Happy Halloween!

We had a great time today with friends and family! We went to our friend's neighborhood for a Halloween parade, which ended with a pizza party in a culdasack. From there we went trick or treating....Grace was acting like it was the best day of her life! She'd run up to a house, say "trick" or "treat" (never both at once), then come back to us yelling, "Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!" And then on to the next house! Ella was a monkey (Grace's from last year) and Grace was a ballerina (tutu compliments of our friend Becky), then switched into her full bodied cat suit as it got colder. Having little kids around makes life (and holidays) so much better! Grace and Ella's innocent joy about the littlest things is so contagious! We're so thankful for our two little blessings from above!



Enjoying the "treats" before the trick or treating even began!


In the parade


Best Buddies!

MEOW!!!


She would have done this all night!

Time With Friends

Recently we took the girls kayaking for the first time with our friends (and newlyweds) Reed and Kelsey. It was Nate's idea to go, and I love him for trying to find "adventures" we can all do together as a family. Our little outing on the lake wasn't quite like the river kayaking he's done in the past...

This week we took a quick trip (left early morning, returned late night) to see our friends Corey, Danielle, and their two girls (with one more on the way!)who recently moved to Roanoke, VA. While they were in Raleigh we hung out quite often so it was a fun reunion for us all. We really miss their friendship and hope to make the 3 hour trip again sometime soon!

Right now we're outside a lot enjoying the beautiful fall (80 degrees) weather, in the process of remodeling one of our duplexes, planning a pumpkin carving party for our neighborhood, and loving the fun, but very busy, stages that the girls are in. Enjoy the pictures!

Workin' Hard....

Nate and I have been really busy lately painting and remodeling-acquiring some new properties and having a tenant move out has kept us working hard! This week we brought the girls to an apartment (along with the baby gate, a bin of toys, and the pack n play) and would gate them in a room while we painted. It sounds worse than it really was, they do a great job of playing together. This video cracks me up...the girls discovered the kitchen cabinets while Nate is totally focused on getting the job done!