Goodbye Pacis!

If you have been around Kinsley much over the past 2 years, chances are you have seen her with a beloved "paci". She is quite fond of them. To be honest, I knew it was going to be a challenge to part with them. However, last Thursday I was ready. She also has developed the habit of tugging and twisting her hair while she has a paci, so I thought if we got rid of one, maybe that could eliminate the other. (The verdict is still out . . .)
So, Thursday night we bagged up the pacis for the paci fairy. We packed a bag, put them on the porch, and decided to wait until the next morning. For those of you unfamiliar with the "fairy", she comes to take away your pacis to deliver to other little babies. In return, she leaves you some sort of present. (Kinsley requested Chocolate when daddy called to tell her to come pick them up.)
At bedtime, the tears began. Luckily, when we went to the porch to retrieve a paci, the fairy had already come and gone. Instead of going to bed with a paci on Thursday, Kinsley went to bed with a chocolate bar, pack of gum, and a dum dum sucker. In her mind, that was a fair trade for two years worth of love of her pacis. Naps have been a little difficult, but overall she has done great.
Other recent events: Seeing Santa at the mall for the first time this year. The girls were amazed. I will say, the Santa at Oxmoor mall just might be the real deal - Ella gave his beard a little tug to check and make sure. Made this Miracle of 34th Street loving mommy so proud!
Daddy daughter lunch date at Ella's preschool was a special day last week. Ronnie loved the lunch Ella packed for him - including an Ale 8 :)

Family Halloween Fun

Late October brought some fun times to our house. Some of our fantastic friends, Forrest and Margaret, were married Oct 23rd. Ronnie and I would like to let you know that we have now seen 2 of our matchmaking endeavors make it to the altar. More than anything, it is so exciting to see two well derserving individuals find their mate. They asked Ella to be the flower girl, and our sweet girl did a fantastic job. She was a trooper, and it was a long weekend. She is a pro at the flower girl responsibilities, though, and looked beautiful. On a side note, the day before she got some "Twinkle Toe" shoes. (If you aren't familiar with them, it is like a disco party in a shoe.) Although she really wanted to wear them for the wedding, she decided against it, saying the crowd needed to watch the Bride and not her, and in her fancy shoes, they would all look at her. Kinsley was also not a big fan of the fact they didn't sell the shoes in her size. Daily, she asks "Where my fancy nancy shoes?"

Halloween followed the next weekend. We made the trip to Caneyville for Trunk of Treat. I already don't like to think about it that next year Ella will be in school and our on a whim trips will be few and far between. Our family decided to be the 2 little monkeys jumping on the bed + the dr. + the mama. It would have been too obvious for me to be the mama, so we did a little switch up for our church's trunk or treat. The girls loved that we all dressed up - probably started a new family tradition.

Of course, the girls didn't want just one Halloween costume this year. So Friday night, we headed out to dinner with our two fairy princesses. (Two days before Halloween. But when you are 2 and 5, all outfit options are super cute!)