Saturday morning, we woke up to some sunshine. It was still a little chilly but I can handle the cold much better when its nice and sunny outside. We had a lazy morning before getting dressed and ready for the day. We went up to Walmart and roamed around some. Hard to believe they are already getting Christmas decorations out! I guess it wont be too long before that holiday is here. We came back to the house and I made pizza biscuits for lunch. Henry went down for a nap around 1 and I tidied up a bit around the house as well as did a load of Army laundry. It was quiet time for P and Brandon watched some college football... the Arkansas v. Vanderbilt was a good game to watch! Once Henry got up from his nap, we all played outside some until it was time to get ready to head to the Oak Grove Halloween Party. We got the kiddos dressed up in their costumes. Henry looks so handsome as a train conductor and P decided on Princess Belle and looked adorable! (I'll have to take better pictures on Monday to post.) We stopped at Wendy's for a quick dinner on the way.. not knowing what food would be available and not wanting to eat too late. It was tasty and even Henry ate really well! However, the Oak Grove event was a bust and we should have recognized that with the line of traffic just to turn in and park. It was VERY unorganized with no one directing traffic or what was going on. It was all inside several adjoining buildings but there was only one line to enter and only so many were allowed to enter at one time. The line (no kidding) was wrapped around the parking lot. It was insane.. at least an hour wait from the end of the line to the door. There was no way the kids were going to wait in that and especially not just for candy (that they don't eat anyways). Needless to say we left that mess! Note to self next year don't even attempt, ha! Thankfully, we already had plans after the event to go to a coworker of Brandon's, Chief Shoenfelt, house. He is Halloween crafty as well and has been talking to him about the spooky set he made in his garage. They live out in Oak Grove so we stopped by. His house was very neat and definitely spooky. Henry was not sure of it and neither was P. We visited with them for awhile and took the kids to a few houses in their neighborhood since they were already in costume. The city of Oak Grove decided to do Halloween Saturday night instead of Monday. The kids really enjoyed it especially Henry. He loves carrying his pumpkin from house to house and he did not want to give it up. Its not that he cares about the candy, I think he just likes that he earned it or something. It was quite chilly so after a few houses they were done and we headed back home. The each picked out a treat from their buckets and of course my kids pick the pretzels, ha! Then we got them ready for bed... both were tired... P even asked to go to bed. Both munchkins were down by 8 :) Brandon and I watched some football.. including another WIN for South Carolina!! The Stanford v. USC game was another good one to watch as well!
On Sunday morning, we all slept in until 830! That never happens in this house especially not for P or Henry. They both must have been tired from Saturday's activities. It felt good to sleep in, this mama appreciated it greatly :) The rest of our morning was lazy.. I made blueberry muffins for breakfast and afterwards the kids went upstairs to play. Brandon did some yard work then it was lunchtime. Henry laid down for a short nap while Brandon watched football, P played the Wii and I read some in my book & dozed a little too. After Henry got up, we headed downtown to the museum. Its our go to place when we need something to do. The kids always enjoy being there and playing. Henry LOVES the trains. And its technically free since we just paid the membership fee for a year. We lucked out today and the place was practically ours. The kids had a blast and easily spent over an hour there! On the way home, we stopped at a local Mexican restaurant for dinner. It was oh so yummy and always nice not to have to cook! Another weekend of limited cooking for me, but I wont complain :) I cook on the weeknights and even did so well as not to eat a single lunch out all week which is a big deal for me, ha! We came home and took Murray for a walk around the neighborhood. Then upstairs for story time before bath time and getting ready for bed. The kids watched a show then both were in bed by 8. Another successful yet lazy weekend which is good because we have a full, busy week ahead of us that's filled with some exciting events! :)
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