Halloween

The girls and daddy had a wonderful Halloween. Grandma, Aunt Sara and the girls made the cupcake costumes, since I was in the hospital a week before the Truck or Treat. They got so many compliments about their cupcake costumes.

Intel had a Halloween activity that we all went attended. I love that Reed's work has some great family activities.

Reed was so excited to finally have a pumpkin carving buddy. Sweet Pea doesn't like the gooeyness of the pumpkin insides. They had a fun time together. Sweet Pea joined in after awhile.

Coloring on our garden pumpkins.

Helping carve the smile

Trying to get the pumpkin smile out

OMSI

My sister, Marika, and her husband, Tim, came for a visit. Tim loves dinosaurs and OMSI had an exhibit with dinosaurs, so we went for a visit. Cutie Pie was enthralled and ROARED loudly to each of the dinosaurs. Everyone had a fun time.

Digging for dinosaur bones

Playing in the waterworks

The girls spent quite a lot of time in the ball room.

First Day of Fourth Grade

Sweet Pea was so excited about starting school and having **something** to do. She was a little hestitant about starting Fourth Grade and the math she needed to learn. She quickly got the hang of things. She loves her new teacher, Mrs. Powers.

"Four" Pancakes for breakfast. I forgot the four needed to be reversed to show through.

Walking to school

Our cupcake tradition. She helped frost them this year.

She was so excited to wear her horse shirt.

Easter

We invited Sara and her children over to dye eggs and have a Egg Hunt. The sister missionaries helped us out with the eggs.  

 

 

 

 

 

 We have an amazing family in our ward (church congregation) who lets have an Easter Egg Hunt. We were grateful the rain stopped while the egg hunting commenced. The girls had a fun time searching for the eggs. The trampoline was a huge hit as well.

 

Cutie Pie loved hunting for the eggs. For several days after, we'd hide eggs for her to search.

Easter Goodies

More Easter Goodies

Spring Birthdays

We kept the girls' birthdays pretty low key this year. We invited Sara and her two kids over for cupcakes, presents and ice cream.

Cutie Pie turns TWO.

So excited to blow out the candles and eat the cupcakes!!

Yummy Cupcake

Sweet Pea's Ninth Birthday.  Sweet Pea was pretty excited about her gifts and spending time with her cousins.

A quilt from Grandma.

Baby doll Duck Quilt

New Spring Dress

Super excited to get a loom for making bracelets and other items

Silliness with Cousins.

Sweet Pea got a new bike for her birthday.

Having fun with her new bike and helmet