Happy Halloween!

Here are some pics of my little goblins dressed up for Halloween. Rex dressed as an astronaut, Sean is Bob the Builder, and Jack is dressed as Tigger. They had a trick-or-treat parade this morning at preschool. (Nothing like starting the "way too much candy"/"mega-sugar rush day" at 9:00 in the morning.) The kids walk down the sidewalk (Sean's class rides along in wagons) and the different businesses come out to hand out the candy. It's lots of fun, and I think the herd of camcorder-happy parents have just as much fun watching all of the adorable costumes as the kids do trick-or-treating! But this is just the beginning. We have a neighborhood Halloween Party today with lots of fun games planned for the kids, and the day will be topped off with trick-or-treating around the neighborhood after dark. Hope you all have as much fun as we plan to! Happy Halloween!

New Pics

I don't really have time to write, but I thought I'd take a moment to post some new pics of Jack. He changes so much each day- he probably doesn't even look the same as these pictures right now! I'll try to get more up soon.

Jack Philip McAllister

He's here! Jack Philip McAllister joined us on Friday, October 3rd at 4:59pm weighing in at 10lbs 4 oz and measuring 22 inches long. He is a beautiful, healthy, baby boy. He has dark black hair, dark blue eyes, and the chubbiest cheeks I've seen. In our few short days together we have shared those wonderful newborn moments where you simply stare at your new little angel for hours at a time trying to memorize every feature, and we have spent hours trying to figure out how to get that angel-turned-devil to stop crying. The joys of having a newborn. It's just as magical the third time around. Here are some pictures from the past few days. As you can see, Rex could not be prouder of his new little brother. Sean is pretty much ambivalent most of the time, but he does like to blow kisses to Jack. Rex was insistent that Jack should have a cake to celebrate his birthday, so Jack's arrival into this world was celebrated with candles and all, and Rex fulfilled his first duty of being a big brother again. I am pretty much bound to the couch these days, (ten pound baby, natural childbirth, faulty epidural- you get the picture), so hopefully I can post pictures more frequently over the next few days/weeks. I will do my best- it is a bit of a zoo around here right now. But we are loving every minute of it.