A Visit from Nana and Papa

Nana and Papa were in town this weekend, and we had so much fun! Saturday started off with a trip to the zoo. Walker and Kathryn enjoyed showing Nana and Papa all of the animals. Here are some pictures from our visit.

Peek a boo!

Peek a boo too!

Walker and Chief Seattle

Sissy relaxing



Trying to roll the log!

Papa and Daddy joined in!

Jumping high!

Saturday night, we went downtown for dinner at the Butcher Shop to celebrate Matt's recent birthday. Walker and Kathryn were exceptionally good and dinner was delicious! Here are our attempts to get a family picture!

More Fall Fun

We had another fun fall weekend! Friday, we decided to make caramel apples. They sure were yummy. Walker and Kathryn enjoyed sampling the caramel almost as much as I did! Lucky we saved enough for the apples!

On Saturday, we went to a local farm for our friend Davis' first birthday. The weather was wonderful, and we had so much fun visiting with friends and enjoying the outdoors!

Playing in the corn "sandbox"

Gearing up for the hayride

Mommy's favorite part! The pumpkin patch!

Boy, did we pick some good pumpkins!

New PJ's

Pumpkin Pickin'

A lot of catching up to do!

We've got a lot of catching up to do! Tula flew into town last Friday, and we stayed busy from the moment she touched down until she lifted off yesterday afternoon!

Matt and I enjoyed a wonderful date night Friday evening. Dinner was yummy, conversation was uninterrupted, and we loved the time away by ourselves! It's amazing how just a few hours can seem like a long time when you are not constantly tending to and talking over little ones!

The next morning, we took Tula to the zoo. Boy, was it crowded! She enjoyed her first visit, and Walker and Kathryn enjoyed seeing the tigers (Kathryn's pick) and the elephants (Walker's pick). We also took Tula to see the polar and panda bears.

Sunday we went to church, out to lunch at Macaroni Grille and back home for some much needed afternoon naps. Unfortunately, we woke up to a HOT house! Our air conditioning was not working. So, needless to say we spent the remainder of the afternoon outside, where it was cooler than the temps indoors!

Matt was kind enough to let me and Tula out of the house that night for a little girl time. We went to the movies, where it was quite cool I might add, and dined on popcorn, Hot Tamales and Sour Patch Kids. Oh, with a little Diet Coke to wash it all down!

Monday, Tula, the kids, and I ran some errands, including a trip to Marshalls. Walker also went for a check up at the ear doctor. He is now minus one tube. He was such a brave little guy, laying very still as the doctor removed the tube.

We were also visited by the air condition man who informed us we need a new compressor. Of course, they can't install it until Friday, so we're still a little hot around the Busbee house!

After dropping Tula off at the airport yesterday, we came home and made some pumpkin cookies which we displayed on our new candy corn garland hanging in the kitchen! And then we had fun sampling the rest!

Oh, yes, there's a part three.

At this point, I'm guessing some of you may have thought I was exaggerating about my love of fall. But rest assured, I was not! Especially when the fun fall gifts keep rolling into the Busbee home.

Earlier this week, we received this fabulous gift of fall goodies from Pops and Tula.

It's from Stonewall Kitchen and filled with all kinds of harvesty goodness! Pumpkin bread, maple pumpkin butter, pumpkin pancake mix, a loaf pan, a harvest orange spoonula, and a dish towel.

So, guess what we made this Friday afternoon...PUMPKIN BREAD. My first of the season, and boy is it good! The mix was very easy to make, so we popped it in the oven and went outside to play while the yummy bread baked.

We swang

And played in the dirt

Enough already, is the bread ready???

Aubie had the pleasure of pulling the bread out of the oven!

Sorry, but there is no picture of the bread. I was too busy eating it:)

And if that weren't enough, Kathryn received a most fun package from Nana and Papa yesterday. You may have noticed her cute Little Tiger Fan shirt in the previous picture, but she also received a pair of "Aubie" socks. Here she is smiling for the camera.

So, I'll end this post with some fun fall foliage. I was able to swing by Lowe's yesterday and pick these mums up for the front porch.

And in a moment of pure luck, I finally found some hedge apples. Tami had written about them on her blog, and once I found out they were in season, I had to have them!! Last Sunday afternoon we went for a quick visit to the zoo, and when we were leaving, what did I see...these glorious "balls" all piled up under a tree. Matt stopped the car, and I scooped up an arm full. Don't you just love them!

Happy Fall, Ya'll...Part Two

You can't talk about fall without mentioning college football! So in part two of "Happy Fall, Ya'll", I thought I would share with you the fun packages Kathryn and Walker received in the mail last week from Aunt Mak and Uncle Brad.



Isn't the wrapping adorable!?! I had to take pictures of the wrapping. Of course, Walker and Kathryn were all but crawling up my leg while I was doing so. They were so eager to open their packages.

And what was inside....an adorable Auburn pillow case dress for Kathryn and a football jersey for Walker. If you'll notice on Kathryn's package, there is also a cute hairbow attached and of course the pom poms were all a part of the fun!! Here are some fun pics of their game day wear!

You may have also seen Walker sporting some more of his Auburn gear....Here he is in his orange and white "Aubie" shirt from Nana and Papa.

And this is him sporting his smocked Auburn t-shirt that I purchased on E-bay!

We're obviously proud of our orange and blue, but what colors are you and your team sporting this football season? We'd love to hear from you!