Happy Halloween

Our dear friends, the Spannagel's, came to our house this evening for dinner and trick-or-treating. It turned into a party when Glammie and Guapo; Erin, Jason and Baby Audrey (lambie); came too.

We had such a wonderful time. The weather was fabulous, so Zach grilled Szechwan Chicken, ribs and asparagus, and I made caramel apple dip, carmelized onion dip and black cat cupcakes. Emily brought homemade mac and cheese for the kiddos, and they enjoyed veggies and dip. We ate and then went trick or treating.

Glammie bought the girls new princess dresses, on sale last minute from the Disney store. These were beautiful costumes that I'm sure the girls will wear almost daily for the next few months. Victoria was Princess Belle and Constance was Princess Snow White. It was very sweet when Victoria demanded a rose to complete her Belle Costume.
We also gave Snow White her poisoned apple. Thank goodness, it didn't put her to sleep!

By the time trick-or-treating rolled around, however, Constance had tired of Snow White and preferred to go out in her elephant costume from last year!


We had such a wonderful time with the Spannagel's, and my parents, bless them, stayed behind to hand out candy. They even cleaned the dinner dishes! THANK YOU, GLAMMIE AND GUAPO!

Oh! and this post wouldn't be complete if I didn't mention the awesome Mickey Mouse jack-0-lantern that Zach carved. It was awesome.

Happy Halloween!

Family at Audrey's Christening

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Audrey's Baptisim

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We were blessed to become the Godparents of our niece, Audrey Marie Cantwell. She is an absolute doll and we are so proud to be honored in this way. We look forward to guiding her in the way of the Lord.

Audrey's baptism was lovely. She was an absolute doll, and the party afterward was perfect. We celebrated with family and friends at Erin and Jason's new house, which is less than a mile from ours! I am so excited to have my sister and niece (GodDaughter!) so close. The girls love it, too. Every time we drive home, they ask to go to "Baby Audrey's house!"

More Wedding Pics

I have these and about 20 more posted to flickr.

English Wedding!

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Last night we were at the wedding of Zach's cousin Michael and his bride Megan. Zach was instructing a rescue course and couldn't make it, but Constance and Victoria came with me, along with Grandma Vickie and Grandpa Ian, Aunt Brittany and her boyfriend Scotty.

The girls are very much into princesses now, so they loved it once I told her that Princess Megan was getting married to her Prince Charming. Here's a photo of the girls, along with their cousins Alithea, Lillian and Sabine.

These girls rocked the dance floor. They were all adorable and had so much fun spinning and dancing with their cousins. It was a really special night.