Day at the Wineries (with the kids of course!)

After Thanksgiving, we took the kids and Laurie and Crispin to the Santa Ynez Wineries -- mainly for the parents, of course, but the kids (meaning Caroline) loved it just as much! There were big open fields to run in, lakes to throw rocks in and wine for the adults so it was a great time. We were in the midst of potty training Caroline while we were there so that made for some interesting situations but I won't go into those details. It was our chance to enjoy the type of fall that comes to southern California and it was great!!

Sisters part 2

As Hannah gets bigger, Caroline thinks she is more and more fun to "play with". She loves the toys I have been pulling out for Hannah and thinks she is so funny. She wants to know when Hannah will be able to ride a bike and take a walk with her. Soon enough!!

Halloweening!

It was a family affair this year as all of us dressed up for the trick or treating! Trent and I went to a rehearsal dinner the week prior that required costumes so we just thought we would wear them again the following week! Caroline was a little ladybug and Hannah was a bumblebee for about 10 minutes. It was really warm out that night so she didn't really want anything to do with being a fuzzy bumble bee! Caroline really got the idea of trick or treating this year when after we went to the first house she walked away and said, "Mommy, that lady just gave me candy!". And so it began! We made the rounds in our neighborhood and she loved running up to the doors and getting her candy. It was all she could do not to eat it after each house. She even asked the next day if we could go "halloweening" again. It was a fun night!