Our Big October Weekend!

Although it may seem like we had a long weekend going all over one side of Oklahoma, going to a wedding and visiting friends.  However, it was far shorter than I would have liked. 

Its been a very long time since I've seen much of my family and we got a chance to do so this weekend for my cousin, Aaron's, wedding.  Its great when so many of us are able to get together!  We didn't end up staying for the barbecue afterwards, which I know would have been fun, but at least we had a great time before the wedding and at the reception.  Its weird to think that almost all of my cousins are married now.  There's only two or three left that have yet to get hitched.  It seems like it was just yesterday that Andy and Aaron were visiting us in Keller and we'd play in the backyard, making up games that we thought would be fun for the four of us.  Now, they're both married.  I'm married.  Lynsie has an almost 2 year old and one more on the way.  Time just flew right by. 

The other super fun thing we got to do this weekend was see the Fowlingtons and Millingtons.  I jump at the chance to see Michelle.  I used to see her so often that its weird now that we may only see each other 2 times a year.  Being as sweet as always, Michelle got some cupcakes for Bella's birthday this next week and we got together at her parent's house to visit and relax.  We also thoroughly enjoyed watching Bella and Evelyn tear into their cupcakes.  Then we witnessed the sugar rush it caused.  And finally, the crash that happens after you ingest any amount of sugar when you aren't used to having sugar almost at all.  Very amusing.  The girls had lots of fun playing together, or next to each other.  They both kind of had their own toys they would mess around with, then they would look at one another and investigate what the other was doing.  I was surprised that they played so well together because its pretty common for babies around their age to just ignore each other and stick to their own toys. 

The other activity we did this weekend was go to a pumpkin patch with the Fowlingtons and Millingtons.  We got to see all of the animals and Michelle's sisters, Meredith and Madison, fed as many of the animals as they could.  We also got some pictures of the girls in a big pile of pumpkins.  Some of the pumpkins were far bigger than either of them.  In a couple years here, that won't be the case and it is going to be weird looking back at those pictures and seeing how they fit so easily in a pile of the little pumpkins.  We also got some delicious fudge (the pumpkin pie pecan is ridiculously delicious) and some peach barbecue sauce to try out.  I love locally made goods because they always have something a little extra special about them.  Can't wait to try that barbecue sauce!

I can't tell you how wonderful it is to get to see not only a great friend but another mom who gets to experience the same kind of things you are.  Having kids changes everything and having someone to compare notes with makes it all the easier, if for no other reason than you can truly see that every experience is different but we all end up in the same place.  Michelle has always been a calming presence for me anyway, but its so nice to experience things at the same time. 

I'm going to end this post with a shout out to another (future) Millington, Trish!  She's about to join us in the mom club here in December and I couldn't be more excited for her!  I'm glad I got to see her and her adorable belly since we'll miss her baby shower.  Only 7 more weeks!