Halloween 2013

 We had another great Halloween this year! Gramma and Grampa came to visit so we had lots of fun with them. This year was the first year that we carved pumpkins. The girls had fun with it. And the look on Sierra's face while she was scooping out the guts was priceless! And the pumpkins turned out great!

Halloween night was perfect. It was such a nice night out, aside from a few rain sprinkles, but that didn't stop us! Avery dressed up as a witch and Sierra was a Lalaloopsy doll. We had so much fun and the girls got so much candy!!


While Gramma and Grampa were here, we went into D.C. to go to the Natural History Museum. I wasn't sure how the girls would do walking around a museum all day but they loved it! They didn't want to leave at the end of the day!

Gramma and the girls trying to figure out where we needed to go

Sierra & Avery posing in front of the Washington Monument

Inside the museum, checking out the big whale

We went to an Imax movie which was awesome. Here we are looking cool in our 3-D glasses 

Posing inside a whale's mouth

One last picture outside of the museum.

Let's Get Caught Up!

Now that we are somewhat settled with our move and me going back to work, I want to get you caught up with what we have been doing for the past two months so that we can get back on track!

 

The cruise ship Cory and I took to celebrate our 10th anniversary

Miami Beach at night

We were told we had to stop in at Sloppy Joe's Bar!

The Little White House in Key West

Cory showing off his zip-lining skills in Cozumel

And me with a little rock climbing

Snorkeling with a few hundred of our new friends

Relaxing at the beach in Cozumel. All I need is a bucket of Corona!

Here are pictures of the girls in their new rooms.

Sierra

And Avery

 Sierra went on a field trip with her class to Great Country Farms where we went on a hayride, picked pumpkins, played and learned about pumpkins, apples, & animals. I was able to chaperone so I got some cute pictures.

Sierra and her friend, Skylar, on the bus.

Sierra and some of her friends posing as animals

Sierra & Skylar on the mountain of tires

And bouncing on the big pillow!

 We went to a nearby nursery to get our pumpkins and have a little fun in the process.

Sierra coming down the slide

And Avery too

Posing in the middle of the pumpkin pile

Getting ready to enter the haunted maze

Posing with our new friend

Check out our acting skills with the fake bloody hand.

Silly Sierra

The girls were very concerned that we weren't going to get "Booed" in Virginia. So we were going to start the "Booing" but before we got a chance to....We got "Booed"!!! The girls were so excited! Here we are getting ready to "Boo" some of our friends.

Last month, we went to New Jersey for Alex and Stacy's birthday. It was so much fun!

Sierra, Avery & Stacy working on their Rainbow Looms

Avery & Kailey having a sack race

Singing "Happy Birthday" to Stacy

"Happy Birthday' to Alex!

Stacy & Avery playing another game with some licorice and a lifesaver.

 The girls have both signed up for Girl Scouts. Sierra is a Daisy and Avery moved up to Brownie this year. Avery had her first meeting where her new troop held a small ceremony to welcome her.

Avery getting her Brownie Pin...

and a big welcoming group hug from her friends!

 Instead of the kids wearing their Halloween Costumes to school, Belmont Station does "Kooky, Spooky Bingo" the weekend before Halloween. The kids get to wear their costumes, play some bingo and hang out with their friends. It was so much fun, even though we didn't win!

Getting ready to play some Bingo

Avery concentrating on her cards

Sierra stamping her card!