Halloween! My kids ate so much candy along with all their peers. On Halloween evening, Maeve refused to eat dinner, but still ate candy. She was a wreck the next morning! Oh well!

This year for Halloween, we had Hermione, Moaning Myrtle, Sofia the First and a Pumpkin.

I took these photos back at the beginning of October with a tripod in our living room. When I took the photos off my camera, I had a laugh at how many funny faces Holly had made. Little stinker! Jokes on her though, I still got what I wanted.

A yearly tradition that I'd like to find more enthusiasm for!

Gosh, these three. They are everything.

And at the same time, I can't help but wish we had an extra kiddo in this photo. Becoming a foster momma for me means a huge range of feelings. I wonder if the ache in my heart will ever go away? Or is this what it means to love? I keep hoping that having another sweet soul to love on will help heal, but the phone just isn't ringing.

I learned so much about love and what I lack all in a short 10 day period as our family took on a few different looks. And now I wait impatiently for more love lessons and our family to change again. These three darlings will always be in my heart.