Happy Halloween!

It was a "treat" to have breakfast and spend the morning with the Howies before they headed back to Houston. We hope you'll stop and stay again at Hotel Harriman! ;)

Trunk or Treak 2011

Ava was so sweet to carry Mary Ella around to all the trunks after church.

Mrs. JoRene let her pick whatever she wanted.

Checking out her stash

Corbin and Mary Ella

She sat like a perfect angel to lick her sucker.

Can you tell she gets it? She almost always said "thank you," but sometimes forgot the "trick or treat" part. Tonight should be fun too! It will be a little more work actually having to walk up and ring the doorbell, but I think she'll manage. Her daddy said the first thing she asked for this morning was her candy bucket! All of a sudden she is remembering she wants treats for going potty. Needless to say she is wired already! She was WILD at lunch with Daddy!

Fall Festivities

Another busy Saturday! Saturday morning we took a tour of the hospital where I will deliver Rhett...barely squeezed that in! Mary Ella was so funny while we were there! As soon as we pulled up, she recognized it from her sibling class a few weeks ago. And the lady that gave us the tour remembered her! ME entertained the whole crowd! But she kept asking, where the babies were and she wanted to feed the babies. I'd say she's comfortable with the hospital! That girl is so smart! She is so good at recognizing where we are and tries to help me drive. She knows where to turn to get to church and the park and home and Brad's office! After the tour, we made sure we were registered at the hospital and ran a few errands before coming home for lunch and the game. Crazy game! I can't decide if we are good or not! I thought we would win the rest of our games and put up a good fight against LSU, but if we barely beat Vandy...who knows???

Mary Ella looked cute anyway while we were having heart attacks! This is year 3 for her Razorback tutu from Juju!

Woo pig sooie!

She colored her pumpkin for entertainment during the game.

Saturday night we went to a church get together at the Marsman's. They have a GREAT place out in the country! Mary Ella loved the hayride, sandbox, baby goats, chickens, and sliding and swinging. She is not shy about grabbing the older girls at church and dragging them around. She also experienced her first bonfire! It was a night filled with food, fun, and fellowship!

Eating by the bonfire...next up Trunk or Treat!

Pumpkin Patch 2011

Today we met Shelley, Jack, and Emma at the Ag Museum for a tour of their pumpkin patch!

Waiting for the hay ride!

Jack really listened to the farmer tell us about growing pumpkins and other vegetables.

I had to keep telling Mary Ella not to throw the hay!

After the hay ride we stopped for a milk and Halloween cookie snack!

Emma loved "milking" the cow in the kid area. And then we were off to see the animals!

Peacocks!

She seriously tried to kiss the pig!

Giving a "woo pig sooie!"

Emma and ME were proud of their pumpkins!

This is ME's "Chucky face." Isn't it lovely?

Thanks Carters for a fun morning! Pregnant lady was hungry, so we had a mommy/daughter lunch at Firehouse. Trying to enjoy every minute of these last days together!