Perimeter Check Initiated . . . .

Every morning I wake up with Belle (above) asleep at my feet. As soon as I get up she runs to the back door to be let out. This is when her 'perimeter check' is initiated. She walks the fence line around our yard in search of any intruders, like the neighbors cats. I have never known such a territorial cat. This ritual makes me laugh, such a serious thing for such a fluffy furball.

Halloween

Getting ready to go

3 little pumpkins . . .

Class picture

Dane and Alice--could they be any cuter???

This year Halloween was different--it was the first time we had trick-or-treaters! Everywhere we've lived before had maybe one or two kids in the neighborhood. This time we were out of candy in an hour, it was great.

On Thursday, Alice had a fall party at her school. On Friday, we went trick-or-treating with friends. She was Cinderella-of course! She loves Cinderella and wears her dress almost every day. We had lots of fun this year and are glad that she shared all her goodies so willingly.

mmmm Reeses

One of the videos is of her singing the song from the movie"A dream is a wish your heart makes" Well, it melts my heart, so sweet. But I have no idea where she gets her theatrics . . . .

The second picture is of all the kids--such great costumes!

Home from Italy

On our drive home from Georgia, we checked Luke's (Dustin's brothers) fire station where he works. We are very proud of him and his hard work. It's hard to believe that only 4 years ago he lived with us and attended Logan High--our baby's all grown up!

When we arrived to our home in Arkansas, we had some new tenants in the house. I just would like to say how much I despise these wolf spiders--soooo disgusting. They're fast too, they don't spin webs they just run to hunt down their prey. gag.

Rome, Pompeii, and Positano

Here's the slides of our last leg of the trip. Sorry it took me so long to post!

Rome was an absolute must see, but I don't know if I would go back. Very dirty and crowded--but you have to see it at least once. One thing we didn't know was that most of St. Peter's marble came from the Colosseum. We really enjoyed the Roman ruins, it was our favorite part of Rome.

Pompeii was huge--I can't believe how much they've excavated. It's amazing to see graffiti on the walls and art on the walls of the homes. We only spent a couple hours, but easily could've explored for a few days.

Positano was the highlight of the trip for me. The Almafi coast was to die for---so beautiful. I would definitely go back and spend a whole trip there. Loved it, loved it, LOVED it!

The best part of the trip was talking to Dustin without toddler interruption for 10 whole days--we missed Alice terribly, but really enjoyed our time together. It was so worth it.