Halloween 2016!

Fiona had a blast trick or treating, and Evie enjoyed being all snuggled up with Mama that she slept the whole time.

I made the rookie mistake of the year and forgot the memory card for our big camera so we just had our phones. 

Fiona went through wanting to be alllll of the Disney princesses for Halloween before she settled on Elmo.  I didn't think I could attempt to make a home made Elmo this year with a newborn so I hit up trusty Amazon for her costume. I was slightly nervous getting Elmo because she was so wishy washy over her choice. As soon as she saw her costume, there was no looking back. 

Last week we went to the trunk or treat at our church.  It was a beautiful day and I'm so glad we went because Scott got to see her trick or treat. He had to work at the station Halloween so he missed the real trick or treating. 

Halloween night, the girls and I stopped by the station to trick or treat with the firemen, then made our way to my parents house.

Fiona had a blast trick or treating and by the end of the night she was finally saying trick or treat loud enough to hear! 

Hopefully next year Scott won't be on shift and we can do a family theme! Now time to pack away my one Halloween decor I put out this year, and get ready for Thanksgiving!

Our Weekend

Happy Hump day, Friends! Phheww! This week has been crazy busy, but so glad we are at the halfway mark of the week! Here is a little recap of our weekend, which went by entirely too fast! Scott worked on Saturday, so Fi and I had a fun little Mommy Daughter day of hanging/organizing around the house. We missed Daddy though, so we made some goodies and headed over to the firehouse to visit him. 

I know its just a matter of time before she figures out the hole fireman's pole and how much fun that is, but for now, she is super content just being in our laps.

We went to my parents for dinner.  (I just love that Buddha belly Fi is rocking right now)

Sunday, we went to the pool with some friends, and this time Fi loved it!!

I think Scott secretly wants a punk baby, she came walking up to me sporting this look. 

These two are exactly 1.5 hours apart.  I see them being BFFs in their future, fo sho! Glamor babes!

Fire Academy Graduation

Can I get an AMEN! Thursday night, Scott graduated from the City of Raleigh Fire Academy.  It was 29 grueling weeks of State tests, City test, push ups (I'm not kidding- one day they did over 500!) learning to be EMTs and becoming Firefighters.   

 It was a great evening.  We had beautiful weather and our families came out to help Scott celebrate this wonderful achievement.  Fiona also didn't make a peep during the whole ceremony, so I'm counting that as a double win!  He gets a couple days off before he goes on rotation, mainly he will be spending it catching up with the business, but hopefully he will get to relax some too.  He will start his career as a firefighter on Tuesday.  

 Raleigh, you sure are lucky to be getting 36 of the best guys and gals in the business.  I know they will all do big things. 

Congrats my darling, you worked so hard, and you made it! 

Today is the day!

Today is the last day of the fire academy and graduation is tonight! I could not be more proud of my husband.  Not only has he worked his a$$ off to be one of the best (he was named a "PT stud" for having one of the best physical fitness test times in the whole department), but he has also kept his landscaping business going this whole time.  Fiona and I are so lucky to have a Daddy and Husband who loves his family like he does.  It definitely has been a long and tiring 6 months, but oh so worth it! Congrats, class 40, you made it!  

Family Night at the Fire Dept

So for the past 5 months, my husband has been in the fire academy to become a fire fighter.   He wakes up before the sun and comes home after the sun goes down.  He is such a hard worker, we are so lucky to have him.  Last Thursday, the whole family went to the training center for Family night and finally got to see what they have been learning.  They did all sorts of scenarios, and let me tell you, it all looked exhausting! It was a beautiful evening and all of the recruits looked so proud to show their families their new jobs and lives.  It definitely has been a long process but Fiona and I are so proud! 1 month to go before graduation! 

Here are some other pictures from the evening.

I love this one of Fiona