Julie

Before and After

The one room in the house that we never got to fix up, but needed it the most was the kid's room.  It was so cramped and not space efficient, so we made it our project this week!  I am very pleased with the end results!

Before:

Lily was very happy to help Daddy paint.

We had to move everything into the office.  It looked just like moving day, almost exactly two years ago!!

And all the hard work turned into this:

Lily said that the day she got her bunk bed was the best day of her life :)    

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

 There is a lot to be thankful for this year!! We had a fun day with family, eating way too much delicious food and enjoying the beautiful weather. 

Not the best shot, but all we could do on a timer and in a hurry :)

Lily wore her Indian outfit :)

The girls and Grandma

McCoy women :)

Ronnie and Brian

My beautiful sister in laws and I

Emma LOVED key lime pie..

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!
  

Weekend at home!

We spent the weekend at my parent's house for a quick visit with my family.  It was awesome to have some time with my parents, brother, sister in law and nephew!  Today, we got to spend the day in Napa and see my Aunt, Grandpa, Uncle, Great Aunt and cousin, which, as always, was a blast.  I am blessed to have a wonderful family that I enjoy so much :)

I got some great time with my nephew, Darren, who is getting so big! He already has a bunch of teeth and is moving all around and talking! He is so fun!

This is our end of the day group picture

Tim, Cindy and Darren were so cute in 49ers outfits

Cousins!

My brother,Papa and I

Pilgrim/Indian Feast

 
I was so lucky to have the time away from school to be able to attend Lily's Pilgrim and Indian feast at Pre-school.  It was adorable!  They worked for weeks on making outfits, decorations, canoes, teepees, drums, etc.  Every day she would come home telling me something else she learned about Thanksgiving and the Indians and Pilgrims.  It was a really fun day for the kids. 

It began with Lily's class (the Indians) playing on their drums in a circle in their classroom, waiting for the Pilgrims to invite them to their feast.  This is Lily's good friend, Lauren.

Then they performed some Indian songs for the Pilgrims.

 Then they sat to feast on yummy snacks.  Lily''s friend Savannah was a pilgrim :)

Then, the wild Indians went around to play outside! She had a great day and wore her Indian outfit until bedtime.  (After preschool, we hopped in the car and rode up to my parent's house, 7 hours away! So we had several stops on I-5 with a little Indian... she got lots of smiles :) )

3 Special Occasions in one day :)

Today marks 3 reasons to celebrate!

1) It is my parent's 31st wedding anniversary!! What a blessing to have grown up in a home that modeled a happy and healthy marriage.  Congratulations! Love you!

2) My Uncle/Godfather Peter's birthday! He has been there to love and support me my entire life, through any event that ever mattered to me.  Enjoy your day! We love you!

3) Last, but to my kids, certainly not least, Mickey Mouse celebrates his birthday today!  My kids love him as if he is a member of the family (we will be having cake later of course)...So, happy birthday, Mickey!

 
 

Happy Birthday, Pam!

Happy Birthday to my amazing mother in law, who is such a huge blessing to our family! She is a fantastic mom, mother in law and especially grandma :) We love you! Enjoy your day!

Deja Vous

Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck decided to revisit last year's Halloween costumes this afternoon.  I can't believe Emma's still fits!

Today

Last year

Park :)

Saturday was the perfect day for unwinding at the park.

 

Halloween

Halloween was great! I loved that our church did Trunk or Treat the night before because it gave us the chance to trick or treat around our neighborhood and be home to pass out candy.  We got to meet a couple of our neighbors that we hadn't met yet.  The kids had a great time, Lily especially enjoyed passing out the candy to the kids that came.  We got a LOT of treaters.  Emma kept sneaking candy and eating it with the wrapper and all.  She cracks me up!!

We took the kids to trick or treat at Grandma and Papa's before we did our neighborhood.

With Auntie Jenny

At the end of the night with all their treats!  We raided the stash after they went to bed and watched a scary movie :)

Visit with Grammy

I loved having my Mom here for a few days! It went by way too fast, but was a really great visit.  There was lots going on with Halloween activities, which meant she was able to be a part of so many things.  I wish she could have stayed longer, we loved having her here.  Lily and Emma adore their Grammy :)