Trunk or Treat

Madeline got to put on her "Sleeping Beauty" costume today. Her Daddy had been working in the yard and she immediately wanted to do a repeat of the photo shoot we did the other day in the tree. So her Daddy put her up in the tree for a few pictures and she also princessed it up on the riding lawn mower.

Our wonderful church has "trunk or treat" every year where the kids can come to the church parking lot and "trick or treat" everyones' trunk. Volunteers get together and decorate their trunks and give candy to the kids. It is so sweet. Madeline is really getting into the Halloween thing this year. Here are some pictures from the day...

And then here are a couple of very special pictures...our little girls last year...

and our big girls this year. Precious. All three big sisters now.

Punkin Patch

LOVE the pumpkin patch. I am always more excited to go than anyone else. I love the air, I love the changing leaves, I love the slow drive up 365 to 89 to get there down winding roads, I love the goats and alpaca along the way, I love getting the kids dressed to go, I love the Collins family. They are so real. Real pumpkin farmers. And we are so not farmers. I love pumpkin patch day so much every year that I told Tyler that we could move to the country and he could have his goat and gated donkey if we could be pumpkin farmers and have a pumpkin patch. But then we spent the afternoon there and it was muddy in the patch and dusty. I don't do well with dust in my mouth. So nix the farming idea but our afternoon at the pumpkin patch was still WONDERFUL!!!

4 years later and teeth!

Tucker has top teeth! His front right one is all the way through but it looks like all 4 are about to pop through! Crazy! And, Tuesday he started clapping. He doesn't know he is doing it- he won't do it on cue- but it is the cutest thing.

GiGi's birthday was today and Aunt Sandra threw a great party for her. Aunt Sandra has moved here now and we are soooo thankful for that. She loves my children and she loves to iron. She steals my laundry while I am at work and then brings it back to me clean and ironed! Amazing. The beautiful lady in the picture is my Maw (Madeline and Tucker's GiGi). She is such a wonderful woman. 88 years old today. If the kids are playing in the floor she is right in the middle of them!

Today was also our 4th wedding anniversary. The picture above is of the beautiful flowers Tyler got me. I cannot believe how much our lives have changed in the last 4 years. I cannot believe how much we have changed in the last 4 years! Tyler is an amazing father and a pretty darn good husband. I love you so much Tyler. God is still giggling about our pairing- the accountant and ME! So far so good...our differences seem to balance out our family pretty nicely.

It has been a good day.