So Much To Be Thankful For

It is amazing how thankful we are for these two sweet little girls. I am convinced they are the cutest kids in the whole world, and am so thankful for them and many other things this Thanksgiving.

There are a few things I'm especially thankful for this holiday

I'm thankful for how sweet my girls are with each other, I am thankful for Megan's belly laugh, I am thankful for how Kate tells us we are the best in the whole world, I'm thankful for how well behaved Kate is becoming, I'm thankful for how well they sleep, I'm thankful I didn't have to drive for the holiday, I'm thankful for the fun we have together, I'm thankful for the best four grandparents in the world, I'm thankful for a wonderful husband to share it all with, I'm thankful for their health, and most of all I'm thankful I get to be their Mom.

Pictures from the Day

By the way can you tell they are sisters?

Kate Thanksgiving Day 2008

Megan Thanksgiving Day 2010

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hockey Fun

We've signed Kate up for All-Star Sports Camp at the Park District. Basically the kids run around for half an hour with a somewhat focused sports day. So far we've had basketball which Kate loved. She actually had an impressive shot for a two-year old complete with follow-through, which she most certainly didn't inherit from either of her shooting challenged parents. Her favorite part of hockey was probably playing What Time is it Mr. Fox?

Megan loves the mornings as well, smiling and shouting at people from her snugli.Hockey was a big hit, but not as big of a hit as our adorable girls were in their matching tracksuits!

Apple Picking

The weather in October has been fabulous and Brian, the girls, and I made it apple picking just before Halloween. We were a little late for the earlier than usual apple crop, but it was perfect. Kate loved searching for the apples and was so excited when she found one...


She insisted on pulling them from the trees...


And when she succeeded she exclaimed, "Look I've found a Golden Apple!"

She was too cute and was very careful to protect our finds...

We had a wonderful time at Apple Holler picking pumpkins, riding the train, playing in the maze, and just being together in the beautiful fall weather.

Megan's 9 Month Pictures

I had all the intention of getting Megan's 9 month pictures done, picking the best pose, buying the $9.95 special, and walking out. Megan and the photographer however had other plans, and I had no restraint. They are precious pictures that I will always treasure, and I'm so happy they turned out so well. I don't know what else I was expecting from our beautiful, joyous, smiley, spunky, little Megan.

Halloween Fun

Brian and I decided to celebrate the first Halloween in our new home with a Halloween party,and it was so much fun! Between all of our guests, we had 11 kids 5 and under, and if you combine all their energy and excitement with an inflated sugar high, the result is our best Halloween ever!

Kate, as you might have guessed from earlier blog posts, was Cinderella, and she loved every minute of it! Unfortunately, Cinderella never wore gym shoes, so Kate wouldn't either. So picture with me a two year girl trying to keep up with her friends, all while wearing Cinderella heels! Thankfully, after a few houses she finally relented and switched to the gym shoes. Kate also enjoyed greeting all the folks with "Trick or treat!", as well as "Have a good night!" as she walked away. What a sweet Cinderella!

Megan as always loved all the action and giggled at everyone's costumes. She is the happiest 9 month old ever and Halloween night was no exception.Here our some pics below to give you a flavor of our Halloween "season". Kate had a parade at preschool and our town has a Halloween fest that was very sweet. Hope your Halloween was as fun as ours!