Our Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day. It was filled with food, family, gratefulness, fellowship, and joy. It was a blessing we all enjoyed.

Annual Thanksgiving Day family pic! Words can't express how thankful I am for all my boys!

Every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas when our family gathers to celebrate I'm so thankful we're all present and together... for another holiday, another year. I think this year in particular I was most grateful for every single member of my close-knit family celebrating together. That alone is such a priceless blessing. 



My parents host Thanksgiving every year and this was our first year to enjoy Thanksgiving Day while living here... which meant I was able to cook and bring a few things and actually contribute a little to the feast. Yay! We slept a little late on Thanksgiving morning and then let the kids play and watch the parade while I got busy cooking. It felt so different but so good.

We had a huge feast and enjoyed catching up with family and spending the day together. The big boys mixed play and rest throughout the day. They enjoyed extra play time with their cousins but also loved sneaking away to watch their favorite shows in the peace and quiet. I snuck in and snapped this picture of them after lunch. Presh.

The majority of our family stays all day long and eats lunch and supper. Yum. The feast we enjoy really is unmatched and just the best ever. So that's what we did too. We stayed for the long haul. (Terrell's parents were out of town for Thanksgiving this year so we were with my side of the family from start to finish.)

As soon as we finished leftovers for supper we had to make a quick exit because Layton was exhasted and starting to let us know about it. His first Thanksgiving really wore him out. But we sooo enjoyed our day with family... eating, laughing, talking, making Christmas plans, watching football, and counting our blessings. We have so, so much to be thankful for.

Notes from the Break

Oh, Thanksgiving Break how we love you. My biggest boy home all day, sleeping later, lots and lots of extra play time for my bigs, no real schedule, movie nights on week nights... so fun and restful and very much enjoyed by our whole fam. And the best part is that this year during our week long break, we're relaxed. We aren't packing. We aren't rushing to decorate the house because we're about to be out of town for days. We aren't exhausting ourselves with the busyness of preparing to travel. It has been SO nice. I'm just praising God for this time with my family. (And the bonus is that Terrell has Thursday and Friday off!!!)

Anyway, here are my notes... starting with this past weekend...

On Friday night I had a girls night out with 2 of my favorite mama friends. Our babies are all in Kindergarten together and we have tons in common and have just enjoyed experiencing big school together and doing life together. We went out to eat at the best little restaurant and talked all night. And after my crazy day (and week last week!), it was just what I needed. I am so thankful for them.

Then, on Saturday morning I got together with the Dream Team and we had a little baby shower for one of our members. Sooo fun catching up with my most favorite co-workers/grade level/fellow teachers ever! The 2nd grade Dream Team is pretty much a legend now. =) And I'm so thankful we still make an effort to get together about twice a year. I didn't know what to do with myself with so much grown-up time!

Then on Saturday night my mom had a little birthday party for my Granny. My dad grilled out steaks and we had a huge feast and of course enjoyed cake and ice cream. And my big boys singing to Granny and blowing out the candles on her cake was just priceless.

Things went from sweet and precious...

 

...To pretty much the most hilarious blowing out of candles ever!

 

We could not stop laughing. Those 2 know how to christen a cake! Ha!

 

On Sunday morning Layton and I stayed home from church to try to help him get over whatever cold/fever bug he had come down with at the end of the week. Then we just cleaned the house and did laundry and relaxed on Sunday afternoon... until we had a tornado scare. Not fun. Tornadoes are no joke and I think our whole town holds it's breath anytime there's a warning. Thankfully it avoided us and we just went without power from like 5:00 to midnight Sunday night. It was interesting eating supper and getting everyone in the bed in the dark and silence. No night lights or sound machines was a big adjustment! Oh the things we take for granted.

 

Monday was low-key and fun. My big boys are definitely taking advantage of all this extra play time together. They have had the best time this week.

 

On Tuesday my baby was diagnosed with RSV and gave us a little scare when his breathing turned heavy and raspy. Thankfully he's responded well to breathing treatments and seems to be on the mend. It hasn't slowed him down one bit so I'm taking that as a good sign. =)

 

And now on Thanksgiving Eve we're soaking up our family time. We went out to lunch with AnAn and Frankie. The boys got haircuts. We've had lots of playtime. And we're looking forward to leftovers for supper and our 2nd night in a row of a Christmas movie with the kiddos before bed. I am so blessed and sooo thankful for this timely break and the holiday season! Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!!

