We had a fun Halloween this year with a visit to the pumpkin patch, a Trunk-or-Treat with friends and Trick-or-Treating. Plus Owen is now three months old! Enjoy the pics!
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| At the pumpkin patch |
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| Owen had been resting peacefully in the stroller prior to this picture. He said, "Was this really necessary, Mommy?" |
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| Sweet Harper |
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| We carved a pumpkin for the first time this year and roasted the seeds. |
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| Harper was not sure about sticking her hand into the goo, but she relented with the promise of a chocolate chip. |
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| The finished product! It's a puppy, if you can't tell. Carving a pumpkin was harder than we thought! |
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| Harper had a little fall party at her school so we all joined her. There was pumpkin and cookie decorating and story time. |
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| Unbeknownst to us, Harper was the prayer leader in her class for the week. So in front of all the kids and parents, her teacher asked her to lead a prayer at the party. Taken off guard, Brent and I looked at each other, wondering how Harper would respond in front of all those people. I was so proud when she confidently led a sweet little prayer. |
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| Harper got this note sent home in her folder that week. |
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| For Halloween this year, Harper was a flamenco dancer. My mom went to Spain last year on a school trip and brought this little dress and fan back for Harper. She loved wearing it! |
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| Stopping to share a sucker with Lydia at the Trunk-or-Treat. When asked what Harper was for Halloween, Lydia said Harper was "a flamingo that dances." Love it! :) |
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Beautiful Ryleigh!
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For Halloween we got together with three other families, which has become a very fun Halloween tradition. Harper had her Halloween etiquette down better this year (last year she would walk up to a house and say "more"). However, her greetings weren't quite in the correct order. She greeted most houses with "thank you" and "Trick-or-Treat" often came later. But she had a blast. Some of the houses scared her a little this year, but mostly she was okay, and she enjoyed walking up to many houses holding hands with her friend Kate. Before trick-or-treating, we always have to get a few pictures...
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The trick-or-treating crew
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| Owen was a little pumpkin (passed down from Harper from her first Halloween). |
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Enjoying a good laugh!
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The babies of the group--Owen and Claire--Owen is about one month older than Claire.
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Jilinda with John David--what a cute puppy!
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| Patiently enduring a few more pictures before getting to the candy! |
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After trick-or-treating, we made s'mores in the fireplace...because a bucket load of candy was not enough sweets for one night. ;)
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| And Kamara made this pumpkin brownie, which is a tradition for the Tate family. Yummy! |
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| Happy Halloween! Ha! |
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Brent and Harper had a fun time camping in the backyard together recently. They read stories in the tent by flashlight and spent some time checking out the stars in their camping chairs. It was a pretty warm November night, but Harper really wanted to wear her coziest pajamas!
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The campers also roasted hot dogs for dinner and ate them outside.
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The next day we all played in the tent, including Owen. :)
And now for some recent Owen shots...
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| Striking a pose for his three month picture! :) |
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| You could never tell from this happy smile that Owen was actually on the verge of getting sick the next day. :( Poor baby...but we are hopefully on the mend with some antibiotics. At three months Owen... |
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| ...has graduated to wearing cloth diapers now for the most part... |
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| ...is growing a tiny bit more fuzz on his head... |
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| ...bestows us with many adorable smiles... |
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| ...likes to look at books with Mommy and Daddy... |
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| ...has taken to a pacifier, although he has been getting his thumb in his mouth more and more recently... |
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... and is mesmerized with Harper, and Harper continues to dote on him endlessly.
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| But three-month-olds are never too old to snuggle up for a little nap with Daddy. |
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| We love our silly monkey! |
Finally, here is a video Brent took of Halloween night...enjoy!
