Halloween 2013

Annika dressed up as the Little Mermaid for her class party this morning.

 

"Mummy dogs" for supper.

 

Tinker Bell is ready to go trick or treating.

Thomas the Train and Tinker Bell

Hello Thomas!

The haul!  

I don't think we've ever collected this much candy before!! We always dump the kids' bags together, so it's not so noticeable when Mom and Dad start sneaking treats! ;)

My costume.  

One of these years I'll be something more exciting and creative.

Happy Halloween!!

Pumpkin carving

Our pumpkins - probably not going to win any awards, but we had fun doing them. Annika chose the moon and star design and Emmett stuck with a classic jack-o-latern face. Now to wait for the seeds to finish roasting...

PS. I have a bunch of pictures from our vacation that I've been meaning to post, just haven't had the time yet. Soon!

Getaway

It was time for a change in scenery.

Family pictures

Last week we had some family photos done, and I absolutely love them. It always seems like a bit of a hassle to do family pictures (what to wear, where to go, the cost of the photographer, will the weather cooperate, will the kids cooperate, etc) but it's totally worth it.  I actually have a few nice photos of Emmett now!! (Some of you on FB or Instagram will have seen his terrible school photo proofs :P).  Sorry for tons and tons of pictures, but I just had to share them.  How am I going to pick only one or two to put on the Christmas card??

 

Pie

I made my first lemon meringue pie today for our church Thanksgiving supper (and I use the term "made" pretty loosely - I used a frozen pie shell and a mix for the filling). Annika (my sour-lovin' girl) declared it a success!

Mine

Lookie lookie, what's hiding in mama's purse? And I'm not sharing!!

Play date

Annika had her first play date with a school friend this afternoon, and it went really well. She was so excited about it - she couldn't wait for her friend to arrive.