15 Years of Us

Today is mine and Terrell's 15th anniversary. 15 years ago today I was visiting Terrell before his family got ready to go out of town for Thanksgiving and we were watching TV and talking and "hanging out" before hanging out was called hanging out. Ha.

And something happened that day that had never happened before. Something that changed everything. For the better! He kissed me!! (Finally I might add!) And best friends became sweethearts. Young and in love and all dreamy-eyed. We were still best friends just like before but we were also smitten and head over heels for each other and knew God had brought us together for always. We knew then we'd get married one day. Such an amazing and exciting feeling!

And I was 16 and he was 18. Cuh-raaaazy! But true.

We were committed to each other from that point forward and shared lots of up and downs and challenges and wonderful, exciting, special, fun times and memories together. We grew up together. We experienced college together... separately... through a long distnace relationship. Twice. We started our careers together. We moved away together. We matured together. We faced everything new together.

From this...

 

To this....

 

To this...

 

High school, college, multiple jobs, 3 towns, 4 homes, 3 boys, and 15 years worth of memories later. God continues to bless our story day after day, year after year.

 

Happy 15th anniversary to my love. My best friend today just like all those years ago. I love sharing my everyday with you. Even the messy, crazy, not so fun ones! So thankful God gave me you and so excited to see our story continue to unfold. 15 years of us so far has been a blast!!

 

***If you have time on your hands and would like to read the details of how God brought us together and what the early years were like for us I wrote about it here and here. Part 1 and Part 2... to be continued of course. =)

Friday Favorites: Thanksgiving Break is Here!

We made it to Thanksgiving Break! Woohoo! I had my doubts earlier in the week when things were falling apart (it seemed) and Terrell was out of town, but we made it! Yay! I find myself super worn out on this Friday morning (is it still morning?) due to multiple reasons. First of all, Layton Selph had a horrible night last night and we experienced what we feel like may very well have been our first ever true all-nighter. YAWN. Plus I've been working everyday this week for the first time ever since I started my new "job", plus I'm just tired from Terrell being gone half the week and run ragged pulling double duty.

But, the good news is that we made it to the break and are soooo excited about a week off, celebrating Thanksgiving, getting our Christmas tree and decorating the house, extra time with Garrison and daddy at home, and hopefully extra rest. Yay, yay, yay. =)

Here are my favorite moments from this week...

*Monday morning before Terrell got on the road he played one of Austin's favorite card games with him. Love these 2 more than they know!

*He really is the best baby brother! We are all smitten over him. Still. =)

*Garrison's soccer banquet was super fun and lively. He was especially proud of his trophy. That's like the biggest deal ever at the end of the season. Thanks AnAn for going with me and being my wing-man in Terrell's absence!

*Austin and I made this fun alphabet matching turkey and spelled Selph since that's what we're currently working on. I think he's just about got the spelling of his last name mastered.

 

*Brothers working hard and raking leaves and loving every second of it. They were so proud of their big pile. And I was so thankful we could go outside and play for the first time all week!

*Enjoying our first Christmas decoration! A special carousel that actually goes and plays instrumental Christmas carols. This is a favorite for my boys and I love seeing their faces watching it every year.

*Favorite not pictured moment: Terrell getting home a day early! Praise the Lord!!

I'm looking forward to a fun weekend catching up with some of my favorite friends and hanging out with all my guys. Happy Friday!

9 Months Old

My sweet baby boy turned 9 months old last Wednesday. I can't believe we're this close to his 1st birthday! This month has been a super fun one with Layton. One of my favorite ever. =) I'm so glad I savored every little milestone and change and lovable moment. He's been the cutest, happiest, busiest little man and I have loved sharing my days with him and watching him learn and grow so much this month!

9 Month Monkey Pics... 

 

Still fascinated with his monkey...

 

Garrison at 9 months...

 

Austin at 9 months...

 

9 Months Stats & Happenings...

 

*You weigh 16 pounds 5 ounces and are 26.5 inches long. Your pediatrician was thrilled with your weight gain... and that your percentile doubled. You're in the 5th now for weight and the 2nd for length. =) Right now, you're just our little guy. And as long as you're healthy that's perfectly fine with us. 

