Halloween Fun!

I am up early because Willa doesn't know about daylight savings time. Time to update the blog!

Yesterday was Halloween! We love

Halloween...next year we are looking forward to taking Willa Trick or Treating and then eating her candy, but this year her job was just to stay home and look cute.

We carved pumpkins the night before. Halloween day we took pictures of Willa in her costume, and then put her in her little My Firs

t Halloween outfit for the rest of the day. We had some friends over with their little girl who is Willa's age, and I made creepy finger cookies. It was a good day!

Comparisons

I don't think I need to explain this post...I will just let it speak for itself.

Cousins

Cousins (L-R) Aubrey, Cole & Willa (nice fat tummy, Willa!)

Aubrey and Willa, 3 months apart in age.

Mini House Makeover

We have many plans for this house that involve at the very least new siding, at most an addition. We'd like to do both of those at once, but until we can afford it, the house looks pretty drab. In fact, we get lots of siding salesmen knocking on our door reminding me that we need new siding. Four years we have lived in this house, complaining about the faded shutters and general ugliness. So one day I got the bright idea to freshen up the outside just a little...and after we had finished, Nick and I both looked at each other and wondered why on earth we didn't think to do this before.

We repainted the shutters and added some color to the doors! The "before" photo was taken a couple years ago, so new landscaping has made a big difference as well. Anyway, I think I can live with this for awhile now. Until it's time for new siding, this will do!

Blooper!

While trying to make a nice little video for Willa's Aunt Angie to see while she's at work, Willa did what she does best!

She did it!

Willa slept through the night last night...yeah!!! From 10:00 pm - 5:30 am. We are very grateful for a FULL, uninterrupted night of sleep. Looking at that last sentence, I can't believe I'm at the point in my life where I consider 10 pm - 5:30 am a full night's rest...but hey, I'll take it.

Of course, we woke with a start when the alarm went off and ran in there to make sure she was still breathing...

I don't expect this every night just yet, but a couple times a week would be nice. Way to go Willa!

Officially parents

I think we have been officially initiated into the world of parenthood.

This is the worst we've had so far.  And this was one of my favorite onesies...hope the stain comes out!