Happy Halloween/Birthday Eliza!

Wow! What a fun and exciting week we have had! It seems like we haven't stopped going for one single minute. But it has been fun and we have enjoyed it all. I will Post about our day today and then slowly go back when I find the time! We had a fun birthday party on Wed. for Eliza but wanted to do something small to celebrate her actual birthday today.



Eliza woke up to Mickey Mouse Pancakes (somewhat of our family tradition) with a decorated table and chairs. She thought it was pretty special and seemed excited about it all. Then I made Pumpkin Spice Waffles with Butter Syrup for the rest of the household.




Then Eliza had preschool where we took treats for the 24 kids in her class. She was given a birthday crown which she wore the whole day!





Matt was able to leave his conference early and meet us for lunch. We took a picnic lunch and went to a new park we had never been to before. We set up the picnic with Eliza's new picnic set she got and then let her open her presents from us and grandparents. It was such a fun day kicking a soccer ball (which Eliza is totally into now?) and playing together.

We saw a little tiny dog with a lady at the picnic table next to ours. I kept telling matt to go over and ask her what kind of dog it was. Then a little bit later the dog came over and was playing with my kids. Oh by the way...we have been researching getting a dog for almost a month now. We have gone on line, gone to stores, breeders, etc...and didnt find anything. We wanted to give it to Eliza for her birthday since last year we got out of it and told her when she turns five. Well, to make a long story short. The girl that was with the dog got in the car with another guy and they rolled their window down to tell us they didnt know whose dog it was. That they had called the Pound and Animal shelter but had to leave and didnt know what else to do. I was laughing so hard. What are the chances?? So matt told Eliza we could take it home and give it a place to stay until we found the owners. We took it to a vet to be scanned for micro-chip but had nothing. They seemed to think it was abandoned. So now....we're not real sure what we will do. Eliza is completely in love! It is really sweet to see her play with it and love it. I think I might even be getting alittle attached. We will probably put up some posters tomorrow just so we feel we did the right thing. If it is claimed it seems we will have to make a purchase soon. It if is not....I guess we have a new member of the family!