It is definitely fall out there! I just returned from voting and it was a chilly little trip!!
We went to the pumpkin patch last Tuesday with MOPS - it didn't rain, but it was still very muddy. We got to take a hayride to the patch, pick our own pumpkins, and see a pumpkin eating dinosaur - which Delaney was NOT a fan of. Actually we left about 2 minutes into his "performance" and she said she didn't think we needed to go back next year. ADORABLE!!! The pumpkins they got for their $3 admission price were tiny, so when Matt got home we went to a little pumpkin stand we've gone to the past 3 years and got a bigger pumpkin to carve. We carved it Tuesday night.
The kids used the webpage I sent out last week to design their face, I drew it on the pumpkin, and Matt carved it up for us.
Delaney was not a fan of "pumpkin guts" and Carson just wasn't a fan of the activity - he actually went inside after about 10 minutes of pumpkin fun.....he's been like that about a lot of things lately - we've decided that when he got sick a few weeks ago, he all of a sudden transformed into a terrible two year old!!!
Wednesday I went to work and Grandma Teri watched the kids. They went for a walk to scope out all of the houses with Halloween decorations so we'd know where to trick or treat. When we both got home from work we decided to get some dinner in them before we went out even though trick or treating hours in Indianapolis were from 5 to 7 - what happened to being out after dark?? So, after dinner we got them all dressed up and went out for the evening. We let them trick or treat in our neighborhood for the first time. They had lots of fun. Then we went to Shannon and Aaron's and my parent's houses. Cara, Dave, and Seth were at my parent's house too - so the pumpkin and puppy got to play together.
Thursday was dance and Friday was "getting ready for the weekend project" day. My parents kept the kids Friday night (both of them ALL night). So, Matt and I decided to tackle the kitchen. It turns out the kitchen is a really good football player and it tackled us pretty hard! I had all of the little stuff cleared out by the time Matt got home. He helped me clear out the big things and then he took Delaney to the store for paint tape. We taped it all off before we went to my parent's house for dinner. We left the kids there and went home to get started. We got the primer on - PINK - and then decided to go to the grocery store while it dried. We got home at midnight and decided to put on the first coat. We finally went to bed at 3am. I got up at 8:45 to start with coat number 2 - then we did coat 3 and 4 throughout the day. Finally, after a trip to Home Depot to get more paint, we learned that we needed to let it sit for a few DAYS to dry before we tried again. So, the necessities for me to be able to cook are in there and hopefully it will get finished up tomorrow - I will not send pictures yet - they are UGLY!!!
Today is MOPS, so I should get going. Have a great Tuesday!
Gretchen
We took the kids to the Christmas tree lighting Friday evening. It was Delaney's second time to go and she remembered EVERYTHING about last year!! Carson was in awe of the crowd and the noise! They had a ton of fun - even though Delaney had to sit on my shoulders and I am sooo much shorter than Daddy that she couldn't see anything - whine - Santa didn't look at her - whine - the fireworks were behind buildings b/c we were on the WRONG side of the street - whine!!! I am sure you can hear the dramatic whine coming from her :-) We ended the evening with the kids first trip to Starbucks - how fun is that?!? They had a blast and so did we! I think that whole evening will definitely be a kicking off the Christmas season tradition in this house.
