Monday, October 20, 2008

Fall Fun

We had a WONDERFUL fall weekend! On Friday night we went to the Ghouls at Grasmere at the Zoo. It was a great event for kids, and Parker had a blast. His favorite things were the haunted hayride (don't worry it wasn't really haunted) and the Monster Bash (which was a dance party). On Saturday we went to Gentry's Farm with my mom and dad, MIL and FIL (anthony's mom and dad), and cousin Ethan. We went last year and have decided that going there will be a yearly tradition! It was a gorgeous fall day and we all had a great time. Ethan and Parker loved all of the kids activities, and burned off some major energy by running around like crazy! We picked out a little pumpkin for Parker, and a big pumpkin to carve. We also went to a Birthday party this weekend for Jack (Parker's friend from school), AND we celebrated Aunt Nina's Birthday! So- it was a jam-packed, fun-filled weekend for sure!! Here are some pictures from the weekend!







Monday, October 13, 2008

A month in review

Since it has been about a month since I posted anything, I thought I would just do an overview of what we have been up to lately. We took a trip to Memphis, TN a few weeks ago for a big family Birthday Party/Reunion. My grandfather is turning 80 this year, and several of my other extended relatives have big Birthdays coming up....so it was a really good excuse to get together and party! The party was at Mere's sister's house (Linda), and I think there were around 80 people there! Rick (linda's husband) is in a band, so they entertained everyone. Little did everyone know that they were going to be getting some extra entertainment from Parker as well. The minute the band started playing, he started dancing and he did not stop until we pulled him away to go to bed! When the band would stop to take a break, Parker would yell "One more time, One more time." They also let him play the guitar and the drums with them, which he loved. It was so great to see all of the family since we didn't get to go to Mexico Beach this year and see a lot of them! It was a really fun weekend, and a really fun get together!

We have also kicked off the beginning of fall with a few fall festivals, which I love! We went to one in Spring Hill a couple of weeks ago with Mere and Grandaddy, which was a lot of fun. Parker enjoyed sitting in the firetruck and also loved eating corn on the cob and funnel cake! We also went to a festival at Parker's school a few weeks ago, as well as Jump Zone night for his school. Parker had a great time bouncing and sliding around with his teachers and his friends from school!

This past weekend I went to Louisville to participate in the Race for the Cure Breast Cancer walk with Team Rachael Koontz! It was an AWESOME experience, and it was so great to see Rachael walk out during the survivor ceremony with a big smile on her face! It was also really great to visit with some of my other friends up there! Anthony and Parker stayed behind on this trip, and really enjoyed their male bonding time together! They went out to dinner just the two of them on Friday night, which I thought was really cute. They also spent a couple of hours at the park on Saturday, which they both really enjoyed! I am so lucky to have a wonderful husband who is such a wonderful father as well!

On a not so fun note, Parker and I were in a car accident a little over a week ago. It was a very scary experience, but THANK GOODNESS we are both OK. As the accident was happening, Parker was yelling "No Mommy, No." It was so scary because I did not know if he was yelling because he was hurt or scared. Luckily, it was that he was scared and he calmed down very quickly afterwards. It is something I hope we never have to experience again, that's for sure. Once the police came and did the report, and we were finally about to leave I just kept telling Parker "I'm so sorry, are you OK, I love you, etc. etc." He looked up at me and smiled and said "Mommy bonked cars", which was actually kind of funny. I needed that little moment to make me realize that everything was going to be OK!

Other than that, we are looking forward to some more fun fall activities coming up in the next few weeks, and REALLY looking forward to the day that the fall weather gets here and stays here! Oh- and we are talking to Parker a lot about Halloween right now, since he will be a lot more into it this year. He is already obsessed with pumpkins and ghosts! We have been telling him that on Halloween he will go to the door, and when they open it he will say "Trick or Treat." Well, this morning we were all walking out to the car, and when Anthony went to open the door to the house Parker said "Trick or treat, open the door please!" It was so funny! So, stay tuned for more pics from the month of our fall activities and Halloween!!


Happy Fall Ya'll :) (PS....Can you tell I like fall???)

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Parker's school picture

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Sliding at the park with wild and crazy hair!



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The Fam in Memphis



Parker dancing with the band




His first drum lesson :)




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At the fall festival with Mere and Grandaddy




Sitting in the firetruck



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Rachael and I at the Race for the Cure Walk!




Shelly, Terri, Rachael, Stacey and Anne at the Race for the Cure!