Christmas Before Thanksgiving?

Today was a very busy day but more on that later.  

Just to make you smile before you head to bed I leave you with this picture from our first event today...Breakfast with Santa!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KALEY!

Today was a very special little girl's birthday!  

I woke up this morning thinking "WOW!  Today Kaley turns 4!  She's getting so big!"  

Then, I called Brett and said "Remember, today is Kaley's birthday." 

And then, in the car on the way to school, I told Marley, "Today is Kaley's birthday" and she got so excited!  Then all day at school periodically, I would think, "don't forget to call Kaley, don't forget to call Kaley."  

And then...we forgot to call Kaley.  :(  

So here is a very special birthday message that we made because I figure by now, she's asleep after all the birthday excitement.

We love you Kaley and can't wait to see you at Christmas!

My Little Diva

Isn't she just too cute?!

Baby Shower

This weekend was Erin Porter's baby shower in Woodbridge!  We had so much fun and after the partyMommy, Marley, Fancy and Aunt Sarah had a girls night that included going out to dinner, staying in a hotel and a little shopping today.  I don't have many pictures because, while I was SUPPOSED to be taking them, I ended up spending more time wrangling a certain 2 year-old.  Marley was very, very good but then tonight, when we got home, I found out she had stolen one of baby boy Porter's new toys...oh goodness...what will I do with that girl?!

Here is a picture of the diaper cake I made.  I was very proud of it for being my first try!  Thanks Erin Garriepy for helping me make this for Erin Porter :)

And then an attempt at making a diaper baby.  This one didn't come out quite as good as I hoped however, not bad for the first attempt. 

My little Diva striking a pose

The washcloth Lollipops I made

 MMM...nothing better than Kathy's Cake!

And this is by far my favorite picture of the day (although I did take a good one with Mar and so did Fancy).  Here is Marley striking a pose with Erin's brother Brian!  I think Brian's hand just makes it!

Hopefully I'll have more to post (including the picture of me with Mar, Fancy with Mar and the group shot of me, Mar, Fancy and Aunt Sarah) when Kath can email them!

Happy Halloween!

 Happy Halloween!

Cinderella getting ready to march in the annual
Town of Fincastle Halloween Parade

Cinderella and her Prince Charming

Trunk or Treat with Mia

Tonight we went to trunk or treat with Mia at the church where she goes to preschool.  Mar was so excited to wear her Cinderella costume!

Here she is before we left...

and showing off her princess cady pail! 

"Ok mommy, stop taking my picture and let's go!"

Finally at the church with Mia!  We have all been so super busy that this was the first time the girls had seen each other in a really long time!

She inspected every single piece of candy that was dropped in her bucket!  It was hysterical!

Mia:  "What else is in there?"

Marley:  "I donno, let's check!"

Marley cheated at every game they had for the kids to play!  She would walk right up instead of throwing from back at the line :)

And when she was told to pick two pieces of candy she usually came back with 3 or 4 :)

Here are the girls posing with Smokey the Bear and enjoying a popcorn snack before going home!

We had such a great time!  Thanks for inviting us Ms. Tamika and Mia!

Lately...

...We've had a lot of school events!

There was the Harley Poke Run and Silent Auction

The Annual BRAAC Golf Tournament

Well, this wasnt' from school but one silly night at home...

And today, a field trip to the Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch

We've been busy!

Oh, and did I mention...it was 75 degrees yesterday...and today it snowed...