Mark and I had the pleasure of escorting a beautiful "princess" and "a bug as cute as can be" throughout the neighborhood tonight for trick-or-treating. Kate was none other than Snow White! She chose that costume back in September, and believe it or not, the idea lasted until Halloween. Very rare for a three year old! Lauren inherited her sister's ladybug costume, but we must admit, she was much more cooperative wearing the hood portion than her sister! Both girls had a wonderful time! (A special thank you to Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop for passing out our candy!)
On a side note, we had a packed fun-filled weekend! Many more posts to come in the next few days!
Ever since I watched our friend's daughter this past summer, Kate has fallen in love with "Annie." She and Abby used to watch the movie during the day when the summer temperatures were too hot to play outside. We then downloaded the ever popular song "Tomorrow" to the ipod so Kate could belt out the lyrics several times during a car ride. However, Annie became a reality this past Sunday, when Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop (Biz and Doug) gave Kate an early Christmas present and took the three of us to see the Community Theater's production of the famous show. It was FANTASTIC! Kate was mesmerized throughout the entire show...her first official production! As you can see from the photos, she was beaming from ear-to-ear (and those were taken before the show began!).
After our trip to the Farmer's Market two weekends ago (sorry for the delay), we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather and enjoy the natural surroundings of Lake Wheeler Park. Kate expended some energy running around the playground with Mark, and then the four of us enjoyed the view of the lake from rocking chairs on the deck. Other highlights included indulging in honey covered cinnamon nuts from the Farmer's Market, eating Rice Krispie treats (compliments of Aunt Kim) and watching the ducks as they gobbled up food from a couple below. We can only hope for more gorgeous days and opportunities ahead!
The family took a trip to the Farmers Market on Sunday in search of this year's pumpkin. We scoped out the pumpkins and selected a large orange one and a small white one to join the three small orange ones already at home on the front steps. Kate was thrilled to show dad the "big blow-up pumpkin with the scary face" that we had seen the week before, and both girls got a kick out of sitting on the HUGE pumpkins!
This past Saturday, our family went from 4 to 7 for the afternoon and evening. Ryan and Kim dropped the kids off and enjoyed an evening out. We, too, had a lot of fun! We took our brood to an Indian festival of lights. Although we were in the minority, the kids enjoyed feeding the ducks at the lake and Matthew played a game of "7-11" at one of the booths. We then returned home for some soccer, sliding, and wagon rides while the pizza cooked in the oven. After our pizza party, Matthew, Riley and Uncle Mark returned to the soccer field for one final game before heading inside. We had a great time...hope our "three kids" did too!
This past Sunday, we took a trip to visit with Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop (Biz and Doug). The afternoon was filled with rounds of pool, tricycle rides, cookie-making, a trip to the playground and a delicious meal. Lauren is contemplating trying out for the basketball team in a couple of years and Kate is looking at becoming a pool shark. The girls had a great time...enough activity that they both fell asleep on the way home!
Mark and I had the pleasure of escorting a beautiful "princess" and "a bug as cute as can be" throughout the neighborhood tonight for trick-or-treating. Kate was none other than Snow White! She chose that costume back in September, and believe it or not, the idea lasted until Halloween. Very rare for a three year old! Lauren inherited her sister's ladybug costume, but we must admit, she was much more cooperative wearing the hood portion than her sister! Both girls had a wonderful time! (A special thank you to Mom-Mom and Pop-Pop for passing out our candy!)
On a side note, we had a packed fun-filled weekend! Many more posts to come in the next few days!
