A Jude quote to remember . . .

It's been sunny and VERY cold in the PNW this week!

Yesterday, I pulled open the shades in Jude's room and this conversation followed:

Me:  "Wow - the grass is frosty!"

Jude:  "I want to eat it!"

Me: "You want to eat the grass?"

Jude:  "No, mum, I want to eat the frosting!"

 

Man this kid cracks me up!

 

Ellie is SIX!

It seems so cliché to say "I can't believe Ellie is 6 years old"

But I really can't believe it!

I can remember some days at home with a crying baby or button-pushing toddler and thinking things would never change. 

 And yet, here she is . . . 2 teeth missing, in elementary school, learning to read, having crushes on boys(!), and sometimes blowing my mind with what a little beauty she has become!

 This birthday will be remembered as the one all about AMERICAN GIRL DOLLS!

Ellie has been wanting one so bad and we decided to make it happen.

I gave her my doll, Kirsten, which was very special but had been boxed up in the attic since I was 12.  Mum and dad gave her a doll wardrobe, refurbished to perfection by MaMop.  Grammie and Grampy added a horse and stable and doll clothes has been arriving from the Aunties

 

 Lunch at the American Girl Doll bistro.  You're not allowed through the doors if you're allergic to the color pink!

 

 Sweet 6

 

We got Kirsten's hair done and her ears pierced (the dolls' not Ellies!)

Seriously, why didn't I think of this business model??!!

 

Completely successful birthday for the best little girl!



Happy Halloween 2013

First of all, let me just pat myself on the back for TWO (count em', TWO) blog posts in one week.  Whooop!

Halloween has wrapped up and Ellie's birthday is less than 72 hours away. 

I, truly, will never forgive myself for having both my kids so close to major holidays.

It makes for VERY busy months.

 

The kids LOVED Halloween this year.  They both had a blast at their classroom parties and it was the 5th year of the tradition of starting with pizza and wine at the Asmann's before Trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.

 

 Just a cowboy and a pirate having a tea party.

 

 Teacher Betsy and the kids

 

 The cutest pirate and Jasmine ever!

 

 The orange door loves Halloween

 

 Jude and his buddy Thor, I mean Wyatt

 

 The tradition continues

back row:  Sedona the Jellyfish, Olin the ghost, Rowan as Garth and Chloe as a Monster High Girl

front row:  Jude the Pirate, Ellie as Princess Jasmine, Livi the wench, Elle the lady bug and Wyatt as Thor.

 

I think their haul was about 2 pounds each.

A completely successful Halloween!