Hooter Hider and Car Seat Cover

I made a hooter hider for my sister-in-law with the same fabric I am making the girlie car seat cover. JoAnnes carries this fabric. Anyways just let me know:)

I love my Hooter Hider, now I can't live without it! Now nursing in public is so much easier!! No more blankets falling off of my shoulder....now I can nurse in style:)

Here's the car seat cover, and I love, love this! It is so great for your newborn, keeps all of the germs out! My little guy is 9 months and it still works great for when he falls asleep in the van, just cover him up and it keeps the light out and him alseep. And it looks dang cute, dresses up my drab car seat:)

You can look at JoAnnes website and there is also another website I like, fabric.com. Just let me know:)

Halloween 2009

I know this is waaaaaaay late but what can I say I've been busy! Halloween for us was kind of a bust. Everyone was SICK....yes SiCK on Halloween can you imagine. We didn't go to our ward party, the girls were really sad about that, especially Lilli. She was really looking forward to walking across the stage. All day I could tell she was tired and had that sick look in her eyes, and insisted that she felt good. Anyways we rented Peter Pan and they were happy about that! My dad flew in that night and joined us for Halloween day. He got lots of cuddles from his grandkids and he LOVED it! We had a fun Halloween dinner and the girls even went trick or treating. They were pretty tired so we took the stroller, their very own princess coach:)

My Dad made a good Smee! It was so fun to have him here. Here's Smee and our little lost boy.

Peter Pan and Wendy!

Tinker Bell and a fellow fairy:)

"I want to touch the Temple!"

On Thursday we went to the D.C temple. We hadn't planned on it....I got a call from Josh and he asked if I was up for being spontaneous. I said sure???? Elder Neilson was going to speak to all of the Dental and Medical students at the visitors center. I thought it was a neat experience so we quickly got ready, grabbed Wendy's and took off to DC in the pouring rain. Josh arrived 5 minutes after he had started talking, phew:) The kids had fallen asleep so I stayed in the van with them. When they woke up they wanted to touch the temple. So I drove up and they hopped out of the van, huge smiles on their faces and continued to caress the temple. As I watched them I felt the spirit so strong, I even started to tear up. Here they are 3 and 5 years old and never been inside the temple, BUT they know the importance of it, they can FEEL the importance. I am so blessed to have two beautiful daughters of God!!! They make me laugh every day and teach me a lot. It was so cute to watch them touch or I would say caress the temple...what a precious moment! And I thank my Heavenly Father for that tender mercy, a moment where there weren't any distractions just my beautiful girls and the temple, a moment where I wasn't thinking of things I needed to get done, a moment to just watch and revel in my girls. A reminder that I need to slow down more often and really just enjoy moments like these without all the distractions of life that seem to cloud our lives. It was a wonderful experience for Josh and the group even recieved an apostolic blessing. The kids and I went in after it was over and they we were able to shake his hand. It was worth the spontaneous drive to D.C.

A Sunday Drive

We went for a drive to see all of the changing leaves. It was so beautiful!!! Again these pictures don't do it justice. The sunset was breathtaking!! Fall....my favorite time of year!!

When the sun hit these trees, it was like the color just popped out! The red leaves made it look like the trees were on fire! What a wonderful blessing this earth is!! I am so grateful that I have eyes to behold such beauty!!

Lilli's Daddy Daughter Date

Lilli went on a date with her Daddy...or should we say a "Ball." The county put on a Daddy Daughter Dance. I let her pick what she wanted to wear..she picked her Diamond Princess dress up. Daddy wore his suit and I did her hair all fancy and of course she got some lip shine (such an exciting thing for little girls:) They had a dinner of fried chicken, tater tots, a veggie and a cupcake. They did a craft and then danced the night away!! Josh said they danced most of the time, an hour and a half. Lilli's favorite song was "Who let the Dogs Out", and "The YMCA." They were both exhausted but they had a blast together! What a fun night for them!!

Cheezin It!

The Princess and her Prince Charming!

Izzy's Daddy Daughter Date

Izzy was so excited to go on her very first Daddy Daughter date! There was a free play at Henrico Theater "Snow White." She got her hair done up all fancy with her pearl necklace and of course some lip shine:) Josh said the whole way there she kept rubbing her lips together. She got to listen to her choice of music...her choice was the Shrek soundtrack:) She sat on Daddy's lap for the whole play and her eyes were glued the whole time! She absolutely loved it!! Then her and Daddy went to Bruesters and had a Dirt Sundae. I was so excited to ask her about it when she got home, she was beaming!!! I am so glad they were able to do that and we plan to continue this, it is so important to have that one on one time with your children. Something I think we have been neglecting, but now see how important it is!

A Beautiful Fall Day

Oh how I love, love, love the fall in Virginia!! It is soooo beautiful and the perfect weather. This picture doesn't really capture it...sorry:) There is just the right amount of coolness in the air, beautiful colors, mmmm love it:) We decided to take advantage of the beautiful day and go for a walk to the park.

The girls on the swings, their favorite thing at the park. And why not add some sweetness with kisses from Daddy.

Talmage with Izzy's Build a Bear "Marzipan. He also is a big fan of the swing. It was one of those perfect days spent with my wonderful husband and my cutest little munchkins. We didn't do anything big, we just went to the park, but just being together outside surrounded with the amazing beauty of all the colors of fall, I couldn't ask for more!

Cute

Tonight when Lilli was saying her prayers she thanked Heavenly Father for everyone in her family and then proceeded to say "...and I pray that Mommy will have 16, I mean 106 kids." Haaaaa!!!! At least she has the concept of family down, right:) She gave me a good chuckle:)

Earlier when I was cleaning up after dinner her and Izzy were doing their exercises, which included jumping jacks, ab work and stretching...so my example is rubbing off. So cute to watch!!