It's Christmas!

This week has been an interesting on for us.  Addie finally caught on to the true meaning of Halloween candy.  She caught me snitching some of her candy and emphatically said "hey I'm the one that went Trick or Treating not Mom." Then on another day we stopped by her friends house to see if Camryn could play, they weren't home and Addie huffed "that is not very nice of them!" So to say the least these little Monsters are keeping my on my toes! (But if you ask Addie she is a kid not a monster, Avery doesn't even deny being a monster)

 Avery has been pushing the limits of just about everything.  We put her to bed and say if you get out of bed you will get a spanking.  But 2 this week we have found her asleep somewhere in the hall! So much for my empty threats!

 Friday the snow started and by Saturday morning we had a nice little blanket of snow.  Addie was so excited because it was Christmas time! Paul was even more excited that I had him put up the Christmas light before it snowed.

 It is true your eyes do not deceive you. Avery actually likes the snow this year, go figure!  I was counting on her hating it.  She seems to be polar opposite of Addie, and last year you would have thought I was physically harming the child by putting her in the snow! 

 Looks like things change!  Both the girls had a blast getting their daddy with snowballs! 

Never a dull moment with these 2 around.  If they aren't kicking and screaming at each other they actually get along.  When the stars are aligned it is actually quite nice!

Happy Ween!

For the corporate world they view unimportant holidays as major holidays and very important family holidays as just any other workday!  Thus our Dad missed out on one of our favorite Holidays!  

I am not completely selfish I would be willing to trade Corporate America President's Day or MLK Day to have Halloween count as a paid day off!

 That being said we managed to enjoy our Halloween!  Addie wanted to be Mavis from Hotel Transylvania, so we all decided to be nice vampires.

 It took a lot of spray to make Avery's hair black.  She was so excited to get black hair, I could get her to stop touching it!

 The mob of neighborhood kids came and kidnapped us! We hit the neighborhood running and went well in to darkness!

 I had to give up on trying to get Addie and Camryn to wait for Avery.  They were just to excited to slow down and Avery wanted to stop and eat the candy as she received it.

 Good thing Grandma came up!  Avery got to take a much needed break, my arms were able to regain feeling, and Addie was able to continue Trick or Treating with Tate and Lily!

I will give the little Vampire in Training come major props, she would walk up to the door and say Trick or Treat, Thank you, Happy Ween and then run off to catch up with the others.  Until her little legs got tired she was a good little trick or treater.  Addie on the other hand has become a pro.  She only needed me to carry her bag when it got to heavy!