Halloween

Halloween with a three year old is just fun. Getting ready for it is fun, seeing houses with decorations, planning on trick or treating and then getting to EAT CANDY - it is all fun and today was just such a joy. We had a great time at a friend's house making cookies and playing, both girls took a great nap (definitely adds to the fun!) and then the Halloween fun really kicked in.

We went to Lil's house and Gracie came over too. They all looked so CUTE and were so excited. Ella loved being a wolf and never wavered (since May I might add) in her decision that this was what she wanted to be for Halloween. Charlotte, on the other hand, ditched her lion costume and decided o be a Sugarplum Fairy. The lion costume made her cry.

When the trick or treating extravaganza began Ella received M&Ms and her face lit up, she was so excited. "Look, I got beans!!" WHAT? She later determined that it was candy and was very happy. It goes to show that just about anything will excited a three year old! Enjoy the photos...

Ella, Gracie and Lil


Family photo - Twinkie+Witch=Wolf and Fairy?


Our scraggly wolf...


The whole gang


Our baby fairy

Reminder about Holiday cards...

If you want a super cool custom designed Holiday card (or birth announcement, birthday invitation, thank you cards, ANYTHING) just email me and let me know. You can see samples of work at WalshDesigns.blogspot.com

I would love to design something special for you!

Deirdre

Morning Music

Charlotte entertains Ella and I in the early morning...this kid can rock!

Running Lines with Daddy

For each audition JD has to run lines. Ella likes to help out with everything and so she helps Daddy sometimes when he needs to run lines. When it is her turn she says "Oh really." Her newest game is to make us run lines with her - jibberish followed by a point and then it is our turn to say Oh really...

Charlotte

Here are a few photos of Charlotte, she is getting so big so fast. She is an absolutely incredible little baby and I am very much enjoying our one on one time when Ella is in school. She is carted around everywhere and rarely makes a fuss, she smiles non-stop, she is always up for a game of Peek-a-boo and she really loves when her sister makes her laugh. She has a little lovey, "pink blankie" and she can discern hers from other very similar pink blankies in the house. When she spies it across the room she crawls over as quickly as she can and throws herself on it, nuzzling it and sighing with delight. She loves to play the toy piano and adores music. As soon as she starts playing the piano she likes to "rock out" and will stand and bob her head so hard it looks like she is a little bobble head. We love our little Charlotte Bear.





Playing Peek-a-boo


Helping to fold laundry


Charlotte and Maddie at 9 months


Charlotte and Maddie at 4.5 months

Catching up with photos - part 2

Disneyland Photos

The day before school started we took the girls to Disneyland and here are the photos (finally). They need no narration! Oh, maybe one note. See Ella's large smile on Woody's lap? She did not know who Woody was and was not impressed. Then he stuck his finger in her ear and she laughed so much! If you look closely you can see his finger!

Caching up with photos - 1

Labor Day weekend we had a visit from Molly Garner, a friend from Madison, and we did very Labor day-esque activities. We went to the beach, a labor day BBQ and enjoyed the last days of summer. Except in LA, of course, it was not the last days of summer and we have still had several weeks of 90 degree plus temperatures. But we enjoyed the weekend anyway.





Then we found a great jungle gym from Ella's old daycare that closed last year and JD and Jeff spent the day putting it together for the girls. All four girls love it (as do the black widow spiders who have since made i their home. Steph and I get to play "Kill the spiders" before the girls can play. Again, I digress...)