Happy Fall Y'all !!

This has been a very busy weekend at our house. Friday, I had Mari-Grace to the doctor for a cough that she's been battling for about 6 weeks. Doc is treating for a sinus infection. She thinks the drainage was causing the cough.


After 2 doses of antibiotic, Mari-Grace has transformed into a different child ! The last 2 days, she has been hysterical. I haven't laughed this hard in ages. She woke me up Saturday morning roaring like a lion and laughing. She has discovered that I am extremely ticklish on my neck. Just getting near my neck causes me to flinch. Mari-Grace will tickle my neck, just to watch me flinch. She has this devilish giggle that is so funny.


We have had a busy Halloween weekend. Friday night we went to Boo at the Zoo. They have bounce houses, a hay maze, blow-up cats and spiders, a "haunted" train. They set up tombstones for extinct animals and animal skeletons. They have stations set up so the kids can get candy. Each paid admission got a certain amount of tickets to use for candy. We had 2 adults, and 1 kid ... so Mari-Grace got 3 people's worth of candy. There was live music, food vendors, and a pavillion with a strobe light and dancing. Mari-Grace and I danced, and she laughed and yelled more. We did the hay maze and she giggled. We rode the carousel and she had a great time trick-or-treating.

Saturday night, we went to Trunk or Treat at the church I attended as a teenager. They had games and hot dogs. After that, there was a costume contest and then we went outside and did a little more trick-or-treating. By the way, Mari-Grace won the costume contest for ages 3-5 !!!! She said trick or treat at every car, and she also said Thank-you !! I was so proud of her !

Today was the trip to the pumpkin patch. We played on the swings and slides. We saw farm animals. We got to go on a hayride down to the pumpkin fields, and then we got to pick out our own pumpkins. After that, we ate at McDonalds with our friends. On the way home, we stopped by Target and got some pumpkin decorating supplies. We went by Omaw and Poppy's house and carved our very first pumpkins. Mari-Grace would squeal "YUCK" with delight as we scooped out the pumpkin guts.

We have had a great weekend of making memories.