Fall Fun

Adilyn and I have been making the rounds at the pumpkin patches! We went to Dewberry Farm last weekend with some Kelli and Tylie, and Ashly, Jacey and Audrey. There were farm animals there, a real pumpkin patch, a haystack to climb and some really fun slides. We had a great time! This weekend my mom came in town, and we went to a Pumpkin Festival at one of the high schools here. Adilyn got to play her first little carnival games. She got a pumpkin painted on her cheek - I couldn't believe that she sat still for it! We picked out the perfect pumpkin, and now we are waiting on Cory to come home to experience our first pumpkin carving! I love all the fall activities! The weather has been beautiful, but of course, it could be more "fall-ish". We were sweating in our long sleeves yesterday!

Little Fears

Sweet Adilyn all of a sudden has gotten scared of many things lately. All of these things just popped up out of nowhere. She gets scared when cars drive down our street, when our dogs bark, when she hears the gate open. I feel so bad for her. She used to be such a tough cookie, now she gets frightened and runs into my arms. Today when I picked her up from school, one of the ladies said, "I scared your daughter today." I asked her what she meant, and she told me that she tried to give her a balloon. I said, "So what?" She said, "Well, I didn't know that she was scared of them." I told her that I didn't know that either. Anyway, I told her to go get the balloon, and I tried to give it to Adilyn. She was terrified! It was the strangest and saddest thing! She was gripping my shirt so tight, and her little legs were squeezing around my waist. So, my daughter has developed a fear of balloons...birthday parties are going to be rough until this is fear has been overcome! =)