pretty girl in a pretty dress

what 'chu you talkin bout willis?!

thanksgiving arts and crafts

vera and cousins make turkey placecards for the dinner table on thanksgiving

 

thanksgiving 5k

aunt s and i have done this thanksgiving 5k for five years now.  the past couple years vera joined us, and now this year dad and finley joined us too!  there wasn't much running due to piggy back rides and strollers, but soon enough finley and vera will be beating us the finish line in future races...

 

 

 

 i don't know why this picture is sideways and won't turn!!!

just hanging out

UD tailgate

we went to a UD tailgate recently with family...

 

treehouse at longwood

trains at longwood

longwood has a new train exhibit, it's pretty nice.  vera tried to 'catch' the trains a few times (that's what she is doing in that first picture) 

chime tower

we got to the chime tower right before noon, and got to listen to the twelve o'clock ringing.  vera was impressed

 

Window washer

Vera's new job at the mall. She cleaned about 10 stores' Windows that morning...

dancing ladies

vera and cousin caroline all dolled up and dancing (thanks aunt jane for the hand-me-down dance costumes!!)

bon fire

we had a bonfire at grandma and grandpa's.  vera and i cooked a hotdog over the fire, yum!

story time

dad and vera read a story to finley!

big girl in a little chair

i have these little bookends that look like chairs... and vera thinks they are pretty comfy (also please remember her mom is from new jersey, so leopard print pants and plastic high heels were inevitable wardrobe choices)

hurricane sandy fort

we were trapped inside for a while during hurricane sandy... one of our adventures was building a fort under the dining room table!!

make a wish

 a walk around the neighborhood

pre-trick-or-treat

vera had a sweet orange tutu to wear on halloween day before getting costumed up, and fin is mommy's little pumpkin!  hi cuties :)

halloween pics

vera was a tigress for halloween, lollipops rule...

other trick-or-treaters can be scary, so mom should carry the tigress between houses...

sitting at home handing out candy is pretty darn fun

rowr!

car shopping cart

our usual grocery store doesn't have these carts... but it was a pretty exciting trip to get some juice at a different grocery store

going to the park

we went to the park a few weeks ago with aunt S.