Thanksgiving Feast

The whole family attended Charlotte's preschool Thanksgiving Feast today. In a rush to get out of the house, I forgot my camera. Jacob's mom and dad saved the day and will give me their pictures later. I took one quick shot when we got home. Charlotte wore a dress that my grandmother made for me when I was a little girl. She was so cute in her hat, pasta necklace, and paper bag vest (not seen in this photo) standing up on stage with her classmates singing Thanksgiving songs. It felt surreal for Dave and I to be watching our first born in her first school performance. We don't feel old enough for that to be possible. Parenthood is bliss!

And how cute is AJ in his birthday suit?! He loves to stand up using the bars at the top of our stairs. This was just before bathtime tonight. He's already starting to lose some of his baby fat. Sniff, sniff.

9 months old!

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Our little guy (well, let's face it, he's not so little!) is 3/4 of a year old already! His latest trick is to raise his arms when we say "How big is AJ?" One of my favorite baby tricks. I can't wait till he starts clapping. Love you, AJ!

Fountainhead

Sunday was a gorgeous November day in the DC area. It got up over 70 degrees! We decided to check out a park we've never visited - Fountainhead. Fairfax County has so many great parks. You don't even feel like you're just a few miles outside a major metropolitan city. We walked around, watched the boaters, and enjoyed a picnic lunch. Quality family time!

I heart Fall!

Thanks to Kat for sharing the website Picnik on her blog. I created this collage there. Pretty cool website for editing photos. I got some cute shots of the kids today outside. I love this time of year!

Happy Halloween

Halloween was so much fun yesterday! I love it when it falls on a Saturday because Dave gets to spend the entire day with us too. My pictures are all out of order and I'm too tired to rearrange them. Does anyone else get annoyed at how Blogger uploads photos? It drives me nuts. This is Charlotte at the end of a big day examining all her loot from trick or treating. Lollipops were her favorite. We let her go to town and try as much as she wanted. It was fun to watch and we had no problem getting her to bed which was good after all that sugar.

Charlotte and Amelia (our neighbor) went trick or treating together.

AJ and Charlotte after the Halloween parade.

Neighborhood parade crowd. It wasn't big but we all had fun and the rain held out just long enough to let us parade around and eat snacks at the tot lot.

Dave playing the part of a Secret Service agent for the Sarahcuda. The phone cord over his ear made the costume!

The cutest frog you've ever seen (8 months old).

Charlotte and AJ before leaving for the parade.

Family photo before the parade. Charlotte told everyone that she was an "all white fairy." On Friday night, I decided to dress up like Sarah Palin and Dave was a Secret Service agent. We went to a party that morning at a local park. I said "you betcha" all day long. I love Halloween!