Happy Halloween From Our Little Lady(bug)!

The past few days have been rather busy for the Weiland bunch. In preparation for Halloween, Kate's daycare threw a Halloween party this past Thursday. We got our little lady dressed up for the big event which was a lot of fun! They had different games in each room and one room was strictly reserved for dancing which Kate absolutely loved.

On Saturday night, the three of us got dressed up and headed over to our friend's house for their annual Halloween party. The food, drinks, decor and company were all fabulous and Kate certainly enjoyed staying up past her bedtime. A big thanks to Fred, Wilma and Pebbles for hosting!

Finally, John came home early from work yesterday so he could take Kate trick-or-treating at Mimi and Papa Joe's house. They had yet to see her in her costume so they made a special appearance before all of the other trick-or-treaters arrived. They were delighted to see the cutest ladybug standing outside of their front door! Trick or Treat!

Our Little Lady Bug..."flying" Around


Kate and I "Fishing" for Ghosts

Kate Putting the Balls in the Buckets
(as Her Teacher, Ms. Mary, and I Look On)

Pumpkin Patch

Hello Everyone....and sorry for our extended "vacation" from blogging. Our little lady has been keeping us on our toes lately. She's become so smart, her vocabulary has grown dramatically and we can't believe how much she takes in.

Anyway, this past Saturday we headed out for our (now annual) trip to the Pumpkin Patch! I shouldn't really call it a trip given its roughly a mile from our house, but I digress. My older brother Ryan was nice enough to come with us and got some wonderful pictures of the fam. Enjoy!

I'm pretty sure the Pumpkin Patch is this Way!
Follow me Mom...I know where I'm going!
Looking for the Perfect Pumpkin
The Fam Posing with one of Kate's Pumpkins
Daddy & Daughter
See you next year, Pumpkin Patch!

Warrior Dash: Round 2

This past weekend we took our second crack at the Warrior Dash. Since my sister-in-law Jen introduced me to the wonderful world of Mud Runs back in May, I just can't get enough. I got both the Weiland's and the Burch's on board and even a few Roarty's (Shelly's Aunt and Cousin). Our race took place on Saturday and we all had so much fun...even our spectators (Joe Weiland, Chris & Kari Burch, Mike Roarty, Kate, Brooke & Charlie Burch).

After the muddy race, we had a family tailgate which was an absolute blast. Thanks so much to everyone that pitched in and made this day what it was! After how wonderful the day went and how much fun everyone had, it's definitely going to be an annual event!

Enjoy the muddy pictures!

Warrior's!
The Badass Burch's
The Weiland Warriors
Shelly Cruisin' Through the Mud.........
.....Myself & Andrea Enjoying the View

Laura, Greg Burch & Ryan Near the Finish Line
Deb, Aunt Jill & Her Friend Denise...New Warriors
The "Face" of Warrior Dash
Is This Love or What?

Beauty By Greg

Kate's Uncle Greg (Weiland) came for a visit this past weekend. As many of you know, Kate's hair is getting longer and tends to get in her eyes quite a bit. Therefore, he took it upon himself to pull it back for her. Here are a couple of attempts. :)

Attempt #1

Look At That Concentration During Attempt #2

Ta-Da!

Blanket Thief

Today we've got a Kate story that's sure to entertain! As most of you know, our little lady attends Tiny Town day care while Shelly and I work. Tiny Town actually has webcams in each and every classroom so parents can check up on their little ones at any time to see how they're doing. Peeking in to see what she's up to has become kind of a ritual for me right before I enjoy lunch and the other day she did something that made me laugh out loud in my office.

Kate had just finished up her lunch and was one of the first of her classmates to get cleaned up and put down on her little bed for their naps. Now that Kate's graduated to the 1-year old room, they have these little contoured mattress that lay on the ground but are only about 5 inches above the floor. Anyway, her teacher (Ms. Mary) had just laid her down and I noticed Kate kept popping her head up and watching her while she checked on another child she had just laid down before. Anyway, Ms. Mary finished up and headed over to the table to clean up the next child and get him/her ready for their nap. Right when Mary got to the table Kate popped up, went over to another kids bed (which was no more than 5 feet away), and without breaking a stride nabbed their blanket and proceeded to yet another bed, laid down and snuggled up in the three different blankets (only one of which was hers)!

I was laughing so hard, because anyone that knows Kate, knows how much of a creature comfort she is! To add to the hilarity, a few moments later Mary went to put the next child down and it just so happened to be in the bed that Kate had stolen the blanket from! I could see Mary looking around like, "what's going on here?" Sure enough, she looked over and Kate was busted! Back to her little bed, with only *her* blanket!

That's our little Girl!

Cottage Fun

A little more than a week ago Shelly, Kate and I went up to a cottage my parents had rented for the week. Everyone was there except Greg (who was stuck working) and we an absolute blast. We stayed in a brand newly-renovated A-Frame cottage, which was absolutely gorgeous.

While Shelly, Kate and I were only there for a few days, we made the most of it with lots of fun in the sun including laying out on water floats, boating and even some knee-boarding. The weather was wonderful and we really enjoyed our relaxing time away.

Our Beautiful Cottage
The View
Kate Enjoys the Cottage

John Does Some Kneeboarding
All Set for the Water

Future Tough Mudder: 2028