To Halloween or not to Halloween that is the question....

I totally understand when families choose not to do Halloween. I also understand when families do parts of Halloween. I really do UNDERSTAND either way. Some people feel that if they put on a princess dress and go get candy that they will be celebrating the devil, and they don't want to do that. I 100% understand, and respect, that point of view. But as a family we just don't feel that way. Chad and I have had many many discussions about this and I think we have found what seems right for our family. Although we didn't come to this conclusion until late night on Oct. 30th.

We let Rose dress up, but no ghosts or scary stuff.....only fun, cute, and pretty. She picked princess.

We also attended a pumpkin carving party at some dear friends of ours. It was a lovely event. It felt normal to me and Chad. Which was refreshing after spending so much effort trying to decide if we should scrap all things even remotely related to this holiday. We were all christian families, hanging out together, eating, having fun. The conversations were uplifting and encouraging in the Lord. We were glad we went. The next day was Halloween and we let Rose go get candy from some of our neighbors and then we headed over to a local church for a festival with games and candy.
All in all it was alright.

Rose still refers to her candy loot as "our" candy....referring to our family. To her it is all of ours, not just hers.

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Another Stone Mtn day....this time with friends.....

Here we are at Stone Mountain AGAIN! This time Rose's friend Elisabeth and Elisabeth's little sister, Cate, are with us. Of course we had a great time! Daddy, Rose, and Elisabeth did the SkyHike while Cate and I did story time and the kiddie rope course. She can cruise on that thing! There were kids 3 times her size struggling, but not Cate....she was fearless. We all did putt putt. Then I took Rose and Elisabeth to watch 4D Journey to the Center of the Earth while Chad and Cate watched the parade. We decorated pumpkins, had a ball in the Great Barn and enjoyed the festival.
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I have issues.....

Yes, because I must blog in chronological order. I can't skip around willy nilly.....I just can't do it :) So, yes, I am about a month behind in my posts.

In an effort to get slightly caught up....here are a few random things all modge podged into one post.

First, Rose has been asking to plant something in our yard.....flowers, vegetables.....it didn't matter. The girl just wanted to plant and grow something. Months had past, and the request was still there. Then thankfully our library had a free gardening class one afternoon that finally fulfilled this 'need' in her life. Thank you, Dunwoody Library and Dunwoody Garden Club.Second, In keepers Club we made New Prayer Journals. Here is a cute picture of all four of the girls.
And third, yes, another day at Stone mountain Pumpkin Festival.

Rose playing putt putt. I called her "princess" all day since she was in costume and she loved it. She would regularly stop, run and give me a hug and say thank you every time I referred to her as princess. ......I got a lot of hugs and smiles that day.

We didn't make our regular caramel apples this year, so we ate one here instead.

Rose and I in the Pumpkin Parade.

Thank you Stone Mountain for another great family fun day.

There's A Snake In My Boot.....

Rose and her doll's matching cowgirl outfit. This picture was taken before we went to Disney On Ice - Toy Story III.

We were given FREE tickets and FREE downtown parking!!
Thanks to a friend in our church (who does event parking and can get free tickets to the events). It was very generous of him to share with us. We really enjoyed the evening and had a wonderful time.