Fall Fun

The time leading up to Halloween was a busy time for Sarah. She visited two pumpkin patches, had a pumpkin carving get together at her place, and returned to the Stewart's small ranch to show her friends the miniature horses and donkeys. Below is Sarah with some of the best friends a gal can have at the Stewart's homestead in eastern Collin County.

Halloween was spent trick-or-treating at The Shops at Willow Bend. Yes, we took out little girl to a mall to get her candy. Sarah was a butterfly, which is one of the first words English words she learned. After attending a pirate themed party a few weeks prior, and running around the house with a plastic sword and yelling "Arrrrrgggghhhhh," we almost made a last second costume change.

The State Fair of Texas

In a year of firsts, another. In October, Sarah experienced her first State Fair of Texas. Her parents have attended the fair every year since 1990, so this was a special day in that Ripkenesque string of consecutive visits. Below, Sarah bites into her first corney dog.




We just don't go to the Fair for a few hours, we make a day of it. Sarah test drove some cars in the Centennial Building, visited Big Tex (below), sampled ice cream in the Food and Fiber Pavilion, fed animals in the Petting Zoo, and helped daddy buy a ladder in the Grand Place Building.

And of course, Sarah hit the Midway. Some attractions she is still too short to ride; however, she did a few rides, some by herself. Below, Sarah and mommy enjoy a fun ride.

Plano Balloon Festival

Yes, we know, we are way behind on our posts. We'll catch up soon.

In October, Sarah attended her first Plano Balloon Festival. Usually Sarah is fearless, but she did not want to get to close to the big balloons landing only a few yards from her. Sarah was joined at the festival by her buddies Emma, Hope and Faith.

Amongst the balloons were the various food and knick-knack booths. At the Verison booth, Sarah got to ride daddy through a virtual sky of balloons. Earlier, mommy had to keep daddy from engaging the dimwits over at the Vote Democrat booth.

Near the end of our stay, Sarah watched as others jumped up and down on the quasi-bungee jump contraption. Sarah got over excited and had a major meltdown because she couldn't understand that she had to wait her turn. She eventually cooled down and had a blast. Faith and Hope are in the background.