 

*You are still wearing size 3 diapers and mostly 9 months and 12 months clothes. You've actually outgrown some of your 6-12 months outfits... so we know you're growing! Slowly but surely!

 

*This month you had 2 teeth on the bottom come through! So far we haven't seen signs of anymore but we are loving your adorable little 2-teeth grin.

 

*You still LOVE to eat. Your appetite is huge and you would just eat and eat and eat if we let you. This month we added more formula bottles (3 bottles of 5-6 ounces) and right now you're only nursing once a day first thing in the morning. We'll see how much longer that lasts, but I'm so thankful we made it to 9 months (a personal goal I had) before switching to almost all formula.

 

*You decided to start drinking from a sippy cup at almost every meal this month. We are so proud you finally got the hang of it!

 

*This month you finally decided to start sitting up regularly! You just weren't very interested before but now you're a pro. Yay!

 

*You also became full blown, wide open, super fast, mobile this month! You can army crawl on your belly using your arms and elbows at record speeds. You remind me so much of Austin because he did the same exact crawl. My days have gotten a lot busier!

 

*You are talking more and more. The most common thing you say is "da-da" although you've never said that to daddy so we're not sure if that's who/what you're talking about or not.

 

*This month you started sleeping through the night consistently again. Yes! You go to bed between 7:00 and 7:30 every night and wake up around 7:00 every morning. You've even started preferring us to lay you down awake. I still read to you and rock you for a few minutes before every nap and bedtime but then you're ready for me to put you down. You are really enjoying me singing to you too while I rock you... which I think is pretty special. =)

 

*Your naps are slowly getting back on track. Your morning nap is still shorter than I'd like it to be... only around an hour, but your afternoon nap is closer to 2 hours so I'm thankful for that. Good sleep equals a happy baby so I'm determined to figure out these naptime issues.

 

*You are still very curious about what your big brothers are up to and very entertained by them. And they are really good with you. They sing to you when you're crying in the car, they alert me when you're trying to get in the dog food, they hug and kiss you often, and they love to make you laugh!

 

*You are one loved little man and we are so thankful God blessed our family with you! Happy Birthday to our sweet Layton Thomas!!

 

Weekend Bliss

We had the best weekend. One of my favorites for sure. It wasn't the most exciting or the most fun-filled or the most glamorous ever, it was just good and happy and special...in the most normal way. Kind of like all of last week. I loved it. Unfortunately it made Sunday night and Monday morning a little tough and emotional, but for now I'm working on a positive attitude and smiling at the memories made from this weekend.

I'll start with Friday afternoon. The kick-off to our weekend of bliss.

Friday afternoon I woke the littles up from naptime and we went straight to pick up Garrison from school. (Now that I'm keeping babies I only get to pick him up once or twice a week so it's something I really look forward to.) From school we went straight to my parents' house so I could drop off all 3 of the boys with Papa. (Brave Papa.) From there I went to my afternoon hair appointment and enjoyed myself very much. =) Then, I met Terrell at home and we got ready for our date night. Yay! Once Terrell knew I'd need a sitter Friday afternoon for my hair appointment he decided to ask me out on a date for Friday night. Oh how I love him! And living back in the hometown where date nights are more possible and more of a regular thing! We stayed local and went out too eat and then went grocery shopping. Ha! It's the little things. After that we picked up our babies from Granna and Papa's house where they enjoyed pizza, popcorn, and a movie. Such a fun night for the whole fam!

Saturday we slept as late as the boys would let us. SO nice. Then the big boys played together in their room most of the morning. SO nice again. Then we all took our time getting ready for a day of shopping. We mainly shopped for items to fill our shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. It was hectic and crazy keeping up with 3 little men in multiple stores but so fun and special too. We ate out for lunch and were able to shop for a few things we needed also. And as soon as we got back home, the boys filled up their shoeboxes with the goodies we bought and we prayed for those special little boys who will receive them. One who is 3 just like Austin and one who is 5 and a half just like Garrison. =)

Saturday night we stayed home and Terrell grilled our supper... possibly our last time to grill this year since the temperatures are dropping and the days are so short. Brrrr. Then we got the boys in their cute matching Christmas pjs (thanks Granna!) and in the bed at a decent time so we could watch the UGA game. Of course we were thrilled with our win over the Tigers! It was a fun game to watch... til I fell asleep in the 3rd quarter. Ha. Terrell gave me the full recap Sunday morning.

