Fall Festivities

Saturday morning, we had a MOPS outing at Faulkner's Pumpkin Farm. The day started out pretty cool, but warmed up really quick. The farm was alright. It wasn't quite what I had expected, but Maddie seemed to enjoy it. It was realy muddy, especially on the playground. We took a hayride and picked out a pumpkin to carve this weekend.

"Milking" the Cow

"I'm not too sure about this hayride thing"

"Corn mazes are kind of fun"

"Hi Mom!"

"This scarecrow is kind of scary"

"Look how tall I am this year"

Pretty Pumpkins

"I want this one!"


Saturday night, there was a "Haunted Trail" at my in-laws development. Several homeowners decorated "stations" along the trail and handed out candy. Maddie got a little scared, but was fine as long as Daddy was holding her. At the end of the trail, there was a bonfire and they were grilling hamburgers & hot dogs. This was also the first chance Maddie had to try on her halloween costume. She makes a very beautiful bumble bee.

Images Of Fall

The following picutres were taken just outside my office.

"Love You"

I just put Maddie to bed. I told her the usual, "night, night...sweet dreams...Mommy loves you...yes, I...love...you." I was about to walk out the door when I hear a faint, "love you!" My heart just melted.

This is what October is SUPPPOSED to feel like

65 & sunny! What a gorgeous day! Such a change from last week (and even yesterday). Too bad it won't last. Temps are supposed to go back down to the upper 50s. At least it's better than the 40s we had last week. The sun helps, too. I almost forgot that the sky is actually blue, not gray.

Update

Not too much has been going on. Bryan's been working long & hard. He's been waking up at 4:00 am everyday except Tuesday & Sunday (his days off). Sometimes he can sleep in until 6:00 on Saturdays. He works about 10 hours a day, but the overtime pay is nice. I just hope he doesn't overwork himself.

Madison is doing GREAT! We're getting ready to put her back in daycare next week. It will be good for her to be around other kids. She's really smart. She knows her alphabet, all her numbers & colors. One her my favorite words of hers is "ephetant" (that's elephant in case you were wondering). We had a scary moment last night. I was bringing in the groceries from the car. Madison had walked into our bathroom and accidently locked herself in. I franticly tried using a wire hanger & various screwdrivers to get it open. I finally got it. I think I was more scared than Maddie.

Work is going well. I've been keeping fairly busy. I've been doing a lot of little projects that are in their early design stages. This morning, I woke up and noticed that the room seemed a bit brighter than usual. I looked over at the alarm clock which was flashing "4:30 am". I looked at my cell phone next to the bed. It was actually 7:22! The power had gone out in the middle of the night so my alarm didn't go off. I was only about a half our late for work, which I can easily make up.

Here's a picture of Maddie & her LEGO tower that Daddy helped her build.