Happy Howl-o-ween! Part Deux (in pictures)

Happy Howl-o-ween!

Duke got a special Howl-o-ween treat tonight! After Dustin and I went to eat in Little Rock, we stopped by the gourmet dog shop at the Chenal Promenade and got Duke some gourmet Halloween dog cookies. He gets one tonight...one tomorrow...and one on Halloween. He smelled it in my purse when we walked in the door. Here's our spoiled boy waiting for his first treat....

We decided that we're going to try to dress Duke up for Halloween tomorrow. Our neighborhood is having a Fall Festival and a "Trunk-or-Treat" hayride, so we thought our child should join in on the fun. Since Great Dane costumes are hard to come by and I didn't want to spend much money, I went to the internet for inspiration. Here's my two favorite...

The horse and jockey costume is my favorite. I mean...how freakin' cute! But I am not talented enough to create something like that, we don't have a little girl to dress up as a jockey, and its a little too late to plan something that grand. So....we're gonna save that idea for another year and go with the Chick-fil-A cow. I think Duke will make a much better cow. His spots are better! I'm going on a search for a cowbell in the morning, and I got a Chick-Fil-A fry box that I might fashion into a hat of some kind. We'll just have to see. This costume seems like minimal work and very cheap! Hope it turns out well! Check back in for pictures!

Happy Howl-o-Ween!!!!

How Duke Greets His Mama

Duke gets so excited when I come home every day. Don't tell Dustin, but I think he loves me more. He gets way more excited to see me. At first, he does this....sits down and throws both paws up until I catch them. If I don't catch them, he keeps throwing his paws up.

Then, if I get really excited to see him too and get a little overwhelmed with his cuteness, I'll pat my chest and he'll jump up and give me BBBBIIIIGGGG kisses/nibbles on the face.

I wuv my widdle boy.

Razorbacks Beat the Rebel Black Bears!

John and Amber were invited to the Razorback game by some friends who had some extra box seats for us too, so off we went to Faytown to watch the Hogs take on the Rebel Black Bears (how gay is that mascot?)

The day started well (see evidence below).

We've sat in the indoor club area several times, and love it, but this box is the way to go I tell ya! Especially if there's going to be a torrential downpour during the game! Free food, room to stand up and move around, the windows open, your own personal bathroom...me likied a lot!

It was convenient to not have to evacuate our seats during the game like most people. I felt kind of like the lady on the Titanic with the rich people, who wanted the poor people to be allowed on the lifeboat. I wanted to save the others and let them come into the box with us.

After 2 weather delays, the Hogs won!

But our day was about to get a little worse....

We didn't come very prepared for rain. We had parked across from Baum and were trying to catch one of the buses down to the stadium along with everyone else.

We.got.soaked.

Poor Amber had Braelyn strapped on her with a blanket over her head and John holding a cardboard box he got from the trashcan over her head. Dustin was absolutely soaked and kept loosing his flip flops in the river of rain, I had a bag over my head, but Morgan was living it up and loving every minute.

Amber has a picture of us all before we got in the car. When I get that picture form her, I'll have to post it. We looked like drowned rats!

Nonetheless, we had a blast and it was definitely a day to remember! Thanks for the invite, Riedels!

Pumpkin Patch

Dustin's mom, Debbie, and his sister Amber's family came to Mayflower last weekend to visit the pumpkin patch. I met them there since it was kind of in our neck of the woods to join in on the fun.

I say fun....doesn't a pumpkin patch make you think of fall leaves, hot chocolate, and a cool breeze? Yeah...umm....not so much on this day. It was SOOO hot that I literally got weak. I had on jeans and a flannel shirt, didn't have any water that morning like I normally do...I was miserable. Not the whole time....just towards the end when we were standing directly in the sun with no breeze or shade. It was SOOO dusty that you could feel the dirt in your teeth, I could literally see the dirt come off my body in the shower when I got home, and Dustin had to wash my car.

Next year we won't be going unless it's light jacket weather.

Here we are on the hayride (Me, Amber, Braelyn) going out to pick Morgan's pumpkin. We had just gotten there and it really wasn't bad at this point.

Here's Morgan trying to find the perfect pumpkin

The Riedels and their perfect pumpkin. This picture is perfect because Braelyn is doing what she always does...pulling Morgan's hair. The girl has a strong grip...let me tell ya!

Good looking pumpkin!

This is why you bring men to events like this....they pay for it and do the manual labor! :)

Miss Braelyn

The hayride that brings you out to pick your pumpkin off the vine

Morgan, Nana, Braelyn

Me, Amber, and Morgan

Morgan on her pony. This is towards the end and where I was about to die of a heat stroke!

I'm glad we went because I've been wanting to do this since we moved to Little Rock. I just hope it is October weather next time!

Wordless Wednesday

Duke says...

Happy Fall!

Fort Smith Weekend

I've been slacking on the blog posts lately....and the pictures. I've hardly taken any pictures the past couple of weeks.

Last weekend, we headed to OK Friday night. Addi was there and I had missed hers.

These are the faces she makes when you want to take her picture. She LOOKS like she is shy. Don't be fooled.

The next morning was my step-sister, Whitney's baby shower (didn't get any pics of that - slacker). Mom and I took Addi with us while Tiff got ready for my brother and Tiff's friend - turned our friend's- wedding which was Saturday night. Melissa and Dooly have been dating for years and it has been a long time comin'! They had the cutest little fall wedding. I adored all of the details from the sunflowers to the bridesmaids' chocolate brown dresses - loved it. Again....I didn't get many pictures at the reception. Just these...

a picture of the bride and groom's back and the back of Addi's head

a GREAT picture of this sign

and a picture of US before we threw rice for THEIR getaway

Told ya it wasn't much. BUT...I did get a lot of hilarious pictures of my brother and Erin dancing at Faux Pas into the wee hours. Hehehe. These make me laugh.

My personal fav is the top left.

"Seriously?!" you ask??? Yes, seriously.