Sharing My Jennarocity

This was the first Halloween we ever spent together.   Weren't they teeny?   I was SO excited to do Halloween with the kids. All of my previous 11 years of Halloween as a childless adult had been, well, let's just say eventful. So it was nice to be able to look at things from a mind of a kid again and do candy and games and dress up.   I was pregnant the year after and we didn't have the kids that year (or the year after that), but we did have a little baby angel in 2011 who got to do some trick or treating!   When Avery was 1 (she was a vet)...     Last year (Supergirl, and I can't even believe I can't find a picture of all three kids together? I am a terrible mother)...     And this year!         We really had to not look at him to take the picture. We kept trying to get one of him being super serious, but every time he'd look at us he'd smile real big. I know you can't...

We loaded up Avery and Colbi and headed to the beautiful pumpkin patch at the Dallas Arboretum! Complete with matching pumpkin outfits made by our talented mother...the girls were pretty cute. My mom had been talking about going down there for a couple years. I am glad we did. There is really no other pumpkin patch I've ever seen with more pumpkins (I'm talking THOUSANDS of pumpkins) or places to take such great pictures!     Here are her measurements from other years at the pumpkin patch...     And here is this year!   Happy almost Halloween! I really cannot believe it's that time of year already.  

Jason was going to be going to Fort Lauderdale in October and so we planned on me tagging along. This weekend, I got to spend two nights in a gorgeous hotel on the beach in Florida.     The water was blue, the beach was white, and the air was warm, yet cool. We got to eat at this outdoor restaurant and watch the cruise ships set sail.   I spent Sunday hanging out by myself for a while because Jason was working. It was lovely having some alone time.   I know this seems so silly to write along with this post, but I can't help it. God gave the Israelites Memorial Stones to help them remember all of the things God had done for them after He delivered them from slavery in Egypt. He did this because as humans, we have a tendency to forget the great and wonderful things God does in our lives, especially when we constantly live in the next emergency or hard situation. This blog are my memorial stones. I remember this blog post ...

There are so few opportunities as a parent just to say "yes" to everything. I wouldn't want to all the time, even if I could. But - yesterday was one of those days that we got to say yes. A lot. And we loved it. If the kids wanted a particular food, they got it. If they wanted to see a show, we did it. If they wanted a fake tattoo, sure! No problem! Sometimes, it's nice to just be able to say "yes" to your kids in a world of "no."   Here is our day in pictures! Enjoy!