What a fun weekend!!

Friday night we went to Nikki's 14th birthday celebration. We started by eating at Bravo (an Italian restaurant at Jordan Creek Mall). The service was not good, but the company was! Nikki wanted to stay in a hotel at the mall and shop until it closed then go swimming with her friends. While the girls were shopping we took advantage of the pool, and Kenna and daddy swam until almost 9 o'clock!

--family at Bravo!--

--Her first time in the big swimming pool!--

--she had no fear, jumping, swimming, telling daddy to let her go....it was awesome!--

The next day we got up early, got all dudded up and went to a photo session in Boone. My friend has a professional photography studio and that is her full time job. She shot pictures of us as a family and of Kenna in her Halloween outfit. More to come on those!

After the photo shoot we went to Hickory Park for lunch, then home for a nap.

--waiting for food at Hickory Park--

That evening I decided we should call Gona and Baca and go to Center Grove Orchards. I had heard about it on the radio and it sounded like a blast! They had hay rides, petting zoo, lots for kids to do, train rides, pumpkin patch, corn maze and pick your own apples. For a girl from Washington, I was pleasently surprised at how yummy the apples were! We bought cider, pie and a half peck to take home and munch on all week!

--kenna trying to pick up a pumpkin--

--playing in the pumpkin bins--

--silly family!--

--another silly photo op!--

--the toddler train, Kenna LOVED it!--

--large view of the train--

--petting baby goats (they were SOOO cute!)--

--I am asking for a baby goat for Christmas!--

--these goats climbed on the building and all along these planks!--

--feeding momma goat--

--they had the cutest 3 little pig houses!--

--brick house--

--view of the barn--

--Josh was surprised I could milk the fake cow--

--Kenna LOVED the corn pool. Who would have thought playing in corn could be so fun--

--Baca also enjoyed it!--

--we rode the tractor to the pumpkin patch--

--Daddy and kenna tring to find the perfect pumpkin--

--gona and kenna pretending to be farmers--

--the end of a fun day!--

We took our pie home to Gona and Baca's and watched Smallville. We had such a fun and eventful day. I think we will make this a ritual every year! Kenna spent the night and she came home with stories of being the big bad wolf. I think her and Kenna had a fun morning of talking about the three little pigs :)

Sunday we did chores all morning then headed out to Grandma and Grandpa greats in the afternoon. We watched Uncle Mike harvesting beans with his new combine. Kenna and Daddy went for a ride, and she thought that was pretty neat! Hard to go back to work with all the fun we had!