Halloween 2013

So this year for Halloween Fiona was Sophia the first! I was a witch and Mike was a knight (Mike the Knight - get it?, well its a kids show) We met up with Ashley and her crew and went trick or treating with them. The girls actually treated till they dropped, Fi was so tired she couldn't walk and Kendal - that girl was so exhausted she kept tripping over her own feet, but no she wouldn't be carried or let anyone take her candy bucket.

 

look at those two - aren't they adorable!! 

My Big Girl

I can't can't can't believe how big my girl is getting - I swear just yesterday I could hold her in a little ball on my chest with just one hand.

Now -

She doesn't even need our help to climb on the jungle gym!

Oh my baby is such a big girl!

We just treasure the times we get to hold and cuddle, especially since they are few and far inbetween.

It's Wedding Time!!!!

So September 21st my sister Ashley married Cass Key! We all were so happy for them. Fiona was so happy to be going to Kendal's wedding - as she called it.

There is my sweet girl all dressed up

How sweet is Kendal

Ashley looks beautiful

School School and more School

The last two months have gone by so fast and yet so slow. Poor Mike! he is in Graduate School - Yeah! Baby - we are so proud of him, and yet he is sooo busy. Juggling his school work along with lesson plans for the classes he student teaches, writing tests, grading homework and trying so hard to fit in family time, isn't easy at all. In fact it is by far the hardest thing we've done so far. It will be worth it in the end, but getting to that end is really hard and frustrating.

 So proud!!

Summer has gone by in a flash

Well summer is over and I can't believe it is done. From Branson to Tinkerbell Birthday Parties then swim lessons and trips to the water-park and everything in between we have been extremely busy. Mike started school in July - actually July 8th - Fi's birthday and he is now about to start his 3rd week of student teaching. I still can't believe how far we have come. Here are some various pictures of us from this summer.

 Fi showing off her Sofia the First shoes - She loves them and tries to wear them walking down the stairs.

 Us three at BackYard Burgers

Fi and her new playhouse (our next to-do item is to paint it)

My oh so handsome husband on his first day of student teaching

Kendal visiting Deede when she was sick 

Fi the queen of silly

Fi showing her booboo - where the Dr took a little blood

Ok she is just adorable in her puddle jumper - our last trip to the water-park. Poppi, Ashley, Cass and Kendal joined us.

Birthday Party - Tinkerbell!!!

Well Fi's Birthday this year was a lot of hard work but I think it paid off well. She had a blast and her cake if I do say so myself turned out just as I had hoped. I got the idea of doing a cake in the shape of the number 3 from Pinterest (I love that site!!) but she wanted Tinkerbell so I decided to do the 3 but using a grass tip - which is no easy feat!!! - decorated the cake and added flowers. I love how it turned out!!!

 

All the girls got fairy wings and wands - Fi's were green because, well of Tinkerbell, the rest got rainbow with purple wands. Since we had a boy, that scalawag got a pirate hat, eye patch and sword - ARGH!!!

Landon - he is a hoot!

 Hannah

Fiona - Birthday Girl!

Kendal 

Jaycee - playing a game with her daddy

 The kids enjoying their pizza

I think the party went really well - lots of games for the kids 

and the . . . other kids.

Can someone tell me why my child always seems to have her finger in or around her nose???

All in all - it was good and she had fun, that's what is most important. Thank you everyone for all the great gifts!!

Birthday day

So since Fi's actual birthday was on a monday, we had her party the weekend after - Will post pic from that later. On her birthday we took her to the Gentry Zoo, then had swimming lessons that night.

Look how big she is getting! She rode that camel all by herself!

 of course we had to go to the petting area 

 

She looks so big!!!! I can't believe she is 3!!!