A Few of my Faves. . .

My good friend Brooke came to visit not too long ago (lucky me!) and while here, she shared her fabulous photography skills with us. . . Here are a few of my favorites: (Be prepared! There are lots!)

Now, all I have to do it decide my VERY favorites. . . Ya right!

And then she was five. . .

Where has the time gone? My little {big} girl is 5!!!! I still remember the night she came into the world. I was tired of being pregnant, so I was walking laps at the mall late evening. We went home, put Kira to bed and I went into labor. Grandma came to stay with Bug, Brandon and I went to the hospital and a few short {excruciating} hours later, little Kamber was born. She was so quiet in the hospital-- she just had her big eyes open, taking it all in. What a sweet little babe she was! I think part of it was just that I now knew what to expect (compared to the first one), but she really was an easy baby. Happy, content, and the cutest little toddler you ever did see!

And she has become a beautful, big girl! She is smart and smiley and a joy to have in our home. We love her so much! Happy Birthday, my little Kamber!

The Costumes

Yes, I finally finished the costumes-- with a couple days to spare even. And I am pretty happy with how they turned out. Now I just need to catch up on all the housework that has recieved only the bare essentials this past month. . .

We had a fun Halloween. KMart had a large trunk-or-treat and we went to the ward party/trunk-or-treat. Kendi didn't enjoy wearing most of her costume, but the big girls loved every minute of it! They are at such a fun age. I will so miss it when these little things don't excite them anymore. Hopefully it will last for a few more years. . .

Happy Halloween!

Motoring

I know you are all wondering where I have disappeared to. . . The start of school sickness finally hit me. Yuck! And I am swimming in a room full of fabric, trying desperately to finish six, seven-piece, elaborate Halloween costumes. Fun times. Anyway-- I thought I would share one last summer-y thought since it appears that we are already into winter here with no end in sight.

Our new home has given Brandon a new hobby-- the yard (lucky me!). He spent the last two months baby-ing his lawn-- fertilizing, edging, mowing, weeding, and on and on and on. The girls thought it was fantastic playing outside, watching Dad, "helping" Dad. When we first got the lawn mower, Brandon was trying to explain that it needed gas because it had a motor in it and the girls didn't quite get it. What they did get is that every Saturday and Tuesday, they got to play outside all day while Dad "motored" the yard.

Kendi's Breakfast

Milk-
Toast- (apparently she doesn't like the crust-- she starts in the middle!)

And binky (only every other bite)-

And just for added interest, here is what we woke up to this morning-

Yippee. (Can you hear the sarcasm?)

Octoberfest

Ummm, not sure exactly what it is or why we celebrate, but this weekend is the Octoberfest. I took the girls downtown today where they had blocked off Main Street and they had a little fair going on. The girls got to jump in the bounce houses and ride a miniature train-- all for free! WAY better than the fair.

And this is a clock. That is in downtown Twin. There is no real reason for it to be here in this blog post, except that is is cool. And I like it.

That's all. Have a happy Friday.