Weekend Festivities

Ben's weekend started early with a Fall Festival at his school. They had turned the playground into a little carnival with game-booths and treats and while they couldn't enjoy all the planned events, Ben's class enjoyed the sugar-induced frenzied scene from their wagon.

That evening, we walked down a Homewood street that turns into the Halloween version of Christmas Vacation every year. What I guess to have been hundreds of people meandered through the street and front yards bedazzled in lights, inflatables, movies on projectors, live robots, and plenty of gouls and goblins. Ben stayed warm in his monkey suit, not nearly as impressed as his parents were at this Trick-or-Treating mecca. Next year, Ben, next year...

Saturday was another day, another party. Austin Nix turned two, and so Ben and I spent the morning at the park mingling with the other mommies and kiddies. It was amazing to me to think that Ben and Austin, while only separated by a little more than a year are so developmentally different. A baby and a little boy. Can't imagine Ben hitting baseballs, eating cupcakes and talking up a storm. And I'm sure Meredith and Andy can't imagine Austin being a 20 lb bundle, so dependent and new. (Although they will remember soon with baby #2 on the way!) We had a great time, thanks for inviting us!

Later that day, Tyler planted our mums while I held a photoshoot in the front yard. Then we let Zoe swim at a local trail and ended the day with a homecooked meal and a little recorded TV...loving our new DVR!

What a great weekend...always looking forward to the next!

Three little pumpkins sitting in a row...

"Yes, I'm sure it would be a better picture without my toys,

but you wouldn't get this smile either!"