Halloween into Thanksgiving

Seriously, again....

Storybook catch up.....

We have started attempts at peeing on the potty...not going to well, but this particular night was successful. Must have helped having the juice in hand. Needless to say, this has only coincidentally happened just once more. Lily is much more content with her Kirkland Zebra diapers for the day, and Nighttime Pampers for the night. She can actually tell me 'Zebra' in the morning and 'Elmo or Cookie Monster' for the night. Its not a rush simply an encouragement. I know I am bound to have a little girl digress to a baby once Molly is around.

We ventured to a Halloween party and, yes, what better to go as but a 'shotgun wedding couple' We played the part well, got many compliments, and who else to do dress up as 8 months pregnant???Lily went as her new favorite character....Minnie Mouse. It is safe to say we watch about an hour of Playhouse Disney every morning! So shoot me, I like tv and now so does Lily. I turned out ok, I am sure she will too. Plus mornings are used to take time and wake up for the day. Mickey Mouse Playhouse does the job for the Lil and I. The Hot Dog dance is easily our favorite dance move. Ethan went as Batman and played the part well. The two of them took to trick-or-treating quite naturally. Stefani and I were pleasantly surprised when they approached the first door knocking and waiting for their treat. Our husbands stayed back to sip on their beer and pass out candy to the kids. I hope to continue our Halloween tradition spent together!
Ok yea, and before we knew it...Turkey day. It was a bittersweet day for me. My first Thanksgiving away from my family. Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to travel 8 hours to South Carolina AND my holiday this year was Thanksgiving so home we stayed. Our day was spent at the Peterson household and it was a great day! Then I reluctantly traveled to work. Thankfully we got some great family shots :)

I love to give my Mommy kisses. Her face is too irresitable to attack!!!!
Incase you can't tell already, Lily is my big girl getting ready to be a great big sister. We are working on the paci, but morning and nights seems to be a lost cause.Another great plus to our Thanksgiving week/weekend...Anne and Sam AND the girls came to visit. They were in town not only for the holiday but for Anne's little brother's wedding. With the craziness going on at her families household it was best they stay with us, and turns out it was the BEST! We had a great visit with them, and once again, Lily enjoyed her time with Savanna and Charlotte. Plus it was a great practice with new baby Maggie being around. The house was full of girls and I loved it. My preminition of having three girls could someday be true, and I had to get Mike on board. He took to all the ladies quite well :) Anne and I were able to hit up Black Friday and as always did some damage. We endulged in Thai food two nights, both times very impressed!!!

Great friends are so important in your life. I am so thankful for the friendship that I still have with Anne! Against my will, we took only ONE picture together the whole weekend.....Sunday morning of the day they left. How appropriate for us busy Mommy's. Lily plays with baby Maggie, and LOVED IT!!!