In mid-October we went to Gallerein Farm in Shelby County with Jeremy's dad & step-mom, Jenny & Anthony and all of the kids. We have gone to Huber's the past two years, but thought we would try something not as crowded and closer. They had lots of activities for kiddos in addition to the pumpkin patch. It was a lot of fun, although it was really windy. Poor Kate was wrapped up the whole day to keep her out of the wind. Unfortunately we all suffered bad allergies after being outside all day. After the farm visit we went over to Jeremy's aunt's house for chili. A perfect fall day!
Addie was so funny about baby pumpkins. That is all she wanted. She wanted these two, but kept having a hard time carrying both of them. She would pick one up and then the other would drop. That continued for a few minutes. It was pretty funny.
Ashley, what do you think??? :)
Addie loved getting her face painted
We met up with Blake and Tracy and their family. Here is Addie with Alena (their daughter) and her cousin, Tessa.
I have many posts to still do from all of our October activities, but I had to post this video that we took this evening. It has to be one of my favorite videos ever! I love to watch these two girls together. You can tell already how much they love each other!
A few weekends ago we went to West Virginia to my aunt and uncle's lake house. We left on Friday and came back Monday afternoon. It was nice to only do 4 workdays for two weeks coming right back to work off my maternity leave. David, Carrie, Dylan and Dawson arrived late Friday night along with my cousin Bill and his fiance, Lauren. The weather was amazing and the scenery was gorgeous...one of the many reasons I love fall! We fished, took walks, played at the local playground, got in the paddleboat & canoe, made s'mores, ate Jeremy's ribs & chicken, played games and just relaxed. The kids had a blast! Unfortunately Kate's reflux was acting up and she was a little too overstimulated with all the people so she was fussy and wanted me to hold her often. I hung out on the back porch a lot with her, but it was still nice to relax with the beautiful scenery. It was our first trip to their lakehouse and I am sure not the last! Thanks Aunt Cathy and Uncle Phil!
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On our walk I took this picture. Enough said about the scenery, huh?
Kate enjoyed walks like this...
The private lake had an area with a playground, dock, some sand, slides
and a diving board. The water was really cold, but come Sunday people
got more adventurous. This would be a great place to swim in the
summer!
The kids playing at the "beach". Yes, my kid can't keep clothes up because her tush is too little. :)
Jeremy took Dylan out on the canoe while the younger ones took a nap.
This is the view from their dock. I think I would live on the dock if I could!
Addie showing off her worms
I love Addie's face in this picture. She looks so surprised that she caught a fish!
Kate smiling and cooing at Carrie.
Love these pictures of Addie fishing. She fishes at Lake Cumberland a lot, but Dylan had never been fishing before. They both had fun!
Jeremy had to be a daredevil and go down the slide. Soon all of the adult men turned into little boys and they all had to get in. :) It didn't last long because it was so cold!
Dylan jumped in too, but immediately swam for the ladder because of the cold.
Addie and Dylan playing in the water...such joy!
Lauren and Bill are getting married next May. Dylan and Dawson are ring bearers and Addie is the flower girl. Lauren made them cute t-shirts. The boys' shirts say, "Ring Security". Addie's says, "Flower girl" in rhinestones (even though you can't see it). Kate's says, "My big sis is the flower girl" (so she wouldn't feel left out. Ha!). Clearly, Kate was having a meltdown. A little too much chaos for her!
On Sunday, October 2, we dedicated Kate to our church. My parents came in town, both sets of Jeremy's parents were there and as well as David, Carrie and the boys. Kate was great! She was really alert while Leigh, our minister, walked her down the aisle to meet the congregation. After the service everyone came to our house for a brunch to celebrate.
Kate's arm got stuck on Leigh's mic cord. He joked that she already had something she wanted to say. :)
They presented
us with a certificate, cradle cross and a rose. They stuck another rose in for the big sister. Too sweet.
Dawson acting silly at the brunch.
Later on that afternoon we went to Cherokee park while my parents were still in town along with David, Carrie and the boys. As you can tell, it was gorgeous fall weather and we enjoyed our time together.
It was actually my final day of my maternity leave. The whole day I definitely had mixed emotions. It was hard going back to work and I was so sad that my time off was over. That morning my colleagues had flowers, party hats and noise blowers when I entered the office so I definitely felt like I was missed. Leaving my girls was tough and still is each morning!
