In spite of the rain that has continued to pour down, we have been very busy! Seriously, it's been raining and raining and raining. But, it's Pumpkin Fest weekend and we celebrated Papa's birthday. We started the weekend off with the pumpkin run. This is usually held outside in a park and it broken up by ages. All the kids can run into the park and grab a pumpkin. If the pumpkin has a number written on the bottom then you win a prize, but you do get to keep the pumpkins. Well, since it was raining, they had to hold it inside the library! What a funny place to put it and it was so crowded and not well organized, but Abby did come away with two tiny pumpkins. She was thrilled.
Our plan was to walk downtown to enjoy the rest of the activities, but it was raining and nothing was running so we headed to Taco Bell for dinner. After a few tacos, and more rain, we headed home. We settled in our pajamas with big bowls of ice cream to watch Cinderella. We even turned off the lights so it would feel like a movie theater. It's the stuff you dream about doing with your daughter and it was so fun!
As soon as we woke up on Saturday we headed over to Papa and Nana's house for breakfast and to see our cousins. My sister and her family came into town for Papa's birthday. The cousins absolutely adore each other and had a great day playing together. Here they are playing with the princess castle.
With my sister around, you don't stay home...you go shopping!! So we hit Old Navy, TJ Maxx and Bumble Bea's. We left three of the girls home with Papa and Uncle Jeff. Sophie is the only one who wanted to come. She got spoiled by us and came home with not only new clothes but also a red bouncy ball. :) Here are Nana and Sophie waiting for us to pay for our new outfits.
One of the highlights of the Pumpkin Fest weekend was the parade. Abby got to be in it this year!! Her preschool class had a float so we plunked her on it and she loved it. We were so worried it was going to rain, but the rain stopped for an hour and the parade was great. Abby got to ride with her friend Jake and they both waved together!
Here she is on the float as it passed by us. She's the one waving her hand directly in front of her face. :)
The gang's all here!! These kids loved this parade and not for the entertainment....for the candy! I can't believe the haul of sugar these kids came away with. I think tonight when Abby's in bed, I'm going to sneak a few pieces for myself. :)
Here's the pile of candy they came home with!! They all put it in a pile and shared it equally and were on a sugar high the rest of the night.
We celebrated Papa's birthday with a great dinner! Sophie was the lucky one who got to sit next to Papa during dinner. We had delicious chicken parmesan and spaghetti and topped it off with birthday cake and pecan pie. Yum!
Here we are! Our gorgeous family of two!
For Papa's birthday we bought him a new Hope College hat. He has an orange sweatshirt that he wears for the basketball and football games so we thought we would buy him a blue hat to match it.
By the end of the night everyone was tired. This is what happened after baths and right before bed. Nana read books to Julia and Abby.... 
and Papa read books to Sophie!
Then it was off to bed in order to rest for another day of fun! And, of course...it's still raining outside!
Our plan was to walk downtown to enjoy the rest of the activities, but it was raining and nothing was running so we headed to Taco Bell for dinner. After a few tacos, and more rain, we headed home. We settled in our pajamas with big bowls of ice cream to watch Cinderella. We even turned off the lights so it would feel like a movie theater. It's the stuff you dream about doing with your daughter and it was so fun!
As soon as we woke up on Saturday we headed over to Papa and Nana's house for breakfast and to see our cousins. My sister and her family came into town for Papa's birthday. The cousins absolutely adore each other and had a great day playing together. Here they are playing with the princess castle.
With my sister around, you don't stay home...you go shopping!! So we hit Old Navy, TJ Maxx and Bumble Bea's. We left three of the girls home with Papa and Uncle Jeff. Sophie is the only one who wanted to come. She got spoiled by us and came home with not only new clothes but also a red bouncy ball. :) Here are Nana and Sophie waiting for us to pay for our new outfits.
One of the highlights of the Pumpkin Fest weekend was the parade. Abby got to be in it this year!! Her preschool class had a float so we plunked her on it and she loved it. We were so worried it was going to rain, but the rain stopped for an hour and the parade was great. Abby got to ride with her friend Jake and they both waved together!
Here she is on the float as it passed by us. She's the one waving her hand directly in front of her face. :)
The gang's all here!! These kids loved this parade and not for the entertainment....for the candy! I can't believe the haul of sugar these kids came away with. I think tonight when Abby's in bed, I'm going to sneak a few pieces for myself. :)
Here's the pile of candy they came home with!! They all put it in a pile and shared it equally and were on a sugar high the rest of the night.
We celebrated Papa's birthday with a great dinner! Sophie was the lucky one who got to sit next to Papa during dinner. We had delicious chicken parmesan and spaghetti and topped it off with birthday cake and pecan pie. Yum!
Here we are! Our gorgeous family of two!
For Papa's birthday we bought him a new Hope College hat. He has an orange sweatshirt that he wears for the basketball and football games so we thought we would buy him a blue hat to match it. 
By the end of the night everyone was tired. This is what happened after baths and right before bed. Nana read books to Julia and Abby.... 
and Papa read books to Sophie! 
Then it was off to bed in order to rest for another day of fun! And, of course...it's still raining outside!
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