Pumpkin Carving

I absolutely love this time of year-with the exception of knowing that winter is coming!! I love the fall festivals, the pumpkin patches, picking out costumes, trick-or-treating, and of course, pumpkin carving. This has been a tradition since we got married. It just gets better every year as the girls are able to pick out their pumpkins design. I love watching their faces as they put their hands into their pumpkins-always brings such a giggle and an "ewwww"!! They can't wait to put them on the porch and to bring them to life!! This year Morgan's first pumpkin rotted before we got a chance to carve it, so it was Daddy to the rescue!! Of course, Kylee had to get a new, bigger pumpkin too!! I can't wait until Halloween! Just praying everyone stays healthy for trick-or-treating!!

Fall Fun!!

On Sat., Oct. 15, we went to Attalla's Heritage Day. The girls had a blast! All the rides were free-sponsored by the city. They loved all the food and the entertainment as well. After Kylee's nap, we took the girls to the pumpkin patch in Sardis. We were trying a new one this year and we were kind of disappointed. We do this like every other year but always like the one in Hayden the best. Not sure why we keep trying to find a different one. We were really hoping for great things out of this one since it's only like 15 min. from our house, but no luck!! The girls loved playing in the barn. They had big bins of corn the kids could play in, a really cool pvc slide, a two-story fireman's pole, and a climbing wall. They loved riding the hayride out to pick out our pumpkins, which also were a disappointment. They were all just so small. We usually get 4 different sizes to represent the family...but not this year! They had a little "cow train" and also swings made from tires which were shaped like horses and bulls. I believe Todd enjoyed these as much as the girls did. Overall, it was a great time. Anytime spent with my babies and my husband usually equals a great time. Always filled with laughter and love!! Love making memories!

Goodbye Summer :(

I am so thankful that we got a chance to finish our last beach vacation. This was probably one of the best beach vacations I can remember in a while. We always have a blast with our family, but this one was almost perfect-except Todd got stung by a jellyfish!! The weather was perfect(not too hot or raining), the ocean was perfect (no seaweed or rough water), the pool was perfect(not too crowded). It was just a great time. We didn't do a lot this trip other than spend time together. We stayed out by the pool and beach all day. The girls loved playing on their alligator and orca floats. As always, Morgan loved finding shells. We went out to St. Andrews State Park on Fri. We wanted to go snorkeling, but they had the purple flag out due to the numerous jellyfish in the water. So we ended up sitting on the beach and playing in the sand. We then went over near the fishing pier in the park and looked for "sea critters". We saw hundreds of hermit crabs, sea urchins, fish, a dead sea turtle, and several different types of jellyfish. The best of all was the dolphin, which swam right under the pier in the shallow. We were able to see it right up close for probably 5-10 min. We could see it so clearly. When Kylee first spotted it she let out a scream of excitement. She loved it. I can't wait until we can return again. This is just the first of our future trips to the beach in Oct. What a way to say good-bye to summer. I love my family. I am so blessed.