Fall "Family" Fishing Trip

We made a last minute decision to head to the lake Thursday after Keenan got off of work. His parents were already at the lake house and offered to watch Bailey for us for a few hours Friday morning so we could get out on the water. It was a gorgeous day and we were surrounded by pelicans! I've never seen them there, Keenan has, and every fall they show up during their migration south. Those things are huge! Friday afternoon, Keenan went fishing while I stayed back at the house so Bailey could nap. He saw an eagle! I am sooo jealous! This is the best time of year to spot one down there (i've only see 1 in the wild!)...I was glad that he got a picture for me though.
Saturday morning, after we got all packed up to head home, we wanted to get Bailey out on the boat for a couple of hours. She had been asking to go fishing with daddy since we got there. We remembered her Barbie fishing pole this time! As soon as he started the motor she sat back and said, relaxing..wind feels good. She was almost limp from relaxation when we drove the boat over to where he wanted to fish. She's our girl...LOVES THE OUTDOORS! She had been high strung while at the lake house and was a little stinker a few times...when she got out onto the lake...a totally different kid! She instantly asked for her fishing pole. She literally casted and reeled in (help from mommy and daddy reeling at times--NEVER casting..she gets mad if you try to help)..she did this for an hour! I didn't even need to get out the toys or movies that I brought...they stayed in the bag. She was such a big girl and aboslultley enjoyed herself out there today. It broke our heart to leave...she cried bloody murder on the boat ramp while others watched because we were loading the boat :( She wanted to go fishing some more. :( I hate to tell her but that is the last time we will be out this year unless December has some crazy warm days




Bailey did AWESOME casting. 9 out of 10 times she casted correctly and her little butterfly plug went in the water. WE LOVE IT! She really taught herself as she does not have the patience to take any direction. INDEPENDENT! Enjoy the videos....turn your volume up...she says a couple of cute things on both of them. :)

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She was such a tired girl tonight..she was asleep by 7! YAY!!! She needed it!

BOO!

Happy Halloween! As you can see, we've been busing doing a little punkin carving...Keenan FINALLY looks forward to Halloween now, knowing he gets to carve pumpkins. We LOVE IT! I can't see what we will come up with next year. Bailey wasn't too into it...she colored at the table while we carved...next year will be a different story!


I took a couple of pictures of Bailey using my new backdrop. I LOVE IT! I experimented with the natural light in our living room...I think it turned out pretty good for my first time. ;-D Plus, I had a super cute model!


Our friend & (Keenan's distant cousin) Kelli, invited us down the street to her house to meet up with a big group of kids to do a little trick or treating. We went to about 7 houses then we broke off from the pack and headed to another friends house before we went to Bailey's grandma's for the evening.

Bailey trick or treating at the neighbor's house. She was SOO quiet and only said trick or treat to 1 person....was silent for all of the rest. NEVER cried at any of the scary kids in costume. She missed her nap and I think she was super tired.

We stopped by our good friends Kim & Gloria's house before we went to grandma's...Bailey not only got candy but she got a birthday gift too & got to play with a bunch of toys! I think this was one of her favorite stops!

Bailey is not sure what to think about this.
I am sure she is thinking..."Why the H**L does my mom have me dressed up like Elmo...2nd of all, why am I sitting with whom I "think" are my cousins Kaylee and Evan..3rd why do they look like this and 4th why is everyone trying to get me to smile for the camera? Something is wrong with these people!"