Friday, October 28, 2011

Costume Party Play Date!


 Today we hosted a costume playdate for the girls & all their friends!
It was such a fun time for the kids!


Three Minnie Mice!


Minnie Emmie


Molly Mouse


Sneaky Sophie :)

Cute Little Mice Tails


I love how their costumes turned out! Especially the tails!

Yummy Halloween Cupcakes!

Daddy was such a trooper to stay up late & help me get everything ready!
Party Favors for all their friends
(an extra thank you to Lillie for designing the tags!)


One of the snacks that we made were snack-o-lanterns.
Oranges carved like a pumpkin & filled with Fruit Cocktail!


I cleaned out the oranges & my husband carved them!
I carved one and we both agreed they would get done a LOT faster if he stuck to the cutting! lol
I am SO uncoordinated its a shame!

An extra special thank you to Tiffany because she helped cut our work load as well as cost in half by carving & filling another batch of oranges and bringing them when she came.

The mom's stood around & talked and had donuts & coffee while the kiddos ran around.
Thanks to Ashley for bringing the to go coffee cups!  

Some of the kids enjoying their morning snacks!



Silly Molly Having a Snack-o-Lantern

And Silly Emma having hers!

Haha Sophie!

We had all types of costumes at our costume party!

To name a few...

Elephant Chloe


Monkey Tyler

Remi the Fairy

Super Woman and Super Man!

Kaptain Kaylee

Taylor the Pirate

Indiana Jones aka Greyson :)

My Little Minnie Mouse Playing with the Pumpkin Fairy

Mario & his sister Minnie Mouse
Silly Kids!

The kids really enjoyed themselves!
They were all over the place.

 Playing Indoors...

And Outdoors Too!




Baby Archer & His Pretty Momma!

This Picture Cracks Me Up!



Sophie stayed off in the distance doing her own thing. Didn't want much to do with all the hype!


Infact, in the very beginning of the guest arriving, none of mine wanted much to do with any of it.

This is what we looked like...
(notice Emma's hand over her eyes? hilarious!)

But they eventually mellowed out & ended up having a nice time!

Emma & Marissa


Molly Mouse & Mommy :)


And me with my Minnie Emmie!


Sweet Picture of Emma with Tanna!
Marissa & Molly



Thank you again to all the moms who contributed to the preparations in some way! And a definite thank you to all of the moms who brought their kids over so that we would have a nice turn out!
There are plenty more pictures of all the kids so if you want to try & find the ones of your kid feel free.
Just Click HERE

Happy Halloween you Guys!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

SC Fair!


SC State Fair Last Year
2010



SC State Fair This Year!
2011


We took the girls to the fair today.
I was rather disappointed that the girls didnt get to try any rides this year. We spent most of our visit under shelter because it was crazy windy & cold out!

But the girls got a kick out of the petting zoo!

Molly & Mr Donkey!



Emma got so tickled when I walked her up close to the Donkey


Molly, Daddy, & the Moo Cow!
It is so cute hearing the girls say "mooo"


Emma getting up close & personal with some 4 legged creature...

Love Molly's sweeeet face as she is watching the big elephant walk by

Emma enjoying herself a corn dog-Molly would have nothing to do with it.
Suprisingly!
 

The girls insisted on walking around!
They don't like to be held when we go places! They love their new found independance!

Sweet Girls, on a Mission!

Emma Grace...


Molly Ann...

You can view more petting zoo & such pictures under their 19 month album!

19 Months

                                                               My Sweet Baby Molly,

 
You are my precious precious beautiful girl! Your personality brings so much warmth into the room! I could just eat you up with those adorable facial expressions you have. And your smile is just too much to handle sometimes! It is so big and beautiful! You really do know how to light up a room! 

However, you are not always as innocent as you look...BUT you are pretty close! :)

You tend to be my little migrater. You seem to go off and do your own thing vs. hanging with the crowd.
There are times you suprise me by playing with others, but as a rule you are very content on your own. Unless you are in a completely unfamilair place then you latch on to mommy for all she's worth. :)

You are now making more sounds & trying to form more words. You recently learned the word "no" lol
You have not told mommy or daddy no yet ( you just ignore us instead-ha) but you do tell your Sissy no!

You can blow kisses & give real kisses! ( real as in you dont give open mouth slobbery kisses anymore) :)

You now like to walk everywhere we go instead of being held. Infact, you can get rather nasty if we don't let you walk. :)

You have 8 teeth now and Mommy brushes them for you w/ a finger brush.( a "tooth brush" that fits over my finger like a glove)  Thats what we were given at our baby showers but I keep meaning to buy you girls big girl tooth brushes so you can do it on your own but I keep forgetting!

You are teething pretty bad right now. You have had many restless nights lately. Usually sometime between 2-5am about twice a week you end up in Mommy's bed. I secretly look forward to these nights because I love cuddling with you and having that one on one time with you, but after an hour or so Mommy is so ready for you to go back to sleep and you don't always cooperate. :)  So,chances are ,if you are having a restless night then I am too. :-/
But we will live through it, I know you can't help your gummies are bothering you & soon enough you will be over this phase and you will have a mouth full of choppers!

