Weekend @ BuckRun:

This time last weekend, we were enjoying the peace and quiet of the woods in Camden, Arkansas with my brother, his girlfriend, and the Hayes'. My grandparents have a little cabin on our family's hunting property there, and we went for the weekend so the guys could hunt. They didn't bring home any meat, but we did have a great time. Paisley taught Elliott to climb the stairs, and we had to watch them like hawks all weekend. Brooke and I enjoyed cooking breakfast for the guys when they came back each morning, and they enjoyed shooting guns and hanging out around the campfire while we entertained E and P. But, I don't think anyone had as much fun as Lola. She was in heaven, running free, exploring the woods. See ya next year, BuckRun. It was fun!

::e's first halloween::

Elliott had a busy day on Halloween.  He came to hang out with us while we handed out candy in front of the salon for Halloween on the Hill.  He enjoyed watching all of the kids come by in their costumes, and they all loved seeing him too.  We had around 1500 kids come through over the course of 3 hours. It was wild!

Afterwards, we took him "trick-or-treating" at our friends and family's houses. His Pia even had a special bag just for him, with a few of his favorite treats and a couple of new outfits.  We also met up with a cute little bird and lady bug while we were out.  Elliott is quite the ladies man.

He was R2D2, in case you couldn't tell.  I saw the outfit on Etsy for $48, but you know I couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money on a Halloween costume, so I made one myself.  It was super easy. I just cut out the shapes on felt and hot glued them to the onesie and the hat.  I thought he was even cuter than the original R2.

I think his first Halloween was a big success. We're still making ourselves sick eating candy every night.

pumpkin patch play date

On Friday, Elliott and I met up with our friends from Aqua Moms at the BoBrook Farms Pumpkin Patch.  Sarah's mom made each baby a monogramed pumpkin shirt to wear. It was a cold and rainy day, so the patch was muddy, and we didn't get to stay long, but seeing all the babies in their matching pumpkin shirts made it worth the trip. 

I've loved watching these babies grow, as they grew in their Momma's bellies last year at our Aqua moms classes, and then following their growth this year when we get together every few months. I hope we can all come back again next year when the babies can run around and pet the animals.

Park play date with Paisley

These two cuties had a play date at the park last weekend. They are beginning to notice each other and interact a little more when we get them together these days. I'm looking forward to watching their friendship blossom over the years.

::last weekend, according to my iPhone::

I know it's officially "this weekend," but I wanted to share a few iPhone photos from last weekend. One of my college roommates, "Tate," came to visit from Texas. We had so much fun catching up, enjoying a girls night painting at Spirited Art, and reminiscing our college days at Tiger Tunes. My brother, and his cute girlfriend, (bottom right) were both in Tiger Tunes (hence the exterminator costume) making homecoming a little more special this year.

To top off our fun weekend, we got to take Elliott to his first birthday party for his BFF, Paisley.  Brooke did such a good job decorating for her "Very Hungry Caterpillar" themed party. (I wish I had taken more pictures.) It's hard to believe it has been a year since we were anxiously awaiting Paisley's arrival in the hospital waiting room. It has been fun to watch her grow from a tiny baby into a beautiful little girl this year.

I'm looking forward to another fun filled weekend starting in a few hours. We're headed out of town for the Razorback game in NWA, and leaving Elliott behind (for the first time!) with his Pia and Poppy. Hope your weekend is grand!