Goodbye

Earlier this week my parents left to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  They will be serving in Zambia for the next 18 months.  We went down to the airport to say goodbye.  

It's always sad to say goodbye, but we're excited for them!!

First Snow

Snow fell in the yard for the first time the other day.  The girls were rather excited about it. 

They were trying to catch the snowflakes, but couldn't quite get close enough

After digging through suitcases we managed to find some of our snow clothes and go out and play:

 

They had fun...I hope that excitement lasts for the next few months!

 

 

Goodbye!!

The other day we had to say goodbye to our car.

My sister and her family now have a daughter old enough to drive (CRAZY!!!) and could use another car.  Conveniently we won't be needing one for a while.  They flew here for my sisters wedding and drove our car back.  The only problem is we are still here so we still need some wheels to drive...fortunately Grandma and Grandpa have been willing to share with us!

Anyway, this car as a soft spot in our hearts...it was a good one and we loved it despite the missing hubcap




and squeezing 3 kiddos into the backseat.

 

Last Trip?

We went to the park the other afternoon.  We had fun, but it was cold!!  Is it possible that this really is the end of our park days for the season?  That is sad to think about, but since James was there I actually got some pictures!

Halloween Festivities

When we realized we were going to be here for Halloween I gave the girls a few options for costumes and they chose to be m&m's. 

 

Naturally Sofia chose purple...

 and Hannah chose pink.  They wanted nothing to do with the normal m&m colors, so I didn't argue too much.

 

James wanted to be Eminem, the rapper instead of an M&M wrapper, but I vetoed that.  Here's what we ended up with:  

 I had planned on making TJ a peanut m&m, but was too cheap.  The thought of finding the right color onesie, and sewing it for him to wear for a whopping 1 hour was too much for me.  My sister conveniently gave us the tiger costume.

 

Hannah is actually old enough to get excited about the holidays and it makes it so much more fun.  We spent the week doing preschool crafts for Halloween.  We used them to decorate.

 

Here are a few of the ghosts we had flying around

 

and the spiders creeping around:

 

We managed to do a few candy corns as well as a Frankenstein

 

and lots of spider webs to top it off

 

Of course we had to plan our menu to the holiday.  So, we had jack-o-lantern burgers (which I forgot to take a photo of).  

 

We find any excuse we can to make 7 layer dip...so naturally we made it work for Halloween

 

 and ended with pumpkin rice crispies (as if we needed a dessert)!

 

 

This was our first time actually going trick-or-treating, but they caught onto it pretty quickly. After a whopping 10 minutes (thank goodness we live on a small cul-de-sac), we headed home to sort the candy.  They each got to choose one thing to eat - I thought it was rather fitting they each chose a package of m&m's 

 

 

 

I think that was their first time actually eating m&m's and they seemed to approve!

 

Kite Flying

We made some 'kites' the other day as a preschool activity.   I use the term kite very loosely - they looked like kites, but weren't really flyable.  A couple days later it was windy and the girls wanted to fly them. Unfortunately they were soon disappointed.  Luckily Grandma had some real kites the girls got out and had lots of fun.  They get the concept of the kite, but still kind of struggle with making it fly.  So, they pretty much ran around and the kite would follow them wherever they ran.  That was good enough for them.  

They had a fun time...

...until their kites got tangled up.

Whatever entertains them, right?

Our Little Bakers

We made rolls the other day....of course there were two little helpers to join in.

Nothing like yummy dough mixed in lots of butter to make them smile!

Bug Hunt

Nothing like searching for bugs to kill the time before church.

Apparently the magnifying glass helps to find them! She was mesmerized by the millipede.

Best Seat in the House

Apparently this styrofoam box is the best place to sit.

Or perhaps it's just playing on the ipad that makes her so happy?!

Goodbye Warmth!!

It is turning cold!!  We are trying to enjoy the park before snow puts an end to it!!  The girls couldn't pass by the canal without throwing in a few pebbles:

and gathering some rocks

 

and tossing them in too.