Stocking #3!

It took me 2 1/2 weeks to get the motivation to finish the name and stitch it altogether (that part was tough). Everything else went pretty quickly. I finished it in less than 2 months. I even changed his stocking after the first week of working on it. This one fits him more. I am very excited how things turned out. I love his stocking.

Mine, will be finished for next year. Until then, I have a small one for Cash Only. :)

Funny Girl

Yesterday, we finished cleaning the church and Caroline's friend Logan and his family decided to go to McDonald's for lunch. Well of course Caroline wanted to go too. Caroline asked her Dad and he said sure. I had to nurse Henry before we could go. So Caroline had to wait in the car with us. Every few seconds she had to ask if we could go... "Mom, is he done yet?" "Can we go now?" "Please Mom can we go right now, I need to go.. my sacred duty." I guess the song "I Love to See the Temple" is getting ingrained in her!

Crocs Crazy

I found out last week that Crocs started in Colorado. I have to say that it may look like it, but I'm not a huge fan of Crocs for myself, but for my kids... I love them. I can take them to the pool, in the pool, splash parks, playgrounds... anywhere and everywhere... they put them on and off themselves and when the day is done: they take a bath with the kids too. Well, every year Crocs has a warehouse sale (oh, only an hour away.) Probably the not so popular, or discontinued Crocs go there and get sold. I planned on standing in line and going as soon as they were opened and then yesterday I found out that Aaron had a friend of a friend who is an employee. Employees and their friends go in early before the crowds and (1/2 way through I found out that they get half off...)

So.. anyone and everyone who wanted them seemed to get some. I bought 26 pairs in all!

Crazy? I know!

Visitors

Santa's helpers have been checking up on us!

Henry

This boy will be 10 months this week. He started crawling last week and this week he has found every outlet and cord and electronic item - dangerous thing that I didn't know exsisted! He also leaves the room that I am in: to explore (Caroline hardly leaves the room.) He dances. He smiles. He gets frustrated with Caroline. He eats grown-up food. I have seen him sign more. He has 7 teeth. He sleeps pretty well at night. He's sensitive. And he is so yummy that I could gobble him up with kisses all day long.

Scissors

When I was a kid, I could only find one pair of scissors in the house. It was located in my Dad's nightstand, second drawer down (cinnamon bears: third drawer down.) As a kid, you always seem to have a need for something that belongs to your parents and is easy to find. I often used these scissors for crafts and other projects, and I often forgot to return them, another problem kids have. I really tried to return them exactly how I found them so my Dad didn't notice. But when I forot to return them, and when my Dad yelled, "Where are my scissors?" I remember gasping and running to return them. I hated how we only had one pair of scissors in the house.. that I could find.

Today, (In order of the picture) I have a pair of pink scissors in Caroline's room. A blue pair of scissors in Henry's room. A pair in my top drawer in my bedroom (that makes a pair in every room upstairs.) There are 2 located in the den. One in the kitchen, of course. Two in my desk in the kitchen. One in the garage (especially used for otter pops in the summertime.) Three in my sewing area (paper, fabric, thread.) And one in the storage closet for cutting my wrapping paper. I also carry one around with me and my stocking everywhere I go. That makes 14 scissors that I own. And really I would love one in the laundry room. I decided this all sounds a little silly, crazy even wacky that I need to just gather them all to take a picture. I plan on moving one of the two that I have in my kitchen desk in the laundry room right after I post this. I now have no fear of "Where are my scissors?" (I also have several working pens everywhere in the house too, that was a similar issue growing up.)

Caroline's 3 year pictures!

I think she's beautiful. Biased, I know.

I decided to take pictures at a different place, as I was not happy with my last 2 visits at my usual place. So we went to Picture Innovations and we had a fabulous experience. They took as many pictures as we wanted. We got a TON of pictures for 10 bucks and got the pictures in 30 minutes! Loved it! And we will go back!

Pumpkin Carving

A little late.. I know. We had the Fam over for dinner and we then spent the evening carving pumpkins.

Aaron concentrating... on his headless horseman

Papa helped Caroline

Christian, who hadn't carved a pumpkin in a long time.. did pretty well. And Sarah and her.. wait what is that??... Bats! Grandma took care of Henry And mine? The fabulous ghost (I can say that because you didn't see it) and the rest of our finished pumpkins? No picture this year. I forgot! Lame huh?

