MEA Break, Shopping, Pumpkin Patch

This past week was our annual fall break from school. We always get two days off every October and both Matt and I were very excited to see it arrive! The early part of the week was a little busy because Matt had football games and I had conferences. However, once Wednesday afternoon rolled around and I was able to pick up Kelsey, everything was very relaxed and laid back. It was so nice to be able to spend our days with Kelsey. She has become a very vocal little girl and tries to imitate many of the things we say. Just over the past few days she has learned to say socks, hat, all done, and water.

Kelsey likes pretending to talk on her cell phone :)
To start off break on Thursday, we all went to get our flu shots. None of us had ever had one before so I was a little nervous as to what kind of reaction we might have. So far, (knock on wood), we have all been doing fine. My arm is tender where I got the shot, but that is about it. Kelsey was only able to get a 1/2 dose to see how her body reacted, but since she has been doing ok, she will get the other 1/2 dose in 4 weeks.
Friday afternoon we went to Rochester for some shopping. It was a very leisurely afternoon and we actually got quite a few things checked off our list of things to get. Friday evening we went to Pizza Ranch to see Matt's cousin Johnny who is in the army and will be deployed soon. It was good to see family and catch up with the Ebeling side. Afterward, we watched the movie She's Just Not That Into You. It was just an ok movie. I actually fell asleep for a little bit of it.
Saturday morning Matt had football practice. When he got home we went to Oak View Nursery to the pumpkin patch. It was Kelsey's first time at a pumpkin patch. It is located just outside Owatonna and is really cute. We were able to go on a hayride, jump into leaves, see some animals, and take lots of pictures in the cut-outs. The weather was just perfect to be outside during a fall afternoon.













All the fresh air made Kelsey very sleepy and I was able to make a big supper when we got home. It seems that Kelsey and I usually eat earlier than Matt during the week due to games and practice, so it was really nice to all sit down together. To finish off the evening we watched the movie The Proposal. Very cute :)
Sunday is pretty routine at our house. Church, football, naps, master's work, lesson planning, correcting and lots of playing.

Kelsey in her church dressIt has been a great, relaxing break filled with lots of family time. Does it have to end?