Fall Festivities Begin! (hopefully :-))

Today is Thursday, October 15 and I am excited! We have TWO fall activities planned today :-) Both are contingent on the weather, which is predicted to rain all day :-( Our complex is having a big halloween hoo-ha with candy, giant inflatables, hayrides, and the like. Our playgroup is also having a 'Trunk or Treating' event. This is where everybody brings their cars, decorates the trunk, and passes out candy to the kids in the parking lot of a local church. We are then going inside to play in the church's VERY nice indoor playground. I am praying that at least one of them holds up for Greyer's sake. Greyer is being Super Why from PBS Kids. I am making his costume (the one they have available is really ugly and poorly made, like all the premade costumes are). I will post pictures once we complete the look. I already made the shirt and leggings (dyed girls leggings :-P ). We must make a mask, cape, and belt today!

Cody is still learning how to jump out of airplanes. He does 5 jumps next week and then graduates next Friday. After that we outprocess out of Benning and head to Ohio before going to Fort Lewis. Time is running out! We are very ready to move. Georgia has been good to us but we are ready for something new.

4 Day Weekend :-) Thanks, Columbus!

For all the inconveniences to our life caused by the army, the four day weekends definitely do a little mending to my opinion of the establishment. This week was the first of three weeks in airborne school for Cody. The school is on Fort Benning, so he just commutes to training daily. In the past year, four day weekends have not happened as scheduled because Cody has been training. They decided that it is not necessary to give four day weekends when in training. Bummer. Luckily Sergeant Airborne (all of them) must desire their four day weekends.

This past Tuesday Greyer went to the movies for the first time. I am not a movie person and have only been to the movies once in the 10 months we have lived here. It came as a suprise to me, arriving at the theater to see Toy Story in 3-D with my 2.5 year old, that there is a mini amusement park INSIDE the theater. Crazy. I also had to pay a $10 matinee ticket. seriously? A lot has changed since I last went to a matinee. Greyer was thrilled at the whole experience and behaved very well. There was only us and one other family at the 12:15 showing. Greyer did enjoy walking up and down our aisle pushing the arm rests up and down. :-) He's a boy; what do you expect?

Today we are planning on going to the pumpkin farm. Greyer loves fall things-- especially seeing the 'monsers' (monsters). Tomorrow we go to the Rock Ranch ( http://www.therockranch.com/index_2.htm ), owned by the founder of Chic Fil A. 88 and sunny is the forecast for today.

Have a wonderful weekend and Columbus Day, I know we will :-)