Halloween

This year, for several reasons, we ended up staying home to trick-or-treat. The kids were a little disappointed but still had a great time- we even ended up running into some friends while getting candy!

 Will wanted to ride his skateboard so  I called him "Skater Vader" which I found very clever, ha! Below is the last house of the night- the spider house. Jake saw this house multiple times on walks so it was a must-stop for him! We enjoyed ourselves and the weather was very warm, so a very pleasant evening. And even more candy for our already huge pile! Happy Halloween!

Master Bedroom Update

After completing the Master Bath, I knew the Master Bedroom was next on my list to tackle. I wanted the blue to flow from the craft room, through bathroom, into bedroom. And now that the bathroom's done, I'm really ready for the bedroom update and to use the bedding and lamps I found back in May. Plus, you know, checklists need checking off, ha!

The painting did take about 3- 4 days because I could only paint a couple hours each day between school, taking care of kids and going to fall festivals.

 Ah, so much brighter and so fresh! I love it already.  I decided on a stenciled accent wall- I've wanted to do one for a long time. However, the blue doesn't pop on the white as much as I thought and it's hard to see on camera. It is beautiful in person, but definitely more subtle than I initially anticipated.

Again, the stencil did not come out exactly as I originally intended, but I was not about to re-do any of the painting in this room and I still love it. The lamps are probably my favorite find, absolutely love them. Just perfect. Now it's time to find some curtains and decor!

Fall Festivals and Pumpkin Time

We have several fall events on the calendar this month- mostly this week. We went to "Candypalooza" at Allie's MDO on Wednesday. It's basically a trunk-or-treat but they did also have popcorn and food. The kids had a good time.

Tonight we went to the huge fall festival we went to last year with all.the.things. It was cool, but not freezing cold like last year. We jumped in the face painting and balloon animal lines first knowing how long they get. Then we had some hot dogs- still missed out on the chili eventhough it was early then did a few other activities- pony rides and bounce houses, had s'mores until it was time for trunk or treat.

Tonight when we got home, we finally carved our pumpkin. Normally the kids each paint a pumpkin for Halloween, but this year Daniel found a huge one and wanted to carve it. We didn't want to do so too early and risk it rotting out, but we may have waited a little long. Either way, kids loved it.

 Jake's faces throughout the whole digging-out-pumpkin-guts part are classic. This was probably their first time doing this- like I said, we normally paint pumpkins. 

He's ready to go to the front porch!

Maggie's 1st Bike Ride!!!

What an exciting day for Maggie! I started cleaning out the garage and when Daniel started sorting through things, he decided to give Maggie a try on her bike. We've had this a long time. A guy my dad works with- whose son has CP- gave it to my dad a few years ago and he painted it pink for Maggie. Problem is, she simply wasn't big enough to ride it. Even now, her feet just barely reach the pedals. However, she was so excited to be on this bike! And she did manage to push the pedals just a little bit. It was quite exciting. I'm glad Daniel decided to try. :)

I only took a few pics, but got some great video

Fall Break: Day 5- Savannah & drive home

Friday, October 12, 2018

Savannah

We're heading home today. We've had a very full week and I do wish we could've extended the trip at least another day, but we already made plans for Saturday long before this trip was planned. After breakfast, we walked to the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. I really wanted to go there and we somehow missed it in all our walking yesterday. Well, we saw it from a distance, but didn't go in. I believe we walked parallel to it.

On our way, we happened to walk by the birthplace of Juliette Low, who founded the Girl Scouts. Moments later we reached the Cathedral and it did not disappoint. Beautiful both inside and out, I can see why they call it the Sistine of the South. I was so glad they allowed picture taking.

We saw the town fire bell on our walk back to the hotel. Back in the day, firefighters rang the bell if they needed more water to put out a fire and all the townspeople would come with buckets of water. 

At the hotel, we loaded up our car and started our drive home. 

Daniel wanted to go ahead and get lunch instead of having to stop an hour or two into the drive. Then he surprised me with Larry's Giant Subs! I was so excited!! I worked at one here in TN all through college and still their subs are my favorite. We knew there were a couple in Savannah b/c of our last trip. However, the downtown location closed or moved so I gave up eating there. Well, good 'ol Daniel had a surprise up his sleeves. He knew the other location was on our way out, so he made the stop for me! He said it was worth it seeing my excitement. 

Larry's did not disappoint either, just as yummy as I remember it. And it was extra special b/c Daniel managed to surprise me and we beat the crowd! I'm sure they thought I was weird for taking pictures, but I didn't carry. I have a lot of good memories from working at Larry's Giant Subs. We really had a great family trip- things worked out really well and Daniel enjoyed that I had a loose plan of daily activities rather than a rigorous one. Such a good time. And the subs topped off an already awesome family vacation!