Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year. It seems like you work so hard for one day and then it's over, but it's so worth it! My parents came in from New York for a few days. We had such a great time with them. They brought their two dogs, Dixie and Sadie. Mom and I went out and did some shopping on Wednesday since they weren't going to be around for black Friday. Emma went with us. We always enjoy going out together. It's something that we don't get to do very often anymore so we take full advantage of it when we can. Anyway, back to Thanksgiving Day. We had everything...turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green bean casserole, corn casserole, cranberry sauce, jello, rolls and spinich-artichoke dip. Everything was so good! And then pumpkin and pecan pie for dessert. Marc's parents came over for the meal as did AJ, Jen, Jonas and Luci. The girls loved having their cousins around. They enjoyed playing together. Jonas found all the balls that he could and Luci just sat and looked around. Lily loved sitting and playing with Luci. And then after all was said and done, everyone crashed. Marc's family left and my family started to wind down, as you can see by the picture below. We had so much to be thankful for this year. We're looking forward to seeing what the next year will bring.

Trick or Treat

We had a great time going trick-or-treating with the girls this year! We couldn't have asked for any better weather. In years past it's usually dark, cold and rainy. But this year it was in the mid to high 60's and no rain. It was gorgeous! The girls had so much fun! Actually, we were able to go out twice this year. Since we're members of our zoo, they had a special thing there where the kids could go through in their costumes and get candy. And then we went again when they had trick-or-treating in Bremen. The girls all dressed up as their favorite princess (well, almost favorite. Lily wanted to be Ariel, but that costume isn't conducive for October weather in Bremen.). So, we now have three little princesses in our family. As if we didn't know that already! :) We told them that once Halloween was over, they could use their costumes to play dress-up in. And they've done exactly that, every day, since then. I hope you enjoy the next few pictures of the girls.

Our little Cinderella.

Here comes Snow White with her trusty cat, Nemo, by her side.

Say hello to Princess Belle.

(On a side note, if you ask Emma what she wants to be when she grows up, she'll tell you,

"A Princess.")

The three little princesses.

Daddy and his youngest princess. They're all princesses in daddy's eyes!