Once cute little witch and a black cat who refused whiskers and ears and insisted on wearing a tutu and witch hat.
Mommy and the ghouls
Audrey was a rock-n-roll black cat and Eliza was a ballerina witch. They believe in being well-rounded.
Audrey, Eliza, Cole and Cole's friend Malanie
Willa, who got up at 5:45 am, was completely wiped out by trick-or-treat time. Poor little pumpkin!
It was a very soggy Halloween.
Surveying the haul.
Daddy's little sugar junkie
Just a typical afternoon at the Schoknecht house...playing with Play Doh, listening to Matisyahu, making silly faces and bold fashion statements.
We went pumpkin hunting today and Willa insisted on wearing a chicken costume. As far as she's concerned, some days are just best spent in a chicken suit.
Spoooooky!
Contemplative chicken
Paul very bravely took a solo trip with the girls to the Blue Ridge Mountains with some friends of ours and their kids while Mommy had a bunch of law school friends in town for a little reunion. Happily, everyone survived the trip and the girls even slept a bit.
Our gorgeous cabin in the woods (at least for the weekend)
Someone is up WAY past her bedtime!
What are you looking at?!
Eliza, Tomas and Alejandro snuggle up.
Rainy day in the mountains
Alejandro, Paola, Willa, Eliza, Adriana and Tomas...the Blue Ridge Rugrats!
Our annual family pajama portrait for Eliza's classroom wall. Yes, Paul does sleep in that outfit.
Eliza in her "lady" outfit. Willa clearly thinks she's a lunatic.
How cute are Eliza and her new soccer friend Luke?!
While the rest of the kids played downstairs, Willa ate brie and engaged in witty repartee with the grown-ups.
Sadly, our garden didn't fare as well as our house in the recent flood.
This is what's left of our compost.
Eliza's butterfly garden, part of our compost bin and random toys that floated over from neighbors' flooded backyards.
Eliza had her very first soccer game this weekend! She had a great time and actually kicked the ball once during the game! She also, however, would occasionally wander off the field in the middle of the game looking for snacks. And, yes, the team did change jerseys four times in one hour.
