Christmas time is here!

 We're back and have a lot to tell!  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Jason's family in Louisiana. We were very busy seeing family all around the state and I don't have a single picture to show for it :(. When we got back, it was time to start the Christmas season.  We had to trash our prelit tree last year because several strands of lights went out, so we decided to try a real tree this year.  The kids had a blast picking out the perfect tree (aka running around like crazies hiding from us in all the trees).  The tree is beautiful and smells so good.  However, it's already starting to dry out and not sure what it will look like on Christmas morning.  I just love this time of year and enjoying the spirit and excitement with two little ones is such a blessing!

 Yes, she's laughing.  Ella LOVES the tree and all the ornaments!

Halloween 2012

 We had a great time this Halloween season.  Jason and I were in Vegas the weekend before, so we missed out on some of the festivities.  Mimi and Pops were here to keep the kids and they took them to Dewberry Farms and to our neighborhood party at the park.  A great time was had by all and I'm sure my parents were ready for a vacation when they left!
  We carved our pumpkins on Monday night and the kids had a blast.  Griffin helped Jason design the faces and he had lots of "creative" suggestions.  One was suppose to be a vampire and the other needed a mustache..ha!  Daddy did a great job on both.
  For Halloween night, we had Jason's family over for dinner and we all went trick or treating together. Griffin wanted to be Captain America and helped me pick out Ella's costume, Wonder Woman.  They looked adorable!  Our neighborhood has tons of young kids so we saw lots of friends and had a blast.  Griffin was totally into it this year and Ella was happy to follow along.  She LOVED seeing the candy in her pumpkin and the only time she fussed was when someone tried to take her pink pumpkin from her.  So cute!  We went back to the house when we were done and Griffin waited by the door to pass out candy to the few remaining trick or treaters.  He loved seeing the other kids dressed up and Ella thought it was hilarious to wave and say "Hi" to them!  All in all Halloween was a huge success!

 Don't mind Jason's outfit...ha!

 Captain America and Mickey Mouse aka Cousin Jackson

 My two super heroes ready to knock on some doors!

 Ella seemed like such a big girl to me!

 A little help from Gigi

 Quick picture with our cute neighbor Jackson

 Jack wasn't too sure about all those crazy trick or treaters but had fun playing with all the candy when we got back home!

 Group pictures

 The picture below shows Ella's reaction when Daddy took her pink pumpkin away so we could see her face!  Haha

 Waiting for trick or treaters

Another Catch Up

Just when you thought we were past the season of first day of school pics...I finally wiped the dust off my memory card and downloaded mine.  The kids have had a wonderful start at Grace Preschool!  Griffin is in his third year there.  He's in the three year old class Tues/Wed/Thurs with Ms. Kelley and Ms. Kristi.  He is LOVING school this year and he's in the same class with his best buddy RJ again.  Ella started MDO this year as well and she's going on Tues/Thurs with Ms. Stacy and Ms. Tracy.  She LOVES her teachers and new friends and runs in her class squealing every time I drop her off.  The only thing she doesn't love is nap time so I have decided to pick her up at noon and let her nap at home.  The first day of school went off without a hitch and both kids went right in their rooms without a single tear...except for mommy.  Sending my baby girl to school was rough, but I'm not going to lie...three hours twice a week to run errands solo has its perks :).