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THREE:
On Oct. 30th, Anna Claire turned 3. Whoa. 3. That's crazy. She celebrated her birthday in multiple phases. At school. At home. At Bouncing Tigers.
We woke her up on her birthday with candles in some donut holes.
Her birthday was also on the same day as her Fall festival at school. This meant she was able to wear her costume to school, which she was pretty jazzed about.

After her festival, Gigi, Papa Bear, and Aunt Sissy arrived to celebrates AC's birthday. First stop: El Rancho.

That night, we had her party at Bouncing Tigers. Fun times for all!




Anna Claire convinced Gigi to go down one of the big slides with her. The funny part was that once Gigi got to the top, AC took off without her!





TRUNK OR TREAT:

This is the only picture I got from Trunk or Treat. So, just picture several cars/trucks/motocycles decorated and filling our church parking lot. The kids who came had a fun time!
And after Trunk or Treat, we went to dinner.
TRIP:
Gigi, Papa Bear, and Aunt Sissy headed home on Sunday, and we headed to Branson for a little vacation.
AC was ready to go! She had her Bible, Tic Tacs, and hand sanitizer. Ha. Silly girl.
Our first morning in Branson, we were able to sit out on the back porch for a little while and enjoy the cool morning.
We then ventured in to town to do a little shopping and meet some friends for lunch.


We had lunch at the Hardluck Diner, where the wait staff all sing at various times throughout your meal. AC was impressed!
We also saw the Andy Williams show. This was a dream come true for Brad, and I must admit, AC and I enjoyed the show as well.

Anna Claire enjoyed painting some pumpkins at our condo.
There was a Famous Daves in Branson, and this made us smile. For some reason, I only got a picture of Anna Claire eating corn on the cob.
In our condo, there was a blow dryer on the wall. AC was fascinated with it. Funny girl.
Jeff & Anita (our friends from Council Bluffs, IA) met us in Branson for a few days! We had a blast together!
We went to the Butterfly Palace where we saw all kinds of beautiful butterflies.



There was also this angel statue that was really a live person. Kinda spooked Anna Claire.
Brad decided to be his own statue.


One afternoon while at the condo, Anna Claire was going to take a nap in our bed. I went in to check on her at one point, and this is what I saw:
She has managed to surround herself with every pillow she could find in the room.
We were able to go to the Miracle of Christmas show at the Sights & Sounds theater. This was an amazing show! 3 stages, live animals, angels flying, etc.





We came home Saturday night. I was getting Anna Claire ready for church on Sunday morning, and she said, "Mom, are we going to church?" When I said, "Yes", she quickly responded with, "Great! I like church. Everyone loves me there!" Such a ham.