Here's a typical day in the life of our sweet Hallie. She wasn't very happy that I was going to be taking pictures of her all day :). Her first thing to do every morning is eat cereal. Her favorites are Apple Jacks and Fruity Pebbles.
Next is hair. We cut off about 6 inces a couple weeks ago. I guess she's old enough to decide how long hair her hair is. She had to talk me into it though :)
Off to school. Andrew leaves at that time every morning so he takes her on his way. It seems like she's gone all day, but thank goodness she loves it and has lots of good friends there.
After school is her 2nd lunch. She's always STARVING and always wants a full meal when she gets home! Looks like today was mini corn dogs, a favorite :)
Today was a Thurs. so she had gymnastics, although this is her usual after school attire. She is constantly doing handstands onto the couch or running down the hall and doing a round-off or anything similiar.
I think I embarrased her at gym, she would NOT look at the weird lady with the camera!
Her teacher is my sister, Stephanie, and thankfully she grabbed her (and her friend Riley) so I could get a decent picture. Steph does a great job, we couldn't ask for a better teacher :)
After class I talked her into doing a bridge and she was OK with that. She's a bean pole, isn't she?!
After gym is dinner and a bath or shower. She was a little upset I was putting this picture on but it was so cute I couldn't resist. (Sorry babe)! We love you Hallie, thanks for being our sweet big girl :)!
I think I embarrased her at gym, she would NOT look at the weird lady with the camera!
...and Janessa made MANY snowflakes!
Tyson was thrilled because in the same parking lot was MATER!! He is SO in love with the movie Cars and totally thought this was the real thing!!
That night we went to their Festival of Trees. We usually go if we're there for Thanksgiving. Very awesome and impressive!
Then last night (Tues.) we put up the Christmas tree, Yeah! Last year was our first year with a fake tree- I miss the yummy smell, but man they are so much easier and cleaner!
Right when we get ready to put on the lights, we plug them in and half are dead, so at 8:00 I run and buy more lights (always our luck :)! It still needs a few more things, but for now here's our beautiful tree. It's definantly starting to feel like Christmas around here!!
After getting ready for the day (which sometimes isn't until 10 or 11...) Ness loves to play and color. She has a HUGE imagination and can play (& talk!) by herself for hours.
Lunch- Jaxon (the little neighbor boy we watch a couple mornings a week), Tyson, and Ness. She almost always wants sandwich & chips!- 
Janessa and Chandler off to school! Nessa loves going to kindergarten. She has lots of friends in her class and feels so big that she can read now-
After school is snack time, play time, dinner, then bath time! She usually prefers a shower, but it looks like this night was a bath- look at that smile :)
We usually let the kids have a snack before bed. This night was cookies and milk, yum! (don't mind the Halloween napkins, these pictures are a few weeks old). Good night Janessa! We love you!!
Then we went to the motel and did tattoos and painted finger/toe nails- a yearly tradition :)
Usually we go in Oct. for Witch's Night Out in Gardner Village but this year we went a couple weeks later to go to my cousin, Ashley's, baby shower. Here's the group of us ready to hit the outlet malls!! 
For lunch we went back to my aunt & uncle's condo for the shower. Here's baby Jackson, he's SO adorable!
The Sunday before, we carved pumpkins (that my parents grew in their garden) at my Grandma & Grandpa Lords. My grandma even had the kids make a witch's brew with different things like spider legs, skeleton bones, etc. There would have been some great pictures and of course I didn't have my camera :( -but their pumpkins turned out great and they were very proud of them!
Here's Drew & mini-Drew, I waited all day for this picture :)
