PUMPKIN PATCH!

It is amazing what you can find in your closet...

I am dressing up as a scarecrow this year since we are going as the Wizard of Oz family and I managed to throw this costume together in an afternoon for only $3.00

It turned out so cute I may have to wear it again next year, especially for that price!

This past weekend included so much fun! We took the girls to a nearby pumpkin patch where they got to take a hayride out to a field and pick out their very own pumpkin. Who knew there would be so many choices.

The girls had to pick a pumpkin that they could carry and then afterwards we got to

go back to the farm and pet the pigs and the sheep. Izzie slept the whole time of course, but for the most part we all really enjoyed it and the fall weather was perfect...

Then for FHE we let the girls pick whether they wanted to paint the pumpkins or carve the pumpkins. Of course they choose to paint them. Zack and I were thrilled over that choice because it was way less work on our part. Usually we end up carving half of it for them and so this way they pretty much got to do it all by themselves. They turned out very colorful!

On top of all the weekend fun Izzie finally rolled over for the first time. It was so cute. We all watched her do it twice in a row. 5 months and now rolling!

My cousin Lindsay came and stayed with us for a night because she was on her way to Oregon. The girls absolutely adore her. A big thanks to her for helping me improve my blog and for the yummy slice of cheesecake that she brought me from a fancy downtown restaurant.

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN FUN!

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN FUN!

This week for some family fun we let the girls make some SPOOKY Halloween hands! They loved it! They have been taking turns hiding them around the house. It was so much fun to see them get crafty that I did not even mind cleaning up the popcorn mess.

Mackee is doing amazing at gymnastics... She really enjoys it, and who would have guessed that she would be so flexible. She sure seems to have a talent for it. She is almost close to being able to do a 360 on the bars all by herself.

I had to post this picture because it was way too cute...

I wish I could sleep like this!

The Start of Our Blog

All Because Two People Fell In Love...

I have no idea what I am doing when it come to this blogging thing, but apparently it is the new thing that everybody is doing so I thought I would give it a try. I figured it would be an easier way to be able to keep in touch with close family and friends.

As you can tell by the above picture. This is our beautiful family. A family of girls. It is crazy to think how fast our children our growing. Mackee, Keely, and Izzie have been a wonderful blessing for Zack and I. We are truly grateful for their precious spirits.

Halloween is underway and the girls are so exicted! We took some time and let the girls decorate pumpkins by turning them into some scary looking bats. They absolutely loved it! They especially liked getting to use spray paint.

That was an adventure!

I love the holidays so I made some Halloween pillowcases for the girls to sleep on for the month of October this year. That brought some SPOOKY fun to our house. I just about have all our costumes ready for the big day. We will be going as the WIZARD OF OZ family. Mackee is going to be Dorothy, Keely is going as the Lion, Izzie will be the (nice - as Mackee puts it) Wicked Witch, and I will be the Scarecrow. We are still trying to talk dad into going as the Tin Man, but he keeps telling us he is going as a pipefitter. In other words, he is going as himself. I guess we will see, but I personally think dad would make the best Tin Man ever because of his shinny bald head.

Outside all the Holiday fun, Kindergarten is going really well for Mackee. She loves it! Her teacher is named Mrs. Parke and she is the sweetest thing ever. We have been learning how to sound out words so hopefully she will be reading soon. She loves to write words down. I went and bought her a little journal so she can copy words and she would do it all day if I would let her.

Keely is officially potty trained during the daytime. I have to say, she was ten times easier than Mackee was. We pretty much let her do her own thing and as long as she gets her TOOTSIE ROLL she is good to go. I am going to be taking her in shortly for her first haircut. It has taken two years but it is finally starting to get some length to it.

Izzie is doing really well. She is growing like a weed. We have been having some problems nursing, so we are in the process of starting to wean but she does not like that very much. She loves her new bouncer that Grandma Rae got her, and I swear up and down she is more of a daddy's girl than a mommy's. I guess dad just has that special touch. She is turning 5 months old tommorrow.