The Toohigs: October 2019

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Zoo Boo

October weekends have been really slammed, so we hadn't been able to make it to Zoo Boo yet. Then this weekend, I realized that Halloween had a high chance of rain and really low temps, so I decided to pull myself together and get the girls to Zoo Boo on Sunday night, just to be safe! They really rallied (SK came along too), and we all had a good time getting dressed up and being festive. The weather was perfectly fall-ish, and we made it through about half of the trick or treat stations before the crush of the crowd arrived. At that point, I promised the girls a Sonic trip and four pieces of the GOOD candy that I had at home if we could just peel out early. It was a unanimous YES, so off we went to get our tater tots and corn dogs! Glad my Dorothy and my little witch were able to frolic, eat a lot of candy, and pet some sting rays on a beautiful fall night in case they are trick or treating with gloves and an umbrella this Thursday!

Be still, my heart

They talked me into petting the sting rays. It might have been the happiest Cress has ever been- and most wet too.

Did you know that sting rays eat raw fish? Gag me.

We played with Presley, I mean Belle!

Fall Break 2019: Alys Beach

We decided to head back to 30A for fall break this year since we hadn't been in two years and were really missing our favorite Floridian beach/ slice of heaven. This year, we shared a house with one of our favorite families from school who have three daughters that compliment HG and Cressey's ages perfectly. The girls all played, ate, and slept well together, and John and I enjoyed the parent friendships so much too. John was traveling for work that week, so he met the girls and me in the Atlanta airport on our way to Panama City. Boy were we happy to see him!

4:27 a.m. Ready to roll! (it's a miracle!)

I live in a three-ring circus. The poor other people at the gate with us...

These two really were perfect angels on both flights. They kept themselves busy with their iPads and didn't have any ear issues this time. I even got to read a book!

John surprised us by meeting us at our gate in Atlanta. This is our plane pulling in, and he was standing there waiting on us when we walked off the jetway like the old days. What a welcome sight!

Happy to be reunited

The good ole banana phone

Sissy was a good sport and got into it too

When our plane was boarding in Atlanta, we found a classmate of Cressey's, Kate, who was also going to 30A! They were so happy to see each other!

As soon as we got to our house in Alys, Cressey promptly slid right into the fountain and really scraped the back of her left knee. That put her out of commission for the afternoon, so she and I cuddled up on the couch while John and HG went to say hello to the beach.

Cress rallied for a bike ride

And our friends arrived late afternoon- yippee! Cress hadn't moved that quickly in hours, but when she heard Poppy was there, she went running!

These two are trouble

The crash is coming quickly (at dinner at La Cocina on Friday night)

She slept in the bottom bunk of HG's bunk bed with Lilah in the other bottom bunk just down the wall. The first night, she coughed a little and woke up Lilah who checked on her, but she never got up and wandered around or even called out for me in the night. I guess she was so worn out from her days there that she slept like a rock.

She did wake up pretty early that first morning, so around 6:15, she and I walked over to Charlie's Donut Truck to find some breakfast. We caught a pretty awesome sunrise too.

Poppy awakes!

Finally, THE BEACH!!!! (around 8 a.m.)

Mama's happy

And by 9 a.m., she was asleep on the couch for two hours. Katie literally led us in a prayer that her bladder could make it that long, and thankfully, God kept her- and that couch- dry!