Fall Back

No one gave Mer the memo that Daylight Savings Time in the fall means an extra hour of sleep-- she was up waaaaaay too early this morning. Fortunately, I was able to convince her to snuggle up with Jessie and some recorded Sesame Street episodes until I could properly wake up myself.

Happy Halloween!

Had a great Halloween celebration with the Littles and Moellers last night, where the older kids showed first-timers Merritt and Mallory the trick-or-treating ropes.

Hoop & Bobbie's Halloween Party

1,2,3,6..

Still missing a couple of numbers, but we'll get there!

Big Shoes to Fill

Happy Birthday DiDi (and Aunt Jamie again)

Last month, when we celebrated Aunt Jamie's birthday, Mer learned the birthday song for the occasion and still sings it pretty much every day. Unfortunately, she's not getting the idea that Aunt Jamie isn't the only one who has birthdays, so my 20-30 attempts to get her to sing "Happy Birthday DiDi" on camera didn't go so well...here's one of many before I finally gave up.

Fall Farm Fun

The weather has been beautiful lately so last weekend, we drove out to "the country" (30 minutes outside Houston) to check out some farm animals and fall festivities.

Gettin' Witchy With It

We are getting really excited about Halloween around here. Merritt is beside herself everytime she spots a pumpkin in someone's yard or we cruise down the Halloween aisle at the grocery store, not to mention screaming "Happy Halloween Jessie!" at the top of her lungs 20 times a day and I have to admit, I'm loving it more than ever myself. Definitely an underrated perk of parenthood that I'm just now learning-- enjoying the holidays in a whole new way. Thank you Mer!