There's No Place Like Home...

 It was a magical halloween.

I managed to keep everyone happy...

Annie wanted to be scary.

Kate wanted to be a queen.

And I wanted a theme...

Hello, The Wizard of Oz.

We even carved pumpkins- which is my least favorite holiday tradition.

Tessa was the most adorable "Dor-fey" I've ever seen.

But my baby Lion melted my heart.

I made her costume and she was so cute/so miserable with that hat on.

  

 And we were off- Trick-or-Treating...

Tessa was in heaven.

She couldn't believe that people kept giving her candy.

She was so surprised every time.

 Even Brock got into the spirit of things wearing stitches to work...

And of course the Tin Man!

Kate wanted nothing more than to be gorgeous and wear makeup.

Happy Halloween- it was such a fun day.

And so much work.

But I was loving the theme- especially with the big move this year.

There's nothing like holidays with our girlies.

They loved every second and every piece of candy.

It was worth all the work, and there really is no place like Home. 

Tessa Bessa is THREE!!!

Our little, crazy Tessa turned three.

She was very excited about her burf-day.

On Friday night, Brock and I took her with us on our date.

She was so excited.

She wore her favorite outfit.

She followed me around while I got ready and told me what shoes I should wear.

 We took her to the bookstore and let her pick out a birthday book.

It took her 30 seconds to see the Olivia Princess book and decide.

The girl knows what she wants...

 On Saturday, we did a family party.

It was the day before Brock and I left for our trip, so it was an insane day.

But she was so happy with all the attention.

 She was less excited about all the "help" opening her presents.

So she started taking her presents and hiding while she opened them.

 And I made the best cupcakes of my life.

Not super fancy, but these puppies were tasty.

 She could not figure out how to blow out the candles.

 So she got some more help...

But she's got eating cupcakes figured out- no help needed here.

After our party, we took everyone to Cafe Rio for her "burfday dinner."

It was such a great day.

A few favorite things about Tessa Bessa:

Annie- "She's funny and she's really fun to play with."

Kate- "She plays with me and she says, 'Deer right Dere!'"

Eve- likes it when Tessa doesn't beat her up.

Brock- "She's a lefty. She's just a happy baby."

Chanell- "She lights up my life with her laughter and her smile."

We LOVE you, TESSA!!!