Happy Thanksgiving!

Following tradition, Eva and Sophia decorated the metal tree with the pilgrims, Indians, and turkeys that my Aunt Yvonne gave to Alisha and I way back in the day.

Eva is concentrating really hard... : )

Veteran's Day Parade

On Veteran's Day we headed over to Apache Junction to watch the parade. The girls love the parades, like all kids do!

Of course, I had to dress them appropriately for the day... in camo...

Eva and Sophia were so cute waving their flags!

Here come the motorcycles!! Wow - there had to have been over 100 motorcycles in the parade. Thankfully, there were other bikes besides the Harleys, which the girls thought were so loud : ) There was a group of Goldwings riding this year!
The horses are ALWAYS the girls' favorite! There are always so many in our parades.

Sophia wasn't waiting to take the wrappers off the candy... silly girl.

When the bands came by, Eva and Sophia danced. When the JROCT groups marched by, the girls marched with them...

Eva's catch

Eva and Sophia spent a night at Grandpa's and Grandma's while Auntie Alisha was visiting. Eva helped Grandpa prepare the live trap to catch a pack rat. These pesky pack rats like to eat up the cacti that are around Grandpa and Grandma's house and so they like to relocate them.

Well, wouldn't you know, the next morning, Eva had caught one!

Pesky!!! But so cute! : )

Happy Halloween!

We made it back after our trip with one day to spare before Halloween. Some quick decorations, buy a few pumpkins, get the costumes out and we were set.

Eva was a UPS "Uppy" man again (since she wore it up in North Dakota last year) and Sophia was a cowgirl - like Eva was at that age.

Eva was so excited to get candy! And after we showed Sophia what she would get in her pumpkin if she said "trick or treat", she couldn't wait to go to the neighbors for candy!

Sophia is checking out her "stash" of candy...
"Hi" Mom!

The next day I wanted to take a picture of our pumpkins, so the girls got in the picture. I think Sophia looks like she is "high" on sugar - what do you think? ; )