Pumpkin Patch

Saturday afternoon, I took Stephen to the pumpkin patch.  We have gone to the same one the past 2 years.

You can see two years ago HERE.

You can see last year HERE.

Now onto this year. It was really hard to get a good picture of him. There was a fall festival going on so he kept looking over there seeing what was going on and Stephen was at the hospital so I didn't have him there to help me. But I did get some cute ones! Oh, and the small mark you see below his eye?  Right before his nap, he tripped over his chair in the living room and hit his face on the window sill.





















He sat down by these big pumpkins and I asked him to smile and this is what he did.  Such a stinker!



Ok, he's looking at me, smiling AND his eyes are closed!  Seriously!?!





We saw some of our friends there so they took this picture of Stephen and I.  I absolutely love it!



After we were done with pictures, we went to play some games a the fall festival.



They had a jump house which Stephen normally does not like, but today he really wanted to go in and there were no other kids in at this time, so I let him.  He loved it!!









Unfortunantly, he fell and hurt his leg.  He limped the rest of the weekend and wanted us to carry him most of the time.  Nothing is swollen and he hasn't cried or anything, so I think he's ok, just a little sore.

As we were leaving a fire truck pulled up and I wanted to get a picture of him in front of it, but this was the best I could do.



It was a fun day and the weather could not have been better.

Pictures and Parks

Friday was picture day at Stephens school.  As we were headed out, I asked him if I could take his picture.  He starts giggling, lifts his shirt up, and crosses his arms.  He thought he was so funny!









That afternoon, Stephen was going to the hospital after work and I needed to get out of the house so Stephen and I went to Fuddruckers for dinner and then to the park.  We love this park and had so much fun!

























He loved watching the other kids and would laugh at them and cover his mouth like this.















A fun Friday night!  I wish Daddy could have been with us, but we understand that he needs to be at the hospital right now with his Dad.  We are still praying for Steve and Papaw.  Steve is making little improvements which we are so thankful for.  This is going to be a long journey full of ups and downs, but we are staying positive and know that he will get through this.   And Papaw is doing well and the shingles is responding to treatment.

Destin

Two weeks ago, Stephen and I went to Destin for 5 days.  We went for our friends wedding and decided to stay a few extra days.  I had been to Destin as a teenager and knew it was beautiful, but when I first saw the beach this trip, I was reminded just how unbelievably beautiful Destin is.

We flew in Saturday and had lunch with friends and then headed to the beach.  Tropical storm Karen had been in the gulf the week before and brought in a lot of seaweed that Destin does not normally have.  It was still beautiful though.



We were staying the the peach/ orange house you see here.  It was amazing!  It slept 26, was 3 stories high and had a pool.



That night we had a bonfire on the beach.



The sunsets on the beach were unreal.









The moon was incredible down on the beach.



The next morning we got up and hung out on the patio.  What a view!



This was the day of the wedding and everyone that was in the wedding spent the day getting ready.  I spent the day with a few of the girls who were not in the wedding.  We went down to the beach that morning.  I brought my big camera and took some pictures.





The crystal clear water was beautiful!











The seaweed was so different from the seaweed in Galveston.  Still gross, but not as bad.



These sea slugs were everywhere.  Apparently the storm Karen brought them in.  The first day we were there they were laying all over the beach and we were staring at them and a lady stopped and told us that they were sea slugs. The are about the size of your fist.   They swim in the water.















That night was the wedding which was on the beach.





The guys.   Yes, there were 10 groomsmen and 10 bridesmaids.











I couldn't help but sneak a picture of my handsome husband during the ceremony.



Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Hogue.



One more picture of my hot husband.  Gosh I love this man!



The reception was at the house and was so beautiful and so much fun!



Aaron, the groom, made the cake stand.  It was so perfect!



Toasts by the best man and maid of honor.



Their first dance.



Then things got a little wild.  The Village People showed up to perform the YMCA.







There were sparklers.



And some people ended up in the pool.





The police may have been called for the noise and we may have gone down to the beach at 2 am.  It was a fun night!

After sleeping in the next day, a group of us went down to the beach.  The seaweed was almost gone and it was a perfect day.



The guys played frisbee while the girls laid out.





After hanging out on the beach for a while we got up and drove to lunch at this restaurant.  It was a wonderful place to have lunch.



We did a little shopping that afternoon and just hung out at the house.  I could not get over the sunsets and our view from the house was unbelievable!







That night we grilled burgers and hung out by the pool.



The next day, quite a few people left to go home, some more were headed to Disney world, and some decided to just hang out at the house.  We decided to go do some water sports.  Stephen, Tootie, and Russell rented wave runners.





Peter, Brian, and I decided to parasail.  It was so much fun!  I had done it before in the Bahamas and while I was a little more nervous this time, it was so much fun!







I was feeling so tan until I saw this picture!  My goodness, could my legs be any whiter?



They dunked us in the water and this was the picture of that.  FAIL!



Peter went twice so he went up with Brian.











We had lunch again on the water and then went back to the house.  Everyone took naps and I headed down to the beach.  It was so peaceful and relaxing.







We went shopping that evening and then went to dinner with all of our friends who were still there.

The next day, we got up and packed and headed to the airport to go home.  It was hard to come back to reality, but we were so ready to see our little boy!! My parents kept him for us and he had a great time.  We are so grateful to them for keeping Stephen for us.  He loves being at their house and while we miss him, we never worry about him.  Thank you Mom and Dad for taking such good care of our baby!