 

Sunday was a lazy day... church (after all 3 boys slept late), take-out, naps for the whole fam, laundry, playing and getting along (such a blessing!), and breakfast for supper. It was a great day. Until I let the Sunday blues get me down. But hanging out with my hubby and watching one of our favorite shows together cheered me up.

 

It's the little things for sure. Brothers playing SO well together all weekend. A hair appointment. Going out to eat and buying groceries with my favorite person. Shopping craziness with my 4 guys. A great football game. The blessing of an amazing church home. Sunday afternoon naps. Watching a show with my hubby. These are the simple, little but big, things that made my weekend. I even teared up Saturday night totally out of the blue because I was overwhelmed at my blessings. My life. I am so grateful for God's grace and goodness.

 

This morning was hard. Garrison woke up crying and not wanting to go to school. (Break my heart.) I was disappointed I couldn't take him to school. Terrell had to go out of town again. I was still a little caught up in my pity party. It was just a Monday morning I guess. But, despite the blues trying to get me down, I'm grateful I'm home on this nasty day. I'm thankful my littles are here with me. I'm thankful for my job that allows me to be home. I'm thankful for help while Terrell is out of town. And I'm especially thankful for Terrell's good news today... he gets to come home a day earlier than expected! Yay!!! I am sooooo thankful for this!

 

After my weekend bliss and Sunday night/Monday morning blues, it's a happy Monday after all. =) 

Friday Favorites: Normal is Good

We had a very normal, uneventful, laid back week. Woohoo! Yay for normal! Yay for being home in the evenings! Yay for daddy being home almost every single night with us! Yay for boring (or at least our wehave3boys version of boring)! Yay for this week!

Haha. It's been a good one. We are thankful the soccer season is over. We are thankful daddy got to be home with us lots this week. We are thankful the holiday season is here. We just had a really really normal, good week. And I think I loved every minute of it. Here are my faves...

*Last weekend we were finally able to celebrate my dad's birthday with him. Singing Happy Birthday and blowing out candles is always fun and exciting and a very big deal to my boys. We had a great time at Papa's party. =)

*We are soo thankful daddy got to spend almost every evening this week at home with us. My big boys took advantage of the good weather and daddy being home and got in some baseball practice.

*Austin and I were a little slack with school this week but the one thing we did do was really fun. We made a shape turkey together with our dot markers. An octogon and rhombus were introduced and we were able to make a really cute and colorful turkey. The biggest "educational" thing we did this week was read lots of Thanksgiving books. (Thank you 2nd grade teaching days for the good stash.) Speaking of Thanksgiving...I'm super thankful all my boys love to be read to. =)

*This little man turned 9 months old this week and recently decided to start sitting up lots. Yay Layton!

*First time ever in matching pjs! Cutest, most adorable, most precious matching brothers ever! Thanks Granna!!

*Rocking my littlest before naptime and bedtime has been some of the sweetest parts of my days. Oh how thankful I am to experience it daily. I don't take for granted the blessing of being home with my babies.

*The view from our front yard has been especially pretty this week. The leaves are finally starting to change here and it turns out life in the country (and the rental house) does have it's occasional benefits. =)

*Brothers racing hotwheels... for almost an hour straight... with no fighting or drama or issues. Yes! When they aren't fighting they really are best buds and THE best playmates. There is just about nothing more special than the bond and friendship between siblings.

*Favorite not pictured moments... Garrison wrapped up his soccer season last Saturday morning by scoring the first goal of the game and the last goal of the game/season. So fun! I loved watching him play.

*And spending time with my hubby this week hanging out, watching our favorite shows together, and making Christmas lists was just the best! He's been away a lot this Fall (and is leaving again next week) so all of our time together feels extra special.

Now we're looking forward to a pretty normal but fun weekend that kicks off tonight! Happy Friday!!

Home for the Holidays

The holiday season is officially upon us. Yay! I know most people don't consider it "The Holidays" until Thanksgiving gets here, but I start declaring it The Most Wonderful Time of the Year as soon as we get into November good. =) After November arrives we start our Thanksgiving Projects, we get busy working on Christmas lists for the boys and ourselves, we purge and clean out to make room for decorations and new things, we finalize our holiday plans, we start shopping, and we start to decorate. So fun!

