Thanksgiving was not so much about eating turkey as it was about playing with cousins at Grandma and Poppa's house this year. The kids had a ball, we barely saw them because they were so busy playing. However this bouncy house was a home base for most of the play time.
But, there was other forms of play as well.
Even "tractor" rides...pretend (pictured above) and real ones given by Poppa all over the yard and neighborhood. They were indeed thankful.
What do these three sweet baby girls have in common?
They were all born in 2011 and they belong to me and my college roommates! We planned it just right...only joking but isn't that cool?
We carved a pumpkin, Maggie designed the face we carved onto it. It looked strangely similiar to the french peas from Veggie Tales. The kids enjoyed sticking their hands inside the gooey innards.
Oh yeah Pumpkin time!
Posing with the pumpkin.
I love Haven's look in this picture, I imagine that someone said "boo" behind her.
We tested out some different costumes before settling on our wardrobe for the big day. Haven tried out Maggie's old chick costume. It was a tad too large, but mighty cute and dare I say chic.
Halloween was a fun day for us. Maggie wore her Rapunzel costume to pre-school but changed into Jesse for the real trick or treating portion. Her favorite part was when she yodeled like Jesse and the fact that she got to "wear" freckles.
One of our favorite Halloween traditions is eating chili with the Dyer family before trick or treating. Yes, we have a Halloween tradition, don't you? This year proved to be another great year and the kids were pretty much professionals. I mean they've been doing this for years, so why not.
Jesse!
Henry dressed up like Superman for his visit to the YMCA in the morning. They were handing out candy and his first choice costume for the Halloween festivities was Superman. But, by the afternoon he was ready for a change, so he switched over to Thor. We made this sweet hammer a few hours before the big excursion and it added a nice touch to his fearsome look.
And then there is this little pumpkin...so sweet and cute enough to eat.
Our three trick or treaters... Love them!!! (And don't be fooled by Haven's look in this pic, she was having a great time)
So, while we were in town visiting Rees we just had to stop by the SC State Fair before we headed home. It was the kids first time and they had a ball. We met up with one of our most favorite people on the planet and a celebrity in the Dirk's house...BRODY! Seeing him was almost as exciting as being at the fair itself...well just maybe it was more exciting.
Best Dad ever the pics continue to prove it.
The bee ride with our precious cousin Evan.
Pilot Henry.
Maggie loved the swings.
Me and my sis and the best invention known to man, the sleepy wrap. Thanks a million times L. Dyer.
And, we have our Grandpa Dog to thank for this picture. Maggie bought this cotton candy all by herself with the money Dog left her during his last visit to NC. She got the money out of the piggy bank and decided to use it on pink cotton candy. She even practiced her lines in the morning. She said Mommy I am going to say (to the vendor) "sir may have some pink cotton candy please." True story, unfortunately for her it was a lady that sold her the puffy sugar so she had to tweak her lines a bit. But, she did a sensational job nonetheless. Thanks Dog I think we spent your money just as you would've wanted, only wish you could have been there with us to see and taste just how well.
Last week we drove down to Columbia to meet our newest family member, James Rees Zaepfel. He may have been the tiniest baby I have ever held. He was so quiet and sweet and looks just like his Daddy.
Haven and Rees are only three months apart and I think they will grow up to be really good buddies.
(See last post...he's the best Dad and Uncle!)
We thought that eating the bojangles would be as fun as our meal got, but Trooper proved us wrong by turning our take out box into a race car. It's Big Bro Time!
Sweet little Rees, I have a feeling that he won't be staying little for long. After all he is a Zaepfel and they grow pretty big!
Wrestling with our in house superheroes.
And he even takes the time to bath the little one.
