We went to North Carolina this past weekend to visit Phillip and his family. They took us to a cute little farm where there were fun fall things to do! Maddy got to pick out a pumpkin and decorate it. ( Sarah was glad because she got to play with it) We got a cute little Candy Corn necklace and bracelet for Maddy to wear. They matched the Candy Corn on her face!!

They had stickers and markers for the kids to decorate their pumpkin with. Maddy took this job very seriously, and carefully picked out which stickers would be best. She was so cute. They had a corn maze for little kids too. It was great because the kids could run around and feel independant while the parents could see where they were at all times! Maddy ran through it and fell.... then she cried and cried ( so I took a picture) It was the last thing she did so I think she had just had enough! She was ready to go...

Sarah isn't in too many pictures! She was just watching everyone and having a good time doing it!! She loved sitting in the grass and tried so hard to pick up the grass and eat it! That's what made it so hard to get a good picture.. she wouldn't look up!

HOORAY for HAY RIDES! Well, I think everyone had fun except Maddy. She was absolutely HORRIFIED. They had some Halloween decorations that shake or move up and down (ghosts, spiders etc.) when someone claps. I've never known them to scare anyone... until Maddy. She was shrieking and shaking- out of absolute terror. I had to give her to Uncle Phillip because the scary...what ever it was-happened to be behind me. She held on to him so tight! Then luckily they had a tall, not so scary Big Bird from Sesame Street hiding behind a tree so that distracted her. Phillip started showing her pictures on his phone too. That helped!

Poor Sarah didn't like the dirt! Or maybe she didn't like whatever Maddy was doing to her head, either way she is not happy in this picture!

Maddy playing bean bag toss with Uncle Phillip. She really didn't get the concept of throwing the bean bags into the holes... or she didn't want to! All she wanted to do was collect all the bean bags and hold them!

There was a barn scene set up so the kids could play or take pictures... it was really cute! There were horses and pigs a lamb and some chickens. Maddy sat on all of them, whether she was supposed to or not!

Maddy and Addison loved looking at the animals - there were goats and pigs and bunnies, they even had a donkey you could ride! After the horror of the hay ride Maddy decided that the donkey was not for her. The only thing she is going to ride is in her car seat in the car or maybe the stroller!

Maddy and Addison had great time running in and out of these tunnels! There were lots of little activities to keep the kids occupied. I'm surprised Maddy wasn't scared of the tunnels... they were kind of creepy looking!

Maddy wanted to get her face painted. Of all the selections she wanted a Frankenstien on her face... She doesn't even know who that is! I talked up the Candy Corn instead and she decided to go with that. She was so good while her face was being painted, and so proud of it when she was done!

Maddy got her first haircut!! I really didn't want to have it cut, After all, it has taken soooo long to grow! She is going on three and still doesn't have a whole lot of hair. She was looking as if she had rat tail so.... I let the AWSOME Mindee Barton cut her hair! One of these days I'm going to figure out how these pictures upload on here... they are in reverse order, SO you get to see the results, then the process, and then the before!!

I absolutely love her haircut too! She had fun with Mindee while it was being cut, and she kept saying "It doesn't hurt mom!"

Maddy being styled...

Here goes nothing!

THE BEFORE.... doesn't it look so much better cut??

Joseph loves to help out with the girls....It's a good thing I told him to take everything off before he started feeding her the carrots! I'm not sure if Sarah really got much to eat...She looks as if she is wearing most of what was in the jar!
Maddy wanted to watch a movie and Sarah wants to be doing whatever Maddy is doing, so I set them up on the floor to watch Peter Pan. They had a blast together but If I could do it all again I never would have shown Maddy that movie.... She wants to watch it over and over and over and over! I have never seen a movie so many times in my life! I thought her Finding Nemo phase was bad!

Sarah's cup was empty, but she was thrilled to have one anyway!

My cute almost matching girls! I got them ready for church and they were so darn cute I had to take their picture before we left.

Picture time!!! We took the girls to JC Penny for some pictures! Maddy is such a ham.... she wanted all the photographer's attention. We did Sarah first, and she was soooo jealous. Then we did the two of them together, and Maddy last. Of course when it was time for her solo picture she had had enough and wanted to go home. Figures... I still think we got some cute shots, but I think Aunt Naomi may be enlisted to take the girls pictures from now on!

I was sitting on the couch and when I looked down I saw the girls watching TV - sitting just like this... It is pretty much the cutest thing I have ever seen.
All ready to go to Grandmama's house! I was surprised that Sarah didn't mind wearing this hat. She just sat there looking all cute in her little seat.

These outfits were given to us at different times by different people... and I was so excited when I realized the girls could match! This is the first time they have ever dressed alike. ( and it won't be the last) I think I'm really going to like having two girls...

Sarah and Stephanie (Aunt Neenee) waiting for our BBQ Dinner to start.

We went to Mama and Papa's to shoot fireworks for the fourth of July. Maddy ended up in the house watching "Wow Wow Wubzy" and "Blues Clues" with daddy because she was terrified of the fireworks. Sarah joined them... It is August now and Maddy still asks us if there will be fireworks every time we go outside. Curse that memory of hers :)

We went to Georgetown for a BBQ lunch and boat ride with Josephs family
on July 4th. Maddy really enjoyed it, but she wanted to play in the water and was devastated when we wouldn't let her go in. You would think riding on a boat would be enough! I'm starting to realize that nothing you do is ever enough....

Maddy had a blast on the boat and would wave to the other people in their boats or on other docks

Boating on the 4th of July. Sarah stayed on the dock with Grandmama because she doesn't have a life jacket.

Sarah has taken a liking to this stuffed panda that Uncle Scott bought for Maddy. Luckily Maddy thinks that it is Sarah's panda or we would have a problem...

Maddy loves playing with her stuffed animals. She also loves playing with her sister. She recently discovered that she can do both at the same time!