halloween 2013

It was so fun to get into Halloween this year with little Quinn.  We dressed her up as an Indian Princess.  (Thank you, Pinterest!)  I made her outfit, and to our dismay Beacon really loved the tutu.  He ended up eating some of the tulle and got really sick.  He wasn't eating or going the bathroom, so we had to feed him cat food with a syringe (eeww) so that he would go to the bathroom.  Well, thankfully he did...5 minutes before we were having friends over for dinner.  Double ewww.  Let's just say we confirmed that he did indeed eat part of Quinn's tutu.  And, he is feeling much better now. 

We really enjoyed our church's fall festival.  There were 21 bounce houses, food trucks, and "trunk or treat."  The weather was perfect too!

The picture below is from last year with my friend Amy.  Our girls are 4 days apart :)

This year was much better, in my opinion!



My little princess.

We went to a few houses on Halloween night.  Quinn executed grabbing the candy out of the candy bowls very well.  Her favorite?  Nerds.  The best rattle ever.

 

Hope you had a happy Halloween.  Now, let the official holiday season begin!! 

 

 

 

A Happy Ending

For the past couple of weeks there has been a black cat hanging around our neighborhood.  He had a collar and we could tell that he was definitely lost.  The neighbors (including us) started to feel bad for the little guy and began to put food out for him.  (Yes, I know...bad idea...)  So, after putting flyers up with no response and this cat following us around non-stop, Matt decided to call an animal shelter.  They suggested to check on craigslist to see if the owners posted something.  Within minutes, Matt found the owners!  We called and found out that they live in KEY WEST!  Yes, they were on vacation here when their cat jumped out of the window at local grocery store.  They are coming to get him this week.  :)  I am not big on black cats, but we couldn't help but feel bad for this friendly cat.  We are very happy for him and his owners to be reunited.

I think Beacon is happy to have us all back to himself too :)

This Little Guy

So, this week was pretty crazy. I went into school for my new job for the first time on Wednesday to meet other teachers, see my classroom, ect. Then they had me completely take over on Thursday. Let's just say that the end of the week was a complete blur. Luckily, the other teachers have been super helpful in getting me acquainted quickly. So back to the picture of our cat, Beacon. On Wednesday night I went to bed early only to be woken up by Matt at about 11 pm. He was in a panic and said that he couldn't find Beacon anywhere. I got up and we began to search EVERYWHERE in our place. I even looked in the refrigerator (haha seriously). Then, we took our search outside. We were worried because it actually got very cold this week. 45 minutes later....NOTHING....we began to think, "What if Beacon is gone?! We lost him!" It was not pretty. When we got back inside I began to look up Animal Shelters and then I heard Matt from upstairs yell, "Oh my gosh!!!!" I ran upstairs and saw that Matt had opened the bottom drawer of his dresser, and Beacon's head was popped out looking at us! We still can't figure out how he got in there but we figured he had been in there for a couple of hours :/ Yikes. This story could definitely make it on that Dateline Mystery show..haha.

Love you, Beak! ;)

Grilling With Friends

This weekend we were able to have some friends over to grill. It was fun and easy to entertain with the new grill :) Afterwards, the boys went to see "Fast 5" and the girls (Kelly and I) went to see "Water For Elephants." I loved it!

Beacon and Kelly have a special relationship.

Valentine's Day!

This is what I walked into on Valentine's Day. All I asked for were flowers and chocolate. But, I also found a gift certificate for a mani and pedi, and a REALLY CLEAN apartment! Nothing says love like a clean home :) Thanks, Matt!!

We enjoyed our Valentine's Day working out at the gym and then using our gift card at California Pizza Kitchen

We had to include Beacon, of course! (His fur is getting a little out of control.)

Thanks, Natalie and Stratton for the cute valentines!!

Bath Time for Beacon!

Beacon has been quite the trouble maker these days. As he is getting older, he is getting more curious. His latest shenanigan is going in the fireplace. So, we gave Beacon a bath because he was filthy. However, it ended up being more like a day at the salon. It was quite the process as you can see... Before shot below.

Relaxing during his blow dry.

Final Product!