Buddies!

Last Friday Griffin and I went to Cary to meet my friend, Jenny (we were roommates in college and she was in our wedding) and her two kids, Sam and Katie. Katie is 4 1/2 months old (she was born on my anniversary!) and Sam is ten days younger than Griffin.

Sam rollin' around...and loving it!

two buddies being silly (and sweaty!)

Jenny and Katie looking sweet (and not sweaty!)

How do you fly this thing????

You're the best mom ever! (okay, that's me saying that, n

I love digging (now quit taking my picture!)
buddies...off to find some trouble (or create some if there's none to be found)
If my old laptop hadn't crashed, I'd post some super cute pictures of Griffin and Sam together at 8 weeks old or so. Alas, they are gone (lesson to be learned? BACK UP YOUR FILES!). Happy Saturday!

Happy Halloween!

We had a very busy Halloween season. Yes, season. When, you ask, did Halloween become a season? I don't know. But, let's start with the good stuff...

The loot!!! Griffin loved trick-or-treating and seemed to really be amazed that all he had to do was ring a doorbell and people would give him candy. It's going to be tough to teach him that this only happens one day a year!

Did you know gorillas love popcorn balls?

Hanging by the pumpkins (not ours, but some friends!)

Happily displaying some loot.

The night before Halloween, we went to a festival of sort at a local science center. It was fun, but about a billion of our closest friends also chose to come. The fish were really biting at this game, though!

and Griffin had a great chat with Ralphie (EVERY buffalo we see is Ralphie...CU's mascot)

We also went to a Halloween concert and Griffin danced the afternoon away!

Our friend, Skye, also came and she was brave enough to go on stage with the band (the pink fairy)...she's so cool!

She also participated in the costume parade. We think she should have won!

I was happy to watch my buddy and finally asked Mommy to take me on stage.

I love "Big Bang Boom!"

Lastly, we had a Halloween party for 15 three-year-olds and their parents (thank God!). Here's our buddy, Ethan. No, the muscles aren't real ;o) Ethan's Mom, Stacey, and I were roommates in college.

What a Dad...dressing up like a banana is true love.

Dressing up as a zookeeper is also love, but a bit more fashionably :o)

This is Superman's family. His parents are SUCH hippies! (this couldn't be less true, but the costumes were awesome)

The cutest glow-in-the-dark pajamas worn by the cutest Halloween-er...nighty night!