Day of Thanks #7

I'm so thankful for Hannah! She has changed my life forever! Happy Birthday sweet girl!

It's happened in a blink.

I'm just a little obsessed! I love you baby girl!!!

Day of Thanks #6

FAMILY  I'm so grateful for my family. Especially for my sisters, my very best friends.

*snapped these photos of me and Nikki on a morning that we were looking particularly lovely. Oh....the joys of being moms to babies who don't sleep!

**Happy Birthday Nikki! I love you so much!!!

Day of Thanks #5

I'm so thankful for the beautiful place I live. I love our trail behind our house.

Day of Thanks #4

So thankful for these children forever mine!

Day of Thanks #3

So thankful for a warm, clean, comfortable home. I'm especially mindful of those who have recently lost their homes and comforts due to the horrific hurricane. So many prayers for them.

Day of Thanks #2

So thankful for the right that is mine to vote! Stood in line for two hours with fellow Americans all fulfilling our civic duty. I love this country!

Day of Thanks #1

Good, healthy food

Halloween 2012

Pretty much, the whole day was a whirlwind. Fun and fast! The kids were BURSTING with anticipation!

The kids and I went to see Hannah in the school Halloween costume parade. We waited, and waited, and waited. This is what the kids thought of all the waiting.

It sure was worth it though to see this little cutie!

She made the perfect Cinderella!
We had cousins over for Mom's yummy chili and then headed out with the 100's of children in our neighborhood to trick or treat.

Joe was a perfect angel the whole time! Love this baby so darn much!!!

So nice to live in a neighborhood where we can just go up and down a couple of streets and be finished. The  kids were thrilled with their Halloween baskets and I was thrilled it wasn't really all that much! Well, considering what my bag use to look like when I went trick or treating.

*Worth mentioning. It was the warmest Halloween on record. I've trick or treated in rain and snow and bitter cold, but never bare feet. Saw many kids running around without shoes on. Crazy! No complaints here though. It was a gorgeous night!

**Happy Birthday to my brother Travis. I love you!!!

Traditional Pumpkin Carving

Honestly, I don't really like to carve pumpkins. I never really have, but it's tradition...so we carved our own home grown pumpkins.

It was so funny to watch the kids "draw" their faces on their pumpkins.

They turned out pretty good I'd say! The best is Abby's face when she was gutting hers.

But the most fun was putting our 'little pumpkin' inside a pumpkin.

Happy Halloween Eve!