Beautiful new Niece!

Here is my brother and his wife's beautiful new baby girl. We are so glad she is here and healthy! She weighed in at 9 pounds 6 ounces! She was just about 3 weeks old in these pictures. I figured since I posted her mommy's belly shots...I would post her newborn shots that I took...

Such a beautiful new mom!


Fatherhood suits him!






Plum tuckered out!




Look at those bright eyes seeing new things all the time!


So sweet!

Kinda late.....

Is there anyone out there who can tell me how November can possibly be half gone already!?!?!? I cannot believe how this month has disappeared. I have been wanting to post some Halloween pictures for a while and in keeping with the tradition of my blogging style...I figure late is better than never!

The kids had a blast putting together this haunted castle, and then later decided it was much more fun to put together than eat!


We started our Halloween evening with my (Carrie's) parents trunk-or-treating. Then moved to the neighborhood to collect more loot. The kids made a hauling and each came home with at least 3-5 pounds of candy!

I have to laugh at this shot because baby J is not upset to be dressed up and going out....rather I stopped her from hittin' the road to collect candy for a few seconds to take a picture!


My big girl as Captain Elizabeth Swan!


Mr. Noodle was soooo excited to find this costume in the Disney Store and I was happy to purcahse it as it was 75% off!...the Red Power Ranger!


Baby J was proud to be Cinderella, especially when she got a "pretty" compliment!