We went to see the Halloween parade and festival at Little 5 Points this year. It was a really cool time. The parade was crazy with people dressed up and people playing music on trucks. Here are some of my favorite photos! We really are looking forward to going back next year and checking it out again. We will bring more friends and family with us so they can share the fun with us.
Skylar and Carter took another step closer this year to visit a haunted house. Yes, five years old is too young to actually go in a haunted house, so that's why we did the next best thing. Last night Skylar and Carter visited the parking lot of a haunted house. Not just any haunted house, but he #1 haunted house in the U.S. -- NETHERWORLD Haunted House.
Check out the photos:
Skylar and Carter are really glad that they live close to their Grandfather and Nana. They get to see them usually on a weekly basis. They also live close to their Mimi and see her a few times a month. It is really nice to be home again, back in America, and get to live close to the grandparents.
Here are some photos from recent time together:
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Here are some more photos from Skylar and Carter's vacation in Daytona Beach last month. They had lots of fun at the water. Carter spent time looking for crabs on the beach while Skylar was more interested in sea shells. She collected a whole bucket full!
Skylar and Carter accompanied their parents on a summer vacation to Daytona Beach, Florida. They had a lot of fun. Here was a sample day -- wake up, go to the ocean, go to the pool, head inside to escape the midday heat, eat lunch, rest, go back to ocean, go back to pool, shower, eat, sleep, repeat! Enjoy some great photos:
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Here is a photo of Skylar and Mommy posing. We were all about to go to the photo studio to get a family photo made, but Carter decided once we got there that he didn't like to have his photo taken! It was like he had "photogphobia". Sure he's fine at home getting his picture taken, but at the portrait studio he got really upset. Oh well, there is always next year.
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Skylar was working on quite an amazing piece of art today. She is painting her head in silhouette. Her head is blue and the background will be yellow. She was a puffy pony tail. It should be finished by the end of the weekend and we will then share it with all of you. Stay tuned.
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Skylar and Carter visited Roma, Italy back in 2006. This is a photo of Skylar at the Roman neoclassic Monument of Vittorio Emanuele II. It has the Italian Tomb of the Unknown Soldier commemorating the World War II dead. 
It was a wonderful trip to the ancient city, with Carter riding around the bumping roads in a stroller. He was certainly a shaken up kid those few days, but he still managed to sleep. What a baby.
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Skylar went to her friend's birthday party today at the Build-a-Bear workshop at the mall. It was a lot of fun -- everyone got to make an animal and choose an outfit! Here's a picture from the party:
Afterwards, the party headed to the food court for cake and gifts. It was a great time and a lot of fun.
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Skylar and Carter love to play in their backyard. This is the first summer they have with a fenced-in backyard. Much better than the alternatives -- no backyard or tiny backyard -- their newly fenced in backyard is a great place to play. Its safe and sound and can be left a little messy if needed. Let the good times roll.
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[Photo from handblownglass.net]Skylar is going to a birthday party this weekend for a former classmate of hers. The best part about it (aside from seeing an "old" friend from Pre-K) is that the party is being held at the Build-a-Bear Workshop! What fun! I wonder what they will do? Make Bears? We'll give a full report at the end of the weekend.
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Carter is a wild kid -- here is one example. He knew all his letters of the alphabet on sight before he could speak three and four word sentences! Isn't that a little amazing? Don't worry, Carter quickly picked up his language skills shortly thereafter and now chats it up with the best of them. Let's see if he does math before reading... or something strange like that!
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Skylar and Carter will be headed to the beach in a couple of weeks. Skylar's been there before but it will be the first time Carter has seen the Ocean (Atlantic Ocean, to be exact). This is going to be a fun adventure for them -- stayed tuned for photos and a recap of the fun.
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