Halloween Costume Contest

Once again we took Michael to the Costume Contest at the Bradford Square Mall here in Hopkinsville. This year he went as a very handsome little pirate, (gun, sword, tattoo, the whole nine). Last year, Michael went as a scarecrow and rode around quietly in the wagon his Daddy built for him. He won the 2 and under division as well as the Group Division with his two cousins last year. This year, although all the kiddos made the top 5 in their division (Michael was in the "Custest" Division and Garrett and Alli were in the "Group" Division), none of them took home "the prize". Awww...too bad. They were all so cute. Garrett and Alli went as Raggedy Ann and Andy. I think Alli enjoyed her costume quite a bit more than Garrett! He didn't seem too trilled! Allison even got to talk on the radio while we we're there. So cute! She's such a smart girl. Only three years old and can have a full conversation with any adult! Garrett does talk much around me, but he can sure make some memorable faces! Michael's like that too. He jabbers all the time around us, but in fron tof anyone else he's a little quiet! Anyways, they all seemed to enjoy themselves. This year didn't seem to be as organized as last year. The divisions were different and ended up placing babies and toddlers with 12 and 13 year old kids in goulish costumes. I did not like that they allowed so many scary costumes with the little kids there. I noticed that several of them were very bothered by some of the "creatures" that were there. Hopefully they'll have a few rule changes before next year! :)

Christian Way Farms

We took Michael to Christian Way Farms this past weekend. He loved it! We took a hayride to pick our own pumpkins, cracked corn on old timey crank crackers, fed all the farm animals, ran through the straw castle, picked sunflowers, picked out gift for his classmates, and played on the tractor! What a great family day! Here are just some of the pictures from our visit! I highly recommend this short little trip to anyone with young kids!

Already a Know-it-All...

Michael and I had our first arguement this past weekend. Follow along ...

MOMMY: "Michael, how old are you?"
MICHAEL: "Two."
MOMMY: "No. Are you one?"
MICHAEL: "No. Two."
MOMMY: "Michael, you are not two. You're one. Say 'I'm one'".
MICHAEL: "No. I two."
MOMMY: "No. Are you one? Say I'm one."
MICHAEL: "I two!"
MOMMY: "You're one."
MICHAEL: "No. I two!"

I don't know why my sweet baby thinks he's two, but he does. I kept trying to ask him at different occasions throughout the weekend how old he was and again this morning. Appearently, HE'S TWO!!