Happy Halloween!

Halloween at houseofchinn was fantastic!

Rose went to daycare in her ladybug outfit.
Apparently, it didn't last throughout the whole day, as she came home in back-up clothes. That was okay, though, because I had planned on another outfit for the evening.

Here are the treat buckets that Daisy took into school for her class Halloween party.
We went over to Daisy's best friend's house to go trick-or-treating with Penelope.

Our two little skeletons!Here are Daisy and Penelope, ready to go.
We went to about 10 houses total and the girls were sufficiently scared by some boys in scary costumes after house #5 that it required a several minute break. They got the courage up again to keep going.
Unfortunately it was raining which made being outside not that great. But we had fun, and we came back to the Phillips' home to look at all the candy they chose. David let Daisy pick her own candy, and unlike her friend who picked chocolate items (yay for the parents), Daisy was swayed by the color. That meant a lot of jawbreakers and other hard candy that did not interest mommy! :)

Also, my cousin Jamie came over from Radford to hang out with us, and Rose had fun snuggling up with her. All in all, it was a great first trick-or-treating experience for Daisy and we had a lot of fun as a family.

Halloween video and pics

A video and a few more pics from Halloween:

Before going out... we tried to get a pic with Rose and the older two. Daisy neglected her responsibility as big sis to prop up Rose.
There they go walking up to the first door!
Time to trick-or-treat

David and Daisy back eating lootAll four girls dressed up

The Week(s) in Pictures

A lot has happened in the past two weeks! I wanted to post these pics last weekend, but our camera battery died and I couldn't download them until I located the charger. Fortunately, it was found safe and sound still packed in the suitcase from the Newcomb wedding a few weeks back. Pictures are now downloaded and it's time to share.

HOMEGROUP HALLOWEEN PARTY: OCT. 29

Here's some of the costumes from the night:

Devin & Koren = Mario Brothers


Colbi & Jen...hippie & 80's girl


Jess & Amber = Thing 1 & Thing 2


And here we are... Can you guess our costume?!?!?


DOUBLE CHINN!!! (Aren't we clever?) :)

Time to bob for apples on a string...


Trust me... bobbing for apples on a string is harder than it looks!



WOMENS' HIKE TO CASCADES: NOV. 1









THE HOMEPLACE & DOMINO'S: NOV. 1

My friend Heather was in town for the weekend from Orlando, so after the hike, I caught up with her and some other friends (Ben, Jilian, Mike & Sarah) and we headed to the Homeplace for dinner. After we enjoyed all we could eat, we headed back to the Swann's place to play games. We ended up choosing Domino's and played one LONG game of Trash train. I could be humble and not share the results, but I think I'll mention that I won. :)





HOKIES V. MARYLAND: NOV. 6

We joined David's coworker for a tailgate on Thursday evening before scoring last minute tickets (under face value, of course) to the game!











SPLIT DECISION: NOV. 7

I spent Friday night at a Contemporary Dance Ensemble performance called "Split Decision." Amy, from my homegroup, was dancing. It was an outstanding performance, and I captured a few images from my cellphone.





DT CONG. THANKSGIVING DINNER: NOV. 8

We headed to Dublin to Chad & Stacey's house for a Thanksgiving dinner with members of the Downtown Congregation from church. After dinner, we enjoyed a small fire in the backyard where we cooked S'mores. Yummy.



SYMPHONIC BAND CONCERT: NOV. 8

Devin & Koren (seen as Super Mario Bros above) are in the Campus Band, a symphonic band made up of VT students. Their fall concert was this weekend, so David and I decided to go. They both play percussion, and it was a wonderful concert.

THAT'S ABOUT IT FROM THE LAST TWO WEEKS... HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THE RECAP!