You are still a good eater but you are starting to get a little more picky about what you will & will not eat. I FINALLY got you to eat peaches! For the longest time you would not even taste them just because you did not like the slimey texture but thank goodness you finally came around! So now we can add Peaches to your list of fruits!

You are completely off of formula! You had your very last cup of formula about a week ago. You are doing just fine on your whole milk & occassional juice.

Here is a picture of you & Emma on the morning of your last cup of formula :)

10-14-11
(Emma-L Molly-R)
You have moved up to a size 4 in diapers. Woohoo! But you are still my skinny minnie :) A lot of your clothes are too big for you but it's okay, we make 'em work!

You absolutely love playing outside! I try to make sure you get to go out every day. You enjoy it so much.



You love the toilet paper roll. Something about spinning it around and around while all that toilet paper unravels , seems to humor you.

Your braces came in for your feet, and you have adjusted very well to them. And Mommy is sure to dress you in shoes that no one even knows they are there.


Happy 19 Months my Giggly Baby Girl! You are my whole world and you make Mommy & Daddy so very proud of you! I love you lotsa very much! :-)


                                                            
My Sweet Emma Grace,



You are turning into a big girl before my very eyes. You are following directions so well now, so the times that you don't obey I know it's not because you don't understand what I am saying. You have prooven that you get every word! :)

I absolutely love the little helper you are. Anytime your sister or Sophie is crying you always try to help them not be sad by taking them their milk or by patting them while saying "awww"

You love playing outside!

One thing you and Molly both do that cracks me up is you will run & hide (as if I cant see you) when you have something in your hands that you are not suppose to have. Your favorite place to hide is behind the couch.

One night  at bedtime, I was putting Molly to bed, and you knew you were next so what do you go & do? You take off running & hide in the laundry room closet! haha

I was only able to get a cell phone shot of this, but it was pretty funny!


You are a chatter box! And you have the most precious voice! You have so much to say, and you try so hard to say real words now! But I sure am going to miss all the "wuzzy wuzzy woo" jibber jabber conversations we have together!


You mimick mommy and make animal sounds, and there is pretty much nothing that you wont climb on!
You are becoming more social with others, praise God because I thought for sure that "Mommy Only" phase would never end! You still dont let just anyone hold you, but you atleast smile at others instead of scream. lol

You are blowing kisses and it is SOOO cute watching you do this!
(blowing kisses while making the  "mmmwah!" sound)


You are a sassy girl! You are sure to get your point across & its not often that even a big kid can intimidate you. You fend for yourself quite well!
You only have 6 teeth and you are also an extremely picky eater!
You too are in a size 4 diapers & while you clothes are a little big on you they fit you much better than they do your sister :)

I love my baby Emma so much & you make me so proud! Happy 19 months to my special girl!

You can see More 19 Month Pictures HERE.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Moments of Silence


Then
(@-3months)

Now
(@-almost 19 months)

Molly & Emma,
No matter how big or small, you will always be Mommy's Babies!

I love you both so much! And I treasure the moments of silence that I just get to sit & rock you.

You are growing so very fast, I am not ready for my little babies to be big girls just yet.

The Fall Fun Begins!

Happy Fall Everyone!

Out of all of this years Pumpkin Patch photo's this one has got to be my favorite!!! 

Aren't the girls SO stinking cute in their Pumpkin Outfits!
I have to brag on myself by saying I made them myself! I have never done something like this before and it was fun! I impressed myself!
A special thanks to my dear friends Tiffany & Tanna for teaching & helping me!

Rick & I took Emma, Molly, & Sophie to the Pumpkin Patch today.
It was fun but trying to get good pictures of them in their outfits was exhausting!!!:-) 
 But I will share with you my favorites!

First, let me share some Then & Now Photos!

Emma at the Pumpkin Patch Last Year


Emma at the Pumpkin Patch this Year!

Molly at the Pumpkin Patch Last Year

Molly at the Pumpkin Patch this Year!

I say this often but will say it again and again...it is AMAZING what a year can do!!!


Daddy & Molly

3 Little Pumpkin fairies wandering around.
They sure were a hit! Everyone commented on how adorable they are!

This Picture Cracks Me Up!

And so does this one!
Molly, My Child...You are a character!

Sophie's Serious Side!

And now her sweet side!

Hi Emma!!!
 

Hi Molly!!

Another Favorite!!!

Sophie & Emma

LOVE how cute their outfits are! And how very affordable it was!
3 tutus 3 hairbows & 1 headband for an average of $5 per child.  
And actually we got more than 3 hairbows out of that ribbon. Think it was 4!
You can barely buy 4 hairbows out of the store for under $15, so to get 3 tutus in addition to the bows for that price- made me very excited!   :-)

So those were my favorites from today. You may view the rest of the Pumpkin Patch Pictures HERE.