Our Pumpkin Patch

Last week the girls decided it was time to do some carving, pumpkin carving that is. The pumpkin carving turned out to be a little bit of a competition and each of us thought we should have one first place. Lauren, Hunter and Patrick (Lauren's boyfriend) each had their own masterpiece. (Jackie was cheering at a football game) Laura chose me to be her partner and I think ours was the best. I kinda messed up and left the cat with a little nub for a tail. We tried to fix it with a toothpick and it actually looked pretty good. Lauren made a pirate ship, Hunter made a spider, and Patrick made a goofy faced pumpkin.




So, after the real carving was finished we decided it would be a great idea to make a little pumpkin of my own :) We bought non toxic paint and went to work, well, they did anyway. Laura decided to paint butterflies on my hands while the big girls created a goofy little face on my tummy. It really ended up being a lot of fun but a beating to clean up!

The beginning of a beautiful smiling pumpkin :)

Laura decided she wanted a butterfly on her face to match the ones on my hands. She LOVES to have her face painted!

We had to wait for the orange paint to dry then we started adding the rest.


Lauren's multi tasking...she's on the phone and painting while Laura is working on my butterflies!


At first glance you can hardly tell that my pumpkin isn't like the rest. Well, maybe a little, mine is a little more droopy than the others!

The State Fair of Texas...A pregnant womans dream

The fair begins the last weekend of September and goes through the 3rd weekend in October. We went 3 times this year and had a different experience every time. The 1st time with Mom and all of the nieces (Kiki and Audry too) and was a blast. Laura rode the big kid rides and loved them. Her face told a completely different story while she was on them. Mom and I laughed as she went back and forth on the Pirate ship, we thought she was going to cry but ended up all smiles. Jackie sat right beside her and couldn't stop laughing the entire time. After many more rides we continued to eat all of the wonderful, fattening food. We stayed for 9 hours and I thought my hands and feet looked like the elephant man.




Second go around was mainly so Mom, Pat and Menay could get an alcoholic beverage from every stand. Tab and I watched and dreamed of the day that we could have our own Bellini or margarita. We stayed and ate and drank for 3 hours and then went home.

The final time was strictly for food and beverage. Craig, Mom, Patty and I stayed a little less than 3 hours. We did about an hours worth of people watching and that was the most fun. How horrible are we? We love to make fun of the weirdo's around us :)

Cowboys VS Patriots

Dad and Lance were suppose to go to the game originally. At the very last minute Dad decided he didn't want to go and that left me. Tab refuses to do stuff like that because she knows it will be uncomfortable.
I wanted to go so bad but felt bad for Lance. He thought he was going to go and get wasted with Dad instead he got pregnant Kate to tag along. It wasn't so bad in the end...he went back and forth to smoke and to get more beer and I stayed in our seats and relaxed. Some of the game was outstanding, there were many HI FIVES given, and lots of excited screams coming from me. After the first half I hardly made it out of my seat, standing on cement isn't too fun when you're standing for 2! If any of you saw the game 2 weeks ago, you know it wasn't very relaxing and we left before it was over.


I'm not sure that Texas stadium is the place for pregnant women. I got through it and it wasn't so bad. I just felt like a sardine in those little ass chairs and I hardly had enough space to get up when a good play was made so half the time I just cheered from my seat.

Now, normally, I LOVE going to the games but for the time being unless I'm in a suite, I think the best place for me to be is on my couch screaming at the TV.