So we celebrated Halloween at my mom's this year and it was really fun to be in a neighborhood where it was safe to go trick or treating. It was also really fun to go as a family since we didn't have our own door to man. Cami dressed as a witch and Taryn was a doggie, which if you know her fits her very well lately. (note the plate licking and constant tongue hanging out) Anyway the girls totally ran from house to house and the candy has lasted way too long-except the chocolate candy which for some reason (Brent will tell you I am the reason) was gone really quick!
Carving the pumpkin
Cami the witch with spiders in her hair
Taryn the puppy dog - watch out, she does lick
Taryn marking her territory by the tree in the front yard
Two girls racing for the treats
Taryn's puppy dog lick the plate clean
It's raining apples
WoW! Apple fun for all ages
Falling leaves and crazy, happy girls
Cami in love with the trampoline
Taryn in the sunshine
Cami's perfect 10 landing
Taryn giddy with glee
Super dog is a new discovery and a favorite
Every time you ask Taryn to smile she squenches her eyes closed as tight as she can. Cami is such a good kid and goes with the flow.
Cami on a tree swing in the sunshine
So on to the move....Well after some serious persuasion Brent agreed to hire movers instead of U-hauling it. I think his sore back from the accident and memories from the last move helped convince him. After some initial quotes we went with the two guys and a truck company. The were really cheap and really fast and really good (hence the plug). They packed one day then loaded and unloaded the next and that was that. Talk about easy. The Thompson's helped with the unpacking a ton. It has been different to move into a place where family lives. The move was by far so much easier than it otherwise could have been. We really appreciated all the help.
While we were sad to say good-bye to some great friends we are excited that Brent LOVES LOVES LOVES his job. He has kept longer working hours but he is always so up beat and excited that it is a great improvement. He definitely feels the passion for his company and his job which has been lacking for a while now. Everyday he wakes up he is excited because he "gets to go to work." He has been working for a big deadline in December so we don't plan on seeing too much of him in the next few weeks.
Taryn has been learning new tricks lately and finally has had a serious language explosion. She surprised me the other day when I said which one do you want and instead of pointing or grabbing she said "The purple one" very matter of factly. Purple was one of the choices and later in the day she wanted something "yellow". So I guess she is learning colors despite me being sidetracked and forgetting to teach her. She busts out with sentences often which is a relief since I was starting to wonder if she was ever going to use words. She loves wearing Dora panties so she will pee in the potty if I promise to let her wear them. I'm not trying to potty train her-just to entice her a little at a time. She can read to herself for hours and she does it out loud which is pretty funny to hear. She also is learning how to sing-at least she is learning the tunes...She does the ABC's and twinkle little star but she doesn't really know the words-just belts out the tune to BA BA BA BA BA BA BA....
Taryn walking on a block wall-very coordinated but don't even think about getting in her way or you will hear about it.
Taryn putting it all out there playing goalie on the floor of grandma's nursing home.
Cami desperately misses preschool and her friends but hopefully I'll have her busy again soon. Secretly I am having fun having her around everyday. She is getting a little less shy. In story time at the library she goes and sits by other kids now and not on my lap. She is also doing better with sleeping finally (she had a rough time after the accident since she was asleep when we were hit). Her passion right now is doing crafts-markers, glue, scissors, ribbon all put together for some serious master pieces. She also is loving playing soccer in the backyard on the grass. Just today she wanted to be the coach and tell Taryn how to score. She is very into fairy tales and dressing up. Usually she mixes the two. It's really fun to watch. In fact it has been really fun to be a mom lately and watch how much they learn and wonder where exactly they learn it....
Cami dressing up as Uniqua thanks to the Fergusons-apparently Uniqua is into jumping in the love sac. 
Cami ready for church and posing for Brent who is experimenting with the new camera. She is such a good girl!
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