Our Weekend Up North

A beautiful Blue Jay that hung around outside the cabin.
This ride down the hill ended with me diving with camera in hand to keep Grace from running into a tree. She laughed the whole time and some strange dude commented on the fact that she has no fear. However, this morning I'm in the family room on the couch and Grace comes running in with a look of pure terror screaming for me to come in the other room. So I figure something is seriously wrong with Sadie since she is screaming as well. As I turn around the corner they start screaming about a fly being in their bedroom. I'm furious because they got me all worked up thinking something is seriously wrong. Nope. Just a fly. Grace's weekness.

Grace left, Sadie right.

Dave pulling the girls up the hill.

Sadie does have a smile on her face. Actually, the first time Dave took the girls down Sadie cried and refused to go again. So I convinced her to go with me and for whatever reason that time was better than the first and she loved it then on.

I love this picture of Sadie pulling Grace.

Grace, snow creature, Sadie

Grace coming down the hill.

I look at Sadie's face in this picture and think this is pure joy.

Grace

Sadie

1st Round of Christmas Pictures

Grace's picture last year was sooo cute! Not that this picture isn't cute cause it is. It took about 30 pictures to get this one. She would not sit still and she kept giving that cheesey "CHEESE" smile (if you know what I mean).
Sadie to the rescue!
Grace started crying right before I tried to get the two of them together. So Sadie just threw her arms around Grace and started smiling and so Grace did too. But you can tell in the pictures of the two of them that Grace was smiling through tears.

And this was the 3rd picture I took of Sadie. I didn't even bother seeing if I could get a better one. Why put her through more than was necessary. After her refusal to smile last year and even still in recent pictures I was so happy to have this picture. So beautiful.

The past 2 weeks (pictures are out of order)

All 8 girls at the end of trick-or-treating.

5 of the 8 girls getting ready to head out trick-or-treating.

Grace was so fascinated by the fire. And Sadie is finally getting up the nerve to "trick-or-treat".

Batgirl!

Barbie Thumbelina. Talk about a grumpy little girl. She did NOT want me to take a picture at that moment.

They loved all the pumpkins. Grace especially liked seeing how big of a pumpkin she could pick up.

The pumpkin patch.

There are times I don't give Sadie enough credit. I thought for sure she would chicken out when it came time to get on the horse. She was super excited before it was her turn and when the guy came to get her, she willingly went along. She didn't even look back to make sure I was coming too. She sat on that white horse like she'd done it a thousand times before. I was/am so proud of her.
I never worry about Grace being too shy or too scared to do anything. She's always willing to try and do new things. I honestly don't know where she gets her outgoing personality. Must be Dave (even though I think he's a shy guy) cause she sure as heck doesn't get it from me.

On the carousel

This is totally random but I took the girls to Red Robin by myself for the first time and I'm not looking forward to doing it again. They were good but I'm having a hard time lately getting the girls to do what I ask when I ask without any threats. Dave only has to ask once and they listen. Totally not fair.

What we've been up to...

Took the girls to see Toy Story in 3D.
Peter Piper Pizza
Peter Piper Pizza
Ran to the store last night about 8pm to grab a couple things and Grace was nodding of the entire time. It was sooo funny! She even thought it was funny when she would start to fall to the side and catch herself.

Dave won some hill-billy teeth in a claw machine at Red Robin that we found to be quite entertaining.

A couple months ago but this was their 3 year check up.
I think we may have a future architect.

Love this picture that Jesse took at my parents house while Dave and I were at Comic Con.

Bev and I took the girls to Tempe Marketplace one day for lunch.
Discovered that Sadie is a mosquito delicacy.

Halloween Oreos are the best!

How Grace eats an oreo....

First, she licks the cream. Second, she puts the cookies in her milk. Third, once the cookies have become soggy she get a spoon and mixes it up in the milk. Last, she drinks the milk!

BATGIRL!

So I think we've settled on Halloween costumes. Grace is going to be Batgirl and as much as I wanted Sadie to be Supergirl, she decided she is going to be Thumbelina. Didn't get a picture of her in her costume because she had just smashed her finger and she was in a mood. She didn't keep her costume on long enough.

But anyway.... Grace was just so darn cute in her costume I had to share.