Costumes!

Our friend Vara, who was a skeleton butterfly

Woof!

We had a great time on Halloween this year. Friend of ours usually trick-or-treat in their parents' neighborhood, so we and several other friends joined them for Avery's first trick-or-treating experience. She had so much fun, though it took her a few houses to realize she actually was allowed to take candy from the people who offered it to her. She had a blast! Adam joined in the costume wearing, but we held him for most of the walk around the neighborhood. I think both kids had a ton of fun getting dressed up. Adam also enjoyed seeing me dressed as a cat (Avery asked if I would be a cat like her, so how could I resist?). He laughed every time he noticed the whiskers on my face.

Three Year Old

I can't believe Avery is three! We had a pretty low-key day on October 12th, but I tried to make the day about her and what she would like to do. We spent the morning at the Botanical Gardens and then had lunch with Paul at Chick-Fil-A. We had quesadillas for dinner (one of her favorites) and then tried to go to the park for a little bit of swingtime. Avery LOVES swinging at the park. She could sit in the swing the whole time and not feel a bit disappointed. Unfortunately, we arrived at the park right when they were closing down, so Avery was devastated. The family quickly rallied and headed to Barnes and Noble and all was right with the world again. Playing with the toy section and the train table will do that for a three-year-old. We loved the gifts that several of you sent from far away places! Thank you notes are in the mail soon, I promise, dear family!

Here's a few pictures of my three year old (and her 16 month old little brother).

This might be my favorite one of all. This is a pretty typical Avery expression.

This is what Avery did when I told her to look up. Apparently I told Adam to look really tired.

Adam saying, "Cheese". He's one of the funniest people I've ever met.