I'm always looking for fun family activities to do and what's better than a free one?!?  There's a house in Leesburg, VA that does a light display for Christmas and Halloween.  We saw last year's Christmas display, but had never seen the Halloween display.

There seems to be so many awesome events and activities just within driving distance to where we live.  I've known about the train at Burke Lake Park in Fairfax Station, VA, but had never gotten around to taking Michael down to ride it.  When I was searching for something fun to do this past weekend, I found out that they have a ghost train for Halloween.

Since I have such an active little boy, we are always looking for new and exciting playgrounds.  A few weeks ago we were down in Tysons Corner to pick up a part from the Mazda dealership.  So, we decided

Last year I made these simple bats out of egg cartons.  To see the step-by-step how to, click here.  Last year I just sat them around the house for decorations.  When I was getting all the Halloween decorations out this year, Jon said they would look more like bats if we added ears and had them look like they are flying.

We were on the busy side over the weekend so, Michael and I ended up doing our grocery shopping on Monday.  Since grocery shopping wasn't done until Monday, the dinner meal plan is a little short.

I love living in Northern Virginia because of all the different events and places to go to in the area.  Since it's pumpkin season, I wanted to take Michael to a place to go and pick pumpkins from the field and experience something Jon had done when he was little.  His mom had told me that Jon's grandparents had taken him and his sister to a place in Winchester, VA and I thought that Hill High Farm was the place.  I later found it that it probably wasn't.

It's that time of the year when you get all dressed up in the scariest or sexiest costumes.  I normally don't get a costume for Halloween, but this year Michael's school is doing a trunk-or-treat so I decided that I would go and try and find a costume.  We always look every year at the Spirit Halloween store, but never end up buying anything.  This year was different.

Last week we bought more chicken and then this week it was time for the ground beef.  With meat prices constantly increasing, it's no surprise that we weren't able to get more food.  Here's our rather small list of meals for dinner this week:

After having this weekly budget of $50 for about four months, I'm still surprised at how we can get the food that we get with that small of a budget.  One way we can do that is by buying in bulk or most grocery stores call it family

Back in May I was looking for my outfit for Jon and mine's anniversary dinner.  I had found the dress, but could not find the shoes in any of the stores here local.  So, to the internet I went.