Halloween: Part 2

Whew, what a Halloween whirlwind!! We have had such a fun day of parties. We started with our MOTs Halloween get together, and we all enjoyed a beautiful day outside, playing in the yard. Helen Grace did pretty well in her monkey suit, but she wouldn’t wear the hat OR the shoes. She was still pretty dang cute though with her pink bows. Later, we stopped by my coworker Ginna’s house and let the babies run around together (she has a 2 yr old little girl). Then we trick or treated at Uncle CB’s house down the street and saw his puppy, Manning, who is now a HUGE dog! And we finally made it to the Anglins’ house for dinner. Helen Grace followed Courtlyn around, and I thought we would never get her out of Courtlyn’s play room…until the trick or treaters arrived! HG once again ran to the door to help give out candy. She cracks me up, and we had so much fun watching the girls play together.

I found/made her a little mini me monkey, complete with pink bows. Will didn’t like his puppy dog outfit. Patting Emsley the kittyPlaying with Callum HG just wanted to hug Caroline in that bumble bee suit- too funny! We tried and tried to get a group pic. This is the best we could do. Checking out Manning the bull…October 2010The two of them…April 2010. It’s amazing what a difference six months can make.  Playing with Courtlyn- she LOVED the chalk! AND the Glo Doodle thingie. She carried it around all night. And I finally got her back in her monkey outfit. 

And this is what we had at the end of the night…a whiny, wallowing mess on the floor! P.S. Of course I can’t get this on camera, but if you ask Helen Grace what a monkey says, she doesn’t make any noise but she pulls her arms up like a monkey- ha!

Trick or Treat

We rushed home from Oxford for our neighborhood’s trick or treating on Saturday night. For practicality’s sake, HG was an Ole Miss cheerleader! At first, she was scared by the kids that came to the door, mostly due to their masks, but she soon warmed up and caught on to what we were doing. By the end of the night, we would holler, “Trick or treat!” when kids came to the door, she’d grab the basket of candy, run to the door, and drop candy one by one into their bags. She LOVED it, and we LOVED watching her! This was such a fun night of memories!

Whoops! See any trick or treaters? Silly daddy! Attempt at family pic #1 Attempt #2…that’s as good as it’s going to get! TRICK OR TREAT!

Are You Ready…Finally?

We have been waiting for the perfect game day to introduce Helen Grace to the Grove (right game time, right age, right weather, etc.)…and we finally found it this weekend! The day couldn’t have been more perfect- high 60’s and not a cloud in the beautiful blue sky. We played Auburn, and the whole place was packed. Shoving my way down the Walk of Champions was a whole different ball game with a toddler in my arms. I was alternately terrified of both of us being trampled and then excited to be there- what a mix of emotions. John and I had a great time showing her the ropes to what I hope will be another lifetime and another generation of Ole Miss traditions.

Headed to God’s Country! Waiting on the team at the Walk of Champions First time to hear Dixie played by the Pride of the SouthWatching the cheerleaders She wasn’t too sure about them, but I obviously loved it. :) Found the unofficial Col Reb Walking through the Grove Found the Yates! And Aunt Whitney! Heehee FREEDOM “I really want to get in that flowerbed.” And we ran into Worth!

Lunching Little Ladies

On Friday, we had a fall break in Kindermusik, so Jennifer, Camille, Helen Grace, and I met for lunch instead our normal Friday morning class. The last time we attempted a double date, it ended terribly with HG throwing food and my carrying her out kicking and screaming. This time, both girls acted like little ladies, and we had a very pleasant lunch. HG spent some time with Granddaddy and Bubba that afternoon while I spent some much needed time at the hair salon. They had fun playing outside in the leaves on the beautiful fall day!