The girls had their first joint trick-or-treating this year. Natalie was a butterfly and Jasmine was an elephant. The fact that Natalie wore that elephant costume just last year shows how quickly Jasmine is catching up. Earlier this afternoon we carved our pumpkin, roasted the seeds, and decorated the girls’ treat bags. The girls had a great night out in our complex. We were out for less than an hour, but the girls came home with full bags. After we examined all their treats, the girls got to enjoy a little sugar high before bed. Jasmine was particularly thrilled with her mouthful of Smarties. We hope everyone had a happy and safe Halloween. Don’t forget to “fall back” to Standard Time tonight.

Although we’ve posted about the housing situation, we’ve had a lot going on over the last few months in our lives. So much in fact that I’ll just highlight them.

Christina is back at work part-time. At the beginning of August, Christina returned to work having run out of maternity leave. :(

Photographed a wedding. A long-time friend of ours asked me to photograph her wedding this summer. It was great experience and a lovely wedding. The photos worked out great and she was very photogenic.

Natalie and Jasmine have started kids programs. This year we signed up Natalie for pre-school and dance class. She loves both and it’s great for her to have the focused learning and Jasmine to have some dedicated Mommy time. Jasmine is in a music class and goes to Moms & Tots with Christina while Natalie is at pre-school. They both start swimming lessons again in November.

Bought a house. We found our dream house in Coquitlam, and snapped it up. Now we just have to wait for it to be built.

Las Vegas Getaway. To celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary (albeit almost a year early), we decided to take a short no-kids vacation. We had a great time and took in some shows (Cirque du Soleil Ka, and The V Show), ate lots of great food, and relaxed by the pool-side. It was a wonderful opportunity to re-connect and de-stress. Thanks again, Grandma Lori and Aunty Amy for watching the girls and welcoming us home with a Thankgiving turkey dinner.

Sold our house. We listed on the 5th and sold on the 20th. Up and gone in 15 days. We’re relieved to not have to worry about it anymore, but sad to leave.

As of last night, we’ve officially sold our townhouse. We’ve lived here for more than 3.5 years now and have loved having such great friends for neighbours during that time. We listed our house on Oct 5 before we left for our Las Vegas getaway and finished the paperwork for the sale last night. Now we just have to find somewhere to live for the next 5 months as we have to be out by Dec 2! We’re hoping to find something in the area so we can continue our lives and kids programs until the big move to Coquitlam.