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October







I guess I'm officially blogging once a month now. Life just continues to get crazier and crazier as we deal with work, school, preschool, church, etc. That being said the McGinnis family is still finding time to have a good time.

Most of you know that the month started off with a trip down to Disney. The pics above are from breakfast at Chef Mickey's. We had a wonderful time meeting all the characters. Ceirnan found Donald a bit suspect though and proceed to cry any time he came by. Overall though, it was a great experience and I would highly recommend it for anyone who brings their kids to Disney World. You have to get reservations far in advance though unless you are really lucky (like we were thank goodness). We spent time at Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, and Epcot. I wish we had more time available, but I had a conference so we had to limit our time a bit.

We came back to celebrate Casey's birthday and had a wonderful time doing it. Case received some fun gifts and got to host a true Kansas City BBQ. His favorite activity. The night was filled with food, friends, and fall weather. We felt blessed to have such a wonderful group with us to celebrate.

Sunday we spent the afternoon running errands and playing at the pumpkin patch. We picked out our family of pumpkins. CJ ran through all three mazes (corn, hay, sorghum) like a pro and really enjoyed going on the hay ride. It was a beautiful day. Ceirnan loved the pumpkins and the cool breeze on her face.

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