Here are some Halloween photos.

First, the Frankenstein costume I helped with.

Since he is a big guy, he got to Trick or Treat with his friends. He came back with most of the costume and lots of candy.

Jacquie dressed as Minnie Mouse. They have a friend with a son about the same age and he was Mickey. They make quite a cute couple.

Minnie was escorted by her Dad while trick-or-treating. I am sure he helped dispose of the candy as well.

Here is the whole family

We took the girls to the Trunk-or-Treat activity at our church. Lyric, the unicorn, enjoyed playing the games and trick-or-treating. Coda and I handed out candy.

For the last few months, Charlotte has been considering moving back to Alabama to go to college. She has always planned to go to college, but as a divorced mother of two, it was going to be quite a challenge. She didn't necessarily want to move, but since John's VA benefits will cover most of the tuition costs in Alabama it just made sense.

The plan is for Charlotte to take classes at night while we watch the kids. She will probably start at Jefferson State Community College and transfer to UAB later. She will not begin classes until January, but she decided to go ahead and move last week. I would like to say the move was painless but it wasn't. For the last few months, Charlotte's mom has been the primary caregiver of the two little girls and she misses them terribly. There is also the issue of arranging regular visits with their dad in Houston but we know everything will work out.

They have taken over the downstairs area of our house which includes a bedroom, full bath, den and a room probably designed to be an office. At different times we have used it as a guest bedroom, a sewing room, and an exercise room. Now it is a little girls room complete with a Disney princess bed.

We are getting used to having two little people around and they are getting used to us. Coda has allergies and sensitive skin so we are trying to make sure her new surroundings don't make her sick. Our cat has gone to live with Lee and Mac, we are attempting to keep the house clean and are being careful about what they eat.

We are enjoying getting the know the girls and hope to be posting lots of pictures of them in the future.