Fall Fun, Furry Animals and a Fabulous Birthday!

This year's Fall Fun Fest was super fun! Jason was not in charge of a church event for a change and we thoroughly enjoyed it!!

Here's the lowdown . . .

Abigail Grace: a clown (though one of our friends thought she was a jellybean!)

Sarah Elizabeth: a ladybug (minus the antennas most of the night)

Joshua Andrew: a hunter (due to his friend Austin wearing a similar costume)

Hannah Kathryn: a cheerleader (because she thinks Bailey is awesome)

Jason and Tammy: Mexican attire (in honor of our friends the Mulhollen's, who returned home to Mexico the day before)

Jason brought in the excitement by making a splash in the dunking booth. Each of us had an opportunity to dunk our Daddy. Quite fun! And yes, he did get sick being soaking wet in the super cold air for 45 minutes, but he is doing better!

Saturday was Hannah's birthday and we had a very FULL day! In our house, when it's your birthday you are treated even more special than usual! Lots of special requests are fulfilled and special treats are given. We made muffins for breakfast, per Hannah's request, and headed out the door as soon as they were finished baking. None of us had ever been to the amazing Buffalo Park of Tupelo, so this was a very special occasion! We were celebrating our friend Jacob Robinson's birthday and were able to celebrate Hannah's birthday, too! All of us were quite impressed with the exhibits! They had: birds, snakes, a lion, tiger, fox (smallest species - only weighed 3 lbs.), monkeys (one of which - Oliver - is world famous for escaping multiple times), alligator, giraffes, donkeys, zebras, zeedonk (combo of the two!), kangaroo, wallabies, bear, camels, emus, longhorn cattle, water buffalo, and - of course! - lots of buffalo! They even had a white buffalo - one of only 60 worldwide. And that was not all! There are many more animals that we either cannot remember or don't know exactly what they were :) I know - you are all very impressed and cannot believe the wide range of exotic animals available for your viewing and feeding here in Tupelo!! It's okay to go ahead and catch your breath before you continue reading :) My favorite area housed all the different exotic birds. Abigail and I hung out there for a while talking to them. 3 of them would say hello and two of them carried on all kinds of conversations, but I never could figure out exactly what they were saying! It was a hoot - ha ha ha!

We headed to Olive Garden for the big birthday dinner, but had to stop at Ryan Newman's car and check it out. They even had cake to help us celebrate the big #7 for Hannah, and Joshua got to use the air wrench to take the tire off and put it back on (a demo). I'm sure he won't be able to watch another NASCAR race without telling everyone about his pit crew experience!

When we got home we continued celebrating the big day with presents and fun time together. At bedtime, Hannah said that it was the best birthday ever and she wished it could be her birthday everyday! What a good way to end the day :)