A Little Early But...

Here is the official Santa photo in all its glory!



Erin, if you couldn't tell, was completely terrified of Santa. Rachel was a little shy at first but the big guy did a great job of listening to our attempts to pump her up and picked up a lot of details that really got Rachel's attention and made her warm right up to him.

Oh well, the girls were cute in their matching Santa dresses!

Happy Halloween

I realize this is a few days after the fact, but here are a few pics from Halloween. We went trick or treating in Old Town Alexandria which was a good time. The stores were giving out treats from 4-6 then one of the neighborhoods just south of King Street blocked off its streets and the whole neighborhood was out and about. Rachel received so much candy that we had to get a second bag to fill. We had a great evening.

OK, now for some pics.

Rachel went as Alice, as in Alice in Wonderland and was adorable. She entered a costume contest and was quite unhappy when she didn't win. Her first words after she came off stage were "Dad aren't you mad that I didn't win?"





Erin slept through much of the evening...



but then she woke up later and had a good time trick or treating. And yes that is Rachel's old pumpkin costume.