Amazing November Weather

We have had record breaking warm temperatures this November. It's been great! Especially while we are moving! I had to snap some pictures of the girls yesterday having a "picnic" on the front porch. It was 77!! We did this all summer long but I never expected to be getting pictures in November!

Mike's Hunting Weekend

Last weekend I was a hunting widow. Mike left for S. Dakota on Wednesday morning and returned early Sunday morning. He had a great time. The weather could have been better but he had fun seeing all of his family. Unfortunately, Mike didn't get a deer but he did get some birds as you can see from the pictures.


As for us girls, we had fun having girly time. On Thursday, we went to the Holiday Food and Gift Show. The girls had so much fun riding the lightrail downtown and were such troopers while my mom and I looked around and sampled food.


On Friday, we started to move. The garage was full of boxes so, we borrowed Ryan's truck and started moving stuff to our temporary home. Thanks to my parents and Ryan's help, by Saturday, I was able to park in the garage again! I was dreading being alone with the girls for 5 days but it really turned out okay. Thank goodness my parents were around a lot. And the girls were really well behaved.

A Trip to the ER

If you know Molly, you know what a daredevil she is. And what a two year old she is. She has to do everything herself and tries to act like a four year old to keep up with her sister. Yesterday, at lunch Molly decided that she was done with highchairs. She has been done with one at home for a lone time and just sits in a booster. The problem comes when the resturant doesn't have boosters. She is not big enough to reach the table sitting down in a chair. So, yesterday, at the food court in the mall, we let her sit on her knees. It seemed to work well enough. Last night, on our way to look at a couple of houses, we stopped to eat at McDonalds. They didn't have boosters just highchairs. So, I figured it worked well at lunch so I sat Molly in the chair beside me. All was well. Well until she decided that she wanted to sit in the booth part next to Ava. To make a long story short, she fell off the booth and hit her head-hard on the floor. Mike and I were both running in slow motion to get to her. The cry was immediately different from any I have ever heard before. So, we spent the evening in the ER and ended with 5 stitches. She will forever be scarred by this experience because know she hates doctors and nurses. It was funny how she was fine until the doctor or nurse walked into the room and then she screamed at the top of her lungs. I probably jinxed Molly. I swore this summer that we would have a least one broken bone. And I was just mentioning this to Mike the other day. She is better now and as you can see was all smiles once we had ice cream and she was home!

Leaf Day

Yesterday, the girls went over to my parents house to "help" rake leaves. Ava was so excited that she kept telling everyone that it was leaf day at her Ma Ma and Pa Pa's house. They had so much fun playing in the leaves. Last year Molly cried when we made her play in the leaves. This year she had a blast piling the leaves on top of Pa Pa and jumping in them. And they actually helped more than I thought they would. Gotta love this Colorado weather in Nov. where you don't need a coat! Fall is one of my favorite times of the year to get pictures of the girls outside. We are anxious for next fall at our new house which will hopefully have big trees with plenty of leaves to rake!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

We had an amazing Halloween. The weather was perfect! It was the first Halloween I ever remember not having to wear a coat. And it stayed light out for longer. We were able to go to so many houses. My little princesses got so much candy. Ava kept saying "Wow! What a beautiful night!" And Molly got the hang of it this year. She walked up to every porch by herself and said Trick or Treat and then Happy Halloween. Now what do we do with all the candy?