Young Party of Four

This year was Kenzie's first real Halloween experience. Sure, she was around last year but at that point in time, she didn't do much. Last year we sat outside (bundled up) and gave a few kids candy before we had to move the party inside because I was afraid she was getting too chilly. What a change this year. Not only with our little munchkin but with the weather. Holy cow! This year we started our Halloween festivities by attending our church's annual Fall Festival and trunk or treat the weekend before Halloween. This was set to be our dry run in Kenzie's Calico cat costume. I had this feeling that I had spent hours making this tutu and she was going to refuse to wear it and therefore become a regular black cat. I figured this would be a good practice though. We got her all ready (sans the ears and tutu) and headed over to the church. We live less than 2 miles from it, so it was a short ride. Once we got there, we put on her ears, drew on her nose and whiskers, and...

This year we were all able to take part in the annual Green Meadows Petting Farm trip that a friend of mine puts together every year. It is a huge group of families that all meet at the farm on a specified day and are able to take the tour. Kenzie had a blast! Let me back up though, to start, Kenzie started walking maybe 2 weeks prior to this trip which made us super happy because we knew she would get more out of the trip if she was able to walk. We got the the farm bright and early on a Sunday morning and met up with everyone else in the group. Kenzie "driving" a tractor Just hanging out, waiting to get the tour started We ended up renting a wagon to wheel Kenzie around in. She doesn't have a stroller that was really feasible for the dirt paths and everything at the farm. She seemed to think it was pretty cool. Waiting for the tour in her little red wagon The tour started with us visiting the chicken and duck pens. Kenzie seemed to think this was ...