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We have been going to Paulus Orchards every year since we moved to the area. Before that,we took Megan to Eckert’s in St. Louis every fall. It is one of my favorite fall family traditions –I hope the girls don’t grow out of it any time soon. This year,we took one of the girls’friends along,and they all had a great time. The photos don’t really require much of an explanation.
Today was my birthday. The big 3-5. Thank goodness it was on a weekend –I enjoyed relaxing with Scott and the girls. We slept in a bit,then Scott went to get pastries from Panera for breakfast. I opened my gifts –they got me lots of good stuff. I think my favorite gift is going to be the “One Line a Day”journal that Scott gave me. A few years from now,it will be neat to look back and see what we did on the same day each year. Later in the day,we went to Macaroni Grill for a late lunch/early dinner. Had my favorite,Mushroom Ravioli,and a glass of yummy chianti. Followed by birthday cake at home. They were kind enough to let me do what I wanted for the rest of the day,so I spent most the day sewing sewing myself a new purse. I’ve been carrying one I made over a year ago,and have been in the mood for something new for quite a while. I used the “Phoebe”bag tutorial I found online. I added extra pockets and used fusible fleece interfacing on the outer layers. I love how it came out. I loaded all my stuff into it and it seems to fit ok (without much room to spare,which is a good thing). Click the photo to see additional views. I can’t wait to start using it!
All in all,a wonderful birthday. We went to my parents’house for an overnight,and they had a fire in the fire pit that evening. The next morning,the boys stirred up the coals,and started it back up. We spent the entire day outside,with the kids swinging,cooking on the fire,and just enjoying the perfect almost-fall weather.
The other day,the girls decided to turn their room into a beauty spa. They set out nail polish (complete with naming the colors) and raided my makeup for old things I don’t use (read purple and pink). We filled up a container of warm water and dissolved some epsom salts in it. First they soaked their feet then we did their toenails and fingernails. Then we moved on to makeup and Megan did Molly’s hair. After that they got dressed up and we walked to Panera for an afternoon treat…days like this make me happy to be a girl mommy All set up:
And in action:
What a fun day –I think they enjoyed being pampered! We registered Megan for a mini horsemanship lesson through one of the local recreation councils to see how she liked it. Surprise,surprise,she didn’t want to EVER leave. She was a little disappointed that she had to have someone hold onto the horse the entire time,but she eventually realized that she didn’t quite know how to control the horses on her own yet. I think she will be going back for more lessons soon.
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![Beauty Spa](http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6159/6183112997_a550665079.jpg "Nail polish colors - "Aaron Orange"is my favorite:)")
