baby girl is due 3 months from today! we are definitely less prepared in terms of the rooming situation etc than we have been in either previous pregnancy, but we are by far the most prepared in terms of our hearts & knowledge of what life will look like for the next several months plus. we can't wait to meet you, littlest sister!

friday morning my mom had off work- she invited us over for made-from-scratch pumpkin pancakes, then she & i took the girls to story time & trick-or-treating at a neighborhood nursing home with our library friends. the girls loved this, of course!

glinda really loved being front & center of the action :)

friday afternoon, jon's work hosted a big halloween bash for employees & their families. it was a blast! i snapped this picture of lucy & thought it only appropriate to do a side-by-side of my 3 year old halloween- like mother, like daughter :)

friday night, we carved [errr... drilled:)] pumpkins during the royals game. the girls really enjoyed this & eloise especially loved digging into the sticky pumpkin insides :)

halloween edition of dance class- there were 3 dorothys! so much fun :)

after dance, we met up with auntie amy, tasman & milo for lucy's friend kinlee's 3rd birthday party! super cute my little pony theme. jon headed home with eloise for naptime-

& ta-da! halloween from our family to yours! the yellow brick road, wizard, lion, tin-man, dorothy, glinda, baby girl as a "munchkin", the scarecrow, wicked witch & best of all- the tornado. jon in a nordstrom bag with toilet paper hanging from the top- lucy was THRILLED!!! :)

meme with her grandkids-

ready for some tricks & treats!

this was by FAR my favorite halloween ever & i can only imagine that it gets better with each year. lucy's enthusiasm for ringing doorbells & holding out her candy bag is something i'll never ever forget- it really was magical. & we totally lucked out with gorgeous weather!

glinda was more than pleased to be chauffeured all around the neighborhood by daddy :)

when we got home, jon & lucy sat on the stoop handing out candy. lucy, our little mommy, would pass out one piece to each kid then say "happy halloween, guys!" we had over 200 trick-or-treaters again this year. we definitely live in a halloween hotspot!

we finished the night watching the royals win their 3rd game of the world series! 1 more game to take the crown!

& this morning at meme's before auntie amy & fam had to head to the airport, lucy checked on her littlest sister & reassured me that she heard her heart saying "thump thump, thump thump"-

goodbyes are the worst-

welcoming november with christmas music [it's all a part of the holiday season!] & lucy's newest obsession with wonder woman. she wants to be just like tasman :) be prepared for some wonder woman sightings over the next several months-

happy new month to you!

xoxo, 

-ivy