First Snow

We had our first big snow fall on Tuesday. We got about 7 inches out by us. The girls are really enjoying the snow this year. After a battle about getting all bundled up they had a good time. Brooke is getting good at the snow angel thing while Avery kept hitting her with snow balls.

Halloween

I think Halloween is celebrated like the their birthday. The event starts a week prior to the actual day. Brooke was so over taken with her mermaid costume she had to wear it 15 hrs a day( she did take it off the sleep but a few times wore her shoes to bed). Avery on the other hand wanted to be a ghost. They do not make "safe" ghost costumes for a toddler that looked cute. So I took on the task of making it. 2 days and a lot of hot glue and glitter (yes, my ghost has glitter) Avery decided "nope" I want to be a Mermaid..... I told Dave he was going to use the costume because of the work. I'm glad to say she wore it and needed some encouragement.
We went to Aunt Jodie's and Uncle Doug's for Trick or Treating. After that, it became a little block party with pizza and a bonfire. The girls really had a great time.

Playing Dress Up

The girls recently discovered my wedding dress hanging in the closet. For those who don't know Brooke really likes to play dress up. This dress has been "hawking" her for the past couple of days. Well, the other night I found her on the floor with my wedding dress. She was stroking it saying "oh.. it's so beautiful".
For fun I let them wear the veil and they put on their " wedding dress" .

Family Hayride 2008

Happy Birthday

We have been celebrating the girls 3rd b-day for the past week. It was last Monday but the party was yesterday. They now think it's a week long thing because it's been talked about so much.

We had a house full but the girls had a great time. Brooke took awhile to warm up but got into things once she knew there were presents for her.

I found a bakery that made a cake that Avery could have due to her food allergies. It was the best cake I've had and it looked great. The theme of the party was Princess for Brooke and Backyardagins for Avery. The bakery made it look like a story book and but both things on there...very cute.

A New Picture

After a night of mosquito attacks, I was worried how this would turn out. Thank goodness for touch-ups.