Visit with Santa

Lsat night we took the kids to see Santa. We like to go right before Thanksgiving to avoid the Christmas rush. Patrick was pacing back and forth waiting for Daddy to get home so we could go. He was so excited to tell Santa that he wanted presents. We got to the mall...not one person on line for Santa....patrick gets about 3 feet from Santa and stopped. He wanted no part of sitting on his lap, but was happy to talk to him from a distance. Allyson was a trooper and got him to sit on her lap next to Santa instead.
'Tis the season!

Allyson's Confirmation

Wednesday was Allyson's Confirmation. Although the ceremony was a little long, it was really nice. The Bishop was really funny (just told too many stories) and the all the kids looked great.
She did a great job and should be proud of herself. We are! All 14 of us had a great dinner afterwards and the night ended around 8:30. Not bad at all.
Pop Pop insisted that Patrick wear a matching outfit so they would be twins. So below is a pic of the two George's, our family shot at Church, and Ally with Kathy (her Godmother and Sponsor)

Congrats to Ally!

Congratulations to Allyson who made the JV basketball team! This is the first time she's ever had to try out for a team and we are so proud of her. She worked hard during the 2-day tryouts. So now the season begins....

Happy Halloween!

Well we had a very fun Halloween this year. Bittany was able to sleep over so she could be Ally's Trick or Treating partner. We decided to include her in the theme and made her a spider web. Patrick did a great job saying "Trick or Treat" and "thank you;" although he did ask for more candy at the first house. So the woman just kept filling up his bag. We hit a few houses before it started raining, so Pat stayed home with me an Ron took the girls for more.
Being a Saturday i thought we'd have a ton of kids, but there really weren't many. (which isn't good bc I bought enough candy for an army)
Here are some pics of our evening...

Pumpkin Fun!

Tonight we carved and painted our pumpkins. Ally opted to paint hers this year and Ron got the hardest pattern in the book for his. Patrick LOVED painting his pumpkin. (And thank God for the awesome paint smock I bought...not a drop on his clothes.) Enjoy the pics!
I also included a pic of Ally and her friend Aubrey from the Halloween party they went to last weekend...

Apple Picking

Well we got lucky today and through a little bit of drizzle, we were able to check apple picking off the to-do list. We wanted to get Granny Smith's...whcih noone around us has. So we went to battleview in Manalapan. They had 2 trees left which was just enough. And in honor of Ally's trip, we filled up the rest of the bucket with Rome apples.
A good time was had by all, although it only lasted about a half hour. Patrick was exhausted so we headed home.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DADDY!!!

Happy Birthday to the best Daddy and husband on Earth! We love you! Happy "old day"!