Sunday, October 21, 2012

Halloween At Jellystone

It has become a Bolick/Taylor Family tradition to spend a Halloween weekend camping at Jellystone Park.  It is a busy weekend from planting magic pumpkin seeds with the witches of Jellystone to carving pumpkins to the games and costume contest.  Our campsite has proudly won the costume contest 3 years in a row and this year we also won the pumpkin carving contest.  It was such a fun weekend!  We already have our reservations for next year! :)

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We started the weekend off with planting our magic pumpkin seed… 

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 Found the perfect spot for our pumpkin to grow…DSC_0417 copy

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Our magic pumpkin was waiting for us the next morning!!DSC_0422 copy

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Matt with the winning pumpkin! DSC_0431

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While Evan napped Ella, Daddy and Uncle Matt did a little fishing…DSC_0444 copy

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Evan was ready to go trick-or-treating!

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Trick-or-treating…

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Evan had fun playing with the camper door.  He ran a concession stand all weekend!  He would take your order but only served “Pepi” (Pepsi).

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At the end of the weekend, Yogi came by to tell us good-bye!  It was another awesome family weekend!  We’re already planning our costumes and pumpkin for next year :)DSC_0557

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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Choo-Choo! Evan is TWO!!!

 I can’t believe my sweet baby boy is 2 already!  We celebrated his special day with trains, trains, and more trains! 

My friend Emily with Emily Elrod Photography took these pictures of my big boy…

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Did I mention that Evan really didn’t want his picture made that day?!  And when I say really…I mean really! :)

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The day of Evan’s party it rained all morning but thankfully the rain stopped and we saw a little sunshine before the rain set back in.  We had lots of great food…Chick-fil-a chicken minis and nuggets, guacamole dip/chips and lots of sweet treats!  A special thank you to Janna Banana for catering for us :)

Here are some of the birthday details…

Train Ticket Invitation Sheet

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My sweet birthday boy…

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These sweet friends were dressed in their matching MJ!

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Thomas the Train was a hit with the kids!  I found him at Once Upon a Child several years ago and he’s been a favorite toy!

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Evan loves tractors (even more than trains!) So as a special birthday gift, we bought Evan his very own tractor like Paw-Paw Jeff’s.  The smile on his little face was priceless!!

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Thomas and John Deere head on collision!

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Tractors, tractors and more tractors!

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This Bolick bunch put their party favors to use and played Happy Birthday to Evan!

Happy 2nd Birthday to the sweetest boy ever!!  We love you to the moon and back!