A Wee Bit of Snow

 I think I'm set and ready..............
by bags are packed, I got my hair done, and I even painted my toenails.
Just waiting now..................

 Last week we got a dusting of snow. The kids put on their warm clothes and headed out a bit before it was completely melted. 

We also made pineapple/cherry upside down cupcakes. I was trying to make a different recipe, but realized that I had remembered how to do it completely wrong. Oh well, they were still tastey and edible. 

 

 

The kids are on pins and needles just waiting for baby to come. They ask every day if this will "be the day." If I go anywhere they want to make sure I'll call them if I go into labor. 

 

 I love how absolutely excited they are and how in love they already are with this little one.

 

We have more snow today..................time to go play :)

Happy December 1st

 Stacey and Ben came down and spent Thanksgiving with us.
We are so glad that they did. What a magnificient time we had with them.
Thanksgiving and "The Dinner" would not have been the same without them!

 I loved watching Stacey and Rhaevyn sit together and crochet.

 Aeva spent her Thanksgiving day building Legos.

 Myles was ready to decorate the tree!

 He and Elsa did a fabulous job putting up the ornaments.

 Elsa had some help from Uncle Ben..............reaching those high up places.

 Stacey bought Ben some socks with toes in them. They looked so snazzy on him.

And just a few of the family pictures we took for our Christmas card.

They all wanted to do some funny faces :)

Happy December Everyone!

3 1/2 More Weeks

So, here is our little one. The kids are loving her chubby cheeks. She reminds me of Myles.
It is so hard to get a picture of her without her hand right in front of her face.
The doctor, after trying serveral times, wrote on the picture.........."talk to the hand."
She thankfully has flipped on her own and is now head down. I am thankful for this, as laying three times a day for 10 minutes each with my head on the floor and legs up on the couch is not the most comfortable. I almost got stuck in that position yesterday. I'm so thankful I have my other sweeties to help lower me down, roll me over and help me up. I don't know what I'd do without them.
Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday was an Evening of Excellence for the Young Women in our ward.
Rhaevyn gave her testimony on completing her personal progress and setting goals.
Aeva made this recipe holder to display. We had fun picking out scrapbooking paper and stickers for it.

 

Friday and Saturday was Time Out for Women. The girls decided they'd try Time Out For Girls this year and absolutely loved it. They can't wait to go again next year.
They got to meet Brad Wilcox and Hank Smith and got their cd's signed. They enjoyed all the speakers and singers. It was kind of like a mini EFY. The speakers were great at Time Out For Women. This is my second year going, and it was worth every penny.

Aeva with Hank Smith

Myles and Elsa have been tree climbers lately. Myles was trying to help Elsa, but she got stuck.

And I'm Done :)

So, my mom sent me some quarter pieces................
It didn't take me long to decide what to do.

I love pink and brown together.
And so I'm done with making baby items..................
I can't kneel over to cut, pin, and sew very well these days.
Only a couple of weeks left :)

Halloween Happenings

In Relief Society we've been having the Laurels come in for the 4th Sunday lessons, and the presidency takes turns making handouts to go with the lesson. I was in charge of the handout for October. The lesson was on the Hope of God's Light. This was the little hand out I came up with........with the candle idea coming from my secretary and cute craft paper from my First Counselor. I think they turned out rather cute.

Aeva came home with a pumpkin. I asked if she would mind if I got creative with it. She was very sweet to hand it over to me.

Last Monday we carved our pumpkins. Our sweet friend, Deon, who owns the horse barn asked us to come up and pick out some pumpkins. She had thrown out the guts of pumpkins from last year into her manure pile, and the plants went crazy. So, four free pumpkins for us. We scored!!
The kids had a great time carving their pumpkins.

   

 The kids were counting down the days until Halloween. 

Halloween night they made the rounds with Chris and then came home to warm baths and fuzzy blankets fresh out of the dryer.

Elsa was a doctor. She insisted that she needed "glubs." Chris was nice to give up a pair of his.
I think she dressed up every day for two weeks in her costume. She liked to make sure everyone
was feeling good and listen to our hearts.

Myles was Spiderman. Rhavyn crocheted him a web to throw out from his grip.

And here is our Snow White. Rhaevyn's former Beehive Advisor let her borrow this costume.
This is Rhaevyn's favorite Disney Princess.I think she is a perfect Snow White!

Miss Aeva had the hardest time deciding on a costume this year.
All her ideas were not working out. Rhaevyn put this one together for her
the morning of Halloween.
Here is our Ninja!

Rhaevyn didn't go out trick or treating. She stayed home to hand out candy, but she sent her three little dwarves out to bring back candy for her :)
They were all good the moment they got home to dump out their candy, go through it, and donate some to her.

And I can't believe it is November!!!