Halloween's Past!

Here are a few pictures from Karlie's past Halloween's. I just love them! For some reason I didn't get her a costume for her first Halloween. She was only 10 months at the time. I think we just stayed home and went to bed! I just love the Piglet costume! I cant wait for Natalie to wear it next year! She looks a lot like my Nephew Matthew in that picture! Weird! The Mermaid was all Karlie's idea. I wanted her to be a cowgirl that year! She saw the Mermaid at the store and would not stop talking about it! If I would mention her being a cowgirl she would say, "No, a mermaid!" She loved that costume, and wore it often!

Halloween fun!

This past weekend we had us some Halloween fun! On Friday night me and the girls went with my sister-in-law Lori and the kids to a Halloween carnival at their Elementary school. Even though it was a bit CRAZY, the kids seemed to have a lot of fun! Don't you just love their shirts? We have the same taste in clothing for our children. Target Baby!! :)

On Saturday we had a Halloween party at Lori's. It was a lot of fun! (and a little crazy too) We played some games, decorated cookies, and enjoyed ourselves some pizza. I just love Halloween party's!

Cousins are the best! I am so glad that Karlie has some cousins her age. Not only did she get a cousin a few months after her, she got two! Thanks for the double whammy Lori! We love the twins! Isn't little Peter Pan the cutest thing ever! :)

Continuing on with the Halloween fun, we had Friends over for dinner and pumpkin carving later that night! Dustin and Ben carved the pumpkins while Sarah and I visited and wrangled the kiddos!

Here are the finished masterpieces!

Dustin carved his pumpkin just for me! Can you tell what it is? Let's just call him Edward!! ;) Can you see the Vampire about to bite his victim?

This will be a fun week! More Halloween fun to come! :)

Midnight Sun

Well, here I go, another post about the Twilight series. (What a dork) I just started reading Twilight again. I love it! So today while wearing my "Official I Love Edward Cullen fan club member" tee, I got on Stephenie Meyers web site (again) and read chapter one of Midnight Sun (again). The sad thing is that you can only read the first chapter. When I was done and my screen would not scroll down anymore I freaked out! I couldn't believe that was all I was able to read! I need more! Anyway, for the fans out there who have not read it yet, well, shame on you! :) Stephenie Meyer is re-writing Twilight from Edwards perspective. It is soooo good!! There is no release date yet but hopefully it will be published someday! To read all about it go here! And to read chapter one, entitled "first sight" go here. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think!

Brilliant!

I just saw the coolest thing on Martha!! It is a company called "sticks and stones" You can create your own prints out of these awesome letters found in nature. Check out the web site here! The founder was a stay at home Mom who was just trying to teach her children their letters. She would take them on letter hunts. What a fun idea!! They have a variety of letters to choose from. I absolutely adore them!! I wish I had a big enough budget to get these for Christmas presents! I would love to get our last name done someday! If only I was cool enough to come up with a brilliant idea to make myself a millionaire! :)

Sunbeam

Karlie participated in her very first Primary Program yesterday! It was so fun to watch her. She said her line perfectly and all by herself! She wasn't even the one to practically eat the microphone and scare everyone. I love watching her sing the songs! She would even lead the music while she watched the chorister! She told me she was, "Just like Leo from Little Einsteins." It was so cute. I love it when she will randomly sing the songs she learns in Primary. Primary is the best!! :)

Grandmas are Great!

This past weekend we went to visit Grandma Nikki. (aka, Dustin's Grandma) She recently returned from her mission to England so it was fun to spend a little time with her! She even took a little break from her yard work to play with us!

After enjoying an apple from one of the tree's, Karlie had fun playing on the swing set! Natalie enjoyed her cracker on the grass, while waving to us! She even got some extra nutrients from chewing on a few leaves and twigs! :)

Grandma Nikki has the prettiest yard! We always enjoy our visits to her house! We love you "Great" Grandma Nikki!

Tut-Tut

It looks like rain!

I only wish!

I saw this quiz on Erica's blog and thought I would give it a shot. I have taken some quiz's like this before but never really liked the outcome. I think I can live with this one! :) You Belong in Rome

You're a big city soul with a small town heart Which is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian people - could life get any better?

What City Do You Belong In?

Happy mail!

Yesterday I received the package I have been waiting for. I found this shirt and just had to have it! I know, I am such a dork!!

They also have a cute one for the Jacob fans out there!

I just can't imagine them selling as well though! :)

http://www.twilightteez.com/

Our Little Chef

Karlie loves to help me cook. She especially loves to come up with her own little creations! Her specialty is "hot chicken noodle soup!" The ingredients vary from time to time. Last night they included,

*water
*a handful of Cheerios
*a few egg noodles
*a dash of salt

*a few twists of freshly ground pepper

*what was left of the Halloween sprinkles

*lots of TLC!

Combine ingredients to your heart's

content, and gently stir!

Bake in a cold oven for two minutes,

and ENJOY!! (but not really, yuck!)

Look at that masterpiece!!

I love to watch her play and her imagination go wild! I am hoping all this practice will pay off and someday she will bring me breakfast in bed!! :)