Charity Ball '08

This past weekend we went to the Gulfport Junior Auxilary's Charity Ball. Last year was the first time we went and we had such a good time that there was no question I wanted to go. This year it was at the Beau Rivage casino (last year was at the Hard Rock). We started out the evening at one of my favorite restaurants, Jia, which is at the casino. It's a Japenese Teppanyaki restaurant. We went with our friends Melissa & Doug. The food absolutely delicious, we had a great time! The actual ball was fun. The band was awesome. We didn't do any dancing for some reason. We would come and go. Come listen to the band and then go gamble for a while. Here are a few pictures from that evening....

Happy Birthday Honey!

My handsome husband turns the big 3-5 today! Happy Birthday sweetie!! The three of us are so lucky to have such a wonderful and amazing husband/father. Jason went out to dinner last night with his brother, his cousin and some friends to the new sushi bar in town to celebrate. You only turn 35 once!! Sounds like they had a great time. Wish I could have been there to take some pictures. Here's a few from our trip to Disney World this past September and one from Charity Ball last year. Can't wait to go again this weekend!

Two peas in a pod (kind of)

Okay so it's not really a pod so much as a tunnel. Zachary has started bringing Addison in the tunnel with him so they can walk around together. It's pretty funny. I heard him say, "here take my hand." to her and he led her over to it and then put it over both of them. She loves being with her big brother so she'll do pretty much anything to play with him.

Except for the eye color I thought they look just alike in this picture.It looks like she is saying 'help!' but she is just saying 'hi!'

Cat Video

This one is worth a few moments. I couldn't figure out how to imbed it so you'll have to click on the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4eWEb0q29I

Minnie Mouse and a Fireman

This year for Halloween Addison was Minnie Mouse (we got the costume in Disney World) and Zachary was a fireman. We went over to this neighborhood (where we went last year) to go trick or treating with Chuck & Amy's church group. It's such a neat neighborhood and it only has one entrance/exit so they block it off and you can safely walk in the street. One couple graciously hosts this event every year. They have a perfect set up for parties and the kids seemed to have a really good time. Here is the one and only picture of Addie with her ears on. As you can see I had to be quick because she was already starting to take them off.

Zachary was a fireman this year. He wanted to be James again like last year but I don't know where the hat is to that costume and, I mean, you have to do something different every year don't you!? I asked him to smile and this is what I got.
Addison will say "cheese" if you ask her to but this is the expression you will get every time. I have many pictures from that night with this expression on her face.Addie LOVES putting on hats. Here she is in Hutson's pirate hat.
Zach & Hut

Last year Jason, Amy and I let Chuck talk us in to dressing up. This year he was not successful. He showed up as one of the Village People. He decided on it last minute and I told him if he would have thought about it earlier we all could have been one. Maybe we'll do that next year.
This is a ghost that the homeowners had that Addison really liked.

Here is Z and the boy who lives at this house playing with a big disc. I thought the picture turned out pretty funny. He only dragged Zach around for a little bit.

Boys play so rough don't they!?!

I was curious as to how much Addison would get into the whole trick or treating thing. She loved it. She carried her bucket the whole time and walked right up (and sometimes tried to go in the people's house) and held her bucket out.

Zachary is an old pro at this now.

Here she is pulling her hand away from Jason. She is bound and determined to do everything herself.

Here she is enjoying the one treat we let her have, M&M's.

I really wanted a picture of the two kids together. This was all I was able to get.

Here are Hutson and Zachary dancing in the kitchen. It was pretty funny.

This picture does not capture the moment at all but Addison was so wound up on the way home. She was squealing and carrying on. It was hysterical. And Zachary kept talking about how we had to go to 100 houses. "That's two 0's and a 1, Daddy Momma." It looks like Addie is just chillin' but she was going crazy!

We decided to surprise John & Sarah before we went home. Unfortunately Sophie was already in bed so we didn't get to see her in her peacock costume.

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!!