Halloween

On Halloween we always stop by and trick-or-treat at Maw Maw's house. This picture turned out adorable I think!

Then, we decided to stop by downtown Kernersville to let the kids wander for a bit. It was really crowded and we didn't feel like waiting in line for candy, but we did see a few fun things. The fire department had the fire truck out, which always makes E happy. We also ran across another Man in the Yellow Hat! And if you ask E, his favorite part was the big, big, big tall man.

Maw Maw and Aunt Linda

Aunt Linda came to visit Maw Maw, and we stopped to visit. I didn't get a single picture of Linda, but I got these sweet pictures. Maw Maw gave Susie a little teeny purse with some Mardi Gras coins in it. Guess who got jealous and had to have some too?

Cookies

This may be my new favorite picture from Maw Maw's house - sitting on the kitchen floor eating cookies! These kids LOVE going to visit her. Emmett even recognizes the turns we take to get there!

Maw Maw's Birthday

We had a great time getting together to celebrate Maw Maw's birthday! She took some time to teach Susie all about flowers.

Grammy and Papa are Here!

We are so excited to have Grammy and Papa come to visit! We had a fun morning at the park, and then they brought Maw Maw over and we had dinner. It was a beautiful day!

Weekend Fun

We went on another bike ride on the Salem Lake trail. It was a really nice ride. The trail goes by Bowman Gray racetrack, and they were out practicing. E got to check it out, but thought it was a bit loud! Susie fell asleep on E's shoulder on the way back.

After that, we picked up Maw Maw and hit up the Kernersville Spring Folly so Emmett could ride the train. The fire department had a station set up where kids could spray the "fire" and E loved it. He said he wants to be a fireman.

Christmas Traditions - Christmas Dinner

We got together with our NC family for Christmas dinner. Emmett loves playing with "Papa Steve" and kept begging him to come play. He got a remote control car and a truck, so the boys all had fun playing with that! Susie was perfect as usual, and kept everybody smiling.

Christmas Traditions - Maw Maw

Maw Maw came during the day on Christmas Eve to do presents with us.Emmett got a stick horse. Do you know how hard it is to get a picture of a 2 year old hopping around? We got a great ornament from Aunt June that tells the Christmas story. Emmett sat and played with it for quite a while. She also set him a fun game, which Maw Maw scolded us about because it was too loud and was waking Susie up!

Fun at Maw Maw's

There was one day that we stopped at Maw Maw's and Papa Steve came by too. Emmett had so much fun playing in the leaves and running around with the dogs. It was a perfect fall day!

October Fun

October is one of my favorite months. It cools off outside and there are so many fun fall things to do! Here's the highlights from our busy weekend:

On Friday, I had the Fall Festival at my school. Cam brought the kids up. Emmett is Fix-It Felix, and Susie was a Ghost (one of her many Halloween outfits. I guess being a girl = more outfit choices).  Emmett had a blast playing games, and he even won the cake walk on his first try! He was so proud of his cookies. He loved getting the candy and putting it in his "nail pouch." Susie got passed around like a hot potato!

Saturday morning, we stopped by the Walkertown Fall Festival. It's still not very big, but Emmett loved the bounce house and Susie always loves being outside!

After the festival, we went to the Pumpkin Patch. Maw Maw met us there to join in the fun. This was our first attempt at pictures of both kids where Emmett is holding Susie up. When Emmett got tired of pictures, he let go of Susie and she just slowly tipped over and face-planted. Good thing she's a tough girl! Can't wait to carve these pumpkins later!

Saturday night was Gigi's annual Chicken Stew with family and friends. It's always a great time (and great food!). Chicken Stew and Corn Hole are NC traditions that we never knew about, but we sure enjoy them! Emmett had fun playing corn hole (but by his rules - which apparently include sticking your head in the hole to find the bean bags!) I also included the picture of Emmett and Gigi because it shows off his new scowl that he uses when I pull out the camera!