Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Also, Happy Birthday to three November birthdays...Espy (16th!), Aunt MaMa (today!) and Spence (Sunday, 29th!)!

Behind on blogging...but a GREAT October!

Yes...this little thing thought she could pick up her birthday cake and when she found out it was too heavy, she did the next logical thing. She took a bite out of it...
She is always sweet to share...

I had looked forward to this day for so long....

October was a fun-filled month! We had lots of fun during the middle of the month, but the big events were at the month's beginning and end. I love birthdays and I love Halloween! I'm a little late on the pictures, but better late than never, right?! Caroline was SO in amusement over her guests, balloons, cake, and everyone singing Happy Birthday to her! She had the MOST PRECIOUS look on her face when everyone stood around her singing to her and her 1 little birthday candle glowing in the fading sun. I'll never forget it! I was worried about her digging into her cake but it was no problem! Let me just say that she woke up screaming early in the night with an apparent stomach ache! It's just the one time it is so hard not to tell your child to stop eating sweets! It was very special to have so many friends and family there to help celebrate and we really appreciate all of the love everyone has for Caroline. I don't think you can have too many people love your child! MiMi, Ben, and I took her on her first trip to the zoo on her ACTUAL birthday. I don't know who had more fun...Caroline, MiMi, Ben, or myself! I can't believe I have lived in Montgomery for almost 8 years and this was the FIRST trip I have made there. I have been missing out and am glad to have a very good excuse to go now! Those monkeys were SO DARN CUTE!! We spent the afternoon watching Caroline laugh at the animals and even stopped for her to eat an animal cracker snack. I can post pictures of the zoo later...they are still on my camera...

Now...on to Halloween. I think I want October to be every single month. I could do Caroline's birthday and Halloween over and over and over again and be so very happy. Do you understand that I had SO MUCH FUN with these two events?! I think Caroline should become a permanent pink striped zebra and Maggie Lee should become a permanent 50's girl and I would eat one for lunch and one for dinner every day!!! Halloween has never been so much fun than when you watch your own little child and neice walk around in those adorable little costumes! We took a trip to Haley and Espy's, who are always in the appropriate festive spirit (Caroline enjoyed all of the Halloween decor), where we took a trip to Seaside for trick-or-treating early Saturday evening, followed by a hay ride behind the International Harvester and a cookout with delicious hamburgers. PaPa was there to enjoy the festivities and take pictures of the little trick-or-treaters. Thanks for a fun weekend, Espy, Haley, and Dad! We are looking forward to doing it again next year!

Here the cousins are discussing how cute they look...

and I couldn't agree more.

Their daddies carried them into Seaside...

Doesn't this look like fun?

Caroline and Maggie Lee trick-or-treated from store to store...

They had to stop and regroup from time to time to see how their buckets of candy were growing...

Maggie Lee was a little bit frightened of this "thing":

But Papa was there to pick her up and save her...

No ghosts or gremlins got us when we went our hay ride:

We survived the night to do it again next year!

We are already into a very fun November and have a busy next few months planned. This includes hunting trips to Aunt MaMa and Uncle Steve's, birthdays (Espy, Mama, and Spence), Thanksgiving, Christmas trips to Freeport, Dothan, and Dawson, and Maggie Lee's birthday in January. Since I am having a hard time getting this blog in more often, I am going to try to do it once a month, so I'll have stories and pictures of our November next time...they are already proving to be just as fun as October's! Love to all!