Happy Halloween!

I made all of their costumes except the leotard Brianna is wearing. I typically don't like to sew things that they aren't going to wear multiple times, so I tried to make things they could also wear at other times so it wouldn't feel like a waste of time. I however, really like to make things I can photograph, so I felt like it was a win-win this year! Enjoy their Halloween photoshoot. You can see the pictures bigger and better on my photography blog here

Spray Park

We are blessed to live really close to two water spray parks! Our friends, the Parkers, invited us to meet them over there last night. Brianna and Malayla had fun as always!
Malayla is just adorable and LOVES the water!Sugar free popsicles!!! The sweetest dog that was next to us! Panda loves dogs, so she just kept on pointing to him!"If you're happy and you know it shout "Hooray!" Panda loves this song!Daddy was able to come along! He said he hasn't been to the spray park in 2 years...how has he missed all of trips there? Thanks to the Parkers for a great time!

Let it Snow!

We had never taken Bri to play in the snow so we went along with some friends this weekend to a snow park! It was a blast! It was cold, cold, cold with lots of snowing. But the girls did well for the first hour and a half. Then the snow starting coming down really hard so I sat in the car for an hour and a half with the kids while the big kids played.



Here is a video of the sledders:


Here is a collage of all of the pictures we took on our trip:

Random Happenings

There hasn't been a whole lot to post lately so here are just a few things the girls are doing. Miranda discovered this tunnel the other day and just thinks it's the best thing ever!!! I love watching her play with it because she experiences pure joy and it just puts a smile on my face! She's also starting to develop a sense of humor and laugh and silly things.

She finally started sleeping a little better at night the last several nights (even through the night on a few of them) but she still isn't napping. We only get about 2 30 min naps a day before she wakes up in pain and can't go back to sleep ...and she's exhausted! I just wish she could nap long enough for it to be restorative and that she's happy when she wakes up!

Brianna on the other hand is not sleeping through the night anymore...only has slept through the night about twice this whole month! She keeps waking up scared or because she fell out of her bed! We're on the lookout for a twin bed but I just haven't gotten the deal I wanted on craigslist yet...anyone have a spare twin they want to sell to me? :)

Brianna's new thing is to be a princess all day and night!!! It's driving me a little nuts, but it especially drives her daddy nuts since he hates all things princess! She has named herself Princess Ellalise and will not respond if I don't call her by that name. She also calls me "Queen" ( I don't hate that too much!!! I just have to remind her that the Queen is in charge, not the princess!!!)

Anyway, she LOVES crowns and wands right now and can be seen wearing one almost every day and night.....

She also FINALLY got to start ballet this month! She has been waiting forever and her daddy promised her when we weren't buying pull ups anymore that she could go! (Yes, she's finally fully potty trained, day and night!!! It's been a long road, but ever since she started the diet she's been doing great!) She has had class 3 times and absolutely loves it! She's a great little ballerina and I love watching her! I'll try to take my camera next time, but I'm usually chasing a fast crawling baby that just wants to be part of the action!