Thanksgiving 2013

 We have had a quiet Thanksgiving this year, given that baby boy is only a few short weeks away. He has been a bit of challenge towards the end, so we weren't too comfortable traveling far away. Thankfully, things have gotten a bit easier over the past week or so, making us able to make a few last minute preparations before he arrives! Many thanks for Grandmother and Granddaddy who took the girls to AL for several days while I was mostly on bedrest and to Mimi and Pops for coming to help out the next weekend while David traveled.

 One constant chore is leaf raking, of course, which the girls love "helping" with.

 Pops spent several hours in the yard, raking up the end of our front yard tree leaves.

We had a Thanksgiving banquet, as Audrey describes it, and the girls mostly ate cranberry sauce and peas.

Kathryn was thrilled with her fancy plate and the cloth napkins.

On Thanksgiving evening, we put up the Christmas tree which the girls thoroughly enjoyed. Audrey and Kathryn loved hanging up the ornaments.

Kathryn getting a lift from Daddy.

And, just to prove to baby boy, that we did take some pictures of him in the womb, here we are at 37 weeks. Almost there!! The girls are so excited.

Girl Time!

 My sweet friend, Amy, came to visit last weekend with her little girl, Claire, while David was out of town. Claire is turning four soon, so she, Audrey, and Kathryn had a great time running around together. Amy and I stood outside the bedroom listening to their conversations, and cracked up laughing. These girls are pretty humorous!

 Lots of fun running around outside

 Tag!

It was a purple day tea party! We had a great time. Thanks for coming to see us, Amy and Claire!

Fall Festival

 The girls were very excited about the Halloween festival at church this year. Audrey talked about the pink fire truck, snow cones and hot dogs that would be there for many days prior. Luckily, Mimi was in town for the weekend as well, so she joined in on the fun. Audrey wanted to be the tooth fairy.

 Kathryn wanted to be a princess, so she was Cinderella. And, she insisted that she was a "big Cinderella" not a "little Cinderella", like Audrey kept calling her.

 Audrey was having a very serious conversation with Pastor Stephen (his boys Jonathan and Benjamin are in the background). They tend to have profound things to say to each other on Sunday mornings. :)

 Kathryn checked out her loot several times throughout the event.

 See?

 They quickly got the hang of getting candy from each car.

 The motorcycle was fascinating.

 Kathryn loved this little tongue with candy under it.

 Very happy with their stash

Happy Halloween!