Drama

Who would know by this looking at this picture that although she appears to happy this morning while I took this picture, it's actually been a nightmare of a morning.

This little thing just might be the end of me.

On one hand she is this sweet little girl who loves anything stuffed & walks around singing "you'll never know how much I love you" - and on the other hand she is beating down her big brother, coloring on everything, screaming at the top of her lungs while she hits or scratches herself. Yes, she has a temper. She is so full of spunk, and she is a show off. But oh how I love both of those hands that make up my stink.

Santa's Comin'

merry christmas to all

and to all

a good night!

may santa bring you all the joy you deserve! ;)

November - Now

Pre-School Thanksgiving Party, my little indian man. He wanted me to leave and stop taking pictures bad. Probably the first time he was embarrassed by me! I'm pretty sure there will be more:

I have a similar picture at my preschool Thanksgiving party with my two cousins. I need to dig it out and look at it. I had him wear the same outfit that my mom made for us to wear back in the day. Now here he is with his little cousin and friend.

The hanging of the lights:

Lucky for us it takes about 5 min. ;)

Her first time in pig tails:

Like everything else, they were pulled out shortly after.

Confessions

I did not make this.

I've been wanting this giant cupcake pan for awhile now. When Cole was the one to suggest getting "this really big cupcake pan" I was all over it! He then ordered a frosting set to go along with it. I was thinking throw together a box cake, with some frosting from the store and walla. But he worked his mad kitchen skills and put together this homemade chocolate pound cake with homemade buttercream frosting. I found a favorite cake, and I never thought I would say that. I just don't normally care for cake. Anyways, my confession is that Cole is the best. He is always helping me clean up, constantly doing the dishes and cooking for us. He also taught me a sweet tip (for all of you that know him this falls under the random facts category - and it totally came in handy.) Sleep with your car keys handy so that if you hear something out of the ordinary you can set off the panic alarm on your car.

Happy Halloween

Now what do we do with the three buckets FULL of candy they have? With only three days left on my two year candy bet I am feeling a little bit like I am just about to be released from rehab and not quite sure how I will do! Continue on, or give it up and surrender to the sweetness? Tough.

Cole's Contributions

Does anyone else hate the way wash cloths and towels get that stinky smell after they get wet, dried, and then wet again? You know what I'm talking about right - It's not just me? Apparently after washing them for so long the detergent and fabric softeners cake onto the fabric, so they get dingy and don't absorb the water after time during washing... SO don't keep throwing out the wash cloths. I can solve your problem! (Thanks to my dear hubby who's hobby of surfing the web is quickly adding more to his know all list! He is the one who really found this tip.)

Here it is:

Wash towels in HOT water with one cup vinegar

Don't dry. Instead wash again in HOT water, this time with 1/2 cup baking soda

Then dry.

It doesn't need to be done every time you wash, but maybe every-other for the first couple of times... then just every once in awhile. Try it. You'll notice a huge difference just after one try.

Seriously

The other night I was watching SNL and they had the "Seriously" Segment on. It's with Amy Poul*r and some guy, and it's really funny. In this particular one they were making fun of Kan*a We*t... If you have never seen it, they go back and for between each other saying totally obvious statements followed by "seriously!"

Today I kept finding myself thinking the same thing to Ella after she would repeatedly do something to get on my nerves. An example would include coloring on the keyboard instead of the paper in front of her.

On a different note, I've been enjoying my one on one time with her while Tate is gone to pre-school. It's nice to be able to concentrate on one thing for a moment.

(Classic face. This is her "I'm so excited, Oh that is so cool, Look at me - I'm trying to get your attention!!" look. She does it all the time)

Smile

Love

Gram

While I took pictures of my little sister a couple weeks ago we dropped all our kids off for my Mom to watch. When we came back they had a slip and slide set up, water guns out, and bubbles. From the dirty faces I'm guessing there were also plenty of treats.