October: DONE!

It's about time, right?

October projects:
owl cookies with Aunt Suz, painting miniature pumpkins,
fall-ish painting, and ghost cookies

The day before Halloween, we spent several hours at Fort Clinch State Park at Fernandina Beach, FL. We met some cousins there and enjoyed a picnic lunch, playtime at the playground in the woods, and sand & kite fun on the beach. The weather was beautiful and we had a wonderful time together! Next time, we might actually tour Fort Clinch. :-)

On Halloween afternoon, Cat was a flower girl for the first time! My friend Candace got married and asked her to be a part of the wedding. Best quote of the day: when I was driving her to the wedding, Cat said, "Ewww! They're gonna kiss! I can't wait to see that. It is so gross. They're just gonna share germs."
Candace's son (and Cat's buddy) Jaden was the ring bearer. Cat was a little shy, but did a wonderful job... right up until the last few minutes of the ceremony, when she started to pull her dress up because she had to go to the bathroom. The little church where the wedding was held was so small, and so crowded with well-wishers that we couldn't find a bathroom... we ended up driving down the road to a good friend's house so that the flower girl could quickly get back in time for pictures.

And at the last minute we decided to do a little trick-or-treating, and our friends/neighbors joined us. Obviously, I went the easy route for costumes this year, and let the kids wear the Chinese outfits their Grammy bought them. But it worked out great; Cat enjoyed being "Mulan," and Jack and Eliza didn't complain. I guess Cat was the princess version of Mulan, though, since she still wanted to wear the tiara from the wedding that afternoon.

Cute kids enjoying fall!