Pumpkin Carving with Daddy

Daddy has been excited all weekend about carving a pumpkin with Ansley. He went and bought a pumpkin and a carving kit with elaborate designs. Ansley got to choose the design she wanted to carve. Chris says it didn't turn out quite right, but who can tell? It looks great to me! This is the first year where we think she actually understands some of the concepts of Halloween. They worked outside for a long time. Ansley was a good little assistant. She even helped with the powdered sugar (btw-which were used to help find the tracing lines). She loved it so much, she started licking the leftover off the porch-yucky! Silly girl, she knows better. But the girl loves sweets!

Hopefully this will become a yearly tradition for them, because I think they had a great time. Here are some pictures.

Let's Party!!

Ansley working on her pumpkin

Check out Kylie's face! Too funny!

Going to the party!

Today was our neighborhood Halloween Party. Its a fun get together for all the little kiddos in the neighborhood-and Wow! There are so many of them now! Anyway, they bowled with pumpkins, carved pumpkins, had face painting and lots of other fun things for the little ones to do. They even had a costume contest with a parade! It was so cute.

Ansley is The Little Mermaid this year. She loved the costume from the Disney Store and there was NO putting it back on the rack. Her interest in princess things seems to be starting! It fits her so cute and let me just tell you, she was working it during the parade.

Kylie is a strawberry this year! It is the cutest costume I have ever seen! I knew immediately upon seeing it that it was a keeper. In fact, I picked it up and was afraid to put it back because someone else might take it. Sure enough a lady came in the store while we were there and was looking for it. Oops! Finders Keepers! I am so glad I held on to it.

And. . . Kylie won the costume contest--complete with a trophy, candy, and a Toys R Us gift card ! Way to go Kylie!! Her costume was definitely unique. Ansley didn't quite understand that it wasn't her trophy, so shh. . . don't tell her. She could have won it too! She looked absolutely adorable in her costume!

Better costume pics to come in our Halloween post! Check it out after Halloween!

Kylie is 15 months old!

Okay, do the math, she is really almost 17 months old! Did I really just type that--wow! My baby is getting so big!

Anyway, we were a little behind on our 15 month checkup due to some insurance delays, but we finally got it done last week. Here are Kylie's 15 (or 16) month stats if you are interested:

Weight: 23 pounds 12 ounces (50%)

Length: 31 inches ) (60%)

She is also cutting 2 bottom molars-ouch! But they are almost in now, so we are good on teeth at least for a few weeks-yah! She has been trying to bite her sister and her teacher at school while they have been coming in, so no more excuses for biting-Miss Kylie! She thinks its funny(of course), but no one else does! :-)

Burt's Pumpkin Patch

On Sunday, we took the girls to Burt's Pumpkin Patch to pick out thier pumpkins. It was so cold that all our noses and cheeks were red. This was Ansley's 2nd trip and Kylie's 1st trip there. They both loved looking at all the pumpkins and was excited to get to pick out one of thier own. But, let me just tell you, it was much harder with 2 kiddos than with one! We wished we had a few extra hands to help us with this trip--maybe next year!

I will spare you all the funny details, and just leave you with the pictures instead My girls are in constant motion and I can never get them to sit still enough for a good picture of them together, but it is what it is! Enjoy the pictures!

This is one of my favorites. This was the pumpkin she wanted and she is trying to pick it up. Look at the expression-hilarious!


Goin for a ride. . .

Precious smile!

Ansley, just taking in the sights-happy to be there.

Mom, another picture????

Am I stuck here like this?

Kylie doing some shopping. . .

This one's big!

Precious face!

(I just wish the lady in the red sweater could be cropped out of all my pictures-grr!)

My girls

(Kylie is tired and doesn't want to cooperate with her sister anymore)

We're Back!

Well friends, I have to say my blog slipped from my priority list these past few months, but now that things are slowing down a bit, I hope to update it with some of our favorite moments since July. So many priceless moments go on around our house I wish I could share, but it would be impossible to record them all!
Just know my girls are so amazing and I LOVE watching their unique personalities grow and develop. Sometimes, I catch myself just sitting still and watching them play by themselves and interacting with each other. They truly are each other's best friend already at 3 and 1. I am so glad they are going to be close--I was worried about that before Kylie arrived!
Many times Chris and I look at each other, shake our heads, and just laugh because they are into everything and everything is funny to them, no matter how messy, loud, or impossible it is.
Ansley is now a big girl! I kiss her every night and tell her how much I love her and how proud I am of my big girl. If I ever call her "Baby", she will quickly correct me and say, "Mommy, I am not a baby anymore, I'm a big girl!"
Kylie--2 words. . . Miss Personality! She is a bit of a wild child, but is the most funny, outgoing, and easy going little one I have ever met! She loves to laugh at you, herself, and anything that is going on. She is starting to put sounds together to make words and it amazing! At 16 months, she literally seemed to start talking overnight.

Anyway, you may find that I back-dating(is that really a word?) some of my posts. This is so things seem to be in a logical order. Otherwise my random thoughts and moments might get too confusing for everybody!

Enjoy the pictures. These are a few random ones from Friday of my girls having fun!






Ansley posing! She begged me to take pictures of her. Big contrast from a year ago!

Happy KyKy!

Kylie in her diva pose. I don't know what the heck Ansley is doing!

"Hehe!" she laughs!

The lighting didn't turn out so well, but she is posing in her new outfit from Gamma.

Her model moment. Too bad, the picture quality wasn't so great. Someone needs to learn to operate the camera better!


This is too funny! I wonder who the ring leader was in this unique idea. Hmm. . . Could it be LITTLE sister??


She's checking to see if I am watching. . .


Iknow, I know, we are NOT supposed to be on top of the table!

My favorite of them all. . . took my eyes off of her for a moment, and this is what she does. I keep telling her that she is NOT a table dancer! Geez.