We've had another busy week. It was back to school on Monday for Mary Grace. Then on Tuesday, we managed to fit in a trip to the Scarecrow Walk downtown before Bible Study for Stephen and me. Mary Grace and Elsie dressed up in their Halloween costumes (well, we may change them, more on that later) and we headed downtown with our treat buckets (Elmo and Disney Princess -- I'll let you guess which little crab had which bucket). The girls had fun getting their faces painted and collecting candy from the downtown merchants. We also ran into many friends and took some fun pictures. Then it was off to the races to get to Bible Study on time (plus I had to bring dinner).
The picture above is particularly funny to me. First of all, if you look closely, you'll see that it's a banker sitting behind his desk talking on the phone. Satilla Bank put this scarecrow together. The president of Satilla is Gary Willis. This scarecrow was "Scary Willis", according to the nameplate on his desk. And you'll see that there is a watering can full of "service" on his desk just waiting to be poured all over Satilla's lucky customers (like the Salt Marsh Kinneys). The other funny thing about this picture is that Mary Grace posed sideways so that the butterfly painted on her face was clearly visible. But she still managed to say a big "CHEESE!" Elsie's just crying because she didn't want to have anything to do with Scary Willis.
The Fire Department visited Happy Apple on Wednesday. The Apples got to see the firetruck and learnd to "stop, drop, and roll". They also frosted cookies with red icing. Mary Grace wore her dalmation dress for the occasion. I didn't get any pictures of her in it but will post some when I do. It's too cute! Elsie has the matching dress and they are reversible with a snowman for Christmas on the other side.
Also on Wednesday, Stephen and I went to a fundraiser for Jack Kingston, our Congressman. It was a small gathering and our friends, Jay and Laura came down for the occasion, so it was a good time. Afterwards, Jay, Laura, Stephen, and I went to Marianne's downtown for supper. Laura and I had the crab-stuffed grouper. Stephen had shrimp and grits. Jay wasn't feeling well so he just had a side of shrimp. It was all wonderful and the historic home that the restaurant is in is beautiful.
Today, the girls got haircuts again then we went shopping for a birthday gift for Mary Grace's friend, Ella Morgan. Ella Morgan is NOT a princess so it was hard for us to find the perfect thing for her. We settled on a paint-your-own pirate treasure chest and a Georgia t-shirt. Here's a photo of Mary Grace and Ella Morgan at the Scarecrow Walk:
You can see that Ella Morgan is Peter Pan, not a princess!
After that excursion, I dropped the girls off at Ms. Julie's house for lunch and naptime since I had a lunch interview. The interview went well and the girls had fun visiting with their friends at Ms. Julie's. Ryleigh (Mary Grace's best friend and fellow Red Apple) was so excited when I dropped them off that she wouldn't stop running around the room. Then we went to the grocery store to stock up on "pop pops" (lollipops). We even sampled a little "liverwurst" from the Boars Head lady and bought some after we realized that's it's really just liver mush.
So, about the costumes: My plan was to let Mary Grace be Cinderella since we already have the dress and she loves Cinderella. I thought it would be cute to make Elsie a mouse. You know, Cinderella and her mouse. Elsie even carried "pearls" for Mary Grace. Anyway, no one got it so I'm re-thinking that plan. We've also thought about Ariel and Flounder. Mary Grace would really like to be Princess Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) but I'm not sure what would go with that. This may be my last year when Elsie really doesn't care what her costume is so I'm trying to take advantage of it with the coordinating costumes!
We're off tomorrow after Happy Apple for Aunt Gin's wedding in Jefferson. Mary Grace is so excited that she can't stand it! She's told everyone that she's going to be a flower girl and that she's going to walk down the aisle with her cousin, Bradlee. She also says that Bradlee is her cousin while John Morgan is Elsie's. She doesn't get that they all are the same to each other. She thinks that Bradlee is hers alone.
We're all excited to be part of this big day for Ginger. We're praying that Grandaddy heals fast and can at least be available by phone for the event. We know it's going to be a beautiful, joyous occasion and we are so glad to be part of it!
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