Happy Pre Halloween

Well it's still a couple days until Halloween, but I thought I would give the girls a little practice "begging" for candy. Avila being the spirited girl that she is walked up and down the sidewalk downtown waving and smiling at every person who passed by. The stores were open late tonight giving out candy to trick-or-treaters. Avila walked into every store, flashed a big grin and said the magic words "trick-or-treat!". Emma on the other hand used every bit of sign language and grunting to express how bad she wanted candy too. One store owner gave them each at least 10 pieces of candy each just because she loved carrying on a conversation with Avila. I'm learning she will talk to anyone about ANYTHING if candy is involved.

We made it home with a good amount of candy. Avila and Emma each got to eat 2 pieces, while mommy got to eat 2 for her, 2 for the new baby and .......... yes I even ate 2 for Brewer. The night is still young and Blair is on a fishing trip. Maybe I'll have to eat a few for the cats too. I can't forget about the cats.

Finally

So I'm not super computer savvy, so it took a few months to figure out how to download pictures on the iPad and blog using it too. Apparently google and apple are not friends so switching everything saved on google from the iPad took some effort.

This is my first attempt at blogging with the iPad, so...........

Testing.......testing, 123 testing!

We'll start a few months back.







Emma loves beans and cheese. Full fists them into her mouth like she hasn't eaten in weeks. Honestly, she eats every 30 minutes or so. Not sure where she puts it all!








They both love to paint. Avila was actually singing with joy that Uncle Stephen and Auntie Megan sent Emma paint for her birthday.







The beloved playhouse. Avila spends most of her day here talking to her imaginary friends, her babies, the dog and Emma. She is the mom...always. Emma is pretty much Avila's shadow. If Avila's baby needs a nap, so does Emma's, if Avila's baby goes for a walk so does Emma's. They are quite the pair.






We do A LOT of dancing in the house. It's one of the first things Avila wants to do when she wakes up.
6:40am Eat.... Check
6:45am Call Nana to say good morning... Check
6:50am Get dressed up..... Check
7:00am Music on.... Check
7:01am "mommy, come dance with me."








Camping in Carpinteria..... Spur of the moment camping. Park next-door was awesome.


















Camping/hiking in the Sequoia National Park. One of my favorite places in the world. This year we had a hike-in campsite right next to an amazing waterfall. Beautiful. Lots of hikes. Saw 4 deer (Bambi), 4 bears (2 of which were babies), and more other forest animals than I can name. Last time I got to wear my baby backpack...baby #3 seemed to have a growth Sputnik after this trip. (barely 6 months pregnant here)


More pics and stories to come.

Piglet #2

Piglet #2

Emma eats every meal as if it might be her last.

She prefers "real food" over most baby foods. Chili beans, bananas, and chicken are on her top favorite list.

She is a constant delight. Loves her sister. Smiles all the time.

So thankful for our girls.

Avila turns 2

More pictures and fun stories to come........

Happy Halloween

This was Avila's first time trick-or-treating. We practiced all afternoon saying three things, "trick-or-treat".........."Go Army" (she was a Westpoint Army Cheerleader).....and "thank you". Well, I'm not sure how many times she said any of the phrases we practiced, but I do know she said "CANDY" over and over! She didn't notice any of the scary costumes or frightful music; nothing phased her. She was a girl on a mission. Avila would run to doors dragging her "candy purse", smile at the person holding a bowl of candy, say thank you, and run to the next door. Didn't take long for her to become a pro. At a number of houses she stood at the door waiting for 2 or 3 more pieces of candy, she was working it for as much as she could get. How could you resist a little cheerleader looking at you with those pleading eyes saying "candy......tank-too (thank you)"

Emma was content to be moms costume, taking in the whole event. Next year Blair and I will have double the candy to raid when the girls go to bed. Oh how I love eating candy I didn't have to work for.

Hawaii

These pictures are a little late, but better late than never! :o)

We had a lot of fun visiting my brother and sister-in-law who are stationed there.

Hoorah, go Army!

The pictures say it all. If we weren't swimming at the pool we were playing at the beach.

Go Army - Beat Navy

Yes, I was a cheerleader in high school. Proud of it. And yes, I have high hopes that my daughter will at least not mock them as much as her daddy does. And yes, to the horror of many I would be happy if she wanted to be a cheerleader in high school.

....................I'll pause a moment for the shock and awe.................

This Halloween Avila will be dressed as an Army Knight cheerleader. This is as close to Westpoint as she will ever get if she got her mommy's brains or her mommy's lack of desire to "play guns". This Halloween she will cheer for uncle Stephen and the men and women fighting for our freedom. She will cheer for Army with all her spirit although Navy continues to beat them. She will cheer for her uncle Stephen who "plays war" every day in Hawaii living the hard life.

Let's go Army .....clap, clap, clap.......Let's go Army........clap, clap, clap....... Let's go!!!!

We love you Uncle Stephen and Auntie Megan!!!!