The Holiday Season has begun!

This weekend we got our Christmas tree, Izzie came back, and we went to the Meadow Lights. The Parrish family is in the Christmas spirit!

Picking out and decorating the Christmas tree was a lot of fun. The kids really enjoyed looking at all the ornaments they had made and hanging them on the tree.

Izzie our Elf came back to see us on Friday. She is already up to her mischievous ways!

We went to see the Meadow Lights on Friday night. I feel like everybody else in the area decided to go there too. It was PACKED! We didn't end up riding the train because the line was so long, but we did see the lights and get some candy.

We are still patiently waiting the arrival of Olivia Ann. She is due this Thursday and we are all ready for her to be here!!

Acolyte and Church Shower

Today we had our shower at church. Zack was also the acolyte for the first time. What he does is light the candle at the beginning of church and put the candles out at the end. He really enjoyed doing this and was grinning the whole time.

After church we had our shower. The kids helped open the gifts and really enjoyed it. We are very fortunate to have such a loving church family. They have always been so good to us!

Turkey Trot 5K and Fun Run

TJ's school partnered with Flower's Plantation and had a Turkey Trot. The first and second place runners won a turkey in the 5K. They also had a fun run for the kids. Zack got second place in the Fun Run! He then caught up with TJ and ran a majority of the 5K with him. The boys did great!

Halloween 2013

For Halloween this year, Zack was a ninja and Lily was Dorothy. Lily wore the same Dorothy costume I wore when I was younger. It was a little big on her but we made it work! The kids had a great time getting dressed up and getting candy! Olivia Ann even had her first costume...I made her a pumpkin costume. She was captive and couldn't do anything about it! :-)

Go Outside and Play Trick or Treating!

On Monday we went to Go Outside and Play with Taylor and Lisa. The kids got to play for a little while and once it got dark, they had trick or treat spots set up. It was a lot of fun!