Girly girl

I told the kids to go her ready and Halle came out like this. Ready to hit the town!

Sleeping Beauty

A few nights ago the kids got to bed late and were pretty tired getting up. Luke woke up before Halle and, as usual, was all excited to wake her up. So he ran into our room where she was sleeping (lately Halle ends in our room on our floor almost every night because she is scared at night). Luke ran in there and woke her up. A few minutes later she stomped out with her bed head and said, "Luke! You woke me up from my sleeping beauty!"

Luke started giggling and told her she meant her beauty sleep.

Tonight as I was putting her to bed and laying with her (I have to lay with her every night so she can fall asleep because she is terrified of witches) she had almost fallen asleep, and I coughed. She turned her head to me and said frustratedly, "Mom, don't cough! I was falling asleep and you woke me up from my beauty sleep!"

Looks like our sleeping beauty got it right this time. :)

Witches night out

Witches night out at Gardner Village was quite the party! The kids loved walking around and seeing all the witches, and Halle especially loved dancing on the stage they had set up with a DJ and dance party they had going!

Lake Powell

Grandpa Dave and Grandma Dixie bought a houseboat so we got to go on a final Lake Powell trip over the weekend for a last hurrah for the summer. The kids were very brave and jumped in the water even though it was pretty cold! It was lots of fun being down there and we're excited that they now have a houseboat because we'll get to do lots of fun trips in the future!

Soccer pictures

Nemo and Rudolph live on

We finally got a bigger tank for our goldfish Nemo and Rudolph. It's one my sister Jamie had and wasn't using anymore. We got these fish back when Luke was potty training and was finally able to go #2 in the toilet, so I know it was over two years ago. We actually did go through about five Rudolphs before we found one that survived, but we've had the same Nemo all along. Once we got a Rudolph that was a survivor he's been here for forever too.

So basically, these fish have gotten huge. We have no idea how they got so big. I don't even dare change their water anymore because I'm afraid they will jump out of the net when I'm moving them out of the tank! The old tank was much smaller and the fish looked so cramped in their, so it's good we got this new one.

The kids had fun seeing Nemo and Rudolph swim around their new territory. Luke and Halle keep asking for a dog, but I have to remind them we already have TWO pets - Nemo and Rudolph. Luke and Halle aren't so sure they count, but I am, at least for now!

Spidah Sista

While we were in St. George over Easter weekend we watched spiderman with the kids and they loved it.

A couple days ago we were in the Landry room and Halle noticed a cobweb in the window pane. She pointed it out to me and said, "Mom, is that a spidahweb?" (aka spiderweb...she's still getting down her R sound)

"Yes it is."

"Good," she said "cause I want to get bit by a spidah!"

"Why?" I asked.

"So I can be spidah sista!" (her pronunciation of "spider sister"...I just love how she talks!)

It was so cute, I wish I could have recorded how she sounded and the look on her face. Her face was all twisted and determined and serious, like she was ready to go fight a bad guy or something. She is so cute and spunky.

I just love my little girl so much and all the cute little things she says and entertains me with everyday. She brings so much joy to my life!