Appetizer Party

Tonight we were invited to our friends 30th birthday party. It was a really neat idea, you were asked to bring a appetizer and then there would be a contest. I decided to make pigs in a blanket as I have always wanted to try them! They were a hit... we ended up winning the contest! It was amazing, we won a dinner date night out for $50.00!

It was an excellent night out, we had so much fun, as did the kids and the food was excellent! It was such a fun idea for a party! And we were very blessed!!!

The Past Week

Steve found this giant garter snake... Adessa really wanted to hold it, but it kept trying to bite Steve.

One afternoon after school we painted pumpkins, and then we let the rain wash it off and we carved them!

On Friday Danika's class got to go to the Fire Station in Crofton, they got some pretty nice shirts! This is where Danika likes to do her 'homework'

This afternoon we carved Pumpkins, here is my gutter...

The girls got to sort the pumpkin seeds out of the 'guts,' Adessa thought it was pretty ewwwie!

So did she...

Meeko, my good puppy, just waiting to lick up all the spilled seeds

The final products.... I think I found my calling!!!

(And that is the puppy's tongue... not a cigarette, as I just noticed it looks like!)

Pictures from Amelia and Nathan's Wedding this summer!

At the beginning of summer Steve was in a wedding for some good friends of ours. They sent us these pictures the other day and thought I would share them! I LOVE the one of the girls dancing... they danced late into the night and stole the show! It was pretty cute!

My house was a disaster, my kids were arguing, I had a million things to do and was not a happy mommy. At one point I locked myself in the bathroom for a little quiet time and read this paragraph, it was exactly what my soul needed to hear... and this momma came out of the bathroom with a smile on her face and sat on the couch with my girls and read them a book. I love when God gives me moments like this! The only thing that would have made it that much better would have been a cleaning fairy ;)

'For mortals it is impossible, but for God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26

"So often we wallow in our children's problems rather than exult in their strengths and possibilities. So often we dwell on the things that seem impossible rather than on the things that are possible. So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done. Forgive us God."

-Marian Wright Edelman, Guide My Feet

Corn Maze!

This week Danika got to go to McNabs Corn Maze twice! At the beginning of the week she went with her class for her first field trip without her mommy! She had so much fun! Then after school on Thursday we went with the Nagtegaal family as I bought a groupon for it. It was a perfect Fall afternoon and we had so much fun exploring the corn maze, picking out a pumpkin and petting the animals in the petting farm.

Best Friends

Family Picture

The Nagtegaals... we love this family a lot!!!

We made it to the lookout tower... the reward... SUCKERS!!!

The mommy's

My amazing, wonderful hubby and I

My little peanut

She stood like this for awhile... thought it was the perfect picture opportunity

Realizing we fell behind, and running to catch up!

Caught in another daze

We took a hay ride to the pumpkin patch.. the girls all found a 'baby' one

Best Friends sharing secrets

The loves of my life!

Working on becoming best friends!

Halloween Candle Craft

I saw this fun little craft on the front of a magazine while standing in line at the grocery store and thought we would give it a whirl. So armed with 2 empty salsa containers, some yellow tissue paper, (we didn't have any orange, oops!) black construction paper, and 2 little girls with paint brushes and glue we tried it out! The had lots of fun painting on the glue and sticking everything on... not as professional looking as the ones on the magazine, but pretty cute!! I think Steve helped them put on the faces....

I LOVE that Adessa is starting to sit for longer stretches of time doing crafts!

Princess Birthday Party

Saturday the girls were invited to a 3 year old princess party. They had lots of fun! I had to leave early because I was helping a friend cater for the evening (which was lots of fun!) so left the girls with daddy for the afternoon. Apparently at one point in the party Steve went outside to help move something and Adessa ate most of the candy in her treat bag. The poor girl was complaining to steve of a sore tummy and mouth all evening! Hopefully next time she will link the two and show some self control!!!

BFF

Our sneaky candy eater