Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We stopped over at Scott's parent's first for a quick bite and then went over to my Mom's house for Thanksgiving dinner.

Rylee in her full princess attire.
This is what Scott did.

The boys were suppose to be watching the kids play outside...It started off with them innocently watering the plants and turned into a big muddy mess. I didn't get a picture but at first Rylee was in her pink princess leotard ballerina skirt while watering. Not a good mix.

Haylee's clothes were so messy she ended up having to strip down to her diaper.

Halloween

First, we carved our pumpkins.

This was the last time we saw Haylee's pumpkin, at some point Cruiser ate it...

Scott making the first cut. (Notice his new hair style? lol)

The girls getting a feel for pumpkin slime
Haylee dove right in.
My finished product...Snow White for Rylee.

Now don't be frightened....

But here is Scott's

Then it was time to get dressed up! Here are the girls all ready to go Trick-or-Treating

We saw Haylee's costume online and thought it would be hilarious if she wore it. I added the bow so people would know it was a girl under there.

Cousins

Trick-or-Treating This was by far the best Halloween. The girls were so cute. Rylee ran up to every house, rang the bell, and yelled Trick-or-Treat. If the person didn't answer the door she would yell, "Hello! It's me Rylee. Rylee princess Snow White!" Haylee walked painstakingly slow. She didn't know what was going on. When she did make it to the door, people went crazy over her. The costume was a huge hit!

Here is a very short video of Haylee trick-or-treating. She was so little and cute in this costume, I didn't think pictures did it justice!

Pumpkins, Suckers, A Big Scary Guy, and a Goodbye.

We took the girls to pick out their pumpkins this weekend. They each found the perfect pumpkin for them. And then would set it down and find another perfect pumpkin. So many to choose from!
Both girls were offered a sucker when we got to the "pumpkin patch." Haylee took the biggest sucker there was, it barely fit in her mouth, and Rylee just tried to put her pumpkin in the bowl of candy when the lady offered it to her. I guess we need to work on the trick-or-treating skills. Haylee of course dropped her sucker in the dirt and was very upset when I took it away to clean it off. I used a baby wipe to get the dirt off...hey eating leftover fuzz from the wipe has to be better than dirt, right?!

We also took the girls to a Halloween carnival at the school my Uncle works at. He's the big scary guy on the left. Haylee just kept her distant and nervously waived at him.
I also wanted to add that last Thursday, my Mom had to put her Dog, Copper, down. I went with her for support. It was really hard. Copper was almost 15 years old. We came back to my Mom's house heartbroken and Scott was there with the girls and he had surprised us both with flowers. We both just looked at Scott and lost it (again). It was so thoughtful of him! What a sweet guy.

Thats what she said...

I wanted to share some of the funny things Rylee has said lately!

Like...

Rylee: "AHHHH! There's a bug on the floor!"
Daddy: "Oh no! What kind of bug is it?"
Rylee: "A diarrhea bug!"

and....

I was reading to the girls the book, "Go Dog Go." Their current favorite. I read the part "Stop Dogs Stop! The light is red now!"

Rylee ducks her head down, covers her face, and shouts "Oh no, duck your head down!!"

In case there is a camera and we run the light, of course.

Is he home YET?

(These pictures have nothing to do with the post, except I took them while Scott was gone and I thought they were super cute!)

Scott has been out of town for the past few days and the saying "absence makes the heart grow founder," is true. When he is gone, I am reminded how much I appreciate him. I am used to doing the everyday wife/mom/house stuff but there are certain things that Scott just normally does. So here are just a few things I notice I miss (besides his cute face of course)....

- The rule "I cook, you clean" does not apply anymore. I cook, I clean. Therefore I am not as excited to cook.

- Any dishes I don't feel like doing throughout the day, I can't leave them in the sink in hopes he won't notice they aren't a part of the dinner dishes, and do them too. Nope, the dishes just sit there forever, and pile up.

- When the trash stinks, I have to take it out. I am really good at balancing trash on top of a full can but there comes a point when my skillz don't work anymore and I must take it out.

- When a child won't go to bed I have to figure out how to be that soft, warm, snuggly Daddy who has this magic ability to put a kid to sleep in 5 mins.

- When a child wakes up in the middle of the night there is no one to nudge and say "she wants you."

- My only protection is our dog, Cruiser, that BARKS ALL NIGHT LONG (and day) when Scott is gone. Cruiser is the man of the house right now. In fact he's barking as I type this.

- Every single poopy butt is all for me to change.

- There are no empty (or almost full) soda cans left around the house to pick up in the morning. Ok scratch that, I don't miss that.

- The only thing snoring next to me at night is the dog. Well that is if he's not barking.

Sedona

For our Anniversary, we took an overnight trip to Sedona. Thanks to my Mom who watched the girls for us and also a big thanks to my Mom and Aunt who helped send us there!! It was our first overnight trip alone since we have had children! It was great! On Friday we left early because we had a couple's massage scheduled. The massage was amazing, to say the least. Afterwards we went to lunch and saw a movie. We then drove on up to Sedona. It was so nice just being able to do whatever we wanted all day long. It was so nice having that freedom again!

We had a romantic dinner that evening on the patio of the resturauant at our hotel. The sun was setting behind the mountain, there were rose bushes all around, and a fire pit. The waiter took his time with us so we could just sit back, relax, and enjoy.

The next day we went into downtown Sedona and walked around the shops until it was time to come back to reality.
I have to say though, we did miss our little girls! We couldn't wait to see their little faces!

5 Years

I find it funny that when Scott and I were first married, we planned to wait 5 years to have children. Well we made it to that 5 year mark and now instead of just starting our family, we are looking to finish it with a 3rd child. Crazy how things have changed! I can't believe all we have done and all we have to look forward too. We have grown not only as a family but much closer together as a couple. Five years ago today I married my best friend. The one I laugh with, live for, love. It just keeps getting better! I am so thankful for you, Scott.

Happy Anniversary!