Snowy Smiles

Eating Snow

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First Snow

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We got our first snow of the season today. They said a dusting, but it looks like at least an inch!

Monkey Joe's!

The kids had a day off last week and we spent the morning at Monkey Joe's. It was so much fun!

Happy Halloween!

My little princess and my Dirty Jobs host, Mike Rowe, made a fabulous day and evening of Halloween. Jake ran around with his friend Sam and Abby trailed behind, with us, happily. Our neighborhood was full of gleeful, creatively-dressed, polite children. We got about 75 or so to our door as well. A nice night!

Are you Big or Small?

Abby's been hearing a lot lately about what a big girl she is. Yesterday she told me "Me all growed up!" And then 5 minutes later told me she wanted to swing on the swing for "little big girls," aka the baby swing.

I wasn't quite sure what she'd say about whether she was big or small. I should have guessed:

Smiling family

Is this not one of the happiest looking families you've ever seen?

And they are mine, all mine. I had one of those moments last night when every piece of spaghetti on the floor and every whine about what was not had just made me smile. Being out of town for a while does that to a mom. It's like a reboot on your tolerance level. I'm so incredibly lucky!

Playing Dress-Up

What do Abby and Daddy do when Mommy is out of town? Play dress-up! Here she is in her new Halloween princess costume, and in her dress-up boa outfit she got from a generous neighbor.