You might be thinking those are very random things to all be in one subject title but we've had a lot of excitement within the past two weeks and I haven't taken the time to blog about any of it! So here it goes...
Keith and I decided to take a quick trip down to the beach the weekend before Halloween. Keith had been working long hours for the October deadline so we felt he deserved a day off. We drove down on Thursday night and stayed through Sunday. Of course it rained the whole weekend but we had a great time none the less. It rained so much on Friday night that it flooded almost all of Cherry Grove.
You can see in the pics how much water was in the road (don't even ask what Keith is doing outside with the coffee pot, its a long story!). We literally had to wait until after the tide went out before we could drive our car again. Keith's aunt and uncle have a place right next to his mom's house and recently they purchased a golf cart which we couldn't be more thrilled about. Keith's aunt and uncle have no garage to store the golf cart in so lucky us, it stays at Keith's mom's and they are gracious enough to let us use it anytime we want.
Merrin fell IN LOVE with this golf cart (I should have gotten her picture on it but maybe next time). Every time we walked outside she would point to the cart and say "ride, ride"!! We drove that poor little golf cart all over the place.
Mayzi-dog even took a few spins in it although one time she got excited over a bird and jumped clear off my lap into the street. Luckily she was not harmed but it sure scared me to death. Keith took
Merrin on long walks on the beach (how sweet) and
Merrin loved every minute she spent with him.
Lately
Merrin has become quite the daddy's girl, in fact this morning she cried when he left for work. Keith rarely is home when
Merrin wakes up in the morning but today he went into work a little later and
Merrin was in tears when he left. I LOVE watching them together, it melts my heart!
The week after we returned from the beach we had a lot to look forward to! Not only was it the week of Halloween but
Merrin's cousin, Emory, was coming for a short visit all the way from Arizona! Keith's brother, Eric, had to be in a wedding in
Ashville last weekend so they flew in on Thursday and we were lucky enough to have dinner with them.
Merrin and Emory and getting to the age where they have
soooo much fun together. It is so precious watching these two little girls in action, they just laugh and giggle and run around everywhere. After a wonderful dinner and playtime, Laura and I gave the girls a bath together and that was needless to say a challenge. Emory has no fear when it comes to water and is quite the little fish and
Merrin must have been taking notes because recently she has become a little more adventurous in the bathtub (thanks cousin "Mimi").
After bath the girls serenaded us on the piano (how cute are they??)!! It was so good seeing cousin Mimi and we only wish they lived closer so we could do things like this more often. It will be Christmas before we see them again but we are certainly looking forward to it!
Halloween came and went in a hurry and I'm happy to say it was a good one! We started off by attending my parents'
church's fall festival on Wednesday night and
Merrin loved it.
She enjoyed watching all the older kids play games and
Merrin even participated in the pumpkin bean bag toss and won some pretzels. She loved being with her
Mamaw too! Last year
Merrin was only around 7 months old so we didn't even venture out of the house. We dressed her up and just stayed home handing out candy to the trick-or-
treaters. This year however was our first year NOT staying home. On Halloween night we decided to go to our church and participate in the "trunk-or-treat".
Merrin had a blast!! Not only did she stay up WAY past her bedtime but she also had who knows how many chocolate candy bars thanks to her favorite person at church, Miss Barbara! Here are some pics of
Merrin at our church with Miss Barbara as well as the inflatable jumpy things that
Merrin just loved! Don't even ask what Keith is supposed to be...all I can say is that there was a "Jonas Brother" running around church with no hair!
Hope all of you had a terrific Halloween!! I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing all of your little ones' pictures from Halloween. My friends have the cutest kids!!!
I am sure many of you cherish the girlfriends you've made throughout the years. Some you may have known since childhood, while others you could have just met. Do you ever wonder if the little ones having play dates with your children will grow up to remain life long friends with them? I know its doubtful with this day and age because many of us move around and beloved friends grow apart through the years but recently I was tickled by some pictures I took of Merrin with her friend Chloe. Chloe and Merrin were born just a month or two apart and over the short course of their lives they have seen each other almost on a weekly basis. You see, Chloe and her family go to our church and Merrin has been lucky enough to spend almost every Sunday with Chloe in the nursery. I have gotten to know Chloe's mom and the other week she invited us over for a play date. I loved watching Chloe and Merrin play together. It brought back memories of the girlfriends I had growing up in church. I was fortunate enough to have parents who had me in church every single Sunday and there were two or three girls who I grew up with from kindergarten through college because we saw each other all the time at church. From Sunday School to youth outings we would have the best time together, of course I can remember lots of little girl "cat fights" as well, but none the less they are memories that I cherish. When I look at these pictures of Chloe and Merrin, I can't help but wonder if they will have what I had growing up...the privilege of going to the same church your entire adolescent life. If not, that's OK as it will be God's plan but I sure will enjoy watching these two little girls play together for the time being! How sweet are they?????
