Thursday, October 31, 2013

Halloween Fun 2013

Retta officially helped carve our Halloween pumpkin this year!

And even had a Halloween party at Mothers Day Out! (kind-of)
 Here are a few pics I took with my phone on our way to school!

What does a friendly ghost say?
"Boo!"


Being the over-eager mother I am...I went a bit early that afternoon to help out with her class' Fall Party. (Parents received an invitation by email to attend). However, I was the ONLY parent that attended Retta's classroom party...which apparently was quite embarrassing to Retta. As soon as Retta saw me she started crying and waving her hands "no, no, go away!" There was nothing her teachers or I could do to get Retta to calm down, it was completely out of character for her...so we left early.

It set the mood for the rest of the evening...
 Even Retta's friend and our sweet neighbor, "Walker" and his super powers couldn't stop Retta from crying.

So we made it across the street to say "Hi" and returned home.
 Trick-o-Treating wasn't for us this year.

Retta was all smiles once she made it home. 

She was more interested in reading books about Trick-o-Treating...


..and handing out candy at the door.


"Are more coming? This is much more exciting than getting a bath!"



Saturday, October 12, 2013

2013 Pumpkin Patch...Attempt.

We met up with friends from our Mothering With Grace group at Love Orchard Pumpkin Patch in Medina, TX this year for some fall festival fun!
It wasn't exactly what we were expecting, (I think we were a bit spoiled by our pumpkin patch experience in Connecticut last year) but we enjoyed what we could and the time spent in the car together.

Retta did not want to take pictures with the pumpkins this year...they made her cry. 
She was a bit confused as to why we would set her down with a bunch of pumpkins and expect her to smile.



So we sat and listened to a story teller tell silly stories and sing songs instead.

This picture sums up what Retta thinks about walking these days...it's a lot of hard work!

But she LOVED the petting zoo! 
She could have stood at the fence for hours watching the sheep and goats.

And this is Retta posing to show how tall she is this Fall 
(actually 31.5 inches to be exact/ 24.5 lbs).
Two years old at Love Orchard. 
Poor baby did NOT want to stand for a picture.

Pumpkin Patch October 2012
Bishop's Orchard, Connecticut

Pumpkin Patch October 2013
Love Orchard, Texas

....OK, we're going home!