more stuff:

got the girl's school pictures back.  They are so adorable!!

Had another fantastic playdate with Husband's brother's family.  The men took all the older kids to Home Depot where they made pirate boats.  The women took the babies shopping.  Then we all met for lunch at Zuppas.  It was my first time there and I'm hooked.

Halloween decor is down, Thanksgiving decor is up.  I've never decorated for these holidays before but the girls begged.  And they're really convincing.

My running budding cousin eloped two months ago and more recently, there was a family dinner in their honor.  The kids loved playing with their cousins.  I love chatting with my cousins.  And there was an enormous amount of tasty Italian food.

We met with our estate lawyer again to do some update and revisions.  Wills, trusts, estate planning, asset protection...I feel so grown up.  But really, I love the guy we work with and would highly recommend to anyone.

More time with family.  My cousin invited us to share the day when blessing their third beautiful baby girl.  Then we spent a couple hours at their house after, having dinner and catching up. 

Got to celebrate my oldest niece's birthday with dinner and playtime with cousins.  Can't believe how big she is!  The girls have been in heaven with so many cousin playdates lately.

More school, gym classes and playing with my adorable kids.  The girls are absolutely hooked on High School Musical 2 lately.  I judged it as a typical B rating disney sequel when I saw it the first time but it's really growing on me.  Mostly because I can't get enough of watching my girls dance to the music or even better, sing the songs from it.  Also more recently in love with the movie Annie, and the usual Doc McStuffins, Mickey Mouse and random Barbie movies.

We've been in the house over two months now.  Richmond is slowing chipping away at their to-do list after an unreasonably long time (and yet not finished with some significant but simple jobs!).  And likewise, my wonderful husband chips away our list too.  okay, mostly my list.  Because he's amazing and patient and willing to indulge my obsession with Pinterest.  Most recently he installed a mixer lift into my kitchen.  Which means, I never have to lift my KitchenAid mixer and it's not cluttering a counter.  It's tucked away prettily into a cabinet where it easily opens and lifts to counter height when needed. love love love!  I also decorated the laundry room which is (if I do say so myself), adorable.  (I'm so lame...)  The office continues to be the overly daunting, will-it-ever-make-sense?, black hole of the house.