HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Alright so now we are finally on to the Halloween photos. We decided to plan our trip to utah over the halloween holiday so our girls would actually get to trick or treat outside this year. We first went to Mike's parents ward halloween party.

Zoe got to play musical chairs and though she didn't quite catch on she still had a lot of fun because she got to sit next to Bell!
We went trick or treating in my parents neighborhood and that was a lot of fun! We started at about 5:00 and ended at about 7:30. The girls were completely wasted but had a lot of fun. Zoe got to go as Tinkerbell and Nana got her some Tinkerbell boots to wear with her costume.
Isa went as a Tulip Fairy, check out her shoes!

While Zoe was running from door to door Isa munched on a sucker in the stroller. It was so funny because Zoe would go to the door and say trick or treat and then when they would give her candy she always said "I need some for Isa" then she would run back to isa to give her the loot!

Carving Pumpkins with Nana

Okay so this is where I admit to my lame momness. For halloween I did not want to deal with the hassle of carving a pumpkin so Zoe and I painted pumpkins. My mom however thought that was totally lame (which I can certainly agree with) so she bought two pumpkins and carved them with Zoe. Of course Zoe had a blast and it turned out really cute! Isa as you can see just sat and munched on a lemon and watched the progress made!

Hogle Zoo

When we were in Utah in October (Yes thats right I said October) we went to the Hogle Zoo for the first time with Nana and Aunt Allee! The girls had a blast. I am pretty sure the Carousel ride was their favorite part of the trip but they also enjoyed riding on the train! Zoe had so much fun I couldn't even get her to stop and take a picture!

I Call This The One Way Conversation

The other day I made one of Zoe's favorites for lunch, grilled cheese and tomato soup. I got everyone situated (Zoe, Isa and I) and sat down with mine and a Christmas letter to read. A Few seconds later this is the conversation that took place:

Zoe: "Mommy eat your soup"

I took a bite of my soup

Zoe: "mommy eat your sandwich"

I took a bite of my sandwich

Zoe: "Read mommy read"
Zoe: "Eat your soup mommy eat"
Zoe: "Read mom you have to read"

Me: "Zoe chill out chica I am eating and reading as fast as I can"

Zoe: "Mom you just have to read and eat"

Birthday Girls!!!

Both of the girls had their birthdays in December and It was one party filled month! I had so much fun getting everything ready for the girls birthdays.

Isa's was the 7th and we just had three babies her same age over and let them crawl around and play with her new toys. They also had a blast tearing into the cake.

There are very few things that Isa is completely obssessed with so far one of them is the caterpillar on the Baby Einstein videos. That is how we decided on her cake.

Isa was not to thrilled at the idea of diving into her cupcake. She just picked at the frosting for a while and then finally pushed it aside. I must say I was quite surprised! She did however have a lot of fun opening her presents and with a little help from Aunt Allee it was a complete success!

We had a lot of fun at Zoe's party as well. Her parties are getting to be a lot of fun. She has two really good friends here, Parker and Maddy, so we had them over for a princess and pirate party (We threw in the pirate part just for Parker because had he shown up with out a costume he gladly would have put on a princess dress for Zoe).

We got Zoe a Snow White dress to wear and I made her a Snow White cake. It was a learning experience to say the least.

I also turned our kitchen table into a castle for the kids and that is where there treasure hunt ended, treasure chest and all.

She got lots of toys from friends and family and has had a blast playing with them all!

All and all Zoe had a blast and ever since her birthday everytime she sees a fun toy at a store she says "I want that for my birthday!"

I love these two girls so much I can't imagine life without them. Zoe never ceases to make me laugh with her fun loving personality. She is such a sweet sister to Isa and always tries to help her learn new things. I posted some of her new funny sayings so be sure to check those out. Isa is a doll as always. This kid is going to be even funnier as she gets older. She loves her momma and can't ever seem to get enough of her big sister Zoe. She is learning new things all the time and is sooooo close to walking I can't even believe it!

A is for Allee

This is for those of you who have been wondering what Allee has been doing since she moved up here with us! As you can see she has been very busy!

Family Photos .......... You Be the Judge!?!

So while we were on vacation to Utah in October and November we had our family picures taken. I was really excited to do it and had this vision of what they would look like in my head.......I am obviously not a true artist with the ability to turn my "visions" into reality because they looked nothing like I had imagined!

My first mistake: I thought because we had scheduled an appointment that we would actually be taking pictures at that time, our photographer would be prepared, and stay for the time she had scheduled once there. My bad! (I will say this though she tried very very hard to get my kids to smile and for that I thank her)

My second mistake: White does not look good on just anybody, especially when you yourself are the color swatch they used to make the fabric you are wearing

My third mistake: I assumed the "chin down method" removed all noticeable double chins

My fourth mistake: I believed I looked like Jennifer Aniston when in reality I looked like .... well this...

My fifth mistake: Because my children would laugh and play all day if they were outside than obviously outside would be the best place to get happy pictures. This became a mistake when I confused picture taking with playing

Honestly this list could go on for days but I will let our pictures do the talking. I need everyone to vote for which picture they like best so I can figure out which one to frame and put in our house. Here ya go...

PS Kelsie I cannot find that disc you put the pictures that you fixed on. If you by any chance happened to save them let me know, if not I will keep looking.