Trick or Treat

We had a great time at our friend's "The Sheehy's" for pre- Halloween fun!  We had pizza and goodies and then we were off to hit the town!  I can't believe how much candy two little girl's can accumulate!  Wow!! Alice was busy looking for the White Rabbit and Buzz Lightyear was trying to fend off the scary costumes!  All and all it was a wonderful night filled with laughter and fun!

Pumpkin Carving Time :)

It was our very first year of carving all together.  The girl's were always to young so I would just carve our family pumpkin.  Well not this year!  The girl's loved it! Sloan made the funniest faces while scooping the seeds and Avary couldn't get enough of the slime and seeds!  What a fun time to have Daddy add "polka dots" to their pumpkins with his power drill. :) One letter M, one heart, and one crown!  Happy Halloween!

Halloween

So about 2 months ago Avary asked me if she could be Alice for Halloween.  We had just gotten finished reading her first chapter book Alice in Wonderland .  I was so happy to hear that she wanted to be her, but how would I get a costume to fit the part?  The ones online were cheaply made and expensive.  So who did we turn to?  Grandma Marg!  She is the most talented sewer I have ever met.  There is nothing she can't do!  So when we asked her she went right to work.  This is our finished product and it is stunning!  Thanks Grandma!  You are the best! 

Sloan was sure to follow in a request that would be soon met!  Auntie Brandi to the rescue with Buzz Lightyear!! Sloan loves this costume and we can't put it on her or we know we wont get it back off! 

We celebrated Fall by going to Hartland orchard and it was a blast.  The girl's picked their one pumpkins and had to help Daddy get apples from the orchard.  It reminded me of our Iowa home with the rolling fields and open spaces.  We finished the day off with a trip to Merrifields Garden Center where they painted their own pumpkin, went down slides, and played in a sandbox full of corn. Awh... Fall is great :)

Our Nest

So my husband Aaron asked why I was setting up a blog.
I thought there would be no better way to keep our family and friends in the "loop" of our "nest".  So join us on our journey as we explore Our Nest.

~The McVay's
Aaron- Kadi- Avary and Sloan