Happiest Place on Earth

Happiest Place on Earth

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Pumpkin Patch Fun...

... At it's best!

The kids and I finally made it to the pumpkin patch today! It has been a long time coming... and we already canceled twice due to being sick... but I figured today was really our last shot if we wanted pumpkins before Halloween!

I hate driving in Indy! I got pretty severely lost, per normal, as every road in Indy has at least 17 different names, and the name on the map might not be the name on the directions, and even if it is, it might not be the name on the street sign! But I digress... I am thankful for my GPS (AKA Phil, who talked me through the whole reroute over the phone)...

We picked Spencer Farm, because we wanted a pumpkin patch experience in which the kids could actually go to the pumpkin patch and pick their pumpkins (novel idea, I know). They also offer free hay rides on Saturdays in October, and even though I am severely allergic to hay, I took the kids anyway... perhaps not smart, but fun!


The pumpkins were very reasonably priced (I told the kids if they could carry it, Mommy could buy it), and we also picked up some cinnamon coffee cake mix, cherry jelly, fudge, taffy, and a caramel apple (for the baby, of course). This is likely going to become a yearly tradition!

Since the kids love Old Country Buffet, we ate there afterward. I got mashed potatoes in my hair... a fact that I am only willing to share with you, my faithful readers, and anyone who googled, "mashed potatoes in my hair", because if you googled that, you deserve to know!

Of course, it was very difficult for me to deal with the fact that Chick-Fil-A shares a parking lot with Old Country Buffet. So... I bought my lunch for tomorrow...

When we got back to town, we took some Fall pictures in the beautiful fallen leaves! Actually, we tried to do this in the morning... in the wind and rain... but really, I should know better than that. Take two was much more productive!


Great day... Great kids... I love fall!

Lisa

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Happy 8th Birthday Grace!

Somehow, it just amazes me that my only (well, maybe not... we'll see) princess is eight! Of course, she's eight goin' on eighteen and even had a few moments in which she informed us that she is not a little kid anymore, today, but it's still just crazy when I think about how quickly the time goes!

Grace has grown up so much, but she is still not too big to choose the Rat Infested Cardboard Pizza Palace for her birthday dinner! In combination with a "flower cake" and chocolate AND vanilla ice cream, it made for a pretty good birthday celebration!

Present time remains an absolute favorite for Grace... but a picture is worth more than any words I can come up with here. This was the reaction to the Lego Agents set that she has had on her "list" for over a year:
And so here she is... My baby doll... Age 8!



Lisa