We spent Hailey's Fall Break at the lake house. I managed to not take a single picture. That is okay though because it was well documented. Brady's brother and his two friends flew in from California to document a fishing tournament because my father in law was the main sponsor for the event this year. They are putting some stuff together and asked Brady, the kids and I to pose for the camera. The even took video. I am not camera friendly so I am not sure what they were thinking. I now know how it might feel like to have a camera crew follow you around and record your daily moves. I am sure you would get used to it over time but I felt like a dork! I hope they actually got a few good pictures and takes for whatever they are working on. I am glad I got to see Michael. Hailey loved seeing her uncle but didn't care too much that he had work to do. She told me that his friends kept taking us and Michael away from her. She gets super excited to see her extended family and all she wants to do when they are around is hang on them and make them play with her constantly! I told her that this was a special occasion and next time it would be a little different. A young child has a different perception of things!

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This past weekend we went back to the lake house because one of Brady's friends wanted to take his two boys camping on the property. After waking up Saturday morning, we found out that it was off because of one of his kids got sick. I was okay with that since shortly after we arrived the night before, Hunter turned to me and told me he was going to get sick and he did. I think he must have had too much food and drink at dinner. Who knows. He was fine the next day and continued eating like he has never eaten food before. This kid really can pack it in sometimes!

Brady's grandmother was also there so it was nice to see her too. We had to make a run to Wally World to pick up some tennis shoes for Brady since I failed to pack his and all he had was dress shoes. When I was there I picked up a $2.88 cent pumpkin for Hailey to have a go at carving on her own. She liked this idea. Every year I love to pick out pumpkins but this year hers is the only one we have. Weird. We haven't even taken them to the pumpkin patch yet either. This month has gone quickly for me.

* She wanted her pumpkin to look scary. This is her creation. She insisted it be filled with some chunky rocks too. Worked out as a nice base for the tea candle too!

I did go to the Boot Scootin' Ball with Brady and his father last minute Saturday night. Brady's mother kept the children while we went. She was even gracious enough to lend me a nicer shirt since all I packed was camping type clothes. The Ball is an auction to support and benefit the volunteer fire department in that area. This was the first time I have been to this one but they have been several times before. We walked around and browsed the items. I put a bid on a few and was tickled that I won this rock necklace that I loved. I like auctions and love my new necklace. My winning bid was $40. Not too bad and supporting the fire department at the same time. The food was good too! Thanks Grammy for watching the children for us so we could go for a bit. They had a good time with her as always.

Here is a little snip-it of the auction:

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Can't leave out my little Hunter guy. Here he is fast asleep after munching down most of his hamburger in the car on the way back to the lake house.

And lastly since we never made our camping adventure, Brady made me a Smore. Hailey and Hunter enjoyed theirs with Grammy while we were at the ball.