What's Up Wednesday - September Edition

{What We're Eating This Week}

I do a menu plan every week, so here is this week's

Sunday - Chicken Bites

Monday - Steaks and Roasted Cauliflower

Tuesday - Red Beans and Rice

Wednesday - Chipped Beef

Thursday - Baked Ravioli

Friday - Pizza Night

Saturday - Date Night

{What I'm Reminiscing About}

This 2 cute kids in the pumpkin patch

{What I'm Loving}

That the cooler temperatures are coming; I love Fall!

{What We've Been Up To}

Running to choir, dance and soccer practice with some family time in between

{What I'm Dreading}

Is the next couple of months at work. It is super slow right now and I would much

rather the day be packed with stuff to do so that it goes by quickly

{What I'm Working On}

The kid's Halloween costumes. 

I am off to buy supplies today at Hobby Lobby so that 

EK can be a Starbucks Cup and

Easton can be Hawkeye.

Wish me luck!!!

{What I'm Excited About}

Can't wait to go to the Oil Ranch with our family.

I can't wait to see Tucker's expressions when he sees all the animals

{What I'm Watching/Reading}

We watched the first 2 episodes of this show and I love it!

Also watching this on Netflix and it is really good!

I have a list of all the books I've read this year here

{What I'm Listening To}

I'm am hooked on Mystery Show and Serial for listening at work.

Now they just need to get some more episodes out:

{What's I'm Wearing}

I'm currently wearing sandals and white jeans, 

but this is what I would like to be wearing

{What We're Doing This Weekend}

We've got a jam packed Saturday with

2 soccer games

Going to Home Depot for First Saturday build

Birthday party for sweet neighbor

Date Night

I'll be ready for Sunday and a little down time

{What I'm Looking Forward to Next Month}

As stated before, Fall, Fall, Fall!!!

Plus cooking lots of yummy soups.

Can't wait to try this one from Mix and Match Mama

{Recipe and pic found here}

{What Else is New}

Not really anything

{What's Your Favorite Halloween Tradition}

I love going out with the neighbors for our Trick or Treating

and this year Melee is going to come with the boys like last year!

As I have said a million times, I love our neighborhood

Pensacola Beach Vacation

This summer we went on a vacation to Pensacola Beach, Florida. It was sooo much fun (though there were some moments with a certain 9 year old where attitude flared up). 

The view from our balcony on one side of the house:

On Tuesday, we were supposed to go for a dolphin tour. Unfortunately, they called and canceled 10 minutes before the boat was to leave. So we opted to go to the Naval Musuem instead:

On Wednesday, we were finally able to go on the dolphin tour. We got to see dolphins jumping in the waves behind the boat, jellyfish and a shark do a flip:

The newest Naval ship that they are still working on:

Scott and the kids went on jet skis. Mommy, Mimi and Pop were a nervous wreck because a storm was blowing in:

And the last day we visited Fort Pickens in the afternoon. It was very, very hot:

My favorite day was on Tuesday evening when we floated out in the ocean. Easton had gotten over his fear of the water and we all went out deep and just floated away

Thanksgiving Catch-Up

This year we went to the Thanksgiving Day parade again. Grandma came with us this time

This silly guy was on America's Got Talent as a roller skater. He is too funny!

And then later in the day my side of the family came over for Thanksgiving Dinner. My poor dad had had the flu earlier in the week, so we moved the dinner to our house.