Thanksgiving with Family in Naples

We celebrated our first holiday in Naples with family this Thanksgiving. And it was so delightful! Nana, Papa, Ma and Pa came down on Wednesday so we were able to spend that evening and all day Thursday with them. The weather was perfect and we were able to sit outside, fish in the backyard, and play cornhole all afternoon. Nana and Ma both brought food and Robert fried a turkey so it goes without saying that we all enjoyed a delicious meal. We had a great visit with family and loved being able to spend an afternoon of fun, food, and family.

It's the most wonderful time of the year....

Trying to get a Christmas card with these two clowns is about as fun as stabbing myself in the eye. But, every year we go for it and here is a sneak peak of our 2013 card. When you get your card, try to look past the fact that we are all squinting into the glare of the sun. It was probably the worst time of day to take a picture but it was also probably the only time in the last few months that one if not all of us was not dressed in casual, mismatched attire. And by Brooks' standards, that means at least she was wearing clothes.

Halloween Fun

We enjoyed another festive and fun Halloween this year! The day started off like all holiday shuffles...first I went to Harrison's school to help organize and participate in his classroom's "fall festival". The kids had a great time making crafts, gorging on treats, and getting crazy with a few rounds of freeze dance. After Harrison's party I darted over to Brooks' school to watch her and all her classmates go trunk or treating which was completely adorable.

That evening we geared up for a night of trick or treating. And even though our neighborhood is known for it's outrageous Halloween decor and crowds, we decided to keep it a little more low key and manageable by going to our friends' neighborhood. The kids had a ball running from house to house and raking in large quantities of unneeded sugar. Well, I should say, Harrison and Owen had fun going from house to house...Brooks managed to stay in her normal diva mode of staying in the wagon as we wheeled her over to someone who could hand her a piece of candy. True to form, she never got out of the wagon and reminded us that she didn't "need" to walk. After the trick or treating we played with friends and were able to run off some of the over indulged candy energy. Great night with great friends!