Happy Halloween!

Greetings! It's hard to believe it's almost November! Our October was an action packed month from start to finish. The boys continue to have soccer practice and games. Jake has really blossomed as a player this season and just loves playing! Jimmy spent several days at Hatteras Island for his annual surf fishing trip. He ended up having to take two ferries to get there due to the aftermath of Hurricane Irene shutting down Rt. 12. The kids and Kelly went to Nags Head for a few nights to visit with Grandma and Grandpa, who were staying at the beach for a week. The kids had a great time and we lucked out and had nice weather...the boys had no qualms about getting in the water despite it being COLD.
The day we got back from the beach Jimmy took the boys for the bi-annual cub scout camping trip. This was Jake and Ben's first tent camping experience and they had so much fun. The trip was busy with tie-dyeing tee shirts, making arts and crafts, making donuts, singing campfire songs, etc. They can't wait for the next one! Mommy enjoyed some alone time with Leah while the boys were camping (it was practically a vacation with only one kid at home!). The weekend was topped off with running the Ramblin' Rose half marathon. We were lucky that our sitter was willing to come to our house at 6 am so Kelly could get to the race in time. It was a fun race in and around the Duke campus and with about 1800 other women. Very inspiring!
The following weekend Jimmy and Kelly went to the Immaculata fall fundraiser gala with some other parents. It was a fun night topped off with a "flash mob" that Kelly participated in. After practicing for a month it was nice to have it all come together. Hopefully some video will surface soon from some of the onlookers!
As if that wasn't being busy enough, we also had the Immaculata Halloween carnival. Jake was a vampire, Ben was spiderman, and Leah was a puppy. We'll be going trick or treating with friends and the kids can't wait!
We hope all of our friends and family are doing well! New pics posted in our web album!