Stonybrook Halloween Parade

God bless my Grady! Today was his school's Halloween party, and he was SO excited to wear his costume to school. BUT...when he realized there was a parade that involved lots of kids and lots of parents watching, he was MORTIFIED. All the parents felt so bad for him because he looked like he had really seen a ghost.
Holding Miss Susan's hand, and walking the parade...bless his heart. I wanted to scoop him up, and let him sit with me, BUT, he needs to be the big boy he is.

Grady's gal pal, Ella (the mermaid)...she on the other hand, was waving to the crowd! She is ready for the pageant circuit!

Trunk or Treat?!

Our church's annual Trunk-or-Treat party was a fun time for the kids! Grady did not like the cars/people that were dressed up scary, but he REALLY enjoyed getting to wear his thomas costume, and carry his Thomas bucket...Chase just wanted to run and be free, of course! Enjoyed a Wednesday night with the Hauser's & Uncle Scott as well!
Grady dressed & ready to go! VERY proud!

My little pumpkin was still getting over a little stomach bug, but he did well!

The prettiest pirate & most handsome Thomas waiting to get some candy!

Uncle Scott passed out candy

Grady got to stand in Uncle Scott's truck, and he also received his favorite treat...Cars Silly Bandz!

A Trip to Circle S Farms

Today we went on our annual trip to Circle S Farms with the Hauser's, and it was a beautiful day for it! The kids really enjoyed everything, and all was fun!


Grady showing us how much daddy loves him..."This much!"

Chase heading in to the patch

Chase is getting so big!!

The girls in the hay barn! The kids liked the slides, but didn't care too much for falling in the hay.

Daddy & Grady on the hayride to get our pumpkin!

A couple who wears plaid together, stays together :)

Stonybrook Preschool Fall Trip!

Grady's preschool class took a field trip to Demoyes Greenhouse for their fall field trip, and Chase and I joined them! They had a GREAT time, and their was LOTS to do...pumpkins, bouncer, flower planting, crafts, snacks, etc...really enjoyed being with the group, and Grady really enjoyed it! There was a haunted house, and Grady didn't want to go in because it was scary, so I let him skip it...boy, was I glad I did!! ALOT of the kids were scared after! Grady found his pumpkin!

Chase found one too!

Inside the greenhouse!

Grady planting his (and Chase's) flowers...

DIRTY hands!

Grady & gal pal Ella...they are in the same class, and becoming good friends...Grady also got "hi Graaady" from Sophia & Mia...t-r-o-u-b-l-e!

SO happy I could go, and I can't wait to go on more trips!

Where the wild things are...

LOVE these boys!

The boys feeding the MASSIVE catfish!

Dadddy and Grady on the safari bus

Chase and an up close visit from a wild donkey

Cousins!!

No, not the children...actual wild animals, at The Wilds!! The Hauser's had coupons (which I promptly left in the car, but thankfully we had trustworthy faces, so we got the discount anyway), and we took a trip to The Wilds to see some animals!! Zebra, Rhino, Giraffe (Grady's favorite!), and lots of other species. The kids enjoyed the trip, and the parents did too, with a little stress toward the end, but we weren't expecting a Gilligan's Island 3-hr tour!!! We thought it was going to be an hour, but it ended up being twice as long!! Nonetheless, Grady has been saying EVERY day he had fun, so it was worth it!! Chase took a nice LONG nap when we returned, so that's his way of saying he had fun too!

Moving on Up!

Grandpa just moved into his new condo downtown! It's a beautiful place, and has a GREAT view of the city...Grady and Chase LOVED being on the balcony for 2 different reasons: Grady loved seeing the cars below, and Chase loved the wind whipping in his face...too cute!