Happy Halloween

We had a fun Halloween. Emma flew around the house with her Thumbelina costume on.
Georgia waddled in her duck costume, but she wouldn't quack because she is shy.
Her hat fell off and she put it back on herself. It was so cute.
We went trick-or-treating with some friends. Georgia and Cori rode in the stroller.

Steven and Emma rode in the wagon.
Next year we will be walking. The kids were so lazy. After a few houses of leaving our transportation at the end of the driveway, they started wanting us to drive them to the door! I have to say I was really disappointed in my neighborhood this year. Some home are empty, but there were several homes in a row with no one home and come to find out they were all having a party down the street, but only one of them was giving out candy. You know all 10 of their combined kids were out getting candy. That is not right.

Winder Ward Truck-or-Treat

I love church Halloween parties. The kids get lots of candy and I don't feel the need to microscopically examine them for danger. Georgia was a duck this year. She loved her costume. Every time she saw it she wanted to put it on. It is the same costume E wore at that age. Both of them have been in love with ducks and the first animal sound they both made was "quack!"
Emma was Thumbellina. I got her costume on sale at Walmart and she earned it by doing chores around the house. We did learn that princess shoes are not Halloween friendly. If you noticed the bump on her head, she did that just before the party. We picked up my niece, Ireland, from gymnastics practice. While we were waiting for her, E decided to try some moves on the concrete waiting room floor. Her handstand turned into a head plant. Poor baby, that had to hurt.
The girls: G, Ireland, and E so excited to get candy and to have Ireland with them. They adore her. It is so precious. Ireland looks great in her pirate costume.

School Halloween Party

I helped out with Emma's Halloween party at school. She wanted me to dress up too. Luckily I have black clothes and a witch hat. Embarrassment kept to a minimum.

Pumpkin Time

Every body was very excited to carve our pumpkin this year. Once we got started, Emma decided cleaning out the inside was too gross for her. Can you tell by the look on her face? Georgia on the other hand really enjoyed it.

Emma picked a design and daddy carved it out for us. It was a lot more work than we thought it would be.
But the results were worth it. Have you ever seen a better looking pumpkin.
The kids proudly displaying thier jack-o-lantern. Sanford almost made it into the picture.

Georgia wearing my old dress

My mama, my mother's mom, made this dress for me. It is so fun to see my girls wear it.
Georgia liked untying the bow and playing with the stings.

Emma's 1st Dance recital

Emma's tap/ballet class had their first "recital" at the business fair in Winder, GA. Here is Emma with her friend from school Abby.
There are over 30 kids in the two 3/4-year-old classes, but only 10 showed up. Lucky us! E is fourth from the left.
We bought E a flower on the way, but surprised her with it after her performance. She was acting shy here, but she was great on stage. She stared out into the crowed and smiled. She tried to do the dance, but most of the time she just smiled. It was precious. Yea Emma!

Pants

Emma (3-years-old) wearing Georgia's size 18 months jeans. For people who don't speak kid sizes that translates to "this should fit a child between the ages of 12 & 18 months.Who knew that when she told me she was trying on Georgia's pants, they would actually fit. On the way to bed she told me she would be wearing GA's pants tomorrow. I guess they will be fighting over clothes earlier than I expected.