Halloween- more Oct 2012

There was pumpkin painting, carving and of course Trick-or-Treating!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(occasional random pairing-halloween and Christmas card photo shoot)

I'm trying to be BACK!

 

So last year's blog hiatus was mostly because I was tired of blogging and wanted to try a new form of memory keeping.  I started Project Life and had so much fun doing it.  I did it the way I wanted and what worked for me.  No weekly layouts just months and events. (Maybe when time allows I will share some pages with you.)  Also having a baby cut into my free time significantly.  I was sad not to be sharing all our photos on the web with family and friends but I just couldn't find time for both.

 

So in an attempt to do both this year, I give you some photos from last fall in Sept and Oct.  I'm using the same photos I prepare for my project life album.  Just going to upload them here as well.  So you might see a lot of 6x4 cut into two 3x4s.  Some may not even have matching photos next to each other.  It's cause I cut them apart when I print and put them in my album.  It might look a little sloppy but it's better than nothing.

 

 

 

Little one on one time with Mom baking( hard to find now that she has to share me with 2 sisters)

 

 I say every kid should experience playing in the mud!!!  It also makes me a good Mom right?

Well if you must know I didn't send them out and say go play in the mud.  It just kind of happened, but when it did I didn't stop them.  I just grabbed my camera and embraced it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Simone has turned out to be the most smiley, happy baby and she shares her light with everyone she meets.  She's also been quite the chunky baby.  Love me some baby rolls!  90th% for weight and height at her 2 month and 6 month visit.  Our family loves her so and can't get enough of her!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(random pumpkin painting photo on left)

 

 



 



I can not to begin to explain what a blessing it has been having Jared and Linzie's family as our next door neighbor.  They better get a job in the same city we do!!!

 

 

 

(troop # blurred for privacy)

Girl scouts has kept us quite busy this last semester.  Sophia has enjoyed meeting new friends and all the fun activities.  It's the perfect time commitment for us.  It's just twice a month so I don't feel like I'm running around taking girls to and fro all the time.

So here it is..

Empanadas x 2 helpers

I saw a new empanada filling recipe that I wanted to try. I started to look for my empanada dough recipe and could not find it anywhere. It didn't make the move somehow. I guess it's been that long since I made empanadas. So long in fact that I've gone from 1 to 2 helpers. I love that my girls want to help and learn to cook. It's just that it takes more time. And if you've ever made empanadas and rolled and cut your own dough you would know how time consuming it can be. They always taste so good and I love to eat them. But at the end of the night after making them I'm always reminded why I waited so long to make them again.

In case you are wondering the new filling was delish as are all the recipes I've tried from that website.

Water Color

Whatever sister does, Scarlett has to do. Even if the activity is not quite geared for a 20 month old. Yes, Scar sucked on the paint brush and yes she tipped her cup of water over. What fun. But she felt like a big girl and had such a good time.

Before her mess began

Snacky- Snack

My sister Steph let me in on a little discovery she made...

That Cheddar Jack Cheez- Its are amazingly delish!

The girls agree as well!



Notice how Sophia dressed herself like it was the middle of summer. It was a warm January day, but not that warm. That girl does not get cold. She never needs a jacket outside.

Her new face

I actually didn't pick up my camera till the end of January. I don't know why. I actually started to feel good again at the beginning of the month so you think I would have taken more photos. Anyway the biggest thing to happen in January was Sophia getting glasses. She was on our vision plan starting this year so the first week of Jan I took her to the optometrist. Our family doctor had recommended we take her in for a formal eye exam. For not being a pediatric optometrist I was quite impressed. We were there for a good hour doing tests and exams and they somehow made everything into a game and she was entertained. They diagnosed her with a lazy eye and prescribed her some glasses and that we also see a pediatric ophthalmologist. They thought we will have to do patching on her good eye to strengthen the bad. We'll know more when we go for our first visit to the ophthalmologist next week.

I didn't think her face could get any cuter, but it has. She loves her new glasses and takes good care of them. She hasn't complained one bit about having to wear them 24/7 and she can now sit on the couch and watch TV. She use to stand right in front of it. Poor thing.