This Week In Pictures (11/9-11/15)

Our family was sick most of the week so naturally not a whole lot of pictures were taken. I thought that I would have lucked out and not have gotten sick like John and the girls but my luck ran out as of yesterday. Darn! Hopefully I'll have more energy this coming week to take a lot more photos, including Aubrey, that will be added in next weeks post. Here are a few I captured though from last week:

{John had Veteran's Day off of work. He spent the morning (with Jocelyn's help) rehanging some shelves in the living room. They not only look better on the wall now but are also safely hung on studs and not dry wall. Otherwise, accident just waiting to happen!}

{Jocelyn playing on the step ladder - with our supervision of course!}

{I love her ringlets! Jocelyn has had curls in her hair for the longest time but her hair is now finally getting to the length that you can really tell. The girls are scheduled to get their hair cuts soon so I figured I'd take a picture of her hair "just in case" they didn't grow back.}

{You must know by now how much she LOVES reading books}

{Smiling at something mama said. Love her smile...reminds me a little of how Aubrey smiled at this age.}

Pumpkin Carving

Do these pumpkins look a bit familiar?

We spent a good part of our Sunday evening carving the girls' pumpkins to add some Halloween spirit to our doorstep. Jocelyn wouldn't dare touch the pumpkin guts as she thought it was gross so John took her pumpkin on as his own project. Here's Aubrey gutting hers:

Aubrey carved a witch but when taking a picture, flash or no flash, it didn't show up too well so here is a picture of how John did with Jocelyn's pumpkin. She insisted on it being a kitty - I think it turned out nicely. Aubrey's witch was a little too detailed and the carving tool broke during the process but she did a great job on it. Next year we'll try and find easier ones to do.

Aubrey & Jocelyn hugging before the pumpkin carving began.

Jocelyn all bundled up on our family walk.

Extra Cuddles

If there is even such a thing as extra cuddles. I remember when Aubrey went through a lot of cuddling phases when she was Jocelyn's age and I really miss those times. As Jocelyn's mouth is in the process of pushing through more teeth, she's been very clingy and snuggly. Trust me. We're not complaining! We love our girls and do not see this as a negative thing. We'll take all that we can get and give all that we can give. In the past week or so I have snapped a few shots of John and Jocelyn during this extra clingy time. John loves reading to both of the girls (as do I) and in return, both of the girls love to read!

P.S. I haven't been purposefully leaving out updates on Aubrey. Not much new is going on and while she's at school during the day, I fill up that time at home with Jocelyn. Aubrey is doing very well in school though. Her pre-report card (to show us parents how they are doing before official grades come out) had all A's and 1 B. She's doing excellent in piano and fall soccer too. In fact, her soccer team made it to play-offs again and will start that on Monday. Be on the look out for some updates on Aubrey soon though. :)