Stylin'

Dave gave Archie a haircut this weekend and he looks so different!

He did surprisingly well holding still, until I came into the room, so Dave banished me to the bedroom to read (darn;) until he was finished. I love the result!



The 3 little ones, all snuggly!


And Caroline and I had to take a picture of our trench-coats before church on Sunday.

I like her's more than mine! But now that she's shopping in the "big girl" section of the store, I often wish they had some of it in my size!

Halloween

Introducing...
SparkleBot2000!!!

Caroline wanted to be a robot. So we had to make it. She wanted to be a girly robot. So we had to get creative.


This costume was a real team-effort. We all pitched in. It's made of an old diaper box, spray paint, milk caps, dryer ducts, muffin cups, and lots of glitter.
Despite my attempts at making a cardboard box as comfortable as possible (it's padded and has elastic/velcro straps) Caroline couldn't sit, bend, or run in it, so it came off numerous times during the night!

SparkleBot and Princess Kiah

After our ward's Halloween party, we headed to the library just so Ms. Nettie, our favorite story-time teller, could see her!... ok we went for popcorn and games too.

Overall, Halloween was a success and lots of fun! Surprisingly, the constant rain we've been experiencing lately stopped for a day and gave us beautiful Fall weather for the holiday.

Coming soon... birthdays!

Last Week

Last Week We...

Made a fort under the kitchen table-


Got a haircut (Caroline's self-created bangs are concealed by a barette in this picture)-

Caught the dog and cat snuggling-

Had "Movie Night" -

(btw - the kitten's name is Gus.)

Met "Mulan"-

Our sweet friend Alayna (below with Caroline) directs a local children's theater. We went and saw their production of the musical Mulan. So Fun!

And carried out our annual family tradition of pumpkin decorating-

Carving is so overrated.

Our plan for this week? Finish a robot costume, make a lot of chicken noodle soup, conquer a fierce UTI, and have a fantastic Halloween!

Everday happenings

The following is a collaboration of everyday happenings in our house in no particular order and for no apparent reason.

Playing with fake nails.

Building "Barbie City"

Morgan can turn anything with buttons into a phone.

Caroline turns the camera on Mommy.

Morgan has decided that food just tastes better when Caroline feeds her.

Playing airplane.

Going for walks inside because it's raining...again.

Hanging out with friends in the front yard on a nice day.

One more can't hurt...

I know you probably think we're crazy. 2 Cats and a dog? But please, look at his wittle face!




We adopted a 5 week old kitten from the animal shelter on Saturday. I've been telling Dave "No,no,no" to getting another cat, but I just couldn't break his poor heart - He was smitten at first sight. (note to self: no more Saturday family outings to the animal shelter)







He has yet to be named. Dave and I never agree on boy names (so it's a good thing Caroline is a girl or we'd probably still be calling her "baby") So we've just been calling him "Kitten". Any suggestions?

Caroline carries him around all day. Between she and Dave he rarely has to use his legs. In this picture she's cradeling him like a baby and singing to him!





He's gotten more playful and it's pretty funny to watch him around the house. He and Archie play together which is super cute, but Sophie-Cat is... less welcoming.

I've actually been "nesting" since we brought Kitten home! I can't seem to stop cleaning this week. Vacuuming, dusting, organizing. I mean, I shampooed our couches, people.

He certainly has brought some joy and love into the house. He's cuddly and soft and sweet and has filled a little void. But hear me now, no more pets!

...unless we decide we need another puppy to even the score.

Disney on Ice!

A couple of months ago we bought tickets to see Disney on Ice when it came to Memphis. We decided not to tell Caroline and make it one of our "surprise trips" I must admit that Dave and I were a little giddy with anticipation to see her face light up!



We told her we were going on a surprise trip and she kept guessing where, but of course she had no clue until we were actually there. It was pretty fun! Before the show they had a Princess "Pre-show" which was different princess' displays with their dresses and there were two real Princesses - Belle and Cinderella - there to wave and say hi to the kids!


She had this cheesey grin on her face the whole time! She was loving it!

In this picture she was saying, "I have that dress!!!"

Our seats were on the first row of the upper-level which I loved. There was glass in front of us, so Caroline could stand up throughout the show (because really, do you think she would have sat the whole time?)

(This one is a stock photo. I'm not that good with a camera. And it was hard to take pictures of the show because they were constantly moving!)

Caroline said her favorite part was Tinkerbelle. It really was good. The costumes and skating were very impressive.

Clutching her precious bag of over-priced cotton candy, but hey, how often do you eat cotton candy?! This is probably her second time ever!

Mater was slow enough to get a picture of!

My favorite character was Ursula because of her awesome costume! I couldn't believe how huge it was for one person to move so well!

"Wow!!!"

It was a great time and I'm so glad we did it. Maybe this will hold us off for Disneyland for a while!

Caroline did great. Really, I thought this could go either way. Either she could love it and be so into it that it would be all smiles and magic, OR she could be tired (it was during her usual "quiet/nap time") overstimulated and whiney. I was relieved she was the former! It was amazing for her and impressed David and I too!