Pumpkin Patch 2011

I LOVE the Pumpkin Patch! They are my favorite pictures of the year. I could stay all day. This year we decided to take advantage of the non-rain and go after Casey got home from work. The girls loved it as usual, so did I, and Casey was a good sport. This was Molly's first trip to the Patch. At first she wasn't so sure of being set down in a muddy field (for pictures sake) but when she got her chance in the wheel barrow she was all about it, laughing and having a great time. Seriously, this IS narrowed down. I can't narrow it any more. I just love it!

Ristrettos

Tomorrow is the Grand Opening of Ristrettos, a new coffee and wine bar in these parts. Casey's extended family is behind this little place and so we all got to be a part of the soft opening this weekend. It was really fun to see the place and try all the great food. Enjoy a little sneak peek...

8 Month Molly

What's happening at 8 months:
♥ You are a mover! This short little photoshoot was hard because you just wanted to roll over and crawl away. You aren't super fast yet but you can get where you want to go and you love it.
♥ You talk and "sing" quite loudly sometimes.
♥ You are the happiest first thing in the morning and kick and smile when each new person comes down the stairs.
♥ You are a great little eater. You eat all sorts of babyfood, still love puffs and cereal so much, and are starting to get the sippy cup.
♥ We are on a more regular schedule now that school has started. You like to sleep when your sisters are at school.
♥ You can barely make it to 7:30 each night. You usually sleep until five or six, drink a bottle and then go back to sleep for a couple hours.
♥ You do this funny little thing where you smile and show your teeth and make a funny noise...it's hard to describe but its really funny.
♥ You are going to be a shark for Halloween.
♥ You do like playing with your toys but you prefer an assortment of spoons and cups.
♥ You still spit up a lot.
♥ McGee has turned into Geezers. Don't ask me. I don't really like it but I find myself saying it sometimes too.
♥ You are still our sweet sweet little Molly. We love you so much.

Us

As I mentioned Holly took some pics of us after church on Sunday. It was fun and we needed it. I think there is only ONE other picture of all five of us together. How can this be in my CRAZY picture taking world? It's true. If you already looked at hers these are mostly repeats but I threw in a few more (plus some outtakes) for  fun.

AND HERE ARE SOME OUTTAKES:

 (this is how Casey carries McGee around)

 (note the puke on Kyla's shoulder...oh yeah)

 (standing up on something tall)

 (typical and the story of our lives, the phone I mean)

 (shaking out their wiggles)

(trying to eat my face)

Thanks again Holly! 

open house

Last night was Open House at Kyla's school. It was fun to see where she spends most of her afternoons now. She gave us a tour of her classroom, the gym, library, computer lab, playground, and the music room. I hope she loves school. It looked pretty fun to me.

My favorite thing was the technology competency sheet that they gave us. Memorizing her username and password to log onto the internet and maneuver a website with double clicks while having proper placement for typing- all in Kindergarten. Ha!

a project

First let me start by saying that the lovely Miss Holly Boyd, who is expanding her knowledge and talents daily, took a few photos of my little family after church on Sunday. HERE are the ones she posted on her blog. These will be quickly added to my new project.

And so here is that.

It started with Pinterest. Do you know about Pinterest? If you don't, you should go find out about it right now. It's so fun. Anyways this was my Pinterest inspiration.

Pinned here.

That was several months back. 

I figured out the frames I would need, made the trek to IKEA (with some children). I ended up having to go back and stand in the crazy return line there and swap some out. 

A few weeks went by.

Then it was time for paint. Took a long time to decide on a color. Finally did. Took all three babes to a foreign Home Depot and bought the paint. Got on the freeway. Realized that I forgot the paint in the cart in the parking lot. Two out of three are now asleep. Drove to the next exit. Back tracked. It was still sitting there in the cart in the parking lot. PTL! That was back before school started.

My mom did the painting for me. I love her.

A month passed.

Now the vinyl decals. I borrowed Sara's Cricut, mocked the whole thing up and discovered it was going to cost me over $100 in vinyl Cricut paper to complete this look and this project. So I decided to go with black card stock instead. I know it sounds hokey but I think it turned out pretty good, inexpensive, and easily changeable. Yea!