HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUNCHKIN!!!

Today is MY BABY'S 2nd Birthday! I can't believe how fast the time goes! She's still such a "little Peanut" --as my sister calls her-- that I often forget how big she is getting! We love her to death! I'll post some better pics later (I'm on my way out the door) so stay tuned!

GOOD morning!

I woke up this morning to a WONDERFUL smell and an even MORE wonderful realization. My AMAZING, THOUGHTFUL, UNSELFISH, INCREDIBLY HOT husband had not gone to school yet and was fixing ME breakfast in bed! I've been having a bit of a hard time with the girls lately, so he spoiled me by 1) well, just by being there when I woke up; 2) making me waffles with homemade strawberry sauce and whipped cream, eggs, hash browns, and orange juice; and 3) listening to Christmas music because he knows I love it even though he does not. It was all just too much. I must admit... I cried.

I soon realized that their was another fun surprise awaiting me: SNOW! I love snow! So do the girls. They went outside as soon as they could.

Halloween Pictures!!

We had a WONDERFUL Halloween (even though Krista was throwing up that morning, she was feeling better in time to go trunk-or-treating)! This picture was taken at the MBA Halloween Party. Emma was a chicken, Krista was Cinderella, and Dan was her Prince Charming. Unfortunately, we didn't really have a costume for him, so five minutes before the party, Dan came downstairs in a suit, holding an old boyscout medallion and some graduation tassels. Well, you can see from the pics how it turned out.

The day before this party I asked Krista if she was excited to dress up in her Cinderella costume. She got super giddy and said, "YEAH, and Daddy can be my Prince Charming... and Mom, you can be a BIG COW!!!!" Ah, the innocence of youth! Seriously though, it was hilarious... you just had to be there!

For Family Home Evening we worked on our pumpkins. Dan and Krista carved our BIG pumpkin. We called him Jack... aren't we creative! And Krista and Emma both had a little pumpkin to color on. As you can see, Emma preferred to read the newspaper!

... And then it was Halloween night...

Introducing... the cutest little chicken you've ever seen! (I'm just glad our 2 yr. old fit into her 6-12 month costume!)

And a very enthusiastic and beautiful Cinderella!

Trunk-or-treating.
The girls were so polite and said "thank you" at EVERY trunk. I was so proud!

Cornbellys at Thanksgiving Point

Oh how I LOVE Fall!!!

I love Fall time... there are SO many wonderful things to do. This year we had the opportunity to go to Cornbellys at Thanksgiving Point with the MBASA (MBA Spouse's Association) and we had a BLAST!! We were there for over three hours and there were still things we didn't get to do! So, I apologize for the overload of pics, but here are just a few of the activities we enjoyed.

Ever since Emma rode on the horses here, she thinks horses say, "Yee-Haw!" It's so cute when she says it that I don't have the heart to correct her.

One of the coolest things is the giant corn box (instead of a sand box). The kids love it and it's MUCH easier to clean off than sand.

Emma wasn't so sure at first, but Krista LOVED the Cow Train ride!

Can you see the fear in her eyes? And this is how she slid down the rest of the way...

I think she had changed her mind and was trying to climb back to the top.

Emma on the giant bouncy thing (sorry, I don't know the technical term, but it was cool!)