Trunk or Treat

Tonight was our church's annual trunk or treat. Here are our little munchkins all ready to go dressed in their Halloween costumes.

It took about 20 pics like this one before I got the above shot of both of them looking somewhat towards the camera.

And here we have super dad helping out his little superman.

Allie loved everything about trunk or treat. Candy, games, and she got to see a bunch of her buds from church. This is Lauren. Allie loves her some "rawllin" (she can't say Lauren).

This is silly Grayson showing off his stash.

Love this little guy! He invited Allie over to his house to play Friday...we're looking forward to it Grayson.

Gabe, surprisingly, was all about trunk or treat too once he realized free candy was involved. He would squeal and walk right up and grab a handful of candy and drop it in his pumpkin.

Allie loved the little games set up and had no hesitation in participating. She is getting so big!

We decided to let the kids dive into their candy. I believe Gabe's final count was: 2 packages of twizzlers, 2 pieces of chocolate, and 4 suckers.

What a better way to end the night after letting your kids overdose on sugar!

We were here, at a standstill, for an hour. (Notice the lady asking me if I can see anything...I was hanging out the sunroof).

To add to the mess, our friends (Grayson and his parents) were 3 cars behind us when their car overheated. So, we then went from this traffic to the median of I-85 picking up extra passengers.

Last week

I'm a little behind getting these pics up from last week....the kids and I spent the weekend in Al with my folks. We had a great time and appreciate you guys taking such good care of us while we were there.



This little girl had the privilege of spending the week all by herself with Pop and Maw-maw. She is still asking to sleep in our bed at nights....and to eat meals in the den....and unbuckle her carseat when we pull in the neighborhood, etc. Thanks guys!


It's always good seeing Uncle Benny. Allie talked him into coloring and a game of chase around the backyard. Funny how kids are so persuasive. Thanks for playing with her Ben! It means so much to her.



We had lots of family time. This is my Aunt Joyce playing dominios with the kids.



And we got to spend time with old friends. This is Alyssa, an absolute sweetheart. We enjoyed spending time with her and her mommy and daddy while in town this trip....and hope to see you all again real soon!


As for Gabe, he just hung out doing his own thing. This is him playing in the bubles one chilly afternoon.


A trip home is not complete without a trip to feed the ducks. Mom and dad are always so good to take Allie to do special things like this. We love you guys....see you in a few weeks.

Allie's new haircut

Here is a look at Allie's new haircut. Love the short do on her!

On a completely different note. I just have to share this story with you. This is a conversation my grandma Dot had with mom:

Grandma: The lady that manages the apt. complex got a new car.
Mom: What did she get?
Grandma: Oh, one of those SOBs.
Mom: I think you mean, SUV.

Miss Addy

Once upon a time....we lived in Nashville, very close to this precious Miss Addy. Miles close. Unfortunately, Addy and Allie were too young to appreciate each other.



Well, times have changed! We spent the evening at Juju's house tonight eating chili and watching football. The girls had a blast today hanging out and playing together.



We even managed to squeeze in a mini photoshoot in the freezing cold weather.



It's amazing what can be accomplished in 5 mintues. Addy was so cooperative...as was Allie. I had to push her out of shots!



In Addy's words, "I want to spend the night at her house, I like her".



We like you too Addy (and your parents), and we hope to get to do this again real soon! Until next time...and maybe, just maybe, we'll let you girls have a sleep over....at JuJu's of course!

Flash vs. no flash

No flash (above)


Flash.


This is a prime example of why I never use my flash. Both of these photos were taken around 4:00 pm on a dreary, rainy afternoon. The lighting was terrible, so I cranked my ISO up to 1600 for the no flash shot. It is a dark (and grainy) photo, but much better than the blown out photo above. And look at the shadow the flash cast behind Gabe. Bad. Bad. I don't like it. I'll stick to no flash.

Reason #468 why Izzy no longer sleeps with us...

Izzy showed up at the backdoor this morning begging to come inside looking like this.

Needless to say, she was not granted immediate access.

Only child (at least for the week)

Gabe is experiencing what it is like to be an only child this week while Allie is spending the week with my parents in Alabama.



Even though there is still a very lively and active 15 month old in our household, it is still strangely quiet without her. Gabe is definitely missing his older sister. He will walk around the house looking for her, calling "aaaaieeee, aaaaiieee". Too cute!


I understand Allie is living it up with her Pop and Maw-maw. The first night I called she was eating dinner at 8:30, and she has been sleeping in Pop and Maw-maw's bed with them. Then last night she was taking a jet bubble bath. Oh, for dinner last night - steak! She might not want to come back home!