New Word

I forgot to mention that Lila learned a new word, courtesy of the wagon experience of yesterday--she now says, "Ride!"

Halloween 2010

Halloween was awesome this year--the weather was perfect, and despite the sadness of not having T.J. here, we still had a blast. Mom and Dad flew in on their broomsticks from Shelby, and while Mom supervised the candy distribution, Dad provided the wagon-pulling labor for Lila. We left early, well before it was dark, and Bronwen was beside herself. She loved saying "Trick or treat" and insisted on saying "Gracias" instead of the traditional "Thank you." I asked her if she wanted a ride in the wagon, but she was intent on walking, which was great. Lila made it to about 5-6 houses, and I sent her back home with Dad and Mom.

Bronwen kept going well into the dark of night. People were stopping to admire how cute she was as Tinkerbell, and we also admired their costumes. We saw only 2 other Tinkerbells, but the costumes were different.

After about an hour, we hauled Bronwen's load of candy back to the house. The girls played with some glow sticks and went down pretty easily for the night. I managed to make it, walking around the neighborhood with Bronwen, but I admit when I asked her if she was ready to go home, I was relieved when she said yes. Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween!

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TJ's Birthday Breakfast

T.J. is going to be in Germany for his birthday, so I decided today would be a good day to make some home-made cinnamon rolls. I got the recipe from Southern Living and gave it a shot. They turned out much better than I hoped. This might now be a new "special morning breakfast" item!

Baking Cookies

We went over to Mimi's house today to visit--I thought I had to run an errand, but it turned out I didn't, so we all just hung out for the morning. Mimi and Bronwen decided to bake some cookies, and Lila and I played outside for a bit.Lila was anxious during the cooking time.

Halloween Pics

TJ isn't going to have an opportunity to take Halloween pics of the girls on Sunday, so we decided to give a preview...


It took Lila a little while to get into the spirit...

Updated: Playroom/Hobby Room

Still major work in progress,but I got all my books unpacked and organized. The stack of boxes in the corner by the tall bookshelf are all from Bronwen's room, and I'll get those unpacked in the next day or so. I admit I am getting tired of lugging books.

Our House--Work In Progress

I will upload pics of the girls' rooms soon. They are just napping right now, and Bronwen played "random toy migration" earlier. Plus they just don't look very good without some pictures on the walls. Hopefully we can do that soon and updated pictures can be posted! (Sorry for my poor spelling--it took me forever to get the pics in the slideshow, and I had no desire to go proofread.)

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