Trick-or-Treat

Aubree was able to spend Halloween weekend with us this year which was a lot of fun. We went to the store and she picked out a vampire costume, wig and all!

Sammi was "Boo" from Monsters, Inc. My mom was creative enough and nice enough to make it from scratch. It turned out really cute. Tim even donned a Gorilla mask.

Trick-or-treating was quite cold but we hit a few house with Sammi then Aubree and Tim struck out on their own pulling in quite a lot of candy. I didn't have many trick-or-treaters so with Aubree's candy I ended up breaking even in the candy department! I have sooo much left over!

Sammi really loves Aubree being home and dragged her outside to play on the swing set. No one can make Sammi laugh as hard as Aubree can. Sammi loved the teeter-totter and Aubree was nice enough to play with her for quite awhile. She really is a great big sister.

Dressed for Fall!

Tim and I both agree that fall is our favorite season when it comes to the weather and one of my favorite parts is dressing Sammi in cute sweaters and boots. I bought this hat for her last year and it was way too big but this year fits her perfectly. It was too cold outside while she was swinging to go without a hat so I put it on convinced she would not keep it on her head. She surprised me though and wore it for hours. I guess I am keeping an eye out for more fun hats!

Sammi's First Hair Cut

I got Sammi's hair cut for the first time. She didn't really like the experience as a whole. It turned out really cute. It is mostly up in pigtails so most people wouldn't notice that I had several inches cut off. It had become really long, about half way down her back. She got a balloon though and a sucker at the salon and got to watch her favorite movie "Monsters, Inc."

How Sweet it is...

We took advantage of the beautiful weather yesterday to go to the park and go down the slides. Samantha loved the slides and the kids and the many puppy dogs. She wanted to make friends with everyone, puppies included. She would point at them and then squeal in excitement.

Grandma and I tried to take some good pictures but action shots are tricky.

I really enjoy being a mom full time. Spending time with Samantha everyday is so much fun, everyday we create new memories and have new experiences. She has such a sweet personality, she is curious, helpful and loving. She always has a smile and a wave for everyone she meets. I am not sure what I did to deserve her...?

Egg-cellent

Happy Easter All!
We were very lucky to have Aubree for Easter Morning this year...We tried to shove all the Easter activities we could into Saturday and Sunday morning...We did pretty good...Aubree dyed some eggs...Made a bunny cake. She designed it...mixed it...baked it..decorated it...photographed it...and of course ate it! We had the Easter bunny come and leave some pretty cool Easter baskets for the girls. We ate blueberry pancakes for breakfast and got Sammi all dressed up in a sweet Easter dress.

I hope you all had a great Easter weekend!

Sammi's Basket

Aubree's Basket

Sammi w/Her Basket

Aubree w/her basket

Sammi in her Easter dress

Aubree's Bunny Cake

Aubree decorating it...

Yummy

Pretty Colors

Oh......

This weekend Samantha started making this "Oh" face. I don't know how else to describe it. She makes it all the time no matter her mood. It is even accompanied by an "Oh" sound. Since she can't talk, the face does the talking for her.

"Oh, I am excited!"
"Oh, I am tired!"
"Oh, I am happy!"
"Oh, look at the puppies!"
"Oh, I am sad!"
"Oh, this cracker is delicious!"

I don't know where she learned it so now it makes me wonder if I make the face and she is copying me?

"Oh, look at the camera!"

Sad Swingin'

I was feeling a dose of spring fever this past week. There were a couple days with sunshine so I decided to take Samantha to the park. Once we got there, of course, the sun disappeared and I found out it was much colder outside than it looked. We only had a few minutes on the swings and went down one slide before we conceded and got back in the car. As you can tell the swings were not her favorite. I am sure she will warm up to them eventually but in the mean time it looks like it is too cold to swing anyway.

All You Need Is Love...

To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.

-Karen Sunde

The Turtle Pacifier

Samantha really enjoys her pacifier. She crawls over to it and puts it in her mouth. My parents put it inside a little pocket on this stuffed turtle. Well, having it attached to a turtle was not going to prevent Sammi from putting it straight in her mouth. What follows is a series of strange and adorable pictures. She had us laughing pretty hard!

Suit Up!

Tim needed to get his picture taken for work. Check it out! This one was my favorite of him...he looks quite dashing doesn't he?

Updates...

Well, I haven't updated the blog since July so in the mean time we have had Aubree's 9th birthday, Halloween, Thanksgiving, & Christmas! Here are a couple pics (in random order) to show you what we have been up to and if by any chance anyone is still checking this after I have neglected it so thoroughly...thanks!