Fun Ending to October

And so another week of fun comes to an end for the Princess. The past 10 days have been jammed with excitement. It's always super to start any week of with Gammey and that's just what Skyler did! You betcha there were tea parties galore, making "pretend" calls to family members and tons of sharing the toys!

We always pay a visit to one of the many wonderful playgrounds in Lakeland and this week we chose, "Common Grounds". A first for me, but definitely not for Sky.

And of course, we always take advantage of the great play ground located right in our own back yard!

The weather continued to stay warm enough to even take a dip in the pool. Yeap, October 26th and we're still enjoying outdoor activities in our bathing suits! Now that's Florida Fun!

By Wednesday evening, Skyler was anxious to complete her fourth week at Puggles. She was even more excited to show off her new Puggle shirt!

Playing as she waits for the other children to arrive....

Skyler will tell you that God made the trees and now she includes the flowers. Here is a copy of her 4th activity. Daddy liked it so much that he removed it from the refrigerator and took it to hang on his wall in his classroom. Proud indeed!

Sky received LEGO gifts from Auntie Kevie and Gammey, so it's been a big hit each day. She really enjoys building tall structures. It's a gift that has kept on giving and it's the first toy she wants to play with when she wakes up!

We ended our week by having a play date with Oliver, Boaz & Mave Buckman. Along with Ben, Boaz is a favorite buddy of Skyler's. It was pretty interesting having a total of four children under the age of five running around. Active? Yes! Noisy? Yes! Order? No! lol.... It was great having the children over and the Princess really loved sharing all her toys. We've already planned another play date for December 1st. Just call me crazy!

With Halloween being right around the corner, Skyler received a card from her Idaho pal, Ron and she also got cupcakes from Gammey & Papa.

Those cupcakes were the bomb! Very, very yummy. We let Sweet Pea indulge in one after dinner. She always likes to lay in our bed to unwind 30 minutes before bed time. Proof below!

It sure was a great way to end the week! We'll be going to Gammey & Papa's tomorrow morning then visiting a few friends as we participate in the Halloween festivities. You're just going to adore Skyler's costume, so check back mid week for the update. Until then, here's our sweet beauty............a.k.a. Princess!

Pumpkin Patch

Don't you just love this time of year? The weather is cooling, Fall is definitely present and the holidays are quickly approaching. This weekend we headed to Lakeland's best pumpkin patch located on the same lake but just 1/2 mile from our church. The Princess was eager to run through the pumpkin patch and she was dressed for the part......a hand made Halloween dress!

Once she got out of the car, she just had a blast following Daddy up and down the rows. Pumpkins were every where and we sure had a giddy toddler on our hands!

Skyler's night was made even sweeter when she bumped into her pal, Clayton! they wasted no time searching for the right pumpkin.

She was partial to the itty bitty pumpkins and kept bringing me two at a time. I was amazed by the variety, especially in color!

As you can tell by the many photos I snapped, we had such fun watching our Sweet Pea and she had a delightful evening, smiling all the way, as she examined many pumpkins.

It was difficult to get Skyler to sit still for some family pictures, although we made an effort. She just wanted to explore!

You can't go to a pumpkin patch without sneaking in a kiss. In fact, a photographer for our local Lakeland Ledger newspaper was there and got a picture of Sky kissing Clayton. he kept telling me how beautiful she was. It should appear in tomorrow's newspaper, so I'll keep you all posted.

We're hoping to carve our pumpkin this week and I'll be sure to post some pictures. I'm certain Skyler will enjoy helping with this project! So, have you got your pumpkin yet? :)