Halloween costume post

I loved my kids choices for Halloween costumes this year! Jake decided to be a pilot and Mia agreed to be Belle (which was good because I bought her costume last year after Halloween on clearance ;) ).  We got Jake a nice bomber jacket to wear, with the stipulation that he'd be reusing it all winter as his school coat.  I actually never got pictures of Caleb in his costume (he did a repeat of Jake's giraffe costume).  I'll add those in sometime.  For now, here are a bunch of pictures of the 2 big kids, taken in my parents awesome new backyard.

So, we went to both my parents Trunk or Treat activity, and our own, plus actual halloween night.  Mia was beyond excited to get her hair and make up done each and every time--and told anyone who would listen all about it :)

I can't handle how fantastic her curls are! I just scrunched it up with a little mousse, and then pinned up the top half a bit.. we are gonna have lots of fun with that mop over the next few years!! :)

 I can't believe how old he looks this Halloween!! I need to do a comparison post of his costumes from year to year at some point.

 They may fight and get rowdy during playtime.. but getting them to give each other hugs for the camera is so easy.  I hope they stay friends ;)

sassy girl--through and through.

 This next series is so special to me.  We were done with pictures, and she was watching her brother doing tricks on the trampoline.  :)

 "mom! why are you still taking my picture!?!?"

 Pretending to be an airplane

 nothing like a round of pre-trick-or-treating mini golf.

Newborn and baby blessing photos

Oh man, another 6 weeks have gone by and no blogging! Its a shame too because during this time of my life there has been so much to document and remember, but little time to write! For now, I do want to finally put up these photos we had taken when Caleb was just a week old.  Our photographer was amazing!
 Here are a bunch of my favorites:

...this picture was almost impossible to get.

 Wes wasn't able to come, but my mom was there to help me wrangle the kids. It was a bummer that he missed it, but I'm happy that I got these beautiful pictures of me with my sweet babe :)

A week after his baby blessing, I snapped a few quick photos of Caleb in his blessing clothes. Definitely not Pro-level shots, but I'm happy I have these too :) 4 weeks old.