Halloween 2013/Late October Pictures

We've had such a fun fall!  The girls were Disney Princesses for Halloween this year.  They had the best time trick or treating at Daddy's office and had so much fun at our neighborhood block party!  They loved trick-or-treating around our neighborhood and had a blast showing off their beautiful princess costumes!  I think their cute costumes earned them a few extra pieces of candy at each house! 
Doug and I had a wonderful, child free, afternoon at a UVA football game with some good friends, while Gigi and Babu watched the girls. 
Hailey has been loving ballet, gymnastics and tennis and Lainey has been loving preschool in the purple room and gymnastics.  Avery still continues to be the sweetest baby ever and is already sleeping 8-10 hours at a time!!
To say that we're busy would be the understatement of the year (it's almost Thanksgiving and I'm just now getting around to posting about Halloween!), but we're loving every busy minute of our life as a family of five!!

Halloween 2013
Our Three Disney Princesses. 

Cinderella, Snow White and Ariel. 

Avery's first Halloween. 



Hailey has been Ariel 2 years in a row!!

Hailey, 4 years old. 

Lainey, 2 years old. 

Avery, 2 months old. 

 

Hailey had a blast at a Halloween party with her preschool friends!





Hailey was happy to find another Ariel at the party. 

Hailey and Owen.

Hailey loved the Halloween themed treats!

Ella loved Hailey's Ariel necklace. 

Waiting in line to play some Halloween games. 

Hailey Grace!  Cutest witch of the Near West End!

Go Hailey Go!

Mmm!  Pumpkin cupcakes!

Checking out her Halloween party favors. 

 

 

The girls had so much fun trick-or-treating at Daddy's work!

Daddy and his 3 princesses!

Decorating a trick or treat bag.

Typical Hailey, who has never met a stranger, became quick best friends with all of Daddy's secretaries! 

Perfecting her trick or treat bag with Mommy. 

Time to go get some candy!!!

 

The girls loved trick or treating and I think their cute costumes scored them a few extra pieces at each stop!!

They loved the popcorn machine!

All of that candy can make a mermaid pretty thirsty!

Cinderella needed some juice too!

 

The girls were very excited to see their pictures hanging on Daddy's wall! 

A trip to Daddy's work isn't complete without a train spotting!

Or a long look at the "big water!"

Halloween in our new neighborhood was so much fun this year!  The girls got "*Boo'd" and had lots of fun "Boo'ing" other houses in our neighborhood. 

*someone dropped off a bag of goodies for them, rang the doorbell and then ran away.  The girls had to hang up a ghost on our front door and then make goody bags for two other families and "Boo" them.  Hailey LOVED dropping the bags off, ringing the doorbell, and then running away!  She was so cute!!

"Boo'ing" some boys in the cul-de-sac after ballet class. 

 

 

Our neighborhood also had a Halloween party in the cul-de-sac before trick-or-treating.  The girls had so much fun playing with the other kids in the neighborhood and Hailey was so excited to see that there was another mermaid for her to play with too!

 



Ready to walk to the neighborhood party!

Hailey had a blast running around with the other kids!

At the end of the party, all of the kids had a Halloween parade.  Hailey was in heaven!! 

The cul-de-sac crew!

Lainey was a little afraid of some of the other costumes, so she felt safer on Daddy's head for most of the party!

Time for some trick or treating!!!!

Visiting our next door neighbors (and their babysitter Rima!)

Checking out their candy stash!

 

 

Doug and I had a great time at a UVA game with some friends. 

 



Ready for an afternoon of football and tailgating with some Darden friends. 

We scored a great tailgating spot thanks to one of Doug's co-workers!

Fun time with friends!

 

 

Hailey has been loving her tennis lessons!!  (Even though she spends a lot of her time pretending that her tennis racket is a guitar!)

 



 

 

Lainey loves cheering her big sis on from the playground!

And she loves the free water and cups!

 

The girls love playing at "their playground" across the street!

Kanawha cuties!

 

 

 

Gymnastics fun!

 

Lulu loves her gymnastics class!

 

Hailey loves when they have the bouncy house at gymnastics!

Avery is doing great and is still the best baby in the whole universe!  She rarely cries and is already sleeping 8-10 hours!! 

 



Avery Claire, 8 weeks old. 

Lainey loves reading stories to her little sister while she's resting in her crib. 

Playing Squinkies with Avery.

Lulu was pretending to be "Baby Avery."

"Baby Lainey." 

Another lolli for pooping in the potty!

 

Hailey, getting her babydoll ready for preschool. 



Building "the biggest tower in the whole world!!"

 

Excited for Orange Day at preschool. 

Big Sis Hailey and Baby Sis Avery on Halloween Day. 



Lulu loved Orange Day!



Waiting for Hailey after preschool. 

 

 

Lainey's October Purple Room Pictures.  She loves preschool and asks to go every day!

 



Painting with her buddies. 

Working in the tool shop. 

Stamping. 

Playing with the orange playdough that Mommy made for her preschool class. 

Lainey loves books!

Hailey loves preschool too.  Each day she comes home with a different Ariel picture!  She's obsessed!

Excited to decorate the front porch for the trick-or-treaters!!



Striking a pose in their winter coats!

 

Playing in the leaves!  Hooray for Fall!!!