#1 Pumpkin 
Josie
Nice Chicken!!
As stated before, each outing we have with the troops is characterized by a win or a loss. Sometimes, their are mixed wins and losses for each family member for a particular activity, but with 3 kids, we can always have a clear winner. This time, I decided to wrap up the weekend by totaling up the score.
Friday night. While Owen was in New Orleans visiting Pops and GaGa, Jen and I needed to run out and get a gift for GaGa’s upcoming birthday. After work, we quickly ate some dinner, packed up Parker and Jack, and headed to the mall. It was a bit cooler than we expected and we like to walk around The Boulevard, so of course we forgot long pants for the boys and had to end up wrapping blankets around their little legs. We weren’t outside for long, but when the wind would pick up, it definitely felt like fall. We LOVE this weather! Picked up GaGa’s present, grabbed some yogurt at the new place Menchies and headed home. WIN.
Saturday morning. It was kind of a rough night for Parker due to the teething that is going on, so he was up at the crack of dawn and therefore, so were we. When the boys went down for their morning nap, I went out for a nice run in the excellent weather and then Jen headed to the store for a few things. The boys slept and slept and slept some more. Normally, this would be ideal, but we were supposed to be meeting Vincent, Antoinette, Josie and the O-Man at Mrs. Heather’s Pumpkin Patch. Well, we were running way behind, but eventually got there and met up with everyone. Owen and Josie had a blast looking at pumpkins, the animals, and all the festive fall decorations. Since it was great weather, it was a lot of fun. We packed a lunch for everyone and ate under a tent. Unfortunately, the boys were (and still are) congested and were not having fun toward the end. In fact, they were pretty much miserable and we had to round up the troops and hightail it out of there in quick fashion. We got some excellent pictures and we actually can’t wait for next year when everyone will be able to participate in the festivities. Owen – WIN. Parker and Jack – LOSS x 2.
Saturday Night. Jen and I made plans to get out of the house and have a quality date – something that we never forget to do, and went to Maple Street Café with Henderson and Melanie. It was good seeing them, they are about 2 weeks away from their new addition so Jen and I felt like old pros discussing all about kids. Good luck to them and congrats again. We can’t wait to find out (b/g and name) of their newbie. Note to self – don’t try to get out of the house by 7:30 ever again, it just never seems to happen. Nighttime routine for the kiddos – LOSS. Dinner with other adults – WIN.
Sunday morning. There was more nice weather so we put the boys down, and headed to the new Daneel Park that has been recently upgraded. It is really nice and there were a ton of parents and kids out there enjoying the fall-ness of NOLA. Owen had a great time at the playground and practically went on everything they had…at least the stuff suited to his age. We got some good pics and it was fun to have some one on one time with Owen. WIN.
Saints Game. WIN. We hung out with Gaga and Pops, Sissy, and Uncle Lea and ate some delicious crawfish monica and had fantastic birthday cake from Whole Foods. Owen sang Happy Birthday to Gaga which was really cute. Catching Saints game traffic on the way back to BR so all the kids meltdown at the end of the trip – LOSS.
Overall, the weekend was a WIN by the score of 5 to 4. Let’s hope the LSU Tigers have the same winning luck against Auburn next weekend.
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