We have just returned from Dallas for my cousin Julie and her new husband, James's wedding. It was a beautiful wedding and we all had a great time. Matthew wasn't able to go, so we missed him a lot. He was in Dallas with our sweet babysitter Brooke and was a happy camper. Meagan and Natalie were able to be flower girls, which they loved. Natalie, in particular, jumped right on in there, cuddling with Julie right before she got married. They did a good job walking down the aisle too. That was making me pretty nervous. They went rather fast, but they went where they were supposed to go and looked adorable.
Natalie with the ever-popular Uncle Bobo Richie. The kids think he is the coolest ever. I do too.
Natalie with Julie, Becky, and Rich's grandma Natalie. Natalie is my Aunt Jean's mom, so not related technically. I got to know her pretty well growing up and she is a special person. Natalie was obsessed. She spent most of the evening following Natalie around.
Becky!!! We adore Becky!
My gorgeous baby cousin, Julie
Once again, we had a perfect day for Halloween. It is amazing how it happens year after year. There are lots of time where I hate Austin weather; this is not that time. It is awesome. Meagan was a "Shake It Up" dancer, Natalie kicked it old school as a witch, and Matthew wore two costumes. As you can see, he started off as a Lego, which my dad made. It was super cute, but the child couldn't run in it, or really even walk in it. He thought that trick or treating was the best! He couldn't believe that people were just giving him candy. Completely rocked his world. He also wanted to wear his costume to school again today, but I wasn't sure his teachers would have been keen on that. My cousin Becky came to town, which was a blast. The kids adore her and Halloween has kind of become a tradition with her . Matthew was fine for a half hour or so, but when it started to get dark, he got scared, so Andy took him home. We went over to our old neighbors, the Swobodas, who live a few blocks over now and have a great display, and then went to TopaJoe's and Ms. Alice's. Of course, the girls had to read with Becky, but they managed to get to sleep at not too terrible an hour for Halloween. Now Andy and I are trying to figure out how to dispose of this candy so that the two of us do not eat it all when we are trying hard with the gym. :-)
