Friday Favorites | Fall Festival

Happy Friday Friends!
I hope you have all had a fabulous Fall week :)

On Monday evening I made a small batch of ham & cheese sliders for dinner.
To say these are a huge favorite in our house would be an understatement!
I have a feeling these will be my go-to party, last minute, etc. dish!
SO GOOD!

We moved to a house that is in the country, so there won't be trick-or-treaters coming to our door.
On the bright side, I get to take my little guy out each year uninterupted :)
I did grab a bag of some of my childhood favorites to donate to the Fall Festival at X's school this week.
#twizzlersalldayeveryday

I swung through Panera for lunch the other day and decided on a whim to give their Pumpkin Spice Latte a try.
First, let me say that I felt like I was cheating on Starbucks. #sadbuttrue
Second, it wasn't my favorite.
In fact, it is right in line with Dunkin Donuts pumpkin coffee.
#yuck
#starbucksgirlforlife

Me before I tasted the latte from Panera.

Yes, I am still talking about our outfits for family photos.
So stressful.
X's outfit is my favorite, but what I have picked out for Mic and I leave something to be desired.
As of right now the weather shows rain, so might be rescheduled.
True meaning - more time to find something to wear! lol!

Yesterday was school picture day for X and I was having the hardest time picking out something for him to wear then too!
#storyofmylifethesedays
I quickly pulled out a few options and gave him the choice.
He immediately jumped at this sweater, and added one of his favorite red tees underneath.

Bad mom moment here - I totally forgot to snap a pic of him this morning wearing this outfit before he left for school :(
So needless to say I am looking forward to seeing the pictures from school as soon as possible :)

Last night we attended the Fall Festival at X's school and he was so excited!
I can't lie, I was too!
We were even told before we got there to not talk to his friends, just stick to the adults.
#3goingon13
X got dressed in his dinosaur costume and we hopped in the car!
As soon as we arrived at the school all the excitement was gone and X was just scared.

 
Most of our time there he wouldn't let go of us!
At one point I was holding him and his little legs were clenching me so tight not to let him go :(
He is normally fine around all of his friends and the rest of the kids, but I am guessing all the added adults was very intimidating.

He did manage to sit for a few minutes and eat a hot dog, but only if we were right by his side.

And right before we left he decided to walk up to one car and say trick-or-treat, but that was the extent of our his fun for the evening :(

We walked around for just about 30 minutes and then hit the road back home.
Once in the car he asked if all those people would be gone when he went back to school.
Poor guy :(
He of course was immediately fine once we were away from the crowd.
I was definitely bummed out by the evening.
I thought for sure we would have a great time, he would have so much fun with his friends, etc.
Oh well! I guess there is always next year!

Do your kiddos get shy or scared in big crowds?

Linking up today with the following ladies.

Amy/Karli

Erika/Narci/Andrea

1st School Field Trip

I have been waiting for this day for awhile now.
The day I was able to accompany X on his first school field trip!

My parents were always able to join me on my field trips over the years and I absolutely loved it!

So once X came along, I knew it was only a matter of time before I was able to do the same.

On Tuesday morning we hoped in the car and headed to his school to meet his classmates.

Of course we had to document the day with a car selfie :)

 We got to school and X played for a short bit while we waited for the rest of the kiddos to arrive.

I was lucky enough to have one of X's little classmates ride in the car with us.

 The conversation between two 3-4 year old kids is hilarious and beyond cute!

I could have sat in that car all day and listened to them!

When we arrived at Wayne's Country Market we were separated into groups.

Not before getting a picture by the pumpkin height chart.

X is definitely the tallest kid in his class!

 X goes on and on about this little boy, so I was excited to finally meet him and see who my child calls one of his best friends :)

Once we were in our groups we were off to our first activity for the morning.

Crushing apples to make cider.

 How cute are those kiddos squeezing together on that big bench?

Next stop was the apple sorting station.

For some reason, X wanted no part of this.

He kept saying he was scared of it.

Who knows!

We then moved on to a group tractor/hay ride through the woods.

None of the kids seemed to mind, but those scarecrows were pretty darn creepy to me!

My favorite activity of the day was seeing these little ones go on the mini zip line :)

 X rocked at it!

Then it was maze time!

They would all run through shouting "dead end" and giggling like crazy.

 I loved that the maze was just a bit too high for them, but perfect for the parents to see the fun :)

X said his favorite part of the day were the slides.

We could of spent all morning at that station and he would have been completely content.

Our last station before getting some apple cider was all about milking cows.

Real milk would come out of those udders and the kids would giggle some more :)

This was as good as it got for a group picture of X's class.

One little girl was missing because the straw wasn't her thing.

 That little girl in the front row on the left is the same age as X.

She was SO tiny!

She made X look like he was a 6 year old!

All the kids picked out a pumpkin to bring home before heading back to school.

They were so proud of their selections :)

I brought those two back to school by 11:15am and just like that X's first official school field trip was over.

I had a great time watching him interact with his friends and truly enjoying himself during the activities.

If you are local, this set up is free to the public.

I am sure your little ones will have a wonderful time!

Side note: On the car ride back to school X got upset because his little friend picked a smaller pumpkin than he did.

Normally he would be happier that he had a bigger one, but not this time.

She looked right at him and told him to stop being so crabby! lol!

I about died from laughter!

They sounded like an old married couple.

Too funny!

And that my friends is it!

I can't wait to (hopefully) attend many more field trips and school parties with that little guy over the years!

Speaking of that, did anyone else have Room Mothers when they were in elementary school?

My mom was one every year and it was the best!

They would help organize the holiday parties, bring in goodies, decorate, etc.

I really hope they have them for X when he gets to school.

I will be the first to sign up!

Did/Do you help out with your kiddos field trips or school parties?

And the winner of the Firmoo giveaway is Deena!
Check your email today for the voucher code :)

Don't forget to link your #ThinkingOutLoudThursday post below.

And link back to X-tremely V & Penny's Passion too!

Happy Thursday!