Fall Frenzy, I mean, Fun!

It's been a busy, busy fall for the Hales! Here's what we've been up to...

First, I finished a project that I thought I never would. It sat, unfinished, in my closet for months. It's one of those projects that just never went right. Nothing about it was easy. It was really frustrating. So, I finally just finished it. It's nowhere near perfect, but at least it's not sitting in a pile in my closet!



We took a trip to the zoo with our friends Tamra and Lee. The boys were total boys and were more interested in squirrels and birds than the actual animals we paid to see, but we still had a great time! Going to the zoo in the morning is really the way to go... the animals were really active! Carson loved it!





We happened to see Dora and Diego while we were there. Carson had no clue who they were, but we still took a picture with them... he may have been a little freaked out.



While Daddy was away hunting, Grandma, Jenni, and I took Carson to his first school Halloween carnival. The elementary school down the street put on a great carnival! There were lots of games Carson was able to play... he was pretty cute and so he "won" a prize at every game he played! He especially loved riding on the train with Mommy!



The bean bag toss game really cracked me up... the sweet girl running the game handed Carson the bean bags one at a time, and one at a time he placed them right in front of the board. Totally didn't get it! But, he still won a prize!





Showing off some of his prizes...







This Halloween, Carson dressed up as a fireman- the cutest one I've ever seen! He wasn't too interested in wearing his costume until he saw the first trick-or-treaters come to the door. Once he saw the candy get dropped in their buckets he followed them right out the door and on to their next stop! I had to chase after him with his costume and bucket!







Carson had SO much fun at BP's family picnic!! You can't tell from this family picture we had taken (check out his grumpy face- I laugh every time I see it) but he loved it! He rode the pony- twice- and didn't want to leave the petting zoo! Threw a nice little fit as I carried him out of there... yikes. Who knew goats and chickens could be so fun?





He took pony riding very seriously. And he was a natural... not scared in the least.











Carson got to dress up in a tuxedo for his Aunt Jackie and Uncle Alex's wedding! He was so stinking cute in that tux. He hated me putting it on him (so many steps!) but once it was on he was just fine! Carson had the very important job of walking down the isle as a ring bearer- and he did us proud! He walked straight down the isle- and then straight into the play room to have some fun while his aunt and new uncle exchanged their vows. He danced the night away at the reception! Man did he have fun!! I am hoping the photographer got some good pictures of Carson (and maybe his mom and dad too) and keep checking back to see if she has posted any... I hope she doesn't keep us waiting much longer! Until I have others to post, here are a couple my mother-in-law took (yes, I was Matron of Honor, hence the dress. Luckily I had time before the wedding to redo the HORRIBLE make-up job I got. Terrible. I have never seen such bad make-up in my life. My sister Jenni, the Maid of Honor, said she couldn't even look at me). Overall the wedding was gorgeous and so was Jackie! I can't wait to see the pictures!!!





My two men. Sigh. I love this picture, even if it is a scan. Need to ask the MIL for this one via email...



Oh, and I made the groom's cake. Chocolate with Chocolate ganache and fresh strawberries... super rich! Alex is a poker player and requested a poker theme. I was pretty satisfied with how it turned out... at least it didn't fall apart on the way over!



I can't believe I don't have more pictures from the wedding week... we had family in town and had such a great time... guess we were too busy to take out the camera! Kind of like Thanksgiving! We were either too busy eating, or too busy disciplining our nearly-two-year-old who has developed quite a defiant streak (WOAH) to get the camera out. I won't be making that same mistake the rest of the month... we have so much fun planned and I'm looking forward to this Christmas with my family more than I have in a long time!

Until next time... XO