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Halloween Donuts
We were so excited to continue our annual Halloween donut tradition here in Idaho. After all, Grandma Nordfelt is the pro at donut making...so I put her to work and let her teach Reese and Anni how to...
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First Snow...
It only lasted for about 30 minutes and about 10 minutes after that the sun came out and we were back to beautiful fall weather. But for those 30 minutes Reese was pretty excited.She and her new "back...
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First "big" snow in Rexburg...
...Reese was in heaven! As far as she's concerned, we've moved to paradise!It was even more fun when daddy got home to build a snowman!
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Yep...it's time to carve the pumpkins!
Two years ago Reese had a blast helping to clean out the pumpkins. Last year she wouldn't touch the insides with a ten foot poll...but this year she was elbo deep and loving every minute of it!This kid...
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Happy Halloween!
You can't really tell but this cute little pony has been sick all week. She did however make a miraculous recovery for trick-or-treating. Something tells me I'm going to pay for it tomorrow. She was...
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A dream come true!
Since moving to Idaho we see a lot of horses. On our way out to Uncle Brady's we even count all the horses we see. Reese often looks longingly out the window and says, "mom do think that one day I'll...
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Thankful
Thanksgiving day is probably my least favorite holiday...as a woman I spend the entire day (and several days leading up to it) cooking and cleaning, while most everyone else relaxes and does nothing....
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2012 Advent...
It's that time of year again...The plan:Dec. 1 Go shopping to pick our your 2012 Christmas Tree ornament. Dec. 2 Open your first Christmas present of the season. (Christmas Books)Dec. 3 Decorate...
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Advent Day 1 - 2012 ornaments
A few years ago I decided to give up my fancy themed Christmas tree and start a new tradition with my kids. Each year they pick out a new Christmas Tree ornament. It's so fun as we get out all the...
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Advent Day 2 & 3 - Christmas books and Gingerbread Houses
Day 2 - We opened our new Christmas books for the year. Nothing really picture worthy.Day 3 - For Family Home Evening we decorated Gingerbread Houses and invited Grandma and Grandpa to join us. This...
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Update...
So I did a terrible job at recording our activity advent this year...honestly I was just impressed that we actually fulfilled all the activities. At the beginning of December I got a new calling; first...
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Anni...aka...Trouble
There are no words for how much I love this little munchkin, but she knows how to get in trouble better than anyone I know. If I tell her NO, she literally laughs in my face, give me a sneaky smile and...
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Santa delivered just in time...
My biggest wish for this Christmas was snow! And Santa delivered just in time. We woke up on Christmas Eve morning to snow snow snow!So of course we went out to enjoy it. This happened to be the first...
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Christmas Eve!
One of the best parts of moving to Idaho has been sharing holidays with family. We haven't shared a Christmas with cousins or Grandma & Grandpa since Reese was 1 year old.On Christmas Eve we headed...
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Christmas Eve...really late...
My favorite part...Unfortunately I can't put any presents out until Christmas Eve...I have two very sneaky girls. I love presents under the tree.
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Christmas Morning
Santa came...and he did not disappoint!!Anni was actually the first to wake up at 7 a.m...one hour earlier than normal. We finally woke Reese up at 7:45...we couldn't hold Anni back any longer.Reese...
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Best late Christmas gift...ever!!!
A little visit from her BFF!!It was like no time had passed!
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Catching up...
I've been terrible at blogging lately. And while I'm sure no one reads my blog anymore, I still love having a little place to record all the updates of our family. It's my only scrap book and journal....
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Reese Update
Here's a few Reese highlights from the last few months.Reese's hair is getting a lot longer. She's almost recovered from the "hair-cut" her cousin Crew gave her.She often likes to dress up as a...
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St. Patricks Day!
We never miss a reason to celebrate at this house. Once again a funny little leprechaun came to visit us on St. Patricks Day!He turned our milk green, peed in our toilet, did some laundry, took a nap...
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Anni turns 2!!
Every day I look at my little Anniston and feel like the luckiest mom in the whole world!STATSWeight: 26 lbs. 63%Height: 37.5 in. 100%THE FACTSAnni loves to sing. I have sung to her every night since...
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Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt
We have been so lucky to move into another awesome neighborhood, full of great families with tons of kids. We helped organize a fun neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt to start off our Easter celebrations!...
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The Trampoline!
The girls got a trampoline for Christmas and have been waiting patiently for the weather to allow daddy to put it up. Easter weekend turned out to be the perfect time. Daddy go up at 6 a.m. on Saturday...
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Easter Dresses
I was so excited for Easter morning. This year I was very daring and decided to make the girls their Easter dresses. It was a pure labor of love. I haven't sewn anything with a zipper or sleeves in...
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Easter Morning...
I love holidays. I love celebrations! I love the pure joy on my kids faces when they are excited and surprised. Childhood is so short, and "real" life is no were near as magical as childhood. I'm so...
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