Ward Trunk or Treat

Ghosts of Halloween Past

2009

2008

2004

2003 (Our First Married Halloween)

Little Known Fact: Eric and my first kiss was on Halloween 2002. Romantic, huh?

Our Latest Trip to Disneyland

Thanks to Obama and the Democrats rally at USC, both of Eric's patients canceled on Friday and so we were able to take a trip down to Disneyland. We only stayed for a couple hours and only went on a couple rides. The highlight of the trip for Lillie was seeing Princesses Aurora, Jasmine, and Belle. We waited over an hour in line and then it took two seconds for us to visit with them because Lillie was being shy. All I can say is, Never Again. But she loved it so I'm glad we did it once??? Maybe it's too soon to say that.








I didn't know that he was sucking on the sword, gross, huh?

Pumpkin Patch

A week ago Lillie, Henry and I ventured out to the pumpkin patch with the moms and kids from our ward. It had been really rainy and so we were lucky that it was actually sunny in the morning although the rain did roll in later that day. Lillie had a blast playing on the Combine slide and wooden train as well as on the hay and pony rides. Henry was such a good kid, he sat in the front carrier or slept in the stroller. We had a fun time and left when the rain started.

TRIP 2 WA

So... for three weeks in September, Lillie, Henry and I crashed at my parents pad while Eric studied for NBDE part 2. And we're elated to say that he passed!!! In order to give him the time that he needed to focus on the test, we headed up to Washington to be entertained by my family. It was hard to be away from him but we had a great time playing with grandparents, cousins and enjoying life on the farm. We even were able to visit the local fair, an indoor waterpark and a couple yummy restaurants. I had to majorly edit down the number of photos because I am sick of uploading them to blogger.

Here are some of the grandkids on the rollercoaster. I love the look on Lillie and Macey's faces!

Cowgirl Lillie

Spunky Macey, we really miss this girl!

These girls got into lots of mischief together. I specifically remember an incident with markers that left them covered in colored ink.

Henry and Reggie, arm wrestling. They're two weeks apart in age.

I cannot tell you how many times this happened. Lillie had a hay day in the mud.

Front yard view of the farm

Backyard view with a shot of the horses. Ahhh, I miss these wide open spaces.

Henry slept through a lot of the indoor water park. It was so hot and humid in there that he couldn't keep his eyes open.

Lillie loved playing in the kids area. She's been so good about being in the water this year.

Henry and cousin Reggie are gonna be great friends!

Henry and My Dad. A LOT of people said that Henry looked like my dad. We pulled out some old photos and it's true!

Grady and Lillie got along so well. Lillie was often overenthusiastic about playing with him. One time after arriving at Grandma's house and seeing Lillie, he said, "Oh no, not him!"

Getting two kids ready for bed by myself was not my favorite time of day. We really missed Dad.

My nephew Brandt had his Star Wars birthday party while we were there. My sister and I made the Jedi robes and she made their light sabers. She seriously goes all out and it turned out awesome!

Lillie went over to the dark side

Hayley, Grady and Lillie playing in the mud. I did so much laundry.

I am so grateful for my family, especially for my parents for putting us up for such a long time. Lillie LOVED being on the farm and surrounded by little cousin playmates. She was so happy to play outside for hours and hours. I felt so guilty taking her away from that. It was a wonderful break for us, I love going home.

Grateful for Dance

I am grateful for many things.

But today, I am especially grateful for a little girl's dance class. I am grateful that her teacher teaches the class about confidence and strengthens the relationship between child and parent more than she teaches technical steps. I love that she asks us to hug and kiss our little dancer about 5 times in 45 mins because most days Lillie doesn't get more than one, even though she deserves a million. I just get too caught up in the craziness of life. I am grateful that Lillie loves to shuffle step and dance around as much as I do. I love seeing the joy that it brings her.

Oh and I'm grateful for a little boy who sat contentedly in his carseat watching the group twirl and skip around him.

Hank's Crib

 

I FINALLY finished Henry's bedding. I started working on it about the middle of my pregnancy so it's been at least 6 months since I started it. And it was a big weight lifted off my shoulders when I finished. I wanted to have something that would coordinate with Lillie's quilt, since they're sharing a room and I worked my buns off to finish that when I first found out I was pregnant with Henry. So it's not the most manly, oh well. Hopefully we'll have a third bedroom next year and Henry's room will be decorated with trucks or trains or sports, something all boy. But until then... I am proud of being able to just work this all out on my own. Ta da.

Now if only he would start sleeping well at night...

My Tiny Dancer

This week, Lillie started her first dance class. It's a ballet/tap combo, although it's more freestyle, and Lillie loves it! It is so fun to see her getting her groove on. She did such a good job, I think we might have a little dancer on our hands. It requires a lot of parent participation and I didn't know this. Henry makes things interesting for me, but I think we'll survive, thanks to our baby carrier. I'm just not able to run and hop and bend over like the other moms. We both cannot wait for next week!

The pictures were taken at the end of the class because I had to be so involved, I couldn't take pictures like I wanted.

Lillie's dance class. Lillie is raising her hand in the picture.

Lillie is getting a pumpkin sticker for a job well done!

Look at that sweet little girl!

Running to show me her new flair.