Pumpkin Patch 2011

The DayCare Mammas decided that we needed to go back to the Tarrytown United Methodist Church fall pumpkin patch and get another group picture of the kids like we did last year. We are going to try to make this an annual event and I really hope that happens!

I did not get to stay long because I had a meeting to get to but Jimmy met us up there to stay and take pictures. From what I hear it was a whole different ball game this time around. Last year the kids were fairly immoble. Not the case this year! They didn't get a group picture because the kids kept scattering! Here's what we got...







Mac got changed into his Halloween costume for a few pictures too.





They apparently had a big time on the stairs as well!
(I stole these pictures from Jocelyn)



Lot's of fun at the pumpking patch! Maybe they will be more into group pictures next year!!

Exciting Weekend In MtP: Saturday/Sunday

and now for the rest of the MtP trip...

Saturday after our big breakfast Mom, Jimmy, Mac and I went to Cavenders in Pittsburg so Jimmy could get some mink oil for his boots. He ended up finding a really cool burnt orange pearl snap on sale so he purchased that as well. We looked at boots for Mac but he had fallen asleep on the way over there so we didn't wake him up to try them on. After Cavenders we ate at McDonalds and Mac got a halloween candy bucket complete with stickers!


After McDonalds it was time to head to Neeley's party! Neeley picked a Tinkerbell theme and it was very cute! Mac had a blast playing on the slide and in the bounce house. He drove Neeley's car around the yard and explored in the woods. The bigger kids were amazing and took Mac under their wings and played with him in the bounce house so that he wouldn't get hurt. They pulled him around in the wagon after presents and cake time. It was really a site. I honestly thought they would get irritated having a "baby" in the mix but they scooped him up and made sure he was having fun and not getting hurt!

Party Pics!









And of course we MUST have some pictures of the Birthday Girl Neeley!! She turned 5 on October 30th. Neeley is my second cousin and half the time I call her my niece. Neeley and her family mean so much to me and we are so close that cousin just doesn't seem to cut it!








Later that evening Randall and Kelsy came out to the house and Dad grilled burgers for everyone and Mac helped!

Mac, how do you grill hamburgers?

"First you take this scapper thingy and clean the grill off"

"Like so..."

"Then you scrape the ashes into the ash bucket"

"And then dump them in Nana's flowers, er, at the the end of the house."

"Then you add charcoal briquettes"

"Lighter fluid"

"Then you take the lighter"

"And light it!"

"POPS!"

"Too much lighter fluid!"

"I'm out."

"I'm not gonna be around when Nana finds out about this."


Mac, what happened out there?

"Well."

"UM"

"I don't know."


The rest of the evening was fairly uneventful and very relaxing. We left around 10am on Sunday morning to head home. Once again it was a perfect trip home!

Exciting Weekend In MtP: Friday

This past weekend the Clanin family loaded into the Prius and went to MtP. Saturday was my little cousins 5th birthday party,you don't miss Neeley's parties, and since we were going to be in town anyway I scheduled family pictures with Kelsy.

We got into MtP Friday around lunch and promptly called in our order for Randy Burgers! We picked up our order on our way through town and went to Mamaw's to visit and eat. I heart Randy Burgers, in case you forgot.

We ate and visited with Mamaw and Aunt Sheryl (until she had to leave to get back to work) for a bit and then we left and headed out to the house. We were having our family pictures made that evening at 5:30 so I wanted to get Mac home so he could run around and get over the car ride before pictures. Pictures came and went and Mac was terrible but we got a lot of cute ones despite his temperment. He would not sit, stand, smile, or cooperate at all and he kept pulling off his bow tie! Randall got a good workout trying to chase him down and keep him out of the dirt and the electric fence!

Kelsy, Randall's fiance, was so sweet and did a lot of editing while she was there so that I could leave with some of the pictures. She got about half done!!

Here is a little preview:





Oh heck here's a couple more...

Bucket Seats

You know Alamo Drafthouse could really take a lesson from my son. He may be onto something here with his bucket seat movie watching...




And who doesn't like to eat applesauce at the beginning of the second movie of the day? (Actually this is the third movie of that day but I'm not telling you what the first movie was because you will "accidentally" judge me as a mom)