Halloween and Birthday Party Pictures

And the pictures, very randomly, I am afraid:

This is Lara with one of her favorite presents. We got this big dog at IKEA, almost two months ago. It was hard for us to keep it away from her so long, when we knew how much she'd enjoy it.

We asked Lara what she wanted to name the puppy and she answered "DOG". But Bogdan named "her" Lady - and that's what we all call her now.

I love this picture, with all the kids licking their fingers.

Can you guess what they were doing a few seconds before?

Jack-o-lanterns - a Father-child project, followed by a 20 min photo session. Everybody had a ball.

The birthday party crowd.

Lara with another one of her favorite birthday presents. Thank you, Uncle Bill!! If you cannot tell from the picture, that is the coolest sleeping bag ever.

Halloween costumes. (Please excuse the pink onesie!)