October Activities

The Ingall girls with their little baby pumpkin boy and our neighbors Claire and Jacob enjoyed a night at the ward Halloween carnival. It was a great evening.

Cute little man has a smile!!!!

Halloween crafts...

Jacob and Claire enjoyed the afternoon at our house doing crafts and playing games.

Dead Brides Grace and Anne

Dead brides must wear a dress....yes that includes mommy too! Wouldn't you like to see my dead bride outfit!?!

Laura And Mary Ingalls

Laura Ingalls (Grace..because she has brown eyes) and Mary Ingalls (Anne...because she has blue eyes) are happy to wear their dresses, aprons and bonnets. We love pioneers. The girls chose their own fabrics and I did all the sewing.

Star Wars Fan Club

We have joined the ranks. We are "one with the universe." We are members of the Star Wars Fan Club. Here is Grace sporting her newest fashion craze....Princess Leia braids. The other day Grace kept referring to herself as Queen Leia while Anne was Princess Leia. I thought they created new pretend characters to role play, but then the familiar names like Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader started to sound in my ears. Puzzled to know where the girls learned of Luke Skywalker and other Star Wars characters I asked Grace. She simply said, "Daddy tells us Star Wars stories at bedtime!" Princess Leia (Grace) ran after Luke Skywalker (Anne because "she wears pants") to escape the evil Darth Vader.

The girls can't wait to get the movies from the library! Ah, Friday Night Movie Night is going to be a Star Wars Megathon! This is what I get for watching Star Wars with John and Andrea as I waited to go into labor with both the girls!

***I'm not even a fan of Star Wars...Maybe by the end of this fad I'll be a die hard Star Wars Enthusiast too...we will see.

Beautiful Days at Home

It was our first week with James home and we LOVE having him home!! Our days are spent cuddling on the sofa, reading books...lots of books, playing games, baking bread, visiting the doctor, and painting, gluing, cutting, coloring or anything else crafty Grace and Anne create.

My beautiful boy!

We enjoy watching James smile and laugh while he dreams.

It's a JAMES SANDWICH!

The snow came this weekend, the cold is here, and I'm ready to settle in for a long winter in the house with the girls. Baking, indexing, and cuddling are on the top of the "to do list" as we spend our days snuggled in the house. Here's to winter, hot chocolate, warm blankets, good books and movies, soup and home made bread.

It is good to be home!

James had a tough time the first couple of days.

He liked visits from his sisters.

His sisters liked visiting him.

Grace and Anne liked putting on the "teddy bear" masks and blue gloves.

But we're most excited about him coming home!