It’s amazing to me how beautiful the leaves are this time of year. There is an area at our church that has a few trees and in the mornings when I’m taking Brittain to school, the sun shines through them in a way that makes you just want to stand there in awe at their beauty. Since the leaves have turned, each day I’ve thought to myself, “You know, I really should bring my camera one day so I can get some pictures of Brittain playing in the leaves.” But, for whatever reason, I forget, or we don’t have time, or whatever. Last Friday, I finally remembered and we spent a few minutes after I picked her up playing, laughing, and enjoying the beautiful scenery.
This past Thursday we went to Gramy and Papa’s to see Travis (Dan’s cousin) and Jessica to congratulate them on their recent engagement. We got there a little late and after everyone had already eaten, but we were still able to enjoy the delicious food and most importantly, the great company. Congratulations, Travis and Jessica. We’re so happy for you!
(These first few are just random pics.)
I will first introduce to you Brittain’s cousin, Sophie. Sophie, Cecilia and Matt’s new puppy, joined the family just a few weeks ago. We had been very IMpatiently waiting to meet Sophie. Aunt CC and Sophie finally came to see us the week of Halloween. Aunt CC and I had a girls night out alone at the NKOTB concert and then the rest of their visit we spent as much time together as possible. We danced, we laughed, we sang, we kissed, we hugged, and we stayed up WAAAAAY past our bedtimes. But paleeeeeeease, would we really do it any other way?
Brittain and Sophie’s first meeting. Yeah, Sophie was MUCH more afraid than Brittain was:
Aunt CC surprised all of us by buying a matching ladybug costume for Sophie. So, Halloween day began with matching outfits at preschool. It was WAY too much fun. Perhaps the most humorous part was that Brittain cared the least about having Sophie there. The other kids? They loved it! In fact, they loved it so much that Cecilia got extremely tickled by the outpouring of love these kids had for Sophie. She could barely keep her balance as the kids surrounded her.
At 10:30, I arrived back at preschool for the Halloween party, and Mimi joined me. Everything was so cute and really fun. I had a permanent smile plastered across my face the entire time. I don’t know that there is anything that makes me happier than seeing Brittain happy and having a good time. She was having the time of her life.
When the party ended, Brittain and I hung around the church for a while so I could take some more pictures. She was totally content looking through her goody bags. Who would know that 12 different spider rings could thrill a person so much?
Much to my disbelief, Brittain DID take a nap that afternoon. As soon as she woke up we suited up again for the rest of our Halloween day. As if the day hadn’t already been fun enough, it only seemed to get better. Before we headed to the church for Trunk or Treat, we stopped by Gramy and Papa’s to test out our “knock knock…Trick or Treat!!!”
And then the party at the church. Wouldn’t you know that there was another one of those bouncy things there. Do you have any idea how excited she was?
After it was over, we were tired, we were ALL tired. But, the evening wasn’t over. We made a quick stop by Mimi and Doot’s:
Our last stop was to Aunt Janice and Uncle Terry’s. The tenticles were crooked and the ladybug skirt had taken it’s toll, but Brittain hung in there a little while longer so that she could receive the last bit of candy from the day.
