Halloween Night

So we had a great Halloween!  All the family came over to see Ellie in her costume and help Grandma Burgess celebrate her birthday!  We went trick or treating with some friends and had a great dinner that night.

It was a busy night...here are some pictures...

Killing time on the tricycle before trick-or-treating...

This butterfly can really ride!

Group shot with the grandparents

We tried a couple with Mom, Dad and Ellie.  The one in the middle didn't really cooperate.

Yup, not going to look at the camera

On our way to the Harris' house.  Probably can't tell by the look on her face, but she was excited...

Ellie and Lillian Harris...couldn't be cuter

Lillian's with her little brother Weston

The wagon was in high demand.  As you can see Weston kind of got the raw end of the deal.

Getting the hang of this trick or treating!

Where to now?

On the way home, pulling her haul of candy.

A good night was had by all!  Happy Halloween 2010!

Matching Brown Boots

Recently, I bought a new pair of brown boots when I was shopping with Ellie.  She immediately said she wanted her own, so I tracked her down a pair.

Mom and daughter stepped out in their new brown boots to breakfast this past weekend, thought we would share.

Shower Outfit

Friends from work through me a shower this past weekend, and Ellie attended with me.  We dressed her in an outfit that her Aunt Tracy sent her (Thank you Tracy!), which drew rave reviews. 

She also insisted on taking her dinosaur backpack AND lunchbox.  A battle I was not willing to fight.  :)

Ellie's New Room

We moved Ellie into her new room this past weekend.  Her room is yellow and has a big girl bed!  She did pretty well for the first couple of nights, woke up a few times but otherwise had good nights sleeping.  She slept all the way through the night on night number 3, and we have yet to receive a late night visit from her...although I am sure those will start sometime here in the near future.

New twin bed, bookshelves and some flowers

Lots of yellow!

Big girl in a big girl bed!

Going to add a mirror over the dresser

One more shot of the big girl bed!

Painting with Dad

We all know that Mikey is very handy around the house.  He replaced some rotting wood by our garage and needed to paint in order to finish it.  He found a pretty handy helper in Ellie.  Special thanks to Grandma Postlewait for Ellie's paint shirt, and to Dad for putting it on her, saving me from having a heart attack when I walked out to check them out.

Getting the lowdown on how to do it

Off to a good start

Ellie got the hang of it pretty quickly.  Her paint shirt MIGHT be a little long.

Reaching high so she won't miss a spot

Mugging for the camera.

Pumpkin Patch...Take Two

We went to another Pumpkin Patch, this time with Bruce, Jenny, Trey and Harper Pendleton.  We headed out to Belton, Missouri and added some pumpkins and mums to our house decorations.

Family Photo on the Hayride to the field with the pumpkins

Checking out the goods

Lots to choose from

Running in the fields with Trey

Family Update...

Well, it has been a long week for the Burgess family.  Amy went to San Francisco on October 6th for a tradeshow to launch some new products she has been working on.  There is a picture below of the 20 minutes I got to spend outside.  I returned to go straight into another work conference, which ended last night.  Whew! 

Mikey took great care of Ellie while I was gone.  They had all sorts of adventures, and I came home to a clean house, laundry finished, and even a cupcake waiting on me in the fridge.  Really happy about that.

Here is a great picture Mikey sent me while I was gone of a just-woken-up Ellie and Maddy.

I also wanted to give everyone an update on Baby Boy Burgess...we have about six weeks to go!!!  He is growing quickly, about 4 pounds right now.  He has been healthy so far, which we are thrilled about.  Having two conferences back to back at 8 months pregnant wasn't a ton of fun, but I am happy they are through so we can start concentrating on the new little man joining our family!!  PS - If you ask Ellie what her little brother's name is, her answer is "Yellow.  Yellow Burgess".  Yellow happens to be her favorite color, and she is rather insistent that this be her brother's name.  We are taking it under advisement.  :)