I cooked pumpkin seeds for the first time this year. I did my research and figured out the best way to do it and I tried three different seasonings. One burned. The other 2 batches did fine. I just found out that I don't like them. I'll probably never do it again.

Halloween

Halloween was fun and festive ALL week long! Caroline dressed up as Cinderella 3 times! She got to go to a Halloween party for just her and friends her age! She did some trick-or-treating at the Library and the Ward's Trunk or Treat and she went to a progressive dinner on Halloween night and hit a pinata for the first time! I think she had a blast!

After all of that dressing up.. I only took pictures at the Library!

My beautiful Princess

My Moo Cow

#4

In one year, Aaron has officially ripped 4 dress shirts in the elbow. I have turned 3 of them into short sleeve shirts. How does he do this? I don't know. But now I know what to get him for Christmas!

Caroline's New Pants

Before I started Henry's stocking I wanted to do just a few projects. Caroline needed another pant for the winter. I copied a cute jean, added a few extra touches and she has a new pair of corduroy pants. I'm pretty proud of myself... that's why you get to see my simple accomplishment!

New Niece

My Best Friend (and Sister), Michelene, had a baby Saturday. Sweet baby girl, Callay. Welcome to the world! Caroline and Henry are so excited for you to be their cousin. Love you!

So sweet

A few nights ago, Caroline, Henry and I ran outside to get a few vegetables out of the garden for dinner. We had to hurry as it was getting cold, dark and I was in the middle of cooking dinner on the stove. So we ran outside and as we were running inside, Caroline was moving her arms faster than her little legs and she said "Got to hurry before it gets soaking dark out here." Oh, it just made me smile.

Birthday Parties

Caroline had a friend birthday party AND a family party! She thought it was October 5 on 3 different days!

Friend Party: Games, Bounce house, dessert and presents

Caroline eating her ice cream cone cupcake

Resse, Cameron and Salem
Henry, Aunt Sarah, Mollie and Landree

Mollie, Landree, Uncle Christian and Kolten

Kantyn

Family Party: Homeade Pizzas, Breadsticks, Corn on the Cob (Caroline and I picked it ourselves), Spinach Salad, Princess Aurora cake, Mint ice cream (Caroline's favorite), and fun presents!Blowing out candles

Caroline turned 3

Happy Birthday Caroline! Caroline is 3 years old. Wow! And I expect so much sometimes. :)

Morning of her birthday

Focusing really hard to open the card

The only thing she said she wanted was a choo choo train
A smile to the camera... lucky

We took her downstairs to see what Grandmama, Papa Wood and Aaron and I got her. (She only associates Grandmama getting her this present as well as everything else she opened that morning. Oh besides Aunt Jill's treats and lollipops. "Have to say 'thank you'"... she says after everytime she sees her goodies!)

Watching it blow up...

Getting inside

Jumping in it...

Totally loving it...

She got a bounce house!

Happy Day, my sweet child

What's with the slow down?

Mission 2 accomplished. 2 Down. 2 to go! I finished Aaron's stocking today. I'm so proud. :) I love it too. (If you recall, I started it in March.) But every spare minute, second, car ride, movie, show, wake-up in the middle of the night went to my stocking. Hello world! I'm back.. until this weekend. That is when I will begin Henry's stocking and attempt to finish it before Christmas.

St. Mary's Glacier

Hike.. me? Yes. It was only a mile and a half- round trip. :) AND it was beautiful. A picture of the scenery on the way up.

Sunday Dress

Darling Henry and... Caroline trying to take the show... She will not let me take pictures of her unless I want to take pictures of Henry. So here you have her and her personality!

Chicken Caesar Salad

Chicken grilled, Croutons home-made, dressing home-made, tomatoes from the garden, and too expensive parmessiano reggiano cheese. Yum, fabulous, never again (the raw egg made my stomach turn and it was from the batch of recalled eggs.) I will make the croutons again!

San Francisco

At the start of Aaron's busy season (he worked up to 110 hours in a week), we skipped town (The end of August.. we have been busy)! The kids and I went to San Francisco with some Fam! We had a blast! The Kids loved the Carousel.

Logan


Trying to hide her joy


Avery and Grandmama

The Cable Car