Happy Halloween

I have never been too much of a Halloween fan, but having an almost 3 year old in the house has made ignoring the holiday nearly impossible. For 10 days Mr. Sweet Tooth has been counting down to the day when he gets to say, "Trick-or Treat! Thank you so much for candy neighbors"! Adorable.

Jack picked out his own costume this year, a pilot. Pretty sure he didn't even know what the costume was, only that it came with an orange whistle. I wanted one more year of a cuddly little animal, but he needed a size 5 and all of the cutesy costumes stopped at size 3. Once I added some aviators to the getup, and downloaded the "Top Gun" theme song so he could dance around the house, it grew on me as a little Maverick look. It is hard to see him grow up, the little boys stage is oh so cute (while oh so challenging).

Lucy was a Packers cheerleader, thanks to her Papa. At night she was my little partner passing out candy to the masses of kids in our neighborhood, it totally wore her out and she passed out. Mike said Jack was really into the trick or treating for about 4 houses and then remembered how we had a whole basket of candy at our house and wanted to head home. Jack loved handing out candy to all of the kids too! We let him enjoy a few pieces of candy but by the next morning he totally forgot about it. Out of sight out of mind. We also told him Santa is going to come and take his candy and give him money for it. I know it doesn't make sense, but I was flustered thinking he would eat the whole bucket, and he believed me.

While I don't decorate for Halloween we still have a few family traditions like going to the pumpkin patch (we don't crave because Preppy is not a fan), making chili, and watching Charlie Browns "The Great Pumpkin". I also get to break out the fall candles, my favorites are from Swan Creek Candle, Snickerdoodle and Hazelnut.

Like I said, having kids makes it impossible to overlook any holiday, their excitement is contagious!

*I found this throw back picture of Preppy that I had to add!

Pumpkin Patch Trip 2

80 degrees and sunny at the end of October, what else was there too do but head back to the Pumpkin Patch. AKA the farm and let Jack run out all of his wiggles. Mimi was also visiting and last year she loved it so much she requested another trip out there this year! Then sweet Mrs. Carpenter even told us she would drive in from Lexington and meet us there. Score for this Mama, two grandmas to help out!

It simply was a gorgeous fall day. Mom and Mrs. C rocked Lucy on the front patio and caught up like old friends do, while sipping on coffee and munching on fresh apple cider donuts. Jack had me running all over that farm, this time we did the corn maze, he was amazed and was trying to harvest it himself by "shucking".  No Preppy did not teach him how to do this, he learned it from one of his favorite Modern Marvels episode that he requests to watch almost daily on harvesting. Of course I wanted to get some posed pictures of Jack with the pumpkins, nearly impossible these days.

All in all it was the perfect way to enjoy the unusually warm Midwestern fall weather. The only way I could get Jack to leave the farm was with a bribe of blackberry candy corn.

The Harris Family Visits Kentucky

What a wonderful weekend spent with a wonderful family! Such a great feeling to be with good good friends. The Harris's drove up from Alabama on Thursday night, I could not wait to get my hands on those adorable boys and spend some quality time with Gina! That lady made my transition to Alabama a breeze, I tell her all of the time that I have not met my "Gina" yet in Kentucky. God blessed me with the true friend I have found in Gina and I am so glad that living in different states has not strained our friendship one tiny bit!

Of course it was awesome to see Luke and Jack play together, Jack was so excited he followed Luke around all weekend, he gave the poor kid no personal space at all! Honestly Jack was smiling the entire time, made my heart hurt a little seeing how much he misses having little buddies around. The weather was not the best, 50 and rainy, but we still got in a tour of Kentucky. From Keenland to Woodford Reserve, to the pumpkin farm and the river front, we did it all! At night we enjoyed wine, bourbon, home cooked meals, college football, and catching up. 

Thank you Harris family for making the journey up to Louisville, I know road trips with two little ones is not relaxing, we loved getting to spend all of the time with you!!! XOXO

"Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest. 

It's about who came and never left your side."