Catching Up

It feels like it's been ages since I've been on my blog.  Time to do some catching up!  We have been in the new house for just under two weeks now and it's really starting to feel like home.  The main floor is pretty well taken care of but anyone who goes down to the basement will see tons and tons of boxes that still need to be put away.  I LOVE my kitchen!  I love cooking in it, cleaning it up and sitting at the bar to visit.  It's easily my favorite room in the house.  We'll eventually be making some cosmetic changes to a few rooms but those things will get done in time. 

Lauryn was the cutest Minnie Mouse ever for Halloween :)  She was thrilled to finally be able to wear her costume and to go trick-or-treating for the very first time.  Don't get me wrong, she's gone before but since she was so young, I took her around to family's houses and the neighbors.  This year, she walked the neighborhood.  Our friends, Ed and Michelle, came over with there boys and Michelle and I took the kids while the guys stayed home and passed out candy.  Afterward, Lauryn and I headed to my aunts house and to my brother and sister-in-laws.  She was exhausted by the time we got home and fell asleep on the couch.



Lauryn turned three on November 2nd.  When Lloyd got home from work he brought flowers and she was so happy!  She decided she wanted lasagna ("sagna" in Lauryn terms) for her birthday dinner and we let her open a present from us and one that Kathye dropped off.  We got her a microphone and she LOVES it!  She walks around singing her own little songs all the time :)



Last Saturday, she and I had a special afternoon.  I took her to the mall to get her ears pierced and then we went to lunch at Applebee's.  She did cry for a minute after the ladies did her ears but then she was happy again and thrilled to go out to eat with Mama :)  She loves her earrings and I'm really glad we had it done.   She has little diamonds with white gold posts and they are adorable!  I tried getting a couple of pictures but so far she's managed to turn her head or her hair gets in the way so I'll have to post a picture later. 

On Sunday, we had her birthday party.  Her Nana, Grandma, Grandpa, Great Grandma, Uncle Shane, Aunt Trisha, Emma, Uncle Jake and Gus came to celebrate.  I had snacks set out - cheeses, crackers, summer sausage, carrots, celery, cucumber, red pepper and dip - and then made creamy pasta and breadsticks for dinner.  Lauryn wanted chocolate fudge cake with milk chocolate frosting so that's what I made. All in all I think she had a pretty great birthday :)