And this year is oh so special because we're back home. This is the first time in our 9 plus years of marriage we won't have to travel for Thanksgiving and Christmas. The first year we get to sleep in our own beds Christmas Eve and wake up in our own home on Christmas morning. The first year our babies get to experience the entire holiday season at home and with their grandparents, cousins, and aunts and uncles just a few minutes away. The first year we won't spend half the holidays packing and riding in the car and sleeping at our parents' houses. Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!!

I can't even explain the joy and relief and gratitude we feel over being home for the holidays. We always believed deep down this day, this season would come, but there were also lots and lots of doubts and discouragement and pouting along the way.

Every single year it was an issue for us. The traveling. The packing. The dividing our time between 2 houses... neither of them being our own. The kids and what was best for them. We'd stress. We'd get overwhelmed. We'd argue. We'd complain. But every year we made it work. We knew we wanted to be with our families. We knew we wanted to continue traditions and spend the season with our favorite, most important people. And since we're from the same hometown that meant both of our families. And honestly we wouldn't have it any other way. Because every year we were blessed to spend the holidays with both our families and every year turned out to be fun and exciting and special. Wonderful memories were made. Some of the best memories. Memories I'm so thankful to have recorded here.

But it was hard. It was stressful and draining leading up to the holidays. (Then it was the most fun ever during the holidays.) Then it was just plain exhausting after the holidays. To sum it up, it was a lot. A lot to figure out and work out and make happen and fit in and do. And every year we'd wonder if we'd have to do it again. We'd wonder if we'd be able to find the energy and enthusiasm to do it again. We hoped we might not have to travel the next year. We prayed it'd be possible for Terrell to have a new job and for us to be living back in the hometown. Every year we hoped and prayed and wondered.

And now here we are.

HERE WE ARE!!!

Our first holiday season back in the hometown where we've yearned to be for years. It's here and it's happening! Since that very first holiday season "away" back in 2005 in that lonely country subdivision in Gainesville, Georgia... where the first ache and longing began...9 years later and here we are. So crazy. Ha! I am amazed and overwhelemd at God's goodness and faithfulness to our family. His grace continues to overflow during this "transition" year as He's provided us with everything we've needed. (You know the list... the job, moving before selling our house, Garrison starting K here, the rental house, ...) We are so blessed and so thankful.

But with any first, with anything new, there is change.

While we are thrilled and excited and overjoyed about being home for the holidays, this is our first year ever to truly be "home for the holidays". Which means change is most definitely happening. And change isn't always easy. For one thing, spending the holidays in this particular house won't be easy and perfect... there's no room for a big tree, no room for even half of our decorations, there's not even a place to hang the stockings. I know none of these things are what Christmas is really all about. They aren't the reason for the season or why we celebrate. But they are special and fun and things we enjoy, so doing without will be a bummer.

Then there's the fact that some of our traditions will change because we won't be spending the night with our parents and waking up in their homes. And that's sort of bittersweet. We're so thankful to start and experience our own special holiday traditions as a family of 5 but we'll also really miss all the fun and special moments and traditions that can only happen when you're sleeping under the same roof as your parents and siblings. Sigh.

Even though we're in a tiny, old house this Christmas, and even though we won't be spending the night in our parents' homes like we always have before, we know this holiday season will be more special and stress-free and family-centered than ever before. We know what a blessing it is to be living here. We know how nice and wonderful it will be to not have to pack and travel. To truly focus on our family and celebrating the holidays without those things being a burden to us. We also know we'll figure out new traditions and ways of celebrating the holidays with our families that will be just as meaningful and fun as before. And we can't wait to experience it all here at home. We are sooo thankful to be home for the holidays and to enjoy the most wonderful time of the year... here! Let the festivities and fun and celebrating begin!

Friday Favorites: Way Outnumbered

Terrell was out of town this week for work so I was pulling double duty... and even triple and quadruple duty. Whew. It was a whirlwind of a week! I had my 2 extra babies I keep here Monday through Wednesday, plus 2 out of 3 of my own children who are with me all day everyday, plus all 3 of my own children during non-school hours... so if you do the math for 3 days in a row there was a small window of time in which my house was overflowing with 5 children 5 and under. Is your head spinning? Because mine was. Gracious. 

