Pumpkin Patch

Hannah's Mother's Day Out class went on a field trip to a pumpin patch last week so I joined them there.  They had story time in the middle of the patch and read some cute stories about pumpkins.  Then they played some games and had the kids run and find the biggest and smallest pumpkins.  It was really cute and the kids loved it!  All the kids then got to pick out a small pumpkin to take home.  I tried to get a few pictures of Hannah as she ran to find pumpkins.

This is one of Hannah's best little frineds.  They attend Mother's Day Out together 2 days a week, are in Sunday School together each week, have Wed night choir and missions together, and are in a weekly playgroup one day a week.  So, they see each other A LOT, but they really seem to genuinely enjoy playing with one another.  We are thankful for this little friend...he's such a sweet boy!

Hannah's Mother's Day Out class

Baylor Treat Night

Baylor has a great tradition where they open up the dorms for children and grandchildren of faculty and staff to come and do a "treat night" in the dorms.  This was Hannah's first year to experience halloween and to say she loved it would be an understatement.  Gramma asked several weeks ago if she could buy a costume for this year for Hannah and it was perfect.  Hannah asked to be a pink princess and Gramma's outfit did not dissappoint.  It was over the top pink and Hannah LOVES anything over the top and pink!

Here was our sweet princess on campus.

Some of the first students that we saw were roomates that had both dressed up as princesses as well, so Hannah got her picture with them.  Most of the girls (we chose the girls dorms) dressed up and gave out candy at their dorm room doors which were all decorated. 

This particular hall was decorated as a candy cane lane.

We ran into some friends while we were there and enjoyed candy while we walked between dorms...why not?!

While we were in Collins Hall at Baylor I decided we had to walk by my old dorm room.  Memories flooded back as we walked by room 356 where I lived for my freshman year.  It was so fun to go back and see my old room.  Unfortunately, the girls were not there, but it was fun to walk by none the less.

A family picture outside of the my old dorm room....love it!

It was great fun and Hannah absolutely loved it.  I assume this might be a yearly activity in our house.

Give Thanks

I absolutely love fall with every fiber of my being.  I have been so glad this fall to find some great craft/decorating ideas for our home.  I made this 'give thanks' sign for our hearth and it has been such a great reminder each and every day.  I then decided that it was a good idea to have a place to actually write out the things we are thankful for.  I plan on keeping these small reminders of things we are thankful for so that we can pull them out each year and see what we wrote.  Hannah has really enjoyed participating and I enjoy seeing what she is thankful for.  May God continue to give us small reminders of reasons to give thanks each and every day!  

Pure Joy

I find it pure joy to spend a cool morning in our pajamas coloring with chalk on the drive way.  I think Hannah agrees.

First field trip

Hannah's Mother's Day Out class took their first field trip this past week.  They went to the local fair here in Waco to see all the livestock.  Hannah was excited to ride in a big yellow school bus to the fair with all her friends.  I decided to join them at the fair and it was cute to see how excited Hannah was to have me there.

The kids were all fascinated by the sheep and goats.

 This man talked all about his 8 ft python...YUCK!  The kids were mesmerized!  He even talked about how these snakes can eat a full grown sheep if they are hungry enough.

 The petting zoo was a favorite for all the kids.

 Hannah's MDO class and her 2 teachers.

Our sweet Hannah who enjoyed her first field trip to the zoo.

An Interview

Here is a brief interview that I did with Hannah the other day.  When I look back at this video it is amazing to me how big and old she seems to be.  I can't believe that she is four and a half!

Enjoy our sweet Hannah.