What a difference two years makes

This was a truly great weekend for us. The Lowries (Mark, Alayna, Evelyn, and Everett) came up from Houston on Friday to spend the weekend with us. We always have a great time together and this weekend was no exception. They got in late on Friday but Evelyn was awake when they pulled up to our house. She was so happy to see us! Granted, we were happy too! She is such a joy to us and is never dull! We got a late start on Saturday but that was just fine with us. We were in no hurry nor in the mood to rush around. We went to the Pumpkin Patch in Grapevine and had such a good time. They had a lot of "picture snappin" places that made for some great photos. They had a corn maze (Evelyn did a great job of telling her Daddy and Uncle Chris which turns to take), a hay maze for the little ones, a hay house, and, of course, a pumpkin patch where you could pick your own pumpkins. Alayna and I had a great time sitting with our little boys watching all the action.
The best day was Sunday because we went to the fair. We all went two years ago. At that time, we only had one stroller. This year, we were toting three!! We all remarked what a difference two years makes. We all enjoyed our corny dogs (yum!) and Evelyn really liked all of the animals. Her thing right now is that she needs things. ("I need my Cheerios." "I need Fat Cat.") After we had seen the pigs and horses at the fair, she turned to Mark and informed him, "Daddy, I need sheep." Unfortunately, Sunday was not a sheep day but it didn't get her upset at all since there were other things to see. She fell in love with Big Tex, or, as she calls him, "The Big Cowboy". She was really fascinated by him and was not scared at all even when he talked. So, we left the fair with all of us tired and hot and sweaty and stinky. They were going to leave from the fair to head home but had to go back to our house. When we had arrived at the fair, they realized that they had forgotten their diaper bag at our house. Luckily, they had diapers, formula, and wipes in the car so it wasn't a disaster. But it did make for a good memory! Sadly, they had to return home. Evelyn gave us all bye-bye sugars and hugs. Mark called when they got home and let us know that she did not sleep the entire trip back to Houston. Instead, she talked the entire time about the Big Cowboy. Wonder if they make Big Tex dolls!!
Last night, we all decorated our pumpkins. Target has these sets of Mr. Potato Head parts for decorating pumpkins. Chris got the pirate and I got the angel. They turned out so cute and were not messy. They did not have baby pumpkin parts so we decorated K's with permanent markers. Now, we are ready for Halloween to come so we can put K in his pumpkin outfit. We bought it last year and are hoping that it still fits.