Thankfully I had lots of help from my parents... my mom cooked for us Monday night, helped get the boys ready in the mornings and took Garrison to school and picked him up for me, plus my parents took the big boys to soccer practice for me on Tuesday night and helped with bathtime Then we arranged for Terrell's dad to take Austin to story time at the library on Tuesday and then out to lunch. It's not easy being surrounded by babies all the time so this was a fun little outing for him. Then Terrell's mom picked the big boys up for choir on Wednesday to help me out. I seriously would not have been able to make it without all the extra help I had. My mom definitely went above and beyond to make sure I got through the week. I am blessed, blessed, blessed!

So I had moments of being TOTALLY overwhelmed and moments of handling it all with grace and strength... I didn't photograph many moments this week (because the majority of them included me being overwhelmed), but here are the ones I made sure to capture...

*We put together Layton's new toy! This belongs to my sister-in-law and both of her girls used it and all of my boys have used it. It is always a big hit for my babies! This was the first time we put Layton in it so he was really checking things out. Now he gets in it and just jumps and bounces away. =)

*Monday morning Terrell took Garrison to school for me and then came home and spent some time with Austin playing card games before he got on the road. Austin loved having that extra time with daddy before his trip and I loved having daddy here with us for an extra hour or 2 on a Monday morning!

*This week Austin and I did some Halloween candy school activities while the babies took their morning naps. We did this fine motor candy corn craft (cutting, "scrunching", and gluing tissue paper) and then we ate some candy corn. =)

*Tuesday night while the big boys were at soccer Layton and I enjoyed another quiet evening together. Love extra quality time with my littlest!!

*Austin and I also did some Halloween candy math... counting, sorting, ordering, patterns, etc. Finishing the candy patterns I started was his favorite. Then he got to pick one to eat after we finished our school time. Of course. Yum!

*Thursday afternoon... Daddy's home! Daddy's home! DADDY'S HOME!!!! Oh how we missed him!! I'm not sure who was more excited to see him... me or the boys! Terrell Selph is loved and appreciated more than he knows!

This morning we woke up to a not so good surprise... at all. Our biggest boy woke up during the wee hours this morning sick. Yuck. Thankfully it seems it MAY be behind us. Today I'm hanging out at home with all 3 of my little men trying to keep our hands washed and everything sanitized so *hopefully* nobody else gets it. Here's to a fun and healthy weekend!

Happy Friday!!

Trick or Treat 2014

Halloween was super fun this year! We loved experiencing the excitement with our little men, we loved sharing the night with our families, and we loved not having to travel! This was one of the first years I felt totally relaxed and comfortable and not rushed. Yay! Everything about our night was pretty wonderful. And I think I'm enjoying it more and more every year as my boys grow. Holidays with kiddos are just the best!

We chose to trick or treat in my parents' neighborhood again this year so they hosted everyone at their house for supper beforehand. My sister and her husband, Terrell's parents, and all of my great-grandparents were able to come over and eat and see the boys dressed up. So fun and special to share our night with so many family members!

After we finished eating and the boys got into costume and made their grand entrance into the living room so everyone could cheer and ooh and ahh, we went outside for our annual pre-trick or treating pictures.

2 superheros (Captain America) plus 1 adorable monkey...

 

Layton decided he wasn't thrilled with our little tradition. This was a smiling cry. Ha!

The big boys got to ride around in their jeep again this year and were just too cute. Especially since Garrison declared more than once Captain America can see through the night!! They took their superhero roles pretty serious.

 

Layton strolled around trying to keep up with the big brothers. He decided trick-or-treating was overrated. =)

 

Trick-or-Treat!

 

My little monkey. He chewed on his paws most of the night.

The boys loved going door-to-door and gettting to ring doorbells and watching their pumpkins slowly fill up with candy... and they loved going back to Granna and Papa's house to give out candy once they were all done trick-or-treating! They got to experience the best of both worlds on Halloween night for the 2nd year in a row. (They even greeted a few trick or treaters in Christmas pjs... haha. That's the only winter pjs I had for such a cold night!) I must say our first holiday season in the hometown is off to a GREAT start!

 

And here's a full-body iphone picture of my superheros after they made their grand entrance. I totally forgot to get any pictures of them standing and posing the whole night!

Huge thanks to my parents for hosting everyone again this year and kicking off our Halloween night perfectly!! And thanks to our amazing families for loving our babies so much and sharing in our trick-or-treat experience. =) We are blessed!

 

***Halloween last year***