A Week of Parties!

Week 22: Another crazy week in the lives of the Whatley family, but it was a week of fun and celebration! We started out the week with Girl Scouts. Mary Virginia was pinned with her Daisy pin on Tuesday! She was so excited to add a new treasure to her Girl Scout uniform! She also earned a few patches! (On a side note, thank you to everyone that made a purchase from the Fall Fundraiser - you are wonderful - she was excited to turn all of the orders in!) The girls saying the Girl Scout Pledge.

The Girl Scout Troop

And then the parties began...John Bay took cupcakes on Wednesday to celebrate his birthday - a little early, but then on Thursday he had a fall party at school (instead of a Halloween party). They were all told to dress wacky and of course, he wanted no part in this. He was happy in his birthday shirt and shorts while the rest of the class was dressed CRAZY! There were tutus, blue hair, mismatched clothes and so much more! Maybe next time he will want to dress up.

Mary Virginia had "Drug Free Week" at school this week. She dressed up each day - and was very excited not to wear her uniform! There was a red shirt day, camouflage day, school jersey day (the Auburn clothes did make an appearance), and jean day ("Be a "jean"ious, don't do drugs"). It was fun to see the kids all dressed up! She also had her first field trip on Friday! They went to the pumpkin patch. She was so excited, but not for the pumpkin patch, because she got to ride on a school bus! Typical kids!

Friday was also a big day for JB...His Birthday! After we had a yummy birthday breakfast of Micky Mouse pancakes, we headed to the park to set up for his birthday party, but he wanted to make a pit stop first. I asked him what he wanted for his birthday and he told me "all I want for my birthday is the cow jumped over the moon milk from Starbucks." I couldn't turn him down, so we made a quick stop! He is such a silly kid! We had a fun morning with friends at the playground (I will do another post with some party pictures - there are just too many for this post). Despite the freezing temperatures, the wind and the rain we had a great time!

By the afternoon, it was warm again and we headed out to the barn for Mary Virginia's riding lessons. This is how John Bay spends his time at the barn - climbing the stalls, yelling at the dogs and cats, and petting all of the horses!

Friday's lesson marked the 1 year point of MV riding horses! It was a big day for her too! She rode her favorite horse, Baily - and she jumped for the first time! I was so proud of her. She was not scared at all, she told me that all you have to do is hold on...like it was nothing! Something tells me that she is going to want bigger jumps very soon! (I think she ended up jumping 4 or 5 times)

And then on to the next party...Mary Virginia had a Cowgirl Party on Saturday (I will do another post for this later!) We had a great time celebrating with friends and neighbors! The kids loved the bounce in the backyard and all of our cowgirl fun!

It was such an overwhelming week that we waited for the family birthday celebrations and gifts until Sunday! After church we told the kids that they could pick any restaurant they wanted for the birthday lunch...they chose McDonald's. I should have known. We tried everything to get them to change their mind, so the other choice was Chick-fil-a..MV already knowing that they were closed and we wouldn't be able to go there. So the 3 and 6 year old birthday lunch was held at McDonald's! After a yummy, quick birthday meal we headed home to open the gift (a joint gift this year)! The kids got a trampoline - Mary Virginia has been asking for her very own "bounce house", so we thought this could be the next best thing!

We are embracing the Louisiana weather (warm all year long) and looking forward to many warm afternoons of playing in the backyard!
And then it was time for Trunk or Treat! Our church had their annual Trunk or Treat on Sunday night! We loved seeing our new friends and having a yummy dinner with a wonderful church family. We are so lucky to have found such a wonderful group of people! The kids were excited to dress up and start the warm up for Monday night Trick or Treating! (Look for our Halloween post coming up soon!)