This weekend was busy busy busy. Mom and I got some things together for a consignment sale down at the church in hopes that we could clear out some bigger furniture. This past summer she picked up some awesome chairs at a retired designers home and so now she had the old set from the entry to get rid of. We didn't really want to just give them away but at the same time she really didn't want to keep them. There was also another pair of chairs in the basement that we used for watching movies but that too may have been a little too much seating. So we packed up the trailer with many treasures in hopes that we may be able to pass them along to another owner and make a buck or two in the mean time. It turns out that the people setting up the sale let you take a sneak peak at all the items before the ale opened on Saturday to see if there was anything you wanted to buy. Well, mom and I were a little out of our league here. The things we brought were very nice but I guess we didn't price them high enough compared to all the other things there. I hope that means we would make more because someone would snatch them right up. We did really well, but there were not that many people at the sale. We sold one pair of chairs and most of the other items. Dad's dress shirts that were too big did not sell though and a few of the toys I brought didn't either- are they nuts? No... just not the right crowd I guess. We all know there will be a rummage sale in the spring though right? :) After running around to set up and then pick up our items sat morning we spent the rest of the weekend getting ready for Halloween- YIPEE- Its my favorite! It took a few hour to get all the decorations out for the yard but when we were finished it was awesome! Kyra had fun unpacking all the bins and Bella kept raking things out and trying them. For example- she was wearing a Jason mask and carrying around a fake axe... that's my girl! On Saturday afternoon we went down to bay beach to sign the highest post of the new roller coaster. I guess it was one of Elvis' favorite rides and now the city of Green bay bought the rites to it. It wasn't ready to ride (silly me) but we got to sign all of our names and look forward to looking for them next summer when the ride is up and running! Sunday was spent helping "Grammy (Gee)" and "Big AL (BaBa)" get things done around their house. Kyra had fun making apple crisp and Bella explored all the Halloween/ fall decorations mom had put out. We took a quick drive to go see the neighbor up the road that does an awesome display for Halloween. We always love to check it out and see if they put out anything new that year. Here are some pictures of our day
This is a shot of the neighbors lawn- I couldn't get it all in but I can assure you it is AWESOME!
Girls playing dress up on our little car ride. We found these pumpkins down the road for sale- 18 bucks which is definitely not bad... but how would we move them- maybe next year!
Bella is very creative- a fairly costume, pumpkin wand and a winter hat- when we tried to take the hat she had a breakdown- hat it is I guess!
Olivia took it easy in the bassinet that dad had bought for Kaitlynn. I have a feeling based on how much he paid (a benefit auction) all the grad kids are going to get a turn ;)
This weekend was not our scheduled time to have Kyra but Andy and Sharon were able to get her for a few hours. That was because we were off to do the annual apple picking and pumpkin patching. This is the first year that I was able to go because usually I have to work when they are off- but not this year! WE dropped Olivia off by my parents on the way (the first time alone mind you) and headed to Luxemburg Wi to find he orchard. I thought I knew where it was but I was wrong so we had to call for directions and were late- which is nothing new for me ;) Andy, Sharon and Kyra were already there waiting for us but we caught up qucik and headed out to the pumpkin patch. Kyra was an old pro but this was Kaitlynn's first time and it took a bit to get used to walking in the vines and such. She got the hang of it though and started motoring around picking up pumpkins and saying "Yuck!" (It was a little mushy out there). After finding a few keepers we drove into the apple orchard to pick some apples. Now I personally don't eat apples that much but Tim, Kyra and Bella had a blast. Kaitlynn didn't really like the taste at first but eventually found them to be quite delicious. After getting the cars all loaded up (Thank You again Sharon and Andy) we went on a tractor ride around the property. Kaitlynn LOVED it. She kept saying "tractor tractor." It was nice and warm too so the weather helped alot. We went up to my favorite little bistro in Algoma Wi for lunch and then we took them to see the flying pig (awesome and inspirational garden shop) because it was right up the road. I had fun looking around with Sharon and seeing what we thought we could make... I am not as skilled as her but it was fun none the less. The girls hung out in the giant sand box of course and Tim walked around the grounds with his dad. We headed back to Green Bay and picked up the bambino from mom and dads. Mom's famous words (now) are that "she was good hours 1 through 4... but that hour 5 was a tough one." I have to say thank you for watching her because it would have been really hard having her in the orchard but at the same time I missed my little peanut... I forgot about this part with Bella. I have a month and half to practice I guess :)
