Christmas party

Sarah's preschool Christmas party was today. The kids had so much fun, especially when Santa arrived with gifts for all of them! Mama was happy to help and seeing the smiles on their faces made everything worth it. Priceless!

Life's a Circus

We took the kids to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus last weekend. Here are some photos of that day plus a few others. Trevor's favorite thing at the circus was the man riding a motorcycle on a tight rope. The motorcycle was really loud and went right over our heads so it was pretty exciting for him. Sarah's favorite thing was the elephants of course, and she begged for us to have her picture taken on this plastic elephant after the show. Trevor was also recently invited to a cowboy themed birthday party for one of his classmates, and the kids dressed in cowboy/cowgirl outfits. They looked so cute that I had to take their photo. Sarah has enjoyed dressing up in some of my old Halloween costumes. So here's a hodge podge of photos to sum up the past month.

Watch Dog Dad

Today Trevor was so excited because his Dad got to be a "Watch Dog Dad" at school. It also just happened to be the same day that the Kindergarteners were having their Thanksgiving Feast, so it was a great day for Dad to be at school! All of the Kindergarteners dressed up like pilgrims and Indians and sat around big tables to have a "feast". They have been learning about the first Thanksgiving all month. Trevor's Indian name was "Running Bear". All of their parents were invited to attend, and many of the parents helped out. It was so cute seeing the kids dressed up and enjoying themselves.

Fall Colors

We took the kids to Garvan Woodland Gardens last weekend and had a great time walking the trails and taking in the gorgeous fall colors! We also took some casual family photos since we haven't done that in a while. This photo is one of our favorites! The colors were exploding in the trees behind us. It was even more spectacular in person.

China Doll

Jody recently returned from a business trip to China. While he was there, he bought these adorable outfits for Sarah. So cute!