Trick or Treat!

Today was our first Halloween in Georgia. Hayden started the day with school and a fall party, which I also attended. I have to say, the moms who put it together really outdid themselves! The kids enjoyed all of the fun snacks and their extra treats that they got to take home.

After Hayden and I got home, we picked up Dave and went out to lunch since I was planning on us eating at home for dinner. We came home so Hayden could have a nap, then headed out to Publix for their trick-or-treating. I have to say, this is highly overrated. I would much rather go to a trunk-or-treat at a church. Anyway, we came home and ate dinner, then Dave and Hayden headed out to trick-or-treat on our street. They walked with some of our neighbors and one was dressed as Harry Potter, which he LOVED. He also really liked walking with the other kids and actually told Dave not to go with him to the door! Ha! Such a big boy...

I also dressed up for a little while, but Hayden wasn't too happy about the wig, so I took it all off before they got back. We did get some pictures, though.

We also went next door a little later and got a picture of Hayden with our neighbor's little girl, Lea. She was dressed as a Georgia cheerleader and he had on his Alabama jersey. We thought we weren't going to get them together to get the pic and joked that they were like flipped magnets...Georgia and Alabama just wouldn't go together!

Now, we are awaiting the swarms of trick-or-treaters we are rumored to have in our new neighborhood and starting to find it's true! The doorbell won't stop ringing!

Finally, here is Dave's pumpkin. See if you can guess what it is!

First Field Trip

Hayden had his first ever field trip yesterday morning. It was extremely cold and Hayden has yet another runny nose today from it. But I digress...his whole school went to a pumpkin patch. They got to look for gems and stuff a scarecrow. They also went on a short hay ride to the pumpkin patch. We were a bit disappointed when we got to the actual patch b/c apparently they got wiped out of big pumpkins over the weekend. We ended up with a little bitty tiny pumpkin, so we stopped at Publix yesterday and got a big one. Dave carved it this morning, and it turned out really good, but I'll wait until the Halloween post to put the picture of it on there. I was planning to take Hayden to a trunk-or-treat tonight, but I'm rethinking that b/c of his runny nose and b/c it will probably be really cold again.

I plan to blog about our trip to Gatlinburg, but I am waiting to get more pictures from my mom so I can put them on here! Dave is off for Halloween tomorrow, so we will take Hayden to Publix, then Dave will take him trick-or-treating on our street while I hand out candy. Our neighborhood is apparently a big place to trick-or-treat, so that should be fun for me. I plan on dressing up as well, so I will definitely have a picture of that! I can't wait to see all of our neighbor's kids dressed up!!!

Above is Hayden helping stuff the scarecrow!

Above are Hayden and two of his big buddies from preschool, Ryan (left) and Bo (right).

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Moving on...

I am feeling better now, but still on antibiotics. They make me tired, but I'm trying to get us ready for the mountains next week. There is much to do, and little energy to do it with!

Hayden and I have ventured out the last 2 nights so that we wouldn't be totally bored at home. We went for him to play last night at Chick-Fil-A. There were a million girls there, so Hayden was in hog heaven. He played so well that sometimes I am surprised that he gets in trouble for pushing or hitting. Then when Dave picked him up from preschool today, his teacher said he had a great day! Yeah!

Here is a picture from when we were in Gatlinburg 2 years ago. Hayden was so little then, so I am guessing that this experience will be a little different. I am so glad we don't have to haul diapers!!! We are hoping just to hang out with my parents for a relaxing time. We got tickets to Dollywood for next Friday, so we will definitely have a new experience there. I would like to do a little of the non-touristy stuff, such as going up in the mountains, but I don't know if Hayden's car-sickness can handle it or my mother's foot for that matter. We'll see!

It's a Girl!!!

We're having a NIECE!!! Yeah! Finally, after four boys on my side, we will have a little girl! My brother and his wife will have this little bundle around March 3, 2009. My whole family is so excited!

In other news, Hayden went back to the doctor and still had an infection in his left ear. So he had shots on Tuesday, but we went back today and even though there is still fluid there is no infection! But now I am sick again. I went to the doctor yesterday and had 2 shots and got a prescription antibiotic which I started today. Needless to say, I am so over this.

More Pics from Orlando...

BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!!! Wish it were ours, but alas it is Bradford's Halloween costume. Hayden loves dressing up, so maybe Santa will bring him some costumes this year.

My son is a coffee drinker thanks to his Grammy! Only decaf, of course!

World's Largest McDonald's Playplace!

Bradford and Hayden at Universal. Sad that this is one of the best pictures of them from this trip.

I love this picture! My sis-in-law, Gina took it while we were at Cocoa Beach!

Fall...

I love Fall. It is my favorite time of year. I can get Hayden out into the sunshine b/c it is not so miserably hot. Being sick for almost 3 weeks has really ticked me off this year. I hope that I can feel better in the next few days so that we can enjoy this beautiful weather a little more. Halloween is just around the corner, so it's time to get costumes together. I will hopefully be dressing up as a disco diva (Thanks Moma), and Hayden will be Frankenstein probably. Dave may have to work, so we don't know if he'll dress up or not.

We are planning a trip to the 'Ham next weekend, so hopefully that will work out. We're having a bit of a problem with gas shortage around here, but it's supposed to be clearing up by the end of this week. I'm looking forward to hitting up Kids' Market and visiting with family and friends for a couple of days.

In other news, Dave started his new schedule this week. He is Monday thru Friday!!! Yeah!!! We feel truly blessed to have gotten this opportunity to move to Georgia. It took him 3 years to get this schedule at his last station, but only 7 months at this one! Our first official Saturday at home with him will be a full day. We plan on working in the yard in the morning and watching the 'Bama game in the afternoon. Of course, we will also be going to church on Sunday...finally. It seems like we will never be stable though since we will be gone the next weekend and headed to the mountains the weekend after that. I don't feel like we're that busy, but when I look at the calendar, I guess we are.

BTW, I have added the blogs I follow. Enjoy!