The joys of vacation -- I'm finally getting to catch up on my picture posting. Here are a few more from last month. We had a great time playing in the leaves, raking leaves, building forts, and going to the playground. We had many days of gorgeous weather and loved it!
Stay tuned for pics from the zoo...
After driving by the pumpkin patch daily for the past month with Lucas yelling "punkin, punkin" every time, we finally got a chance to go visit all the pumpkins on the last day, October 31st. Lucas had a blast and was running around and trying to pick up every pumpkin. Lucas got to pick out his own pumpkins -- yes, he of course wanted two-- and now has a little orange and a little white one. They have since been going everywhere with him and he insists that they sleep in bed with him at night. Too cute.
It's hard to believe we had our 7th annual homecoming reunion this year! I'm proud to say that we still get together in full force at least once a year. We have the occasional missing person (but who can blame someone who is in Afghanistan for example ... we expect you back next year Easley). My friends are amazing for making the trip from all over the country (including as far away as LA and DC) despite everyone's busy schedules.
The obligatory "at the game" picture of the Vandy crew
Nap time ... and yes there are sleeping quarters everywhere when we cram an additional 11 people into our house.
Our newlyweds. Welcome "officially" to the Vandy gang Britt!
Me and the Roomie (who just passed the NY Bar!!! -- yay!)
Lucas making use of so many people to read with and play with. Morgan, see how great Joel is with kiddos? ;)
And more people to sucker in... Hanging out with Jess and Hiram (our other newest inductee)
Wii dancing... a must for homecoming!
Lucas watching Wii dancing and not sure what to think of those crazy adults
Jess, Hiram, and Chetna at the game
Yay! Adam made it this year! :)
Hugs!
India's Vandy spirit!
Roughhousing with dad
Yum! Bagel morning.
Michael's sister joined us for a bit. Can you tell the resemblance?
[Mentally insert here picture of Erica & Jamie] ... We missed you at the game but are so glad you made it up here!
Thanks to everyone for coming year after year! We're so glad to host and we're really hoping that Boards will not be on Homecoming weekend next year. Can we skip our peds certification exams for Homecoming? Definitely something to think about. And in the words of Matt (repeated multiple times by him throughout the weekend) " I love Homecoming!" We love you guys!
This post will be a little out of order but I've had so many requests for pictures of "Mo" that I decided to skip ahead and do a quick Halloween post.
We had a great time trick or treating. I thought Lucas would maybe not be quite old enough to enjoy it (boy was I wrong) or that he would not keep the costume on long enough to get out of the house (which also was not the case). Lucas learned very quickly to say "knock-knock," "trick treat," "please," and "thank you." What more do you need for succesful trick or treating.
Here are the pics. Enjoy!
Getting ready to head out for trick or treating:
Quick mom cuddle before leaving. Yes the shiner under his eye is real... due to a little incident in the park earlier in the day Lucas looked like a poor beaten up Elmo.
Anna and Ella ready for their first Halloween in all their cuteness. Sad that their mom was at work and didn't get to join the fun. :(
First house... still getting the hang of wearing Elmo on our head. Anna however is impressed by Lucas' "knock-knock" skills.
"Just one"
No candy for the twins but they still love looking on.
The dads with the kiddos. What a cute bunch!
It's dark and we're still going (good thing we got glow sticks from Nana). We were quite impressed by the "heiss" in the background.
Picture time...not so successful. Me and Elmo and Skeleton (no Lucas).
Who's more excited about this last house? You can't see it but there is a big scary moving cat on the roof of this one.
Elmo met a friend. The little boy was so excited Elmo came to visit.
Now we just have to figure out what to do with all the candy -- Lucas gets to keep the playdough. No Nerds, Kit Kats, Snickers, and Bubble Gum for him. I know ... mean parents. Excited for Trick or Treating again next year. Christy, we missed you! Thank you for letting us hang out with your girls though. Next year we'll take the whole gang! Anybody else want to come? We're starting to brainstorm costume ideas.
Mine!
Being sweet and sharing!
Hugs!
No, really. Mine!
Good thing there's more than one ball!
More snack time... (they can always eat)
Waving "bye" after the game
