Kindergarten Thanksgiving Parade

My sweet little man all dressed up and making his way around the school. :)

Christmas Decorations

Okay so I know it's not even Thanksgiving yet, but we just couldn't wait to begin this holiday season. So, we decided last night to put up our Christmas tree and decorations. We have a very busy Thanksgiving week scheduled, and we wanted to be able to enjoy it and not have to rush with any of our other plans so it just made sense. The kids had a blast playing with the our new Polar Express train, and we only had one broken tree ornament. LOL!!! I just love Christmas and celebrating it!

Happy Halloween!

Seeing how we live out in the country and won't get any trick-or-treaters, we decided to take the kids to Red Bank Baptist's annual "Trunk-or-treat." Before we headed there, we made sure to stop by Mimi and Papa's for pictures. Once at church, it didn't take us long to go through all the cars, and it was so funny watching Madalynn's expressions with everyone! We loved going on the hayride but we were ready to head back to our house to play with Tucker and Riley.

Dawson and Tucker were a hit as Mario and Luigi! Madalynn and Riley were cute as can be too as a ladybug and Rapunzel. :)

Boo At the Zoo

Friday night was a blast at Boo at the Zoo! We met up with Aunt Anita and her family to check it out this year. We haven't been since Dawson was a baby, but it has changed so much! It's alot nicer now and they offer so much more. It was so sweet watching the kids walk up saying, "Trick-or-treat" at all the candy stations!

Scarecrow Parade at School

Dawson made such a cute little scarecrow last Friday at school. I was so worried that by the time it came down to walking in the parade, his whole outfit would be ruined, but he did such a great job keeping it all on and not touching his face paint!!

It's Jack-o-Lanturn Time!

Finally, we were able to carve our pumpking tonight! It's been such a busy week for us and it seemed like something came up every night where we couldn't have time as a family to make our jack-o-lanturn. Well, tonight was the night! We had a blast and Troy was his hilarious self! He never fails to crack me up! :) I still crack up everytime I look at him trying to put the pumpkin guts on Dawson. I don't know how Dawson will ever clean a fish or gut a deer because he can't stand to get his hands dirty and touch slimy stuff like that! LOL!! Madalynn had a ball just rearranging the seeds on the table. In the end it turned out to be our best one yet! :)
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Mile High Campground 2010

We left out Thursday afternoon and headed up to the Blue Ridge Parkway to the Great Smokey Mountains. When we arrived, it was dark so it was pretty tough putting up the tent using some headlights from the car. Fortunately, Troy had practiced putting up the tent, so we didn't have to wait too long to get set up. :) Our cousins (Jason, Anne Marie and their kids) arrived soon after, but we would have to wait to enjoy each other's company until the next day....kids way too exhausted and ready for bed by then.

We went to downtown Cherokee to a local arcade and let the kids play some games. We walked around Cherokee for a while before heading back to the campground. The kids loved roasting marshmellows and making smores. Just being outdoors in the nature was entertaining enough for our kids. They LOVE being outside!!!

The first night wasn't too bad with the cold weather...BUT the second night got very cold and the temperature got in the 20's with strong winds. So, we decided to come home a night early. Before leaving though, we checked out the Apple Festival in Waynesville, and some beautiful waterfalls nearby. I wish we could have stayed longer, but we started to feel under the weather and of course now I have a head cold. :( Overall, the trip was really fun and we can't wait to go back again... but, when the weather is much warmer...LOL! :) Here's a slideshow of all our pics!

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