I know I have done a lot of posts about Lillian's love of accessories, but these pictures cracked me up. She finds a bag and comes to me saying "bpack, bpack" and then prances around so happy when she has something "on." She is a pip (as my mom says.)
"Cheese"
I could kiss on this face all day.
Harrison had no problem picking out his Halloween costume this year. The decision was based purely on the built in "muskles." Today was Harrison's Halloween party and parade at school and he got to wear the Hulk to school. The "muskles" were a hit!
Lillian is full on into her baby dolls now. This morning she put them "night night" in her crib. She even covered them all up.
The annual Bandwidth.com Halloween party is always a lot of fun. They go all out.
Candy!!!
They don't mess around with the decorations.
Spooky haunted house. Lillian was fearless.
Bandwidth does a kids picture every year with profile shots of all the kids. Lillian made the BIG pic (she is the one in the hat balancing on her daddy's hand).
The Parke clan and the Merrill clan
On the third floor they had a cool bubble/smoke machine. The kids did not want to leave. I need to buy one of those!
Helen Morken was dressed as "smarty pants." Such a creative idea. Guess you have to be creative when you have 6 kids.
After the Bandwidth party, Joe and I went to our supper club costume party. We dressed up as Dog and Beth the bounty hunters. Very funny. We even won best costume!
Cher, Beth, Miss Piggy, Dorothy, Sarah from "Chuck", bumble bee, and Little Red Riding Hood
Sarah made her cooler out of this giant pumpkin. So Martha!
Cher with her tablescape.
Watch out for these guys!
Lillian has started to use the potty at night. She prefers to sit on it with clothes on, but has actually used the potty a few times. Don't you love her princess purse. She carries it everywhere.
Big Girl
Harrison and Lillian now like to move their chairs into my room and watch their morning show like this. Cracks me up. At least they are happy, and not hitting each other for a minute. Lillian wears all my hair bands as bracelets. I clean them all up about 47 times a day.
Wonder where she learned to pick her nose?
Pulling out all my lipstick is also a fun activity. Did I mention I sometimes feel like I am losing my mind during the 7-9am time slot? Curly hair is no fun without humidity. Lillian's gorgeous locks are kind of a pain now that summer is over. When she wakes up it is a frizzy ball.
Anna, Kate and Brittany
My lovely painting...not so sure!
When I got home I had to wake Joe up to show him. He was seriously so excited. He made such a bog deal about my painting for days. He even kept saying how cute I was with paint all over my hands that would not come off. Maybe he prefers artists? :)
This is the picture I submitted. Had no idea how hard dentil molding and railings would be to paint. Man, and so many bushes! Next time I will have to photoshop them out!
Last Monday, Lillian and I joined Harrison's class at the pumpkin patch. We drove about 45 minutes to Franklin County and it was more than worth it. One of the best things about NC is that you can drive to the mountains and the beach in no time, but I also love that we have urban life all around us and can drive down the road and see spectacular farms. It was about 80 degrees out. The kids and I listened to fun music with the sunroof open and enjoyed seeing all the tractors and farmers hard at work.
Capturing Sissy doing a little reading
Attempted self-portrait
lovely view of the nightstand
