The Night Before Christmas

As we were getting out our Christmas books the girls started "reading" through them. Savanna wanted to read The Night Before Christmas so she and I enjoyed the story while Sadie "read" another book. We were almost to the end of the book and Savanna asked me if Santa was nocturnal. Oh out of the mouths of babes!

Loving rivalry

For our birthdays my parents handed over their NCSU/UNC football tickets. We had a blast! Granted, more fun would have been had if I could brag that my team came out on top but what a great game it was. We invited some friends, also a mixed marriage, and enjoyed ourselves a little before, during and after the game. Yes, we were the last ones to leave the parking deck. It was so worth a grown up day and no better place to enjoy grown up time than in Chapel Hill. Good news is that we didn't burn down the deck with our grill plus we ran into another old friend who was surprisingly parked nearby. I can still and ALWAYS will say GO HEELS!

say AHHHHH

Savanna had her first trip to the dentist last month! I know "bad mommy" but all is well. She has been with me for cleanings but never been in the chair herself and she did absolutely wonderfully. I was SO proud of her!! We saw a family dentist in Burlington who also happened to be a Carolina dental school graduate. She and her staff were wonderful as well. Ms. Lisa cleaned her teeth and did a great job of telling her everything that is going on as we know that is what Savanna needs, a play by play. There were no cavities, just a little tartar build up so we have been doing something right. Way to go Savanna! She is probably the most excited about her new Diego toothbrush though.

Sleep tight

Sadie, where are you? 

Note: Sadie is alive!

You may think this is gross!

No pictures for this post but laughs are guaranteed. Last night we decided to check out the new outlets so we had a late dinner and headed to Cracker Barrel. On the way in Savanna yells to Sadie to look at the moon. Well, one might have been alarmed to hear her voice rather than excitement but Sadie saw the moon, all was well, and we headed inside. The girls are constantly searching for the moon. We were finishing dinner and Savanna says, "mommy you might think this is gross" so I look over to see her scooping butter from her plate with bacon. Yep, it was gross! Her heart was probably saying the same thing. While I finished my meal she and Noah were playing the peg game on the table. His first try left 4 pegs so he let Savanna have a turn. We both laughed that she would get one peg on her first try. Can you believe that on her first try the girl only had 2 left. The game stated that she must be "purty smart." I will agree with that. In fairness, on his second try Noah had one or two left as well. There is nothing like 5 year old entertainment!

Leaves Leaves Leaves!

Here we are.....the first fall in our new house and we are really enjoying the leaves. Noah and I appreciate the lack of and the girls are satisfied with what has fallen. They love to jump in them, roll in them and rake them up to start all over. There is even some chasing in order to shower the other with leaves. They think this is hysterical and I like nothing more than to hear those contagious little laughs of my girls. Happy Fall!

Daddy field trip

What a lucky day for Savanna! Noah had taken the day off from work and decided to go with Savanna's class to the fire station. Each year they walk over since the fire station is next door to the church where she attends playschool. It is such a treat for the kids to see the firemen dress in their "work clothes" complete with the oxygen mask and to see them slide down the pole. Oh and yes, she will wear those witch tights until they have holes in them. She asks to wear them everyday but there is only so much that will match purple and black striped tights. This was a good trip for a daddy and his big girl.

Little helpers

Both girls went with me to help serve at the Homeless shelter and they were such great helpers! They politely asked if the guests would like bread. That was their job to add the roll to the plate. Everyone was very friendly to them and they were friendly back. We are so lucky to have such good helpers in our family!

Retiring

This season's soccer has come to an end and we have all decided that Savanna would like to retire from the sport. After all ..."mommy, I don't like to run" puts a damper on the ability to effectively play this sport. Maybe sports are not her forte and we will stick with the arts. At least, for now that is a good plan! The other day she thought she might like to try karate but I think she has already forgotten about that. Thank goodness! We don't want her learning anything she could use against us, any of us! She is already a step ahead of us on everything else. This soccer season concluded after learning a little more about the game and making some friends from the team. That is all we could ask for!

1 little, 2 little witches

This Halloween has been filled with fun activities for our little witches. Savanna saw a picture in a magazine and decided that she would like to be a witch. Of course, then Sadie hopped on that bandwagon. At one point Sadie decided to be a boy and Savanna wanted to change into Uniqua but we were already working on our witch costumes so we stuck with that. I think they turned out to be precious witches! Savanna was a "mean" witch and Sadie was a "happy" witch. Everything is happy in her eyes and I love it! Our costumes were put to good use as they were worn to Savanna's class Halloween party, trick or treating downtown, Truck or Treat at school and neighborhood trick or treating.

Truck or Treat

As a fundraiser for our playschool they put on a touch a truck event where children can come and climb on, ask questions about, and honk the horns of various vehicles. We have enjoyed this event for the past several years. It has been held the weekend of Halloween for the past couple of years and children are invited to dress up in their costumes. Well you know we took advantage of another opportunity to sport our costumes. The girls had a good time playing games, climbing on a number of vehicles (boats, motorcycles, garbage truckes, police cars, etc.), and seeing their friends in costume.

Picking pumpkins

The girls, who we all know have their own opinions, were in charge of choosing their own pumpkins this year. Savanna's class went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch and she chose a nice one there then we took Sadie to another pumpkin patch for hers. They were both pleased with their choices and they look fabulous on our front porch. Noah got one on Sadie's pumpkin trip and I found mine at Harris Teeter. Lame I know but it is a nice looking pumpkin for a good price. Can't beat that!! I am sad to say that none of the 4 pumpkins on the porch were carved into jack-o-lanterns this year though.