Braids

I think I'll keep her!

Crib Tent

We've been having a few problems with keeping Lexie in bed lately. Extreme measures had to be taken. It looks pretty strange, but she can't get out. Now if I can only get her to actually go to
sleep in there.

Family Pictures

For my birthday I wanted to get fmily pictures taking (yes I realize it is now November and my birthday was in May). Our great friend Tami took some great pictures! Thanks Tami, we love them! The girls were not very easy to work with, but we got a few good shots.

Better Late Than Never

I figured I should probably get some Halloween pictures posted. Apparently my blogging skills aren't any better than my journal writing skills. The girls had a blast this Halloween. Ellie new exactly what to do, Lexie of course had no idea what was going on. She caught on very quickly. After a few doors she was saying, "tick teat" and then would put her hands in the candy bowl and take a handful. I have to say we had the cutest flower and witch ever! We went up to trick or treat at Papa and JuJu's house. Uncle Chris was there before his party, in costume. Ellie wasn't sure what she thought about that, she kind of shyed away. Lexie had no problem going up and sitting in his lap. I think Uncle Chris has completly won over Lexie's heart!

Lexie with both hands in the bowl.

I just love these two pictures, and these two girls! The look of sheer joy on Ellie's face is priceless. Nothing is better than watching your kids when are so happy! I also love how Ellie is helping Lexie, making sure she is standing in the right place.

Uncle Chris the pirate with his girls.

The most beautiful flower I will ever lay my eyes upon.

The best we got of the two of them together. Ellie loved her costume, we let her decide what she wanted to be, with a little help Daddy of course planting the idea of being a witch in her head. She loved her hat until we got out and then she refused to wear it. Oh well.

Feeding the addiction

I love this time of year! The holiday season is here and with it comes adorable holiday dresses in every store. I can't help myself, I have a serious problem. I wasn't going to buy Lexie a dress since she had a hand me down one from Ellie, but it was so cute. I honestly couldn't stop myself. I think I may have to start shopping with cash only so I can't come home from buying milk with and more of these beauties. In my defense this are their Christmas dresses that they will be having their pictures taken in. Now I can justify these, but the others I'm sure I'll come home with over the next month are another story.

You can't tell in the pictures but the top dress (Lexie's) has flowers embroidered with a sparkly thread. Ellie's has clear sequins all over it that make it sparkle. I can hardley wait to put these on them!

Baking

The girls have been sick for a few weeks and haven't gotten out of the house to do much. I decided we would bake cookies for a fun activity. They did as well as could be expected, although Lexie completly lost it when it was time to put them in the oven. I think they had a great time and I'm glad they got to do something fun!

Minnie Mouse Pumpkin

Ellie decided a few months ago that she wanted a Minnie Mouse pumpkin. So that is exactly what she got. We don't have pictures of the girls gutting the pumpkin because the camera batteries were dead. They really enjoyed it. Ellie actually put her hand in the pumpkin and help pull out seed and guts. Lexie wouldn't put her arm in, she wanted Nick to put a handful on the table. She would play with it and then put it into the bowl. Every time she touched the guts she would lick her hands. It was so gross! A few times I looked at her and she was chewing. I'm pretty sure she was eating pumpkin guts.

Every time Lex walks past the pumpkins she takes the top of. That of course makes Ellie upset so she starts to yell then Lexie starts to cry. Oh it's great fun! The pumpkin turned out great thanks to Nick's artistic ability. If it were left to me the pumpkin wouldn't even get carved.