November Update

     So far, November has been our most low-key month so far. Besides our occasional Show Choir practice and my mom BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) again, we haven't been busy.

    I had my last soccer game the first weekend of November. That same day, we had my cousins stay the night. Cora and Evaline had their 15th birthday on the 12th. We celebrated Thanksgiving with my family and it was super fun.

On Black Friday, instead of going shopping, we decorated for Christmas! If we had it my way, we would've decorated on Nov. 1st, but whatever.

Yesterday we had a Friendsgiving with our family friends

Halloween

     As Halloween was almost a month ago, let's blog about it!

At school, we have a Halloween Parade and Party

For Halloween, I went as Enid, from Wednesday. Trick-or-Treating was COLD, so I couldn't even wear the costume I had planned. I wore it to the parade at school though.

We hosted a Halloween Party for our Family Friends, and for the party, I was an angel

We didn't carve pumpkins this year, but our pumpkins still looked good. I chose a yellow one with warts and a baby pumpkin.

Taylor Swift Era's Movie!

     On the 23rd of October (same day as the Pumkin Patch, I know), we went to the Era's Tour movie! It was SO GOOD and is my favorite movie. I am SO EXCITED for it to come on Netflix. I got all decked out, outfit, makeup, everything, even bracelets (I traded four, but there wasn't as many people trading). I We went with some friends, and we went down to the front and sang and danced, overall, it was a great experience. We didn't take any pictures during the actual movie, but we wanted to just enjoy it ourselves without pictures or videos. If you can't tell by now, I am a HUGE swiftie.

    We went with our friends, and their daughter is the same age as me, just way taller. Like a foot taller (I'm super short for my age and she is tall for our age).

Before everything, the makeup, costume, ect

I went to their house beforehand to get ready for the movie, so this is the after...

At the theater, there was a photo booth!

We all took photos there. Our Era's: Cora was Folklore, Evaline was Evermore, My Family friend (the mom) was Red, and I was Lover. My mom and my family friend (the daughter) didn't go as specific Era's.

    And it was SO FUN!! We went down to the front two rows of the theater, because no one was sitting there, and we sang and danced. I traded four bracelets, but not many were trading, but I know that in other theaters were trading.

Kroul Farm Pumpkin Patch

    A lot of fun stuff has happened in late October, including a Pumpkin Patch visit! We went to the Pumpkin Patch that we always go to, Kroul Farm. We went there with our family friends, whom we always go with. It was a super nice day out, but, as it was fall in Iowa, it had to be expected.

The wheelbarrows were big enough that I could fit in it!

There was a sign that said LOVE filled with hay, wheels, corn, and pumpkins!

There were hay barrels that had the most popular collages in Iowa (UNI, Iowa State Cyclones, and University of Iowa, Hawkeyes). I am personally a Iowa State fan.

 We went to go pick out pumpkins, and I chose a really pretty shade of yellow one with bumps.

 And, of course, we had to get hanged.

Also, look at these cool scarecrows that we found! Notice anything odd in this photo?

There was also some basketball next to the haybail maze. I was really bad at the basketball, by the way

By the way...

Fall Update

     It's been almost a month since my last update, and a lot has happened! 

In early September, my Girl Scout Troop went to Twin Pines Mini Golf, and it was so fun! I got a couple hole-in-two's and one hole-in-one. At the end there was a "contest" where everyone started at once and whoever got their ball in the hole first one. I got second place!

Around the time (I don't remember if it was before or after), my sister took a friend, and we went to TJ Maxx, Old Navy, Kohls, Starbucks, and Barns and Nobile's.

Late September, my sisters went to Washinton's homecoming (most of their friends go there), and Jefferson's homecoming. They took two of their closest friends, as each person was only allowed to take one person from a different school.

In early October, us and our family friends that we go to Wisconsin Dells with every year went to Hibachi! It was so fun!

On Friday, Cora and Evaline went to a football game and hour and a half away in Davenport. J-Hawks won, 13-3 (I think). It was pouring rain, and the game still went on. While they were preforming, my parents and I ate at Penera. 

Yesterday, we went to Need Pizza and then Clue at TCR. I took my friend Charlie and Cora and Evaline took two of their friends.

Today, we had our Flu shots, went to the library, and then went to Starbucks! I've been begging my mom to go for forever, and she finally gave in. I got the Pumpkin Spice Chai Latte, and it may as well be my favorite drink there so far. 

    As I said above, we had our Flu shots! most of the time they hurt, but today they didn't. My arm also isn't that sore! At the library, I got Gallowgate, it was in the New Fiction, as *Suprise* it was released this year! It's a scary book from the cover, but it looks really good.

    Later today when Cora is done with her homework, we are going to watch Hocus Pocus! I've also wanted to do that for a long time.

    

        

Crunch Berry Run 2023

     Today we had the Crunch Berry Run. The run started at Newbo, and went through all of downtown Cedar Rapids. We saw some really amazing views. It was so fun and I want to do it again next year. This year I went with my family friends, and Cora and Evaline went went with their friends. My dad was at a Beerfest in Marion, and my mom has her big boot, so they couldn't go. 

When we got there, we checked in, then got a picture with Capn' Crunch!

Then we went to the giant puzzles.

 There was a face paint station, but the design wasn't our favorite, so we decided not to. 

We were using the restroom, so we didn't get a cup of color, but everyone else did, and everyone tossed them in the air, and it was so cool!

There was a big splotch or red right above my left eye

Right before the run started, I saw Cora. She was in the front where they have buckets or color!

During the run we got a TON of color on ourselves

After the race... we were super dirty, but it was so fun! All of these shirts were white before...

They gave out samples of Oops! All Berries (my favorite Capn' Crunch Cereal)

They also had Llamas!

AND they gave out free cereal (and milk)!

Here is what we all looked like at home - I looked super clean compared Cora and Evaline!