Yard Work

It's supposed to snow here for Thanksgiving, so I'm glad we could get out this weekend to enjoy the nice weather while it lasts.

Friends

I am loving this hand-holding phase that they're going through. It melts my heart every single time.

Two Years

It's hard to believe that two years have passed since Atticus and Norah entered our lives. Time is flying by.

It's Never Dull Here

You know when you give your kids a bath and then leave them naked in a bedroom while you go to get a diaper and then you come back just in time to see the one who isn't potty trained having an accident on the floor and then the one who is potty trained bursts out laughing and proceeds to pee on the floor on purpose and then they both try to dance in it while you madly look for towels? Yeah. That's how our Halloween started. It ended with Paul and I hearing a strangely familiar noise as we were putting Norah in her jammies. Atticus had wandered down the hall about thirty seconds earlier and was now sitting outside her door spreading an entire family-sized jar of Vaseline all over himself and the floor (see third picture).

Zoo Boo

Our local zoo hosts an annual Halloween party. We collected candy, rode the train (!!!!), and some of us even managed to stay awake to attend a presentation by some symphony ensembles.

Norah's New Sheets

Norah has new hair-friendly satin sheets. The color selection for such sheets is rather limited which is why her bed resembles one that might be found in Barbie's dream house. The kids think it's fantastic.

Pumpkin!

My dad continued our Halloween tradition of carving a Really Big pumpkin. This year's contender is 128 pounds! Atticus still wasn't too sure about the whole affair and spent the time in the living room with my grandma, but Norah dove right in.