tree decorating

We had forgotten how small they are!!  Lilly loved being held like this too.
Medusa hair, tamed...at least through breakfast.
Lilly decorates the tree.  Most of the ornaments ended up in a swath around the tree about 3 feet up from the ground.  
Helen does her best to help out.  

the latest news

make a funny face!
the first ride in the double stroller...takes up the entire sidewalk.  watch out!!!
Daddy's favorite time...
going home

We welcomed the newest lady to the family--Helen Pierce.  Like her sister, she was the same weight at birth, has the same hairy ears and has the dimples like her PaPa and aunt.

buzz buzz buzz

Team C rallied last night, dressing up in our apiary finery.  We looked pretty good all around!  Lilly's school hosts a giant Halloween carnival for the holiday which is always a lot of fun.  To keep parents and kiddos happy, they provide adult beverages.  Lilly and her pals danced all night to the DJ.  They also had the petting zoo again, much to her delight.  

Pumpkin carving and trick-o-treating are on deck for next week....more to come from our little busy bee!  

little girl

Lilly modeling her lovely new tutu that my friend Sarah made her.  Trains and tutus--YES! She loves it!!!  
Our own little Martha, carefully measuring....

Hurricane Pictures

Pictures below from Tuesday evening.  We escaped any damage of consequence - just some little things to clean up and fix.  We were lucky.

This house is about 4 blocks south of us. 
Big tree across street with utility lines it took down.
Our driveway with fallen branches.

Looking along our street at piles of brush and branches.  

we are safe

friends and family--

Just a quick note to let you all know that we are safe and out of Houston. Luckily, we were heading out of town this weekend anyway for Houston Family vacation up in Lake Travis. The are not planning on evacuating Houston, but we're glad to be out of there.

All is well--we're all keeping a close eye on things back home and are keeping fingers crossed that we have limited damage to the house. I think that I'd rather NOT be in the house if a tree fell or windows got blown out.

xoxo

big girl bed

Big things are happening around here.....Lilly has moved up in the world and is now sleeping in a big girl bed. We built the bunk beds over the weekend and had the first test drive tonight. Evidently it was comfy enough that she didn't want to get out. I had given it 10 minutes before we saw her in the kitchen.

testing it out yesterday

snuggling under the covers has not yet been figured out.....