Santa Claus and Santa Cow

Our kids were fortunate to visit with both Santa Claus and Santa Cow this year. Although they met Santa Cow first, they wisely chose to hang onto their Santa letters until they could meet the real Santa Claus.

Getting Ready for a Family Christmas

Bonus Reason to be Thankful: Our New Bathroom!

Happy Thanksgiving! There are so many reasons to be truly thankful, I feel silly for blogging about this one, but I am so excited about our master bathroom remodel. We had no clue what we were doing when I started trying to do the demo myself several months ago. (It looked so easy on Youtube!) I never thought it would be finished but it was - and just in time for my parents' visit! (Well, in time for Dad to help put the finishing touches on anyway.) I'm actually looking forward to starting the kids' bathroom soon.

Why did I feel we needed this remodel so badly anyway? I'll let the before pictures speak for themselves!

Leaves, Leaves, Go Away! Archie's Girl and MORE!

I think we bagged 36 bags two weeks ago and 33 bags last weekend! Thankfully, the leaves are almost done falling now.

She's Archie's Girl

Grace can be funny. The other day she was wearing some pjs that said "Daddy's Girl." He asked her, "Grace, are you Daddy's girl?" She shook her head no. "Are you Mommy's girl?" No again. "Well, whose girl are you anyway? "I'm Archie's girl!" How sweet. She is deeply disturbed that she can't grow up and marry him... 

Pre-Halloween: 2 Trunk-of-Treats, 3 Fall Festivals, 1 Trick-or-Treat, 1 Pumpkin Patch Trip and 1 Parade Later

Whew! I'm tired of costumes and the big day hasn't even arrived yet!

Iron Man and Princess Sofia the First

Grace's Preschool Costume Parade

A Need for Speed...

A Visit from the Tooth Fairy

Archie's first lost tooth netted him six shiny quarters from the Tooth Fairy. He was so excited he carried them around all morning (and didn't lose any)!