Friday, November 26, 2010

A bit of November

DSC_0382
Trent finally decided that Hannah was calm enough to nap on... and Hannah was VERY happy about that. She's always wanted a lap cat.

DSC_0386
I made Leah a couple of tulle skirts (which she now refuses to wear)

DSC_0390
She certainly likes to ham it up for the camera!

DSC_0397I think this tutu turned out really cute... now if I could just convince her to wear it (it's itchy)

DSC_0402
She loves all things girly, so I thought I was doing her a favor... but apparently, I was wrong.

DSC_0409
We put the Christmas tree up today!

DSC_0416
It is sparsely decorated with unbreakable decorations because Trent likes the tree just a little TOO much, even with cat repellant sprayed on it.

DSC_0421
Elijah, of all people, posed for the camera.

DSC_0422... and again!

DSC_0423
No surprise about this one posing though...

DSC_0426
Miss Hannah with her stuffed leopard, Grace

DSC_0447
My favorite Christmas tree ornament. My babysitter gave this to me in 1978 or so (vintage, you know)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

Fall 2010 School Pictures

Hannah

Hannah

HannahsClass

Hannah's Class



Elijah
Elijah

ElijahsClass
Elijah's Class



Leah
Leah

LeahsClass
Leah's class

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Halloween 2010

DSC_0335
This year the girls were black cats and Elijah was Anakin Skywalker... I had him talked into being a ghost for a couple of days, but then he insisted on Star Wars.

DSC_0340
He certainly made a cute Anakin.

DSC_0343
Leah is learning to pose for pictures... what a ham.

DSC_0327
Trent has discovered the gerbils, and would really like to let them out to play... or eat.

DSC_0365
Hannah made a vampire mask this year at school with the vacu-forming machine, and I find it quite scary!

Hannah's Baptism

In our church, children are not baptized until they are 8 years old. Hannah's baptism took place the day after her birthday.

DSC_0250

DSC_0255

DSC_0280

DSC_6752
Here we are with Hannah in her little white jumpsuit.

DSC_6754
Our dear friend Michael Stanfill baptized Hannah (and thankfully got it done with just one dunk... which wasn't the case with another person baptized the same day)

DSC_0354

DSC_0359
Hannah got the traditional leather bound scriptures with her name embossed on it.

DSC_0357
I found a cute necklace with an 8 and a girl in a white dress, and a pink CTR (choose the right) ring for her

DSC_0362
The Primary presidency gave Hannah a CTR towel to help her remember her baptism... It's her favorite towel :)

Saturday, November 6, 2010

September apparently equals soccer

The only pictures I have from September are from Elijah's soccer game...

DSC_0061crop

DSC_0086crop

DSC_0039crop
I think this picture sums up under 6 soccer...

August - Decorating and the Start of School

Elijah's room was still painted lavender and baby blue with a flowery border just like when we moved here 4 years ago, so it was time to turn it into a BOY'S room.

DSC_0067

DSC_0068

DSC_0072

The time had come for new artwork for my living room, so I put the kids to work

DSC_0075

DSC_0001

The girls started ballet, but it was short lived... too over scheduled.

DSC_0040

The first day of school. Elijah started kindergarten, Leah started preschool, and Hannah's the big kid in 2nd grade.

DSC_0008a

I'd been meaning to get some fairies up on the walls of the girls' room, and Hannah asked that I paint the ceiling like the morning sky (Elijah's has glow in the dark constellations painted on the ceiling).

DSC_0001a

July = OKC + Disney Cruise

July was a very busy and very FUN month for us... though it did involve a LOT of driving.

DSC_0002

To start off the month, Leah ran into the corner of the chair rail and gave herself quite the owie.

DSC_0004

Then on July 4th, we drove 12 hours to Oklahoma City

DSC_0008

DSC_0007

DSC_0010

This guy did all the driving.

DSC_0024

Leah turned 3, and got to celebrate a few times (OKC, Evansville, and on the Disney Cruise)

DSC_0050

DSCN3352

After we got back from OKC, we packed up and drove more than 19 hours to Port Canaveral (it took 2 days)

DSCN3364

The kids had their pictures taken with princesses

DSCN3372

friend's of Tinkerbell

DSCN3378

They got dressed up for dinner (I had to show a picture of Leah, who was terrified of all characters...)

DSCN3395

DSCN3400

The kids had a great time in the Oceaneer's Club

DSCN3401

and having snack time whenever they felt like it

DSCN3402

DSCN3436

the view was amazing

DSCN3453

our wait staff was incredible

DSCN3448

and Leah was spoiled completely rotten!