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Happy Halloween

Today I was able to go to Will's Halloween party at school. The children got to wear their costumes to school and a lot of the teachers dressed up also. The party lasted half an hour and the kids had a ball. They had lots of yummy stuff to eat and they all looked adorable in their costumes. Will was a racecar driver (Jeff Gordon). I wasn't able to find an actual Jeff Gordon costume, so his was a motorcycle racer. He didn't know the difference and told everyone that he was Jeff Gordon, number 24.
Tonight we took the kids trick or treating just on our street. We all had so much fun!! Will was a racecar driver, Addie was Snow White, and Wyatt was Curious George. Addie was supposed to be Strawberry Shortcake like she was at our church Sunday night, but she decided that she wanted to be Snow White. One of our sweet neighbors had a SW costume, so she got to wear that. The little girl in one of the pictures dressed as Glenda the Good Witch is Sarah, who lives in our neighborhood and we carpool with. It was such a fun Halloween!

Addie's First Field Trip

Today was Addie's first field trip and it was to the Nichols Boyd pumpkin patch. We were supposed to go last Tuesday, but got rained out so they rescheduled it for today. We had a ball! This is the same one that we go to as a family every year. We got to go on a hayride, pick a pumpkin, play in the hay maze and swing. During the hayride, we got to stop and look at the animals and watch them feed the fish and the goats. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time with our friends. Addie got to sit by and play with her sweet friend, Hudson.

Trunk or Treat 07

This past Sunday night, we went to Trunk or Treat at church. This is where the backs of vehicles are decorated and filled with candy and the kids dress up in their costumes and trick or treat from trunk to trunk..lots of them had little games for the kids to do or questions to answer before they could get their candy. There was also inflatables, pony rides, and food. We had such a great time! This year Will is a racecar driver (Jeff Gordon), Addie is Strawberry Shortcake, and Wyatt is a monkey (Curious George).

The Pumpkin Patch

This past Saturday, we went on our annual fall trip to the Nichols Boyd pumpkin patch. We look forward to this outing every year and this year was no exception. The only thing was this was by far the hottest hay ride we've ever been on. Only in Mississippi can you go on a hayride when it's 85 degrees outside! We all had a ball. The kids loved the hayride, seeing the animals, playing in the hay maze, and of course, picking out their pumpkins.

Field Trip to the Fire Museum

I had the opportunity to go with Will's class this morning to the Fire Museum in Jackson. We all had a great time. Ms. Sherry, the museum curator, gave a presentation on fire safety and all the children got to stop, drop, and roll; then they got to crawl through a room filled with "smoke", and slide down the fire pole. Then we took a tour of the museum and saw all kinds of fire trucks, from current ones to vintage ones. The kids got to sit in one and ring the bell...the highlight of the morning for Will!! The firemen talked to them and let them see where they eat, sleep, and live during their shifts. One of the firemen got in a truck and turned on the lights, horn, and sirens..after that, they loaded back on the big yellow school bus and went to LeFleur's Bluff park to play and have a pizza lunch.

Our sick baby

Wyatt is sick...he's been coughing for a couple of weeks now and it all of a sudden got much worse..he has a nasty case of bronchitis with wheezing. We're doing breathing treatments every four hours at home. He doesn't care for them at all...bless his heart, I guess I wouldn't like someone holding a mask over my face either. Here he is with his daddy giving him his treatment. I'm so blessed that Randy is such a wonderful, hands on dad..there's nothing that he won't do for the kids. God has blessed them with a wonderful daddy. Thanks for the prayers for Wyatt.

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Mississippi State Fair

The kids look forward to the fair coming all year..Well, at least Will does. Addie doesn't have that concept of time yet and Wyatt's just along for the ride still. When we went to church downtown, we'd pass the fairgrounds every Sunday morning and Will would see the giant slide and we'd hear him say from the back seat, "I sure wish that fair would hurry up and come back." Well, it's back and we went last night. We all had a great time. There's just something about the lights and sounds and smells that we look forward to every year. It wasn't crowded at all and the kids got to really enjoy the rides. Since there weren't many children on the rides, most of them let the rides go pretty long. For the first time, Will rode the ferris wheel with Randy. This was the one in the kids section, but still...it's pretty high to me. He loved it. Wyatt rode in his stroller and watched his big brother and sister ride but next year, he'll be in on the action too!