day of the 2023/24 school year is in the book! Year seven for Alyson and four for me!

The first day of school is here! My word for the year is KNOWLEDGE!

Summer 2023 has come to a close. It was filled with Library visits, Fun Fridays, learning, haying, gardening, hanging out, adapting and having fun! But now it is GO TIME! First day of school in the morning!