Christmas Cuties!

Okay, so these were actually taken the week BEFORE, but who's counting?

 Ashley did NOT want to have her picture taken.....

 .....so she tried to hide.....

 Then Daddy convinced her to smile and be goofy! (As only Daddy can!!)

 Flying with Daddy!

 Two of my favorite people having fun together....

 And of course we can't forget Danielle!

 She LOVED this dress.....which was actually from last year, but it STILL fit!!!

....oh yes, she's a bit goofy too!

 Sisters!

 Sister...a little blurry.

Much better! How sweet are they?!?!

I made it!

....with Bob's help. Seriously, I have the best husband in the WORLD!!! I was completely losing it and WAY too stressed out, and he graciously amended his plans (work plans....out of town work plan) to help me out for an extra day. This isn't to say that he didn't have a ton going on himself. In fact, on Sunday he NEEDED this:

In other random silliness, I thought you'd enjoy the following:

 Seriously cool costume, babe!

Fly-away hairs!

....and earlier today while I was working, things got a bit too quiet. I discovered the girls playing very nicely together.....IN the baskets with blankets and coloring!

 ....I think I'd pull something trying to get into or out of that....

Stay Tuned.....

Yeah, I've been missing. Please wait for me to make it through Thursday in one piece. Then I will try to get some recent pictures up. Sorry, but my brain just plain hurts these days.....

Harvest Party and Halloween

  Each year our church hosts a Harvest Party and we look forward to having LOTS of fun!

 Danielle decided to be Jessie this year...

 ....and Ashley was also a cowgirl, just all in pink!

 Listening to a little story-time before the sugar-rush!

 ....I both fear and love this look...

....and into the Fellowship Hall for fun!!

Of course, the bouncy house was a HUGE hit!

Danielle catching some air....

...the little pink blur to the left-ish is Ashley about 2 feet in the air....

The girls had a blast and got LOTS of candy. We then proceeded to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, but I can't seem to locate the  pictures....I'll work on it!

Random Cheesiness

It seems like winter came on all of a sudden, but we ended up having a few warmer days and got in a bike ride and had some other fun times outside!

Smiles!

Cheese!

More cheese!

Clock change.....

I do not like morning. This is no surprise to most of you -- it's rather a defining characteristic of mine. So when the girls and I were walking out the door to church this morning and I for some random reason glanced at my phone as it went into my bag......and saw that I was AN ENTIRE HOUR EARLY......I was very upset. I love my sleep. I need my sleep (according to my wonderful husband). I could have gotten an extra HOUR of sleep. Gr. That's about all I can say. Double Gr.

Apple picking!

We decided to go apple picking. It was a bit chilly, and rain was threatening, but we decided to go anyways. After being there for about 2 1/2 minutes, we discovered that it was FREEZING!!!! But by that time there was no turning back so we grabbed the umbrellas and rain boots and toughed it out. I think Bob and I were colder than the girls....

 Feeding the goats....

 Danielle got to ride a pony! She's riding Jenny.....and Ashley is perfectly content to watch.

Sitting tall!

 Ashley WAS brave enough to pet Jelly Bean's nose!

 .....and into the orchard we march! It was a bit of a hike to get out to the trees, and it was drizzly, but we still had fun!

 Eating apples! Yum!!