Halloween Party

We had a mini costume party this afternoon. Jake was there of course, and Logan & Lakin got to come too. Yay! My costume was Aerial (the little mermaid), Jake was a dragon, and Lakin was an angel. We played limbo and musical chairs, made halloween pictures, and had treats. Jake's mommy Dana made us treat bags. Thanks Dana, we loved them! We had the most fun though when we just played toys at the end of the party. I am well underway on my 3 day long sugar binge!

Playing Pumpkins

I am getting very excited for Halloween. We have painted and carved our pumpkins. How do they look? We are planning a little mini party for Thursday hoping that Jake will wear his costume to our hosue. On Friday I am going trick-or-treating of course. Saturday we are headed to Aunt Amy's for a weiner roast/costume party. I will see many of you in the next few days. For everyone else, have a spooky good Halloween.

Farm Day

Last weekend was the Western Illinois Tractor Club (WITC) annual fall farm day, which was hosted at Grandma and Grandpa Shireman's farm. I spent the whole day there with Tucker and Jaycie. We had a great time running around, going for gator rides, and taking tram rides to watch the old time farm demonstrations. All of the guys, including Dad, Papa Charlie, and Great Grandpa, played with their old tractors and machinery on the crisp but comfortable day.

Besides that great day, I have sort of had better weeks. Last Wednesday night/ Thursday morning I was up until 3a.m. with a pretty bad tummy. Mom thought I was O.K., but Saturday at the end of the farm day activities I threw up again. We're not sure if that was a lingereing stomach bug or just all of the sweets I had that day. I am feeling much better now though, and am looking forward to dance today. This weekend I am going to Aunt Nancy's house on Saturday. I really miss her since she had been back at school, so I can't wait for our day together.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!

I won't say how old, but it's a big one. Here is an Abby and Papa's "greatest hits" for you Papa. Enjoy!

Roast It Up

We had a good weekend. I think we say that every week, but it's true. On Saturday we went over to Jake's house to play. You would think that this would barely even be a newsmaker since we see each other several times a week. However, a simple chage in venue makes all the difference. We played outside in the sandbox, and inside with his kitchen. It has a grill, so it is more of a "guy's" kitchen. Mom played tractors with Jake, and he was really serious about it. I wasn't even that afraid of his big dog Magic (for those of you who remember Buddy, Magic is his Mom). I was even petting her by the time we left. Jake and I are sitll talking about the play date this week.

Saturday evening we went to my Great Aunt Sandy and Uncle Roger's for my first ever weiner roast. Daddy's cousin Wendy was down from the Chicago area, so Aunt Sandy had everyone over so Wendy didn't have to spend all of her time making the rounds to see everybody. There were lots of yummy treats, a big fire, and professional quality roasting sticks (Uncle Roger doesn't mess around with sharpening the sticks; they're the real deal). I had my first s'more too, and told Mom it was "delicious". Quite a bit of Daddy's family was there. I saw Olivia again. Yay! We ate chips and ran around togehter. I also got to see baby Grant (Jason and Dana's baby). He is six months old now! He was a little cautious of the adults, but I think he liked me. I sure liked him. As soon as Maggie got there, I tried to be her shadow. She's 16, so naturally she was the coolest person there for me. I sat by her, told her silly stories that didn't make sense, and got up and followed her when she went anywhere. Still, when Mom asked me what my favorite part of the roast was I said, "eating hotdogs". Fitting I guess.

Have a good week everybody!

Fall Scene

I had a great week last week. The harvest season is going well for Dad. He hasn't had any major problems, and the yields are good. Mom has been helping out some with the pumpkin patch at our church, so I got to spend Friday morning at Logan and Lakin's house and Saturday morning with Aunt Nancy. YAY!! On Saturday afternoon Lakin and I had our first experience with what Mom and Libby call putting up "fall scenes." Here we are helping them. After Sunday school yesterday, Papa, Grandma Bonnie, Mom, and I headed south to see Geordan play soccer. We went for ice cream afterward and played at his and Kira's house before we had to leave. We have a pretty lazy week ahead and are loving these last few days of being outside. Hope you are too!