Broadway Rides

There was a shopping center with some carnival rides not far from our hotel. We visted there a couple of times and Grammy and Pa treated Reagan to several rides. Her favorite by far was a car ride that just whipped you around the corners. Reagan is such a little wild woman that she loved it! lol :) Reagan also enjoyed a number of rides on the carousel

Roaring like a tiger

Chess with Daddy

Reagan and Tim took a little time to enjoy a good game of Chess at the hotel

Ripley's Aquarium

While we were in Myrtle Beach we visited the Ripley's Aquarium. Reagan hasn't shown much interest in fish so I wasn't sure what she would think. Unfortunately she wasn't impressed with the aquarium and kept telling us "No" every time we pointed something out or asked if she liked it. Oh well... we still had a nice time with the Stiriz family.

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Kelly & Anna and Anna & Reagan outside the aquarium The crew riding through/under the aquarium

The one and only creature Reagan approved of was the turtle pictured below Viewing the Jellyfish with Pa

Posing with Mom

Carving Pumpkins

Reagan carved her first pumpkin this weekend. As you can see from the pictures below the experience met mixed reviews. Reagan thought some of it was lots of fun and other parts not so much... We had a great time helping and watching her, however, so over while it was a fun family experience. :)

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Pumpkin!

Kissing the pumpkin
Jumping with the pumpkin
Checking out the mess Daddy is making
Trying out a spoon
The mess upset Reagan quite a bit and she stood and squatted alternately saying "No, no, no, no, NO!!!"
Well, maybe it's alright afterall...
Cleaning out the pumpkin is definately better in Daddy's lap and with a spoon
There's a mess right here
Taking the lid on and off

For some reason Reagan started saying "Wow, wow, wow!" :)
Reagan coloring while Daddy carves the pumpkin
Looking at the pumpkin all lit up
Teeth!
It's so much fun to experience all of this with a little one. Reagan is so passionate about whatever feeling she is currently having. There's never any doubt about how she feels about a situation. She is so funny! lol :)

Maryland Renaissance Festival

The Maryland Renaissance Festival is the largest in the country and not too far from where we live. We enjoyed it a couple of years ago with the Oberts and decided to go back again this year with Reagan. The weather was beautiful and we had a great day!

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Our little princess

Aunt Kim, Uncle Nathan, Princess Reagan, & Daddy
Princess Reagan, Daddy, and Mommy
Reagan liked her hat and probably would have worn it a lot longer had it fit well enough not to fall off. She wore it more than we anticipated, however, and absolutely loved the wand from Aunt Kim, until we lost it... :(
Upon Uncle Nathan's suggestion Daddy took Reagan down the big slide. She giggled the whole way and when she got off she kept saying "more, more, more." lol :)
A closer look at that huge smile :) Reagan also enjoyed the smaller slides in the kids area - she has absolutely no fear and practically threw herself down the slide each time. What a little goof ball! lol :)
Playing on the pirate ship
After lunch Daddy and Reagan found wood carvings of a mommy and baby bear. Reagan loved the baby bear and gave it lots of hugs! :)

Watching a show
Reagan discovered strollers are good for pushing as well as riding yesterday
Lounging in the stroller watching the knights joust

http://www.rennfest.com/

Prayers for Strangers

I don't know how many of you monitor other people's blogs but I follow a few of families who are struggling with serious diseases. I don't know these families I have just found them and others through links of family and friends blogs. Many of the blogs are so inspirational. I can't imagine how the families stay so strong in their faith or how they are able to openly share their feelings with strangers. These are two families which in particular seem to need some additional prayers at the moment for the situations they are going through. If you have time, you might want to take a few minutes to check them out. If nothing else, these sites always help me gain perspective on whatever issues I may be dealing with and feel so thankful to have a healthy and happy family. My thoughts and prayers are definately with the Lawrensons and Zauggs right now and I pray and hope a miracle presents itself for both of these families.
http://cfhusband.blogspot.com/
http://www.whynotaidan.com/

Package from Grandma Karen & Grandpa Jim

Grandma Karen and Grandpa Jim sent Reagan a Halloween package with a variety of gifts this week. We throughly enjoyed opening and inspecting all the gifts including those pictured below. Thanks so much for everything!

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Packing peanuts are extremely exciting!!!

Adoring a new Elmo
A cool new Thomas the Tank Engine Book!
Reading to Elmo
Back to the packing peanuts
Even packing peanuts need some love! lol :)
Thank you for the flashing pumpkin for trick-or-treating and the camera too!
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Thank you also to Grandma Karen for the cute outfit Reagan has on! :)

Cox Farms

We took advantage of the gorgeous weather this weekend and visited Cox Farms in Centreville, Virginia to do some fun fall activities including picking out pumpkins. We had a great time with Miss Reagan and can't wait for Miss Kennedy to join us next year!

Reagan at Cox Farms in September 2007 - 5 months old