Wheeler Farm

Ella got to pick out a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch... She kept picking the green ones!We climbed up into the tree house and Ella could have played in there for hours!

One of the favorite animals of the day were the baby pigs. Ella will tell you they got her "dirty."

Here is the bunch! I remember life as a child going to Wheeler Farm. I enjoyed petting all the animals and feeding them and playing in the tree house. I remember the smell of the cows and how much I disliked that. What a fun thing to go and take Ella to a place I remember so well as a kid. This was a fun memory making experience for all of us. We missed you Spencer....

IDAHO

Ella got to draw a picture with this really cool pen wheel...here she is proud as can be about her magnificant piece of art work!

So my Mom, myself, Ella and Molly took a little road trip up to Boise Idaho to visit my sister Julie and her husband Clint 2 weeks ago. They just bought a new house and we were lucky to stay with them and see their new place. While we were there we went to the Discovery Center in Boise and had a good time....say cheese!

GrOwiNg and GrOwiNg

It has been a good 8 weeks now and Molly is growning by the inch! She no longer fits into her newborn outfits. I can't believe how quickly the days pass with not enough time to actually sit down and look at her tiny fingers and toes. Life as a MoM is great and Ella Jane loves having her "sissy" around.

BIG Red Engine

Once a week I take Ella Jane (& Molly) over to the Library for a pre-school story-time afternoon. She really likes this for the following reasons:
1. She loves books
2. She likes to play with other children
3. She likes to pick out her bag of books to check out & take home

Last week was fire safety week so the children learned about fire trucks and firemen. They had the city fire dept bring a truck for the children to look at and get inside of....Ella liked it but wasn't sure she wanted to get in. This was really fun!

"FUN"tastic

Ella and I decided to make sock puppets on Monday. We needed to do something fun and while I was sorting laundry last week I thought to myself..."I really need some new socks" So...I put the old ones to good use.
Ella chose to paint her sock puppet yellow and pink. She picked out the buttons for the face and even wanted her puppet to have a bow in her hair...check it out!
We can only go outside to ride her bike or play at the park for a select few days in October...then its inside we go!

Help! Any moms or creative persons out there...I could use some other fun activity ideas.

California Boys

So I was looking thru pictures on our computer and found this one of Spencer with his friends Colby and Tyler. They went on a trip to California 5 years ago and had a good time apparently taking pictures of themselves...and their big muscles...they are pretty ripped!

The season of FALL

The season of Fall is wonderful. I enjoy the beautiful color changes of the leaves and nature itself. The crispness of the outside air is enjoyable. The rainy days in October are enjoyable. The good nature of people is enjoyable. Most of all I can't forget the wonderful season of Football....go UTES!!

Unique Baby Gift

So I received this cute baby diaper wreath with cute baby toys and clothes and accessories on it as a gift for Molly. I thought it was such a cute idea that I made one for my cousin's baby shower this weekend. If anyone else wants to make one I can tell you how...!

Big Sister

This is as good as it gets for now. I have tried for an entire month to get a picture of Ella holding her baby sister Molly....and I haven't had any luck until this week. Ella likes to hold Molly more now. We will set Molly on Ella's lap and Ella will look at her for about 10 seconds and then say, "All Done."

Molly is a month old now...wow how time passes so fast...

Fun Family Photos

So....my mom was going through old family pictures and came upon this... I think it is rather cute. My dad actually had hair...he! he! and us girls were just small. We have my older sister Amie who is about 5 and my twin sister Julie and I are about 3 and then my little sister Allison who is about 1 in this photo.

I was wondering why my hair looked so ratty...and not done. Well...with a sigh says my mom.... "you wouldn't let me do anything with your hair...I was lucky enough to even get a hair tie in it for the family pictures."

Well, now that I have 2 little girls, I think I can sympathize with my mother about little ones not wanting their hair done. Ella has become that way. I have to bribe her with Pony fruit snacks to do her hair for church.

Thought you all might want a good laugh...Enjoy this fun photo...I am the one on the bottom left..with the not so good looking hair and the funny face...I wasn't in the mood for my picture.