Fall Fest & Aggie Tailgating

Now that we have our precious kids, Aggie football games are not something we will plan to go to very often. Occasionally, we hope to make a game, but we have just as much fun watching it at home with the kids. However, it is always fun to make it up to campus on game day to tailgate and see the Aggie football excitement! This past weekend, we went up to tailgate for the Auburn game. We stopped at our friends, Seth and Courtney's, tailgate to visit and see how big Mitchell, their one year old, has gotten! Then, we headed to the College of Ag Tailgate by the AgriLife Center for Fuddruckers burgers, and then headed over to the "Cuz We Can" tailgate. This tailgate includes a yellow schoolbus that has been converted to a tailgating bus complete with 4 TV's, barstools & a bar, popcorn machine, a grill, can crusher, and more for a super cool bus! I'll try to add a picture later. This bus was built by some guys in Orange Grove and it really is a sight to see! So, we visited with a few OG people, and then headed back home. We had a great time. The weather was cool, but beautiful and while Grace got a good nap during the stroller ride, Atticus had a great time eating and dancing to music at the tailgates. He was so well behaved and I was so proud of him.

 

 

When we got home, Vic took the kids down for a nap and I headed up to the church to help start decorating for our Fall Festival. It was actually held Sunday afternoon. It has gotten bigger and better the past couple of years and I really like being on the committee to help plan and carry it out. We have some great committee members including one friend, Kristi, who is so creative and great at decorating! There were about 150 people in attendance and we had committee game booths (pumpkin decorating, crafts, obstacle course, cookie decorating, bounce house, etc.), about 15 trunk or treat vehicles, a live band, popcorn/sausage on a stick/cotton candy/corndogs/desserts, a hayride, convertible rides with our pastor, and a photo backdrop for family pictures! Kids can dress up, walk around to play games, get candy and treats, visit, and best of all---it's free to the public! I was just so excited about it and proud of our congregation for coming out to put on such a great festival!

In addition to having a great festival, we had so much fun with our kids! I worked the craft booth for the first hour or so, but then walked around with Vic and the kids to watch Atticus play games. He was so much fun and loved playing the games and getting "tandy" and "treats". He was so cute walking around with his pumpkin bucket. Again - he was so well behaved. We rode the hayride around the neighborhood with our friends, the Gerlands (Devin, Makala, Julianne, and Houston) and realized we have ridden it with them the last two years as well! They have moved so we don't get to see them very often, so it was nice to visit for a little bit.

Grace, while not able to play games yet, was adorable and just as well behaved. Oh, I love our little family so much! A couple of funny things: when we left, Atticus kept saying "bye people" and waving to people as we walked the sidewalk to our vehicles (he is a slow walker, so he told a lot of people bye); he also got two little rubber rats as prizes (he picked them out of the prize bucket) and has since talked about "my vats" a lot. I don't know if I've mentioned his love of talking about rats and asking us if we like rats over and over. They have them at the pet store and I always cringe and tell him I don't like rats and of course, he laughs and asks me over and over and tells me he "Attis yike vats!" with a scrunched up face. Oh and this was pretty much the best night ever for him: unlimited treats and cupcakes and corn dogs and games! It was very fun to watch him play a game and then know immediately he was about to get candy. The good part was, he was more interested in getting a piece and eating it right away than stocking up a lot. It reminded me of Easter when he realized his eggs has candy in them. He would find an egg, eat the candy and then go find another egg. I am excited for his first Trick or Treating adventure this next week. I think he will love it and already says "Happy Hayoween" and "tick a cheat" like a pro!