"Thanksgiving"

It may be Thanksgiving for most people today, but here in the Barlett house we don't like to be part of the norm. We are actually going to celebrate on Saturday once Grammy and Poppy come to town. So today, we had a jammie party, baked cookies, finished the decorations (we didn't put up much since Lakely and I are headed home in a couple of weeks), and played with more toys than imaginable. The day was pretty much perfect.









Coloring with Daddy after breakfast


Yes, it's the doll stoller- she hasn't grown THAT much :)


Luckie snuggled up under our little tree

Illumination Parade!

We had a fantastic Saturday with the Zarates. We all headed to downtown Norfolk for the Illumination Parade where they light all the buildings at once for the holidays. Tony, Lakely and I took the ferry across since it's only a couple of blocks from our house. It was the first time Lakely had gone on a boat and I think she was pretty impressed. Her head was whipping in every direction so see all the scenery. When we got there, we met at Zulas for dinner and the babies got to reconnect since it had been awhile from their last play date. Erin and Phil had already placed our chairs on the curb before dinner, so when we were done, we headed straight to our spot. It was perfect by the way; the babies could see everything. We had heard that Santa was the last float, so about an hour and a half into the parade, we were ALL looking for Santa! Although every one was having a great time, it was pretty chilly and Lakely and Parker were exhausted. I'm so glad we were able to make it- Thank you Erin and Phil :)



Ready for her first ferry ride

Dinner date with Parker before the festivites began

The Zarates!

Huge Float!

"Look Mama"

Family shot

Wow!

Garfield was BIG

Loving on my sleepy baby

SANTA...finally!

Boo Bash & Trick-or-Treat

What a weekend! We had Grammy and Poppy in town for some Halloween fun! Friday we went to Little Gym's Boo Bash, which Lakely loved! She is definitely a people watcher, so this was right up her alley. So many kids in crazy costumes; she just couldn't get enough. She also had to show off her skills on the balance beam, her favorite :)

Saturday was the big trick-or-treating event downtown, a couple of blocks from our house. (Thank goodness it wasn't far away, we only lasted about 20 minutes). There were SO many scary goblins running around, along with parents and stollers, etc. To top it off it was pretty cold that night too. I don't think Lakely was too big a fan of the whole situation- but we can say we went!!

Sunday evening, the kids around here went door to door from 6-8. Lakely and I handed out most of the candy, which she enjoyed. She even got a picture with Minnie Mouse :) About 6:30 I took Lakely up to get ready for bed and Tony was going to man the door...I came back down after I got Lakely settled and he had already closed up shop!!! Can you believe it?! He's such a nut! Now I get to battle the candy bowl for a few weeks since we have SO much left over...I haven't done that great so far.


Headed to Boo Bash


Walking the balance beam


Headed downtown for some candy!


Snuggling with Daddy


Last pose before bed!