Halloween 2011

This Halloween began with Bella's preschool Halloween party. Carey the Mom in charge of this party did an amazing job and the kids had a great time!

This was the first year I attempted making a Halloween costume for one of my kiddos. Bella wanted to be Rapunzel and I have a feeling almost every 4 year old girl had that same wish. Every store was out of stock so I opted to make it. If I had to do it over again I would have made the yarn wig I wanted to go with it.

We had a spooky yummy dinner and then went trunk or treating followed by real trick or treating with friends. Needless to say there was a lot of goodies involved. Thankfully B & E are happy picking one treat a day and don't notice all the candy that magically disappears. I think next year we might just do trick or treating especially considering that they scored chips, fruit roll ups, bunny grahams and light sticks as opposed to just candy! Pretty sweet if you ask me.

Rapunzel

My fierce little dragon (he was a bit scared of some of the costumes he was seeing)

Guess who's.....

sportin' big boy undies!!! Our little man is! Is he fully potty trained? Nope but he is doing his best and for not even being 2.5 yet I am very impressed at how well he's doing! Way to go buddy!

Aunt Sharalyn calls him a baby abercrombie model. She just might be on to something. Haha! I adore this little boy!

Pumpkin patch round 2!

Bella asked if we could go to the pumpkin patch again this weekend. Since we had already been to our go to pumpkin patch we decided to venture to Meridian and check out Linder Farms. I've been hearing how great this place is for a few years now and we were definitely not disappointed. There were so many activities for our little ones to partake in. Here is a glimpse into our Saturday at Linder Farms!

9/11 Remembered

On this day 10 years ago, I was just getting up to prepare for a busy day of college. I received a call from Seth that morning thinking that he just wanted to wish me a good day but something was different. The tone of his voice was off and he seemed distraught about something. When I asked what was wrong he told me to turn on the tv and then he began laying out the events that had just taken place. As I watched completely bewildered the second plane hit. The significance of the story did not sink in until that 2nd plane hit. I watched in horror the images of that day, glued to the television and putting off everything I had scheduled for that day. It was nothing short of a nightmare, and no matter how many times you closed your eyes when you opened them up the pictures were still the same. I don't ever remember another time when I have shed so many tears. That day has forever changed our lives...it saddens me that my children have never known a time when our country has not been at war. And that despite the way that our great nation was able to come together as true brethren at that time, we still live in a society that is riddled with prejudice, racism, sexism, etc. On that day and those to follow we shared in the hurt and the grief of those directly affected. Although saddened by the news I swelled with pride at the heroic actions of so many, those in uniform and out. I am proud that my children will grow up knowing what the true meaning of heroism is. And am thankful to the many family members, friends, and others who serve this country in that capacity. Let us never forget the significance of their sacrifice.

Everett is 2!

Everett turned 2 on June 8th! I can hardly believe it has been 2 whole years since we brought home our gorgeous baby boy. This boy has brought us so much joy. We love having a little man around the house.

To me Everett= sweet, loving, funny, adventurous, smart, cheerful, cutest little boy on earth!

He is a big fan of Elmo so we had a Sesame Street themed party for him.

Thanks for blessing our lives Everett William. We love you sweet boy!

Bella's Spring recital

Back in May little Miss Bella had her 3rd ballet recital. The recital was, "The Cat in the Hat" and Bella's class played birthday cakes. Both sets of grandparents were in attendance and as always Bella did great and was a joy to watch. I love that she has an appreciation for the art of dance at such a young age. She started ballet at 2 1/2 and is already anticipating the next dance season. Miss Amber wants her to take the ballet/tap combo class this next season and Bella is thrilled. She has been wanting to do tap for a while now. We are so proud of our beautiful little dancer.