Our sweet Chip

Couldn't resist this cute picture of Charlie.  He is 20 months old in this picture.

Halloween

 Annual pumpkin carving.  Nothing new this year--Carter was amazing--he carved Kermit the Frog this year!  Ace always enjoys being in the picture.

Cate was going to be a princess but came down in a cheerleader costume instead!

 She says she was cheering for Carter's team (not specific to the Cyclones or Hawkeyes).

 Gotta love this shark on a mission to get some candy.

We LOVE our neighbors--Lauren and Anthony.  Cate spent the ENTIRE summer playing with them!

Cate's Dream Vacation

We took Cate on a magical vacation in October.  It was a short weekend getaway with one day at the beach and one day at Disney.  Charlie stayed home so it was extra special.    

 The highlight of the day was breakfast with ALL the princesses at Cinderella's castle.  All of us loved it!

 Our princess...

It really was magical...

 We had an absolute blast with our friends the Menschners! They have kids the same age as ours (Lucy and Charlie).  Cate and Lucy had lots and lots of fun together.

Cate sure does love her Daddy!  These smiles are priceless!

 When the girls were babies (and Katie and Andy lived in Des Moines) thought made disasters of themselves eating oreo truffles.  We tried to recreate the picture but instead had to make them messy.

The ocean was beautiful.  We are looking forward to going back (this time with Charlie).