Trick or Treat

We started out celebrating my niece on Halloween, she turned 14. I am not really sure how time has flown by so quickly and that little squishy baby girl born my senior year of high school has turned into one of the most beautiful and kind girls I have ever known.

My beautiful peacock princess wanted a little photo shoot before heading out for some candy. She was so proud to be wearing real make up.

Jacob's gnome costume didn't make it to Halloween night, so he wore this crazy cute tiger costume. I loved how he waddled and roared in it throughout the night.

The Powells ventured out to do a little trick or treating on our block before heading back to their neighborhood. It was fun to be with them for a while.

Love these babies! I am so glad they are mine. I have so much fun being their mom.

Sweet baby tiger with a paci to help after he had his finger smashed.

The big kids were kind enough to show Jacob the ropes of trick or treating

It took awhile for him to understand that there was more than one house offering candy so initially he had to be wrangled away from the candy buckets

Me and my little loves

So glad we thought to get the wagon out to make it around the block, it held a tired tiger and a lot of Claire's candy

Jacob enjoying the spoils of the night

Claire and I spent the last part of the night handing out candy

Claire was actually almost as excited to hand out candy as she was to go house to house and pick out her own

Such a great Halloween with two of my favorite people in the whole world!!

Halloween Parties

Claire had her Halloween party at school on the Thursday before Halloween. She was a peacock princess and looked so pretty. I love that her cousin, Cooper, goes to the same MDO program as she does so they can make these little memories together.

Friday we headed over to Allan's office. It is tradition to party with the Southwest Airlines employees every year when they basically shut down headquarters and each department performs shows and sets up games and snacks. It is always such a fun few hours. This year our little gnome and poodle had fun eating a ton of candy and showing off for all of Allan's coworkers once they were on a sugar high. Allan was dressed as The Most Interesting Man In The World (from the Dos XX beer commercials).

Fancy Tea Party

A couple of weekends ago Claire asked Allan if he would put on fancy clothes and have a tea party. He disappeared into our closet and emerged as her very own Prince Charming. They danced and laughed while I prepared the special pink tea and set the table with my china. They were so sweet sipping tea and chatting. I love their relationship and I love that Allan is her daddy. There are not many men who would stop watching a football game to put on a suit and drink pink lemonade out of a china teacup just because that is what their daughter asked of them. We are all blessed to have him in our lives!

What's Going On Around Here

Climbing on the table to drink his sister's juice

Watching Claire's new (first) pet, Finn, swim around

Reading books

Laughing

Eating lollipops

Painting rock-o-lanterns

Eating dirt

Playing GoFish on rainy afternoons

Completing her very first chore chart