Halloween

What kid doesn't like Halloween. Candy, candy and more candy.

Violet chose to dress as Barbie. With all the hype about Barbie, what 12 year old wouldn't want to be her. I'm a bit confused about Lincoln's costume. He is creative in his own way. Let's just call him the masked man. Hazel and Goldie both chose witches costumes although not the traditional witches we saw as kids. These are a lot less scary...in fact, not scary at all.

And let's don't forget Pearl. Melissa dug out the old lady bug costume. This costume has seen its fair share of Halloweens! Barbie, masked  man, witches and bugs - oh my!

Pumpkin Carving

Pumpkin carving has always been a big thing for the Taylors.

Violet decided to go the traditional route this year.

Lincoln is getting a little more creative in his pumpkin carving skills and is turning into another artist.

Hazel has another traditional carved pumpkin.

Michele brought Goldie a pumpkin set based off of the old Mr Potato head idea. Turned out really cute plus she got to do it herself which if you know Goldie that a MUST!

Pearl...well Pearl was more interested in digging the insides out of the pumpkin. It might be a few more years before we figure out where her skills lie.

Up the Staircase

Along with that crawling means Pearl wants to tackle the stairs.

She's pretty good at going up. Going down is still bit of a conundrum.  

8 Month Old Pearl

 Pearl's on the move and crawling. She pulls herself up and loves to stand and play at her activity table.

She now has 5 teeth and she might be saying "mama" and "dada" but I'm sure it's Ma!

Second Knee Replacement

I had my other knee replaced today. I'm hoping this one doesn't result in a 2 week hospital stay.

Michele knew my anxiety was through the roof so she and Courtney sent me a "Good Luck" text. Here's hoping for no more arthritis pain! 

Self Care

 A little bit of self care never hurts.

Even Pearl enjoys her bath time. Although this girl seems to enjoy everything!