It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

The kids got to spend the night with VeVe and help her get her house ready for Christmas...even though we haven't even had Thanksgiving! VeVe was even brave enough to take the kids to the mall to see Santa.

 

A Rock Star and a Pirate at church

We went to the Fall Carnival tonight at church. Mary Elizabeth chose to be a rock star (thanks to Fresh Beat Band) and Benjamin wanted to be a lion. Sadly, I couldn't find a lion costume big enough for him! So Drew took him shopping and Ben Ben chose a pirate costume.

 

A tired little girl

The kiddos of LRSD were out today for Parent Teacher Conferences. So that means that I have to find someone to watch ME since I'm a teacher. Boo! Anyway, she got to spend the day with her cousins and Aunt Kari. She obviously had a blast because she fell asleep in the car maybe 5 minutes after I picked her up, then fell asleep again after we met her teacher for her conference, and then she fell asleep on the couch like this shortly after 7 (DURING DANCING WITH THE STARS!).

ME's field trip to the pumpkin patch

I had the privilege of going on ME's field trip to Motley's Pumpkin Patch today. I had the best time getting to watch her hang out with her new friends that she's made this year! She would not ride the bus because she was afraid that she would fall off of the seat since it didn't have seatbelts. Ha!

 

Below are some pics from the fun we had today. Being a teacher, I felt that I need to blur out the kid's faces since I didn't know them...just fyi.

Fun times on the hay pyramid!

An attempt to get a pic of the entire class. As you can see from ME's pose and her friend, the puc wasn't very successful. Ha!

ME and her buddy Kade were in class together their 1st two years and are now back in the same class again at their new school. They're so fun together!

ME loved getting to feed the goats.

She didn't want to leave the goats!

I loved getting to go on a hayride with my princess!

Another attempt of getting a group shot. You can tell how that went. :)

Fair Day with the Grands

LaLa and Dandy took the kids to the fair today. From the stories I heard this evening, they had a blast!

 

Waiting for rides.



Flying on Dumbo

ME loves the animals!

The princess practicing her wave.

My expressionless-faced son loved Nemo! Can't you tell? :)

Benjamin did love the choo choo though!

 

Benjamin having fun on the choo choo.

The princess practicing her wave on the train.

It took all 3 of them to get LaLa to ride!

Doesn't she look like a natural?

I sure hope this is the only motorcycle that Ben Ben will ride!

They had fun racing, too!

I love how this pic looks like she's really racing!

I CANNOT believe that they got LaLa to ride the Teacups!!! She must think that these kids are pretty special!

A trip to the fair is never complete without a corn dog!

He loved his "porn dog"!

Mischeivous Ben Ben found some rocks.

You can't ever trust this cute face!

You just gotta love a corn pit!

Of course, Benjamin found shovels to scoop and I'm sure throw all of the corn with!

This looks like a comfy spot to rest!

My two handsome boys at the fair.

Ice cream is always a good treat, too!

Benjamin is pouting, though, because he didn't have his own cup.

The pout didn't last too long!

A day with the grands at the fair, some rides, a corn dog, and some ice cream...makes for a happy girl!

 After a fun day at the fair, these kids were definitely NOT tired...

...or were they?

ME loves school!

When Benjamin and I picked up ME from school, she was in CARE (the afterschool program). They were learning about healthy food choices. When we left, the teachers gave her a bag full of stuff, including a certificate. She was so excited about it that she wanted me to take a pic of her. Whatever the princess says...

Little Rock tailgatin'

We may not have won the game tonight againg Louisiana-Monroe, but the kids sure did have fun tailgating today!