November

I am not quite sure where November went...it is kind of a blurr...and now we are well into December with Christmas fast approaching.  Here are a few pictures from the month.

Kinsley loves being outside

Ella had a blast playing the pile of leaves Tony made for her.

Kinsley wasn't so sure about sitting in the leaves though!

Kinsley also LOVES to swing!

 

 Ella has FINALLY learned how to "pump her legs" and is very proud that she can swing by herself now!

 

Tony spent a week hunting at the end of the month so the girls and I spent Thanksgiving Day at a friend's house.  She is extremely organized and already had her entire house decorated for Christmas.  The girls loved all her Christmas Trees!

Kinsley continues to grow like a weed a learn new things every day. She had gotten very good at eating with silverware...even if it is a bit messy!

Halloween Festivities

Last week was a very busy filled with lots of Halloween parties!

Wednesday night we went to a party at the country club.  Ella wanted her picture taken with the "monster"!

Ella and Emmy, the puppy, at the club.

Thursday was a party at the girls' daycare.  This picture really shows just how much Kinsley did NOT like wearing her costume!

She was, however, a BIG fan of the sucker that she found in her sack after they went "trick-or-treating"!

Ella all ready to lead the class trick-or-treating!

Saturday morning was Madison's Halloween party!  It was a great day and the kids loved the crafts, games, and food!

The Pinata was lots of fun!!

Addison, Madison, and Ella enjoying "mummy" dogs and "spider" cookies!

Just hanging out after the party!

Some more Football!!

Kinsley attended her very first Virginia Tech tailgate and football game last weekend.  Mommy wasn't so sure how she would do, but again I pleasantly surprised.  It was a beautiful day in Blacksburg and the girls had a great time being out and Kinsley was great during the game.  I guess we will have to that again soon....like this weekend :) !

 The girls hanging out at the tailgate

Kinsley dancing!!

Ella and cousin Jill.  We got to go see the cheerleaders practicing before the game.

Wedding

My cousin, Matt, got married on October 9th and they asked Ella to be the flower girl.  She was so excited to be in the wedding and to walk down the aisle.  I was very skeptical as to whether or not she would really walk down the aisle when it came down to actually doing it.  But she did...with absolutely no hesitation.  She was the most beautiful flower girl I have ever seen....in my very biased opinion :).  The wedding was in Charlotte and it was a beautiful day. The whole family made the trip to North Carolina for the event (even Brady and Dave) and we all had a fabulous weekend!

Getting her hair done!

Waiting patiently with the beautiful bride, Lauren.

Here she is walking down the aisle!

Pictures after the ceremony.

The girls having a blast at the reception!

Kinsley was pretty cute too!

She danced, and danced, and danced....

Kinsley tried to hang with her sister....but Papa's shoulder won out....

Pumpkins!!

We made our annual trip to the pumpkin patch this week.  We love going during the week because generally we have the entire place to ourselves and the kids can run and play without all the crowds!!

 Ella helping Kinsley pick out a pumpkin.

Having a seat on her pumpkin!

Ella, Kinsley, Nash, and Madison and their pumpkins!

Kinsley was a big fan of the corn pit!

Ella in the corn pit!

Are you ready for some football???

We are!  Ella and I had a great time at the game last weekend (and the Hokies won!).  Here are a few pictures from the day.

Kevin and Kayla flew in for the game along with Kevin's niece, Alexys, and her boyfriend, Tyler.  Ella just adores Kayla and Alexys and followed them EVERYWHERE.  They were so tolerant of her!

My cousin Jill is currently attend graduate school at Virginia Tech for the athletic training.  She met us before the game and took Ella and Kayla to meet the cheerleaders.  It was VERY cool.

Here they are with some of the cheerleaders!

Here is Ella at the game cheering for the Hokies.  She must have done a good job because they finally won!

Mini Vacation...

Last weekend we headed to Williamsburg for a "mini vacation."  We hit Busch Gardens and Water Country and did a little bit of tax-free shopping at the outlet mall.  Ella loved every single minute of it, but I think she might have enjoyed Water Country a tiny bit more just because she LOVES the water.  Kinsley really enjoyed playing in the water as well!

Ella loved riding the rides at Busch Gardens!

 Another Ride...they are in the back row.

 Another ride...I think this is the only one that Ella didn't like!

 I couldn't believe she rode this one...those swings are high in the air!

Kinsley waited patiently while Ella rode all the rides!

We had lunch with Elmo and his friends!

We finished the day off with some awesome fireworks!

This is a VERY tired Kinsley watching the fireworks!

Can you tell she is having fun??

Daddy and Ella going down a slide!

 

 Daddy and his girls in the water!

 Mommy and her girls...

 Having fun in the sun!

Just love this picture...