Thank you Aunt E and Uncle Andy for our "Spook-tacular" tights!!!

It was too cold to wear their original Halloween costumes today, so we turned Noelle into a butterfly and Anna Kate into a frog.  It was so perfect and made me so happy!  They will turn back into princesses (weather permitting) on Saturday. 

While Noelle was off making friends… 

I was taking pictures of Froggy Pond #2.  Love love love seeing this outfit on Anna Kate!

This is Anna Kate’s "I’m fighting sleep" face.

Noelle always finds flowers every where we go and marvels at their beauty, even if they are just weeds to us adults. 

Noelle was so proud to have found a white pumpkin, and she picked this little one out just for Anna Kate.  She’s such a thoughtful big sissy.

It’s time to fly away!

Anna Kate has her first two teeth!  She’s our little cutie pie!!!

We took the girls for a quick pumpkin patch visit today.  They had a ball!

Noelle’s gourd purse!

How blessed we are to have such precious little girls!

Photos by Melissa Pond, Mike Pond, Jonathan Tsai, and Victoria Prince.

We had such a blast at the hotel!  It was a non-stop party!  Noelle and I went swimming all morning on Saturday, and every night we had late night pillow parties – it was so much fun!  Noelle keeps asking, "When are we going to go back to the hotel?" 

What a blast!

Michele and Andy with their precious Anna.

Our attempt at a picture with the matching girl cousins… ha!

The Ponds are ready to celebrate!

The Woodley cousins, Ebert cousins, and Noelle

The Pond ladies!

I thought this pic was sweet! 

Yay!  The Ziemkes are here!!!

Anna Banana enjoying her cake!

The gang enjoying Anna’s cake smashing!

What a cute little mess!

Anna loved Aunt Nan’s rocking chair!

Aunt Nan hosted Anna’s birthday/welcome party for all of the Banks family.  It was such a joy to be at her and Uncle Bill’s place, and it was all set up so cute.  Okay, one more pic…

Isn’t this cute!?!  We loved seeing the Woodley cousins and can’t wait to hang out with them again, hopefully soon!

Happy Birthday, cousin Anna!

Last Thursday, we headed down to Georgetown for Brother Man and Fancy Nancy’s wedding!

The Ziemke’s arrived shortly after we did, just in time to celebrate Anna’s birthday!