Trick or Treat

Let's just admit the truth....costumes are for the adults just as much as they are for the kids.  Check out these cuties.... our dinosaur & strawberry.

 the roar that accompanied this pose was quite impressive.

 mer loved to squat in her costume because it was so plush & squishy.

here was our fam dressed for a friend's costume party last night.  isn't casey super talented at belly painting?

here we are in the bahamas at the end of september.  a wonderful break & fun way to celebrate our anniversary.

as we were getting ready for church, that baby decided to run away in her tights.  what makes a toddler baby dressed only in pink tights sooo cute?  h was sweet to hold her still for me & pose with a darling smile, too.  mer wasn't so happy...i think i had chased her with the camera for so long that she was starting to get a bit cold!

 a day at the firehouse.  henry loved every single bit of it.  he got to ride a real fire truck & even use a real hose!

 mer thought she was pretty strong picking up the cones.

 henry & i chillin' at home.

 

m thinks we bought her a new carseat...ha, is she going to have a wake-up call soon.  she thinks she gets it when she points to my belly & says, "baby"....but then will go right on to calling her belly a baby as well.  she'll be a great big sister, once she realizes it's a real baby arriving.

 the girl is really into wearing hats these days.  as i was folding laundry the other day, she made a new hat out of h's undies.

that's all for now-- and that's probably the last i'll post before this baby arrives.  supposedly i have 3 weeks left.  could be more, could be less.  i hope that with the way things are feeling these days that it will be sooner rather than later.  i'm ready to leave the land of feeling like i'm forever pregnant.  not just because almost every pic i've seen of myself in the past 2 yrs i've had a large preggo belly.  no...just b/c i'm excited to have the little guy arrive so our little family can meet him.  may it be soon.

okay...and for a dash of complete honesty... maybe i am just a bit tired of that larger-than-life feeling.  i can't wait to give a real, bellyless hug to my husband again... to let the kids be able to sit on my lap... and to experience the joy of laying on my belly...just because i can.  and the idea that newborn bliss is on the other side of this waiting....it's more anticipation than i can handle!