Reid and Stefani Adopt

When the judge finalized Esther's adoption, he gave Isaac this certificate: I thought this was so cute and heart-warming.  Although Isaac has been known to push and get jealous of his little sister, there are also many times that he is so caring and careful around her.  He always gives her a kiss goodnight, he made sure to get candy for her when we went trick-or-treating, he makes sure to mention her in our family prayers, and he likes to sit by her at meals.  I also have two videos of times when I thought he was fulfilling the court mandate to "always love her." I was so impressed at how carefully Isaac pushed Esther around.  I loved how he moved the garbage can out of the way so he wouldn't accidentally run her into it.  It was so cute. Usually, when we go out to swing, Isaac insists on pushing Esther himself.  He's barely tall enough to reach, and it's so funny to watch him push his little sister on the swing.

Halloween has come and gone again this year.  We did our usual meal, and even Esther got to enjoy the monster mash.  Isaac was excited to be Elmo, which is one of his favorite things.  Esther was a cute little fairy, complete with wings, which she couldn't even wear on Halloween because she had to sit in the stroller, which isn't conducive to wearing wings on your back.  She did get to wear them at the TOTs Halloween party though.  The video below is the "Show off your costume parade," which Isaac got to lead with Miss Laurie.     Monster Mash, complete with a face, and a pumpkin roll.  We also had "bug juice" although it's not pictured. Esther loved the monster mash. Isaac was actually pretty excited this year.  He is getting old enough to appreciate holidays now. The Archibald family right before Trick-or-Treating this year. Isaac made sure to get 2 pieces of candy at every house...one for himself, and one for his sister.