Thanksgiving in Indiana

This year we spent Thanksgiving in Indiana.  We left after picking the girls up from school.  Isabella got this hat at her Thanksgiving Party. She wore it all the way to Indiana.

 Lauren and Kaitlyn watching the girls play at Brent and Sally's house.

The day after Thanksgiving we went to West Baden with Granny and Grandad.  Granny took us all on the Polar Express train ride.  Despite my forgetting the girls adorable Elf pajamas, they had a great time.

 The "conductor" reading the book to the children...

 After a long train ride we finally reached the North Pole.  The girls were super excited to see all of the pretty lights.  They were even more excited when we picked up a "special" passenger...

 SANTA!!! He passed out bells to all the boys and girls.  It was super adorable!  Thanks Granny!

Halloween

Halloween was super busy.  I attended the Halloween carnival with each girls class as well as their class parties.  Here's Isabella getting ready to go to her Carnival... 

 The elephant is the most popular game.  The kids feed him and he spits out a prize from his trunk..

 Fishing for more prizes...

 Getting a tattoo...

 Back to class for some super yummy treats!

 Then I was off to take Iris to the Carnival.  Here she is with her friend, Fletch.

 The 4 year olds know the tricks.  They skip the games and go straight to the big treasure chest to dig for prizes....

The next day we wemt Trick or Treating with some friends.  Clara and Iris stuck together, as usual.

 Isabella took the easy seat and rode in the wagon.

 "Trick or Treat!"

Disney 2012

Our annual Disney trip. Ready to go!

 

Both girls loved meeting the characters this year...

The whole family on Dumbo--even Granny and Grandad!

 

This year we decided to go to MGM Studios.  Not a ton for little ones to do there but we were able to get some good photos...

Riding the ants at the Honey I Shrunk The Kids playground.  I think the girls would have been happy here ALL day...

Carousels are always a big hit!

We had a character lunch where they met Agent Osso...

June from Jake and The Never Land Pirates...

Jake...

The girls were not looking in any picture so I decided to just go with the best one of Brad and me.

Isabella exploring Winnie the Pooh's house...

Eating nerds while waiting for the parade to start...

After dinner pictures...

 Water playtime at the Polynesian...

 

 The last night we roasted marshmallows on the beach at our hotel. As usual, the girls would not cooperate for a photo...

 Getting some help from daddy...

 While daddy was roasting marshmallows with this sweet little thing...

 I was chasing this wild thing down the beach!

See you next year Disney!


FreshBeat Band Concert

I met some friends and took the girls to the FreshBeat Band Concert. Here they are dressed and ready to go!

 

 Iris, Clara, Isabella and EvanMarie waiting for the doors to open...

 More waiting for the concert to begin.  My friend Courtney and her boys Hugh and Julian were also  with us.  However the girls seemed to band together and I could never get a picture of everyone.  Sorry Courtney!

 The Freshbeat Band!!

They pretty much stood and danced the whole time.  They had a blast!

 

 Too Sweet!