Halloween

The weather this Halloween definitely wasn't ideal. Costumes were completely covered by winter gear, toes became uncomfortably frozen, and boots crunched in the snow. Our sweet and crazy girls put on a brave front and lasted quite awhile. Kate quit earlier than Audrey, crying because of her cold toes AND crying because she wasn't going to get as much candy.

By the time we got home, though, both girls put on warm pjs, sorted candy, and were back to normal. 

We had fun, are tired out, and are excited 

for that extra hour of sleep this weekend!

Our unicorn and movie star before covering up!

We met up with some daycare friends for a picture. 

Mittens

In the summer, Audrey fell in love with a cute kitten at Geeka and Grandma's house. She kept saying all along that she was going to bring it back to be another outdoor cat. At the same time, Jeremy kept saying no.

Fast forward a few months, and the same argument was continuing. In the end, Jeremy's soft heart for Aud got the best of him, and Mittens became an official garage kitty at our home. She is a very sweet cat, and minus a worm issue, has been very easy.

Jeremy says emphatically, though, that this is IT for animals now.

Breakfast Buddies

The school had a morning this week where a parent could come and join their child for a delicious cinnamon roll. Jeremy went in late to work, so that he could join his two beautiful gals. What a sweet picture that was posted to the school's Facebook page!

Will

Sweet Will joined our family almost two weeks ago, on Monday, October 7th.  The girls are SO excited to have another cousin, and Will seems as wonderful as his brother.  We got to visit Will for the first time last week, keeping all coughing people away from him, while non-coughing people could interact.

Welcome to the family, Will!  You have already won over our hearts, and we know you've got the BEST big brother in the world to help take care of you!

Coughing Kate was kept on the floor to play with Jack.

Audrey was very perplexed why Will would just lay there and not cry.  She said he seemed just like a doll!

I loved this picture of Jack with Will at the hospital.

Pumpkin Patch

Our fall weekend weather has not been cooperating the best, as far as outdoor activities go.  Last weekend we took a dry, fairly cool day to travel up to Manchester to visit their pumpkin patch and also meet up with Jack!  We spent an hour climbing over the equipment and climbing structures there, and then Audrey was able to pick out the ten best pumpkins.  Somehow she kept finding "just one more" that she really needed.  We had a lot of fun hanging out with Jack, but the most fun may have come when we arrived home.  The girls spent almost an hour rearranging the pumpkins and our mum on the porch to make it look the most decorative.  They even ended up cleaning up the dust on the porch, so that everything would look better.  Those two goofballs!

We decided Geeka needs to build one of these out at their house!

Jack would not look at the camera when we were trying to take a picture, so then Justin didn't either.

Homecoming

Just like that, another Homecoming week has come and gone. It started off stressful, with a feverish Kate, and ended with two joyful cheerleaders. Kate missed Monday of school, which also was the only rehearsal for the cheer clinic they had signed up for.

We weren't quite sure how to handle if Kate should march in the parade and perform with the cheerleaders without knowing the routine at all, but it turns out she could blend right in with the best of them. She just learned it as she performed! She didn't care one bit!

Here are a few pics of our cuties! Their Pirate spirit helped bring with it the first football victory of the season.

A new Pirate mascot was an addition to Homecoming night. The girls had to get a picture!