Our Girls are Vampires

So maybe too much Wizards of Waverly Place? Who knows, but our girls have turned into vampires (at least they think). J has had company up hunting (geesh... hunting that seems to be the theme of the month). They are a dad and son from Texas and St. George. The dad use to be J's YM leader when they lived in Delta. He has always really looked up to Dan and enjoyed hunting and hanging out with them. Anyways, the girls have been on a kick at home trying to "suck people's blood." M even things she has "thangs (fangs)." And poor Dan and Jordan were fresh blood, guess. Dan and Jordan were staying the girls room. Sunday afternoon I find out on Saturday night the vampires were ALIVE.... The girls made there way into their room as Dan and Jordan were apparently saying there good night prayers and the girls shut off the lights and announced the vampires were there to suck their blood. Then apparently one of our little vampires sneaked up and grabbed Dan's leg. Dan was really starting to wonder if they were vampires. The girls kept teasing them. Poor Jordan could find the light and the girls were having a hayday terrorizing them. Dan kept telling Jordan to get the light get the light. Good thing Dan and Jordan were such good sports. :) The girls have had a blast teasing them.

Little Hollywood

Doesn't he look sooo Hollywood in his big sis' sunglasses? This boy is such a little ray of sunshine in our home. We LUV him to pieces. Even if he gives everyone but mama real kisses.

SEP Conferences

SEP Conferences were this afternoon for both girls. I know that they have been working really hard on their homework and trying their best so I wasn't too surprised to find out that both girls are doing really well in school so far. O has Mrs. Perry this year and boy I don't remember learning how to spell and read in 1st Grade, but O is. She works very hard each night on her spelling words and her homework. Even if it is really hard and she doesn't want to she still gets it done. She has gotten four or five 100% on her spelling test and this past time she got 9/10. Which I am so proud of her for giving her best effort and practicing at night and doing her best. The first time she got 100% I told her that was awesome that she had got a 100%, but most of all it was more awesome she tried her hardest. She has always been a good little student. But we are so happy that she is doing so well. She has branched out a little and met some new friends which is wonderful. She has been watching out for her little sis. Yesterday M was running to get the mail after school and fell face first into a dried mud puddle. I looked out the window to see O picking her sister up and brushing her off. As they were walking down the lane, O was holding M's hand and telling her it would be alright. Poor M had landed right on her nose. It was all muddy. I was so proud of O for helping M and looking out for her.

M has Mrs. Baker this year and what a wonderful perfect little fit. They go so well together. M is loving school so much. I was hoping she would be in all day because it seems like she has a harder time learning (or maybe just she learns differently than O). When they called to say she was in all day, I got nervous then and was a little sad that my girl was growing up. But she has done wonderfully in school. After about the first week I saw great improvement in her handwriting when she was writing her name. She is so stinking excited to get homework and she is the first to jump up to the counter and start her homework. Mrs. Baker said she is doing so good and she is such a good little leader on her table. M has met so many nice little friends. Which is such a great thing since their isn't any girls her age around in our little community. Her closest friend Mrs. Baker says is a twin to M. She said they look just alike and if she isn't paying attention closely she'll call them by the wrong name. I've seen the girl and oh my, if everyone in the world has a twin somewhere M's sits in back of her in all day kindergarten. She is learning to behave better on the bus. I think she has a permenant seat up front now. But she's learning.

It's exciting to see them grow, learn and develop.

All Day Kindergarten Wears Ya Out

About once every couple weeks this happens after school:

I was helping O with her homework and it was really quiet. I asked O where M was and she said she didn't know. I called her name and no answer. I was headed to look outside to see if she was playing with her cat and I happened to walk past the couch and I saw this. What cracked me up the most is look what was in her ears... my iPod. She had laid down to listen to it and fell fast asleep.

My Life...

I have to say that even though they can be mischevious sometimes... these three are my life!

I love them so much. And their daddy does too!

Nicole Nelson was doing Back to School Mini Sessions a couple weeks back so I jumped on the opportunity. I cannot believe how much they have grown over the past year. It makes me happy and sad at the same time if that is possible. C was not really wanting to participate in this photo shoot to badly. One word: Teething. We did get him in about two of the pictures. But we did get some good pictures of him a couple months ago. Thanks again Nicole for doing such an awesome job!

Witches...Oh My

J has been gone hunting up in Wyoming this weekend and me and the kids had a pretty uneventful week. We did attempted to make Caramel Apples on Thursday. They didn't quite turn out right, but they were still good. Other than that it was a lot of homework (for all three of us school kids), a lot of napping (for me and my little buddy) and sharing my bedroom with the girls (when J is gone they automatically get their stuff and move in on the floor in our room). Friday night we did go get some pumpkins with J's mom and then went to dinner with her and J's dad and sister. I have to say the girls were mischevious at dinner and I vowed I didn't think I wanted to ever take them in public again!

Well, fast forward to Saturday about noon, I decided we needed to get out of the house. I wanted to go to the Pumpkin Walk in North Logan, but it doesn't open for two weeks. I remembered a lady I worked with said that Gardener Village is a ball during the month of October. So I loaded up my little pumpkins and headed to SLC. Oh boy... it was so fun to see the girls see REAL WITCHES and see the excitement and fun in their eyes. They were all very well behaved and were really good. It was wonderful getting out and enjoying some fresh air, sunshine and the brisky air. And to add to the fun....it was not that much money. YEAH!!!! Here are some pictures from our fun afternoon: