Thanksgiving

Some of our favorites came to visit us for the week of Thanksgiving!

 We had great fun showing them around our hometown and exploring a little down by the canal.

 Our house was full of laughter and good food

 and we all reminisced about the good ole days

 and we made memories to take these guys into adulthood....hence, the hayride with no hay??

Thanksgiving Day we ventured over to my father's uncle's farm....

 the cotton field was a picture favorite...

 and these guys had fun being together for their last day of togetherness!

Thanksgiving at the farm is something I have grown up with.  From the time I was itty bitty, to now at 45 years old, I have never known a Thanksgiving without the farm.  My dad, aka Pop, thrives on all of his people being there....he loves this time surrounded by all of his family from all over the country, everyone comes and it's just known that there will be lots of food, lots of fellowship, lots of catching up, and lots of faces that have changed over the years that you have to pray that you remember their names :)  It's aunts, uncles, great aunts/uncles, 1st cousins, 2nd cousins, them cousins, those cousins, and it's who is that?  Over 100 people show up yearly, young and old.  It's an amazing day!

Fair Fun

The Fair came to town and three of our kiddos couldn't wait to take advantage of it!  We had a great day of riding all the rides, seeing friends who were visiting as well, eating all the eats and riding more rides! 

Halloween Fun

Halloween

It isn't a plan-for-weeks ahead for us, we are that family that decides on a costume just before we leave to go trick or treating!  Ha!

 Maryn had a great time dancing in her unicorn-ballerina costume at ballet class....the face decor was a hit too!

 And we got Boo'd by some neighbors, some dear neighbors that recognized we needed a bit of fun in our lives.....the teeth were a huge hit!

 My crew.  They are my six favorites ever.

 The Boo bucket arrived and the goodies inside were a hit, as always.  

 Ballerina-unicorn take two, little sister can't be left out of the fun at ballet class!

 Chapman is part of the sweetest little class of girls.  I have really enjoyed getting to know their families each week as they enjoy a bit of time learning all about dance.

 Maddox wasn't allowed to wear a costume to school BUT they were allowed to create their very own  cultural mask and wear those to school for fun Halloween twist....

 My Cinderella trick or treaters....Lucifer (had no idea that was the cat's name - bless Chapman, she was such a sweet little lucifer), the wicked stepmom, and Cinderella.

 These two were a tough bunch to keep up with....they were all about saying the magic words and then they were on to the next house.

 They loved our neighbor that was dressed as a witch.

 Our big girl was an M&M with her friends.

 So thankful for my Mei....she is thriving, she loves her friends and she continues to grow up against our will to keep her little!

 Maryn was thrilled to have me all to herself for her class Halloween party....fun games, fun snacks and good times!

 Our little cat was so tired and P was just the one she needed.....

Another Halloween in the books!  It is always great fun for us to walk through the neighborhood on Halloween.....the police close the streets leading in and out.....many from all around our area come to visit the neighborhood due to the reputation of being "all decked out"....there are haunted houses, movies, characters, dead and breakfasts, and everything in between.  Thankfully, my children love every minute!

Fall Fun

A day at the zoo with my three littles was just what the doctor ordered!  We took everything in....we fed the giraffes, rode the carousel, rode the horses, saw the baby gorilla, ate DipNDots, and all the things.  We also made a quick run to G-Mom and G-Dad's house! It was a great day to be footloose and carefree with these three!

Colin and Kayla enjoyed a night out on the town for Kayla's high school homecoming dance.  

Chapman loves to go to school with all of her friends!  She had a special day visiting the pumpkin patch and riding on a hayride....mommy got to visit too!

 Steed's Dairy Farm is a fun Fall venue to attend.  I insisted we all go as a family for a family outing.  Everyone did go, everyone did have a good time but not all are pictured as much as others....at this point, the bigs are not always wanting their pics taken and the littles are ninety miles a minute so I get what I can take!  We loved seeing the baby goat, we loved our adventure through the corn maze although I am pretty sure we didn't exactly complete it as one should have, the zipline was good fun for the littles, football throwing was good for the boys, and a wide open field for tumbling was great for MK.  Something for everyone!