Pajama Day at Preschool

Mary Joyce's preschool had pajama day for their Happy Birthday Jesus party. All of the kids (and teachers) wore their pajamas, and the kids got to bring a favorite stuffed animal. I think Mary Joyce was most excited about getting to take Bear Bear to preschool.

Meeting Kacey and Julie

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, we were able to finally meet Julie and Kacey in person. Julie was a parent who went through the whole long China adoption wait at the same time as we did, and got her referral for Kacey at the same time as we got ours for Mary Joyce. At the time, we all lived in Georgia, and now we've all moved to Florida. It was fun to meet them at long last. :-)

Katherine has a Big Girl Bed!

Katherine has taken another step toward being a big girl. She moved up into her twin bed on Saturday. She has been fascinated with Mary Joyce's bed for awhile, and the toddler bed was getting a little snug for her and all of her animal entourage. So far, she loves it! (She looks so tiny on that bed, though.)

Malcom is 7 Months Old!

Our sweet Malcom is now 7 months old. He is still such a smiling, happy baby boy. He is really turning into a babbler, and has already started in with the "Mamamama" and "Dadadada" babbles. He isn't crawling yet, but between rolling and scooting, he can get anywhere he wants to go.

Thanksgiving Lunch at Preschool

Chet and I attended our first preschool Thanksgiving lunch as parents. It was very nice, and well-organized. And, Mary Joyce was the most adorable little Indian. Her Indian name for the day was "Shooting Star."






That's our girl...

Katherine's Kit-Kat

Katherine picked a Kit-Kat for her after lunch piece of candy. It was her first, and her eating technique was unique. She licked all of the chocolate off the outside and left the cookie. Needless to say, it was a mess...


Mary Joyce picked a lollipop. Much neater...


And a Malcom picture, just because...


*Edited because I misspelled Katherine's name in the post title. Bad mommy!*

Lunch with Cousins

On Saturday, we met Chet's cousin Richard and his family for lunch in Jacksonville. It was fun and gave us a chance to catch up, since we only see each other about once a year or so. (Richard and Mandy's daughter, Katie Jane, is almost a year younger than Katherine, but the are about the same size. KJ actually outweighs Katherine by a little.)

Trick or Treat!

Here are our costumed cuties. :-) Malcom was a white tiger, Katherine was a ladybug, and Mary Joyce was an angel.

Pumpkin Patch 2009

We made our yearly trek to the pumpkin patch, but we went to a different one this year. We had been down to Daytona, and this one was on our way home. They had a nice photo area set up, but they didn't have as big a selection as the other patch. The kids didn't care, though. They had fun picking out their pumpkins. :-)