November- wrapped up!

Ahhhh...November in NC is glorious! The days are still warm, the nights are cool, and the trees are beautiful shades of red, yellow, orange, and green. We love November down south! November brought more days of play, some silly pics, and Thanksgiving! This year, Nate, Kate, and Kate's parents (Gail and Ed) came for dinner (along with their dogs, Woody and Charlotte). It was so good and nice to have everyone over! Two days after Thanksgiving, Dan, Cathy, and Will came for the day. Cathy's parents live about 35 minute east of us so we were able to spend some time together and open our Christmas gifts from them a little early!




Olivia playing with Charlotte and Woody

Will and Olivia going for a ride on Uncle Pony (Dan)

Uncle Dan is spent...

Princess Olivia

Sweet Nora wearing "shoooooos"

Olivia in one of her signature outfits...

Sweet Nora and her sweet dimples

Cute girls

Olivia doing one of her favorite activities- coloring

Olivia while on her date with daddy

They went golfing!

Nora on the move

Livs sporting her festive autumn shirt

Nora wearing daddy's fire golves

busy girl!

yes...that is a pair of pants with underwear on her head...

Olivia wanted strawberry cake with "banilla" frosting...

it was a great choice!

October- wrapped up

Ok- so here's October! In October, we enjoyed the beautiful fall days, watching the leaves change color, and playing outside- oh- and of course- Halloween! My parents came to visit for a long weekend and we all went to a local pumpkin farm. We rode on a hay ride, fed some animals, then got to pick a pumpkin. October was also my cousin's wedding. Derek and I flew back to Buffalo for the weekend to attend and Justin (my brother) and I did a song at the wedding. He played the guitar and I sang "Grow Old With Me". It was a beautiful ceremony and a really fun reception. Enjoy!

Cathy and Dan, Amy and Justin, Katie and Derek
aren't we a good looking (and matching!) bunch?


Derek and Nora



Yee-Haw! or should I say ARRRRRRRR!


Nora dancing to the firetruck music

The best Halloween outfit picture I could get...

Olivia kickin' it old school with her big wheels!

Nora with, yes, underwear on her head...

Cute little punkins

Livs feeding a goat

Nana showing Nora how it's done

Nora feeding a goat (I love her legs in this pic!)

Nora checking out the piggies

Nora showing Daddy the baby goat

Our Family

Nana, Olivia, Nora, and Boppa

The girls and their pumpkins

Every time my dad would sit in this chair,

Nora would climb up next to him

a beautiful butterfly and a sweet kitty

(at the Hoffman's house)