Happy Halloween!

My little witch and little monster!

On our way to the neighborhood potluch

After trick or treating

They were headed to their last house here

AC after trick or treating

We had a blast this Halloween.  We love our neighborhood!  I love that our neighbors all love to hang out with each other.  We had a lot of fun hanging out pre-trick or treating.  Amelia enjoyed a hayride with all the neighborhood kids.  I made AC stay behind.  She should be big enough next year.  I went back home to hand out candy while Drew took them to get candy.  Good thing they are small and only went to a few house because I way over bought candy this year, and we have enough left over for next Halloween!  I loved handing out candy though.  I put on the Pandora Halloween station.  When the girls got back, AC had a blast dancing to the music while Amelia loved helping me hand out candy.  What we were worried would turn out to be a night ruined by storms actually turned into the perfect Halloween night.  I am already looking forward to next year!

Tuesdays with my girls!

I took the girls to story time at Barnes and Noble this morning.  I was so excited, AC sat on the bench like a big girl, so I had to get a photo.  It went downhill from there!  She decided she wanted to get a little closer, so when I didn't let her, the meltdown began.  Amelia was upset to miss story time, so she stayed while me and AC watched from a distance.

That afternoon, we took Lucy for her first walk.  She did really well.  She really wanted to chew on the leash at first, but finally got over that. 

We be swinging!

Daddy worked all weekend and got the girls playset put together!  They are in heaven!  I didn't get a good photo of the whole thing.  I did get a video of Amelia's reaction.  It is like Christmas!  I have been wanting them to have a playset for so long, but it really didn't make sense in Greenville. 

 



Amelia seeing it all put together for the first time

She really does love it

Amelia is having to use the big kid swing now, and she really isn't very excited about that but she will get used to it!



I don't let AC on the couch very often and only if I can sit right there with her.  She is crazy on the couch.  It becomes her own little trampoline.  But, I thought it was cute how she wanted to stand there right beside Amelia.

Family Traditions

This is the last weekend in October.  The last weekend of all the fun fall activities.  Our family has a yearly hayride.  I have missed several since we moved, so I was excited to be back and to for sure make the hayride this year.  I selfishly do wish it was a different weekend.  Our church was having trunk or treat today and I was really wanting to take the girls.  But, I really am excited to see all of my family!  We started the day by working on the girls playset and ended with the hayride.  We had a great time.  I was a little stressed with the fire and the metal trash can of burning trash, but everyone survived without injury!  It is really difficult having such an energetic 1 year old who knows no fear!  The temperature was perfect, and we all had a great time!

 

Amelia running around playing with her cousins.  She was hoping for a Vol win!

AC running around also hoping for a Vol win!

My mom riding my grandmother back to the bonfire.  It's really sad that it has almost been a year since I have seen my nana!

 

pumpkin decorating

When we were in Greenville last weekend, we visited some friends that had some "potato head" pumpkins on their front porch.  They were the cutest things I have seen for pumpkins.  So, I stole this from them! 

Getting ready to decorate our pumpkins

Our witch pumpkin.  How cute is that!

Our skeleton pumpkin!

So glad we can do this year after year!  I just think they are adorable!  Amelia helped quite a bit.  Anna Claire just wanted to steal our tools!

Whose the boss!

Tonight as I was cooking dinner, this is what else was going on in my kitchen!  Anna Claire was having as much fun pushing Amelia as Amelia was being pushed!

Jumping is fun

Anna Claire is big enough to constantly want to be on the couch to play, but not quite big enough that she needs to be on the couch playing.  When I do allow her to be on the couch, I am constantly saying, no and on your bottom.  Thank goodness she can't get up there on her own yet.  But, when she does get so lucky to be on the cough, she is the happiest girl in the world!  There is a lot of squealing going on!

Is that a happy face or what!  This is mid jump

And a cute photo of my big girl from today!