Holiday Weekend Fun

We went camping this weekend just about an hour North of us in Godfrey, Illinois. Ok, so this is OCTOBER, hello.....where is the FALL weather, the beautiful leaves changing and the brisk cool weather?? Well, we had fun anyway and braved "The Great Godfrey Corn Maze". The first section was a breeze and the second......ok so we got lost but after about 20 minutes we did find our way back and did not even have to ask for help! The kids got to make some sand art and both thought that was fun. We visited a pumpkin patch but honestly it was just too hot for a wagon ride so we enjoyed some ice cold apple cider and let the kids do some fun games while we watched.
Back to work and school tomorrow, three day weekends are so nice! Matt should find out tomorrow if or should I say WHEN he has foot surgery so I will keep you posted! He stepped on a nail back in May and they believe the infection has gotten into his bone and spread throughout his foot :( He has been in lots of pain and is getting tired of not being able to walk more than 10 feet without having to sit down. It's been really hard on him since he never sits down!
Joshua gets to take his McLimo ride to McDonalds on Wednesday, he was so excited to be chosen for that. One kid from each class gets to do this! Maddie is doing well as always and gets more shots tomorrow:( The fun never ends!

Starting off Fall with cookies!

After church today I promised Madelyn and Joshua we would make some cookies, so yesterday I prepared the dough and today we had some fun! We rolled out our dough and Maddie chose a pumpkin cutter and Joshua chose a Ghost! We baked them and decorated with icing.....yum :) Maddie decided that after decorating two cookies she would just eat hers and had about a pound of icing to three bites of cookie. Beleive it or not she is Actually napping right now, even after all that sugar.

Madelyn was a trooper at the dentist this week. They used a mask to sedate her...it didn't work! But she did like to play with it so it kept her busy while he filled one of her teeth. She has another appointment this week and probably one-two more after that until all five can be filled!

Joshua got his first set of golf clubs this week and he is pumped! He is ready to hit the greens to hit some balls!

Hope these pics are easier to see!