Update for Halloween and part of December

The Elementary school always does a Halloween parade. When I was a kid, we used to walk through town and all the businesses would hand out candy to us as we walked by. Now that is considered "unsafe" so they parade around the football field with us in the stands. Not quite the same, but it is fun to see all the kids dressed up. Maizy is in the white fairy costume.

Maizy made such a cute fairy. Unfortunately it was cold so we had to have warm clothes on under her costume.

Zoey was the prettiest Snow White I have ever seen. She absolutely loves being a princess-I hope she grows out of that soon!

Zander was the transformer Bumblebee but he would not wear the mask for anything. I attempted to put some face paint on, but who am I kidding...he is 2!

We spend Halloween at my friend Cindy's house. She is always a great hostess, the kids have a blast, and we always have great food.

This is the first of the attempts to get a good family picture to send out with our Christmas cards. It was a beautiful day and we had matching shirts. The second we went outside Zoey started whining about it being cold...and then I sat her in snow. It was all downhill from there. We tried a few pictures but she was just bawling. Needless to say-STRIKE ONE!

I thought since it was cold outside according to Zoey standards that I would try a few inside. The lighting wasn't good, the kids wouldn't all look the same direction, and our tree just wasn't big enough to get the shot I wanted...STRIKE TWO!

The 3rd attempt I said screw it to the matching shirts and decided to just do coats. It was another beautiful day. I like this picture, but the lighting wasn't very good.

This was also a pretty good shot, but not the money maker I wanted it to be.


Jackpot! I love this picture of our cute family.

This is our cat Tigger. He loves to climb on my piano...ggrrrrr...and sit on the lights since they are warm. He doesn't realize in the mean time that he has knocked over multiple things to get there. It looks like a giant cat has destroyed the town. Godzilla is back!

I love the Christmas season. Even though November and December are so chaotic with a lot of parties and get togethers to mix in with work and kids, it is still a magical season. I look forward to having my kids sit on Santa's lap and see their surprised faces on Christmas morning.