To celebrate Halloween a little differently this year, we traveled to Austin to visit with Mimi, Papa and the whole Gavin crew! It was a nice little visit, and always great spending some special time with Mimi and Papa. Plus, we flew out after school on Wednesday so that meant we got to be on a plane when it was dark outside! Super fun!
We woke up Halloween morning and there were all sorts of fun activities for us to do! Mimi and I spent time making brownies and pumpkin bars, then later Papa helped me carve a pumpkin! Later in the afternoon, we walked to the park, then picked up Saige at school right before it was time to start getting ready for a fun night of trick or treating! This year I dressed up as a Greek goddess. I loved my flowing dress, but wished it was a little warmer so I didn't have to wear a coat over my costume. We went over to Marcus' house for dinner. After dinner, we hung out at Marcus's haunted house for a short bit and realized that he really gets into Halloween! He wears crazy costumes, and this year he was dressed up as a frog in a cauldron. After that, we headed out with Saige to trick or treat. Mom and Mimi escorted us around the neighborhood as we sprinted from house to house. Before I knew it, the night was already over and we had to get back for bed.
The next day, we packed a picnic lunch to spend a beautiful day at the Wildflower Center exploring Fortlandia with Mimi and Papa! The forts this year were so much fun! I had a blast climbing, swinging and experiencing the different forts. When we got home from there, we had to get ready to host a dinner party. Mimi gave us tasks to get ready for Marcus, Tracie, Saige and Tracie's sisters to join us for dinner. When they arrived, we had cocktails (mine was virgin) then had dinner. I helped serve the desserts I made the day before after a delicious dinner. We played some board games to finish the night, but the time really flew we were having so much fun!
Our last day in Texas was spent celebrating Saige's birthday. I enjoyed her birthday party where there were arcade games, a balloon guy and a face painter. After her party, we relaxed a bit in the beautiful weather, then headed out to dinner with everyone. Fortunately, the restaurant had a playground outside, so we enjoyed spending time with Saige while we waited for our dinner. It seemed like the weekend just flew by as we flew home to North Carolina.
