Halloween -- The final cut

Tonight was the final night of our Halloween week.  Of course, the pentacle of the pumpkin celebration is Trick or Treating!  We set the pumpkins out on our sidewalk, turned up the spooky music, and loaded two baskets with candy.  While Courtney and Tennyson stayed behind to hand out candy, Mark and the girls headed around the block.  Olivia was sporting a butterfly costume, Katelee was a Flower Princess, and Tennyson made a tu-tu look good.  The girls must have done well based on them complaining that their bags were getting too heavy.  So, after a practical sprint from house to house, we ended back at our house in time to unload the stash and begin a healthy binge of sweets right before bedtime.  All in all, the girls had a good time.  Hope you had a Happy Halloween too!

 

The End

Fall Festival

Continuing with our Halloween all Week activities, today was the Fall Festival on base.  The girls enjoyed face and hair painting, Needle-in-a-Haystack candy search, ducks in a pond, pin the beak on the owl, fishing game, pumpkin ring toss, and bouncy castles.  The girls also enjoyed touring an ambulance, the EOD robots, and the static air display.  They managed to snag some more candy also -- of course.

Halloween is Scarier with Three Girls

Halloween kicked off on Wednesday this week for us.  The medical group had a trick or treat after work on Wednesday.  So, the girls dressed up in the costumes and made the rounds to secure two bags of candy.  Then, on Friday, Olivia's school had their Halloween party.  Courtney rushed from the clinic's "Welcome Taylors" potluck lunch to the school Halloween party.  The kids all dressed up and looked great.  We completed the night by carving pumpkins.  We bet Katelee would not like the pumpkin gunk, but she dove right in helped design her pumpkin.  Meanwhile, Tennyson was less than impressed.

Somebody is sleeping

2010 Oct 091 edit, originally uploaded by counsel14.

Little bit of Liv Love

2010 Oct 116 edit bw, originally uploaded by counsel14.

Sisterly Love

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Katelee enjoying being a big little sister!

Getting Settled . . . Again

After nearly 3 months of watching the girls, Grandma Gerri headed back to her home.  It has been such a blessing to have grandma watching the girls, especially for so long.  It was great to get back together as a family.  The girls are settling into their new surroundings and with their new sibling just fine.  They are making friends with the neighborhood kids, as well as enjoying their own games together (usually involving some type of dress up). 

Tennyson continues to eat, sleep, and poop.  Although, she is having a bit of problem with the "sleep" part in the middle of the night.  She might have a touch of reflux.  Or, she is just mean and enjoys torturing her parents.  She had a check up last week and is weighing in at a whopping 5 pounds 8 ounces.  She seems to especially enjoy her bath time.

Enjoy a few new pics below.

Olivia's K Pic

Meet the Family

Courtney woke at o-dark-thirty to hop a plane to New Mexico today.  She bid farewell to Orlando and her awesome friends, placed Miss Tennyson in her Moby wrap, and boarded the plane.  She was able to meet up with her dad in Dallas, and both of them flew up to Amarillo.  Then, they drove home.  Mark also made part two of his drive across the country, and he made it home about 6:00.  The girls were ecstatic to meet their new sister, and Grandma and Grandpa may have enjoyed the moment a bit too.