When Jason and I got back from Oregon he had to do some traveling so I thought the girls and I should hop in the car with Mimi and ride back to TN for a short visit. It was so nice to relax and have a little break from school and all the everyday activities that keep us hopping! We got to go the Allardt Pumpkin festival, just a short 20 min drive from my parent's house. People come from all over to bring their prized pumpkins and gourds. Hanna was very excited to have a pumpkin painted on her face. Haley opted out of the face-painting. They had crafts and all kinds of yummy treats. As soon as Hanna spotted the big bags of kettle corn displayed that was all she wanted. We grabbed some popcorn, barbeque and drinks and found a place to sit and watch the parade. Hanna and Haley were simply amazed at the gross amounts of candy that was thrown our way. We left with a huge bag of candy and got to see the biggest pumpkin.
I let Hanna pick out a pumpkin and she drew a face on it when we got home. I tried to stay true to her drawing while carving it out. She wanted a happy face but he ended up looking a little scary. She was so excited to light him up and set him on the front porch. We went in and colored in Halloween coloring books and had dinner and made caramel apples. What a great way to kick off fall!
We planned on taking the girls camping while in TN but the weather didn't really cooperate and we didn't end up having time to do all that. Instead, my Dad hooked up a trailer to the 4-wheeler and pulled us out into the woods to roast hot dogs and marshmallows. Hanna was beside herself and as giddy as I've ever seen her. It was so much fun to see her enjoying herself so much. I don't know why but she calls the 4-wheeler a roller coaster and loves to go for "roller coaster" rides with Papa. Dad found a great spot and we unloaded and got the fire going, only to have a down pour drench our fire! Luckily he brought a big tarp that we huddled under to wait for the rain to pass which it finally did. Hanna kept saying, "This is the best camp fire ever!" And as far as she knew, we "camped out."
We were flying out of Nashville on that Sunday so we packed up and drove to my brother's house the day before since he lives close to the airport. He bought his fiance Hillary a new puppy and boy is she ever cute. H & H had so much fun playing with her. Her name is Amber and ever since we've gotten back from TN Haley goes around saying, "Where's Amber?" And then she'll follow with, "Amber bite." Being a puppy she likes to nip at you.
Thank you Mom and Dad for everything! We had lots of fun and miss you!
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