Fall Days

Fall is here. I planned all week to take Madelyn to the Dallas Arboretum on Saturday. Gorgeous weather. I even was the thrifty mommy and figured out that if I purchased my ticket at the grocery store, it was $1.50 cheaper! It made me feel pretty cool. I don't know why, but I guess it felt like I could add one more "mommy patch" to my vest. Or sash. I think I like the idea of a sash better than a vest. I also earned another "mommy patch" on Saturday, but we'll get to that...

So I had grand plans to leave the house at 8am so that we could get there when the Arboretum opened {1 hour away.} But Madelyn and I don't get ready very quickly when it's just the two of us. So, we got on the road at 9am. I got my Starbucks fix on the way and a few minutes later I heard Madelyn let out a huge cough from the back seat. I don't know why, but I didn't turn around to check on her then. The occasional cough is normal for me and her - a.k.a. "McRae mucus." For some reason, out of the blue, I turned my head to see what she was up to back there - and I saw every parent's worst nightmare and my next "mommy patch." Wait for it... I know the suspense is killing you....

Puke! In the car! On a cute fall outfit! Nowhere near home! Ticket purchased! Very stinky! Hoping for extra clothes in the diaper bag! She's putting her fingers in it! GROSS!!

Well, I got off the interstate, stripped her down, wiped her down, wiped the car seat down, and put it all in a ziploc bag. Still didn't really help the smell, but we continued down the road towards Dallas.

The Arboretum was beautiful. The weather was perfect. Lots of fun. I hope to go again before it gets too cold and everything dies off. If you've never been, you must go - very kid friendly and worth every penny. Whoever saw soooo many different varieties of pumpkins and gourds?!

I was still able to get some cute pictures - even though the cute outfit got ruined and we went to backup daycare outfit. Oh well... I think the smiles and beautiful backdrops make up for the lack of cute clothes.

Checkin' out the pumpkin.

Checkin' out a boy - seriously. I could not get her to smile at me, only this little boy in the hay "cut out" next to her.

She picked this seat out herself.

Mommy & Madelyn - Dallas Arboretum - October '09

Pretty girl. Pretty flower.

Madelyn will have her tubes put in her ears on Friday morning. Please be in prayer with us that everything will go smoothly and that she'll recover quickly. We have a great and well-respected doctor and pray that He will guide his hands. We'll update you all once we can after she's recovered and we've made it home.