So we are here, our stuff is here, and John is back to work after 10 days off. We were super productive during his time off to get the house in some order. There are still a lot of things that need their place, but we are getting there. We got the kitchen, dining and living room painted so we definitely feel at home here. It seems like John is already seen as an asset at work because he has a set of tactical skills that most of the guys he works with, don't. He is an Expert Infantryman with a badge to prove it ;) (he never wears the badge though). His work environment seems to be much more relaxed than it was in Germany and much less stressful than it was in training for the last five months.
We had a full Halloween. We did the ward Trunk-or-Treat the Saturday before Halloween and got Kennedi dressed up in her Colt's cheerleading outfit. Grandma Pat made her pom-pom's and made her mini panda a match outfit with pom-pom's and I made new bows for the outfit. She looked SUPER cute (as you will see below) but when Halloween came around, I decided we wouldn't do the actual Trick-or-Treating thing. I just feel like she is still a little young and my choice was confirmed when we had moms coming up to our door with their little babes telling them to say "trick-or-treat!", and they can barely say "thank you." There was just no need to walk her around the neighborhood to get candy that she would never eat (but I would probably end up eating it). SO! She just stayed in her cute Halloween shirt and passed out candy to all the kids and had an AMAZING time! She LOVED giving the kids candy and was very generous to the kiddos! Only a few of the costumes scared her so a lot of fun was had by all. I hope you all had a great Halloween and that everyone's holiday plans are coming together! Here are some pictures:
We had a full Halloween. We did the ward Trunk-or-Treat the Saturday before Halloween and got Kennedi dressed up in her Colt's cheerleading outfit. Grandma Pat made her pom-pom's and made her mini panda a match outfit with pom-pom's and I made new bows for the outfit. She looked SUPER cute (as you will see below) but when Halloween came around, I decided we wouldn't do the actual Trick-or-Treating thing. I just feel like she is still a little young and my choice was confirmed when we had moms coming up to our door with their little babes telling them to say "trick-or-treat!", and they can barely say "thank you." There was just no need to walk her around the neighborhood to get candy that she would never eat (but I would probably end up eating it). SO! She just stayed in her cute Halloween shirt and passed out candy to all the kids and had an AMAZING time! She LOVED giving the kids candy and was very generous to the kiddos! Only a few of the costumes scared her so a lot of fun was had by all. I hope you all had a great Halloween and that everyone's holiday plans are coming together! Here are some pictures:
GOOO COLTS!!!!
Such a matter-of-fact expression...where did my baby go???
Can you see mini Panda?? Isn't that so cute! Thanks Grandma Pat!
She was really stressed about the pom-pom's. They just made her nervous and she held on for the first picture but two was just too much.
Sporting our support for the Colt's
Momma and the Kenna! She is so darn cute! P.S. can you believe how long my hair is?? Me neither!
She did walk around and hand people her little pumpkin but when it started raining she got a bit cranky and took refuge in the truck with daddy.
Yes, yes, we had matching bows, and yes I made them. Silly I know but I made two so that we can use them next year and put them in piggies.
Doing some measuring
Her new ball...
She would always stand there after a group of kiddos left the door and say, "ya want some more?!" It was so funny!
Oh, and to explain the long sleeved shirt and shorts, I think it is a cute look and it was 80 degrees outside. Her Halloween shirt was long sleeved, though, so I had to make sure she didn't sweat to death...so shorts. Sure Love Ya!
