I ♥ Halloween!!! Part 1

So, we started off our Halloween festivities this year with a trip to the mall. I had heard about it online and thought, I've got to get my money's worth out of this shark costume...Let's GO! Oh. My. It was a mad house!!! We got there just in time for a costume contest for Brock's age division. And what do you know, he made Top 10!!!! (Totally helped make up for what I paid for that costume...and the fact that he LOVES this costume and beams when he has it on!) We had just missed Jillian's age division, but I'm pretty sure she would have won! (Maybe I'm a little prejudice.)

This little donut has her Granddad wrapped around her little pinky finger. She couldn't let any candy just sit in her bag. Oh, no. She had to have it right then and there, and can Granddad say, No?? Nope.

But who can blame him??? Who can seriously resist this sweet little face????

Arkansas Weekend

Here's Buff the Bison. The kids LOVED him...from afar.

Jillian & Granddad

Now, I had to throw this shot in for a couple of reasons. 1) I was on the 1st ever squad at HU to have cheerleading SKIRTS. My, oh my, how they have improved over the past ten years! 2) Those are SHORT, for Harding standards. 3) How cool that they got to sport pink hair bows and pink pom poms to support breast cancer awareness month!?

Look what Grandma caught!!! Oh, wait. According to Brock it was Grandma's feet that caught it, since it did land right at her feet!

Can't go to Searcy without a visit to Colton's. YUM!

We went over to Ashley's house to decorate pumpkins and had to have some caramel apples. Mine of course was SUPER bruised which = SUPER disappointed. The kids only picked off the caramel, not one bite of apple.

Here's Brock enjoying his FREE ride with this other little guy. He was handing out hot dogs and sodas!

We had to kill a little time shopping in Little Rock before the football game. I think they're both celebrating their victory!

We had such a FUN weekend in Searcy visiting my sister while she's there doing her internship. Sad to think we may not be back down there again until Brock & Jillian go to school there!

Fishing Fun

Yesterday we went to a cookout for TJ's mom's office. The kids had a blast fishing, running around, and hanging out with Dacey, Kinley, Moie, Papaw, and Aunt Kindi.

Happy Birthday, Dacey!

We celebrated my sweet niece's 2nd birthday this weekend with a ladybug party! Which by the way if you haven't gone to check it out yet on my party blog...go do it! (After reading this post of course!)

I'm pretty sure Jillian was confused as to who's party it actually was...

Brock with his ladybug mask he colored. Such a cute party favor idea for the kiddos!

Jillian enjoying a cupcake skewer... or should I say the icing.

I think our gift of her new baby stroller was a HIT!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DACEY! We love you!

Caramel Apples, Apple Donuts, & Goats...

This past Friday we went to the Curtis Orchard for lunch and some fun. Can I just say they have the best chicken salad?? Oh, yum-yum-yummy. The kids had such a fun time running around playing and feeding and petting the goats. I would have to say the highlight for me was the caramel apple and apple donut, though. Oh, my. Pretty sure Brock loved the donut, too, as that is all he had for lunch. We came home with donuts, peaches and yummy honey crisp apples. I'm going to be sad when they are all eaten up!