Fall fest mania

We have been going to so many fall fests, pumpkin patches, etc these last few weeks that I think Kenley expects everywhere we go to have either a hayride or a petting zoo. Friday, Ray took the day off work so that we could go to Bengston's with the kids to try to beat some of the weekend madness. We didn't think about the fact that there would be a ton of schools on field trips, but we still had a great time. (Especially once the schools left!) I've had the kids in Halloween outfits almost every day the past few weeks too, since Kenley has at least 6-7 different outfits. I just can't resist the holiday outfits, and I can't wait to buy some Christmas/Winter outfits although at don't want to rush winter at all.

Ray and I had a great night out for my birthday and went to the new outlet mall in Rosemont, went to Morton's Steakhouse for dinner, and went out to a few of the bars in the area. We stayed overnight in the area, ordered room service breakfast, and I dozed in bed until we checked out at 11:00am.

Charlie turned 2 months old is week. He seems so big to me for some reason! He has a doctor appointment this week, so I am interested to see how much he has grown. He is sleeping pretty good, and most nights wakes up around 1am and around 5. He loves his swing and spends a lot of time in there napping during the day when we are home. He loves to be swaddled, and it helps calm him down a lot when he gets fussy. Kenley is still being a great big sister and she really loves Charlie. The first thing she does in the mornings is go right up to him to hug and kiss him. She also loves calling him by nicknames including "Bubbies", "Chuckle Buckle", or anything else silly she makes up or hears Ray or I say to him.

We are very sad that our dog, Jake, died last week. He hadn't been doing well the last month, but it still came as a shock. We will miss him very much. It's was very hard on Ray since he had Jake since college, and it has been difficult to explain to Kenley when she brings it up. We have told her that he is in heaven with Grandpa Ray, but I know it is still hard for her to understand. Thanks to everyone who sent their condolences to us over the past few days.