Happy Halloween

The girls had a great time out and about tonight! Last night we carved pumpkins and they were excited to see them outside. Shelby went as Iridesa (Fairy from the Tinker Bell Movie) and Syd was sleeping beauty. Shelby had wings that lit up and Sydney's shoes lit up in the back. Perfect for each girl! I wore my Queen of Hearts costume again - it fits just fine and I don't need a pillow to stuff in the front this year. :)

The pumpkin patch and homecoming

Last weekend we went to the pumpkin patch. We always have lots of fun and I knew that this weekend we'd be too busy to make it a fun trip. The girls had a great time and found "the best pumpkin in the whole wide world" to buy. We haven't carved them yet - that's probably a Thursday night thing - but we've got them. My camera batteries were dying (note to self - charge camera batteries the night before big events!) but I got a few good ones in. Nothing spectacular like our first year there, but then my kids never stand still for me to get a good one anyway. You can at least see some of their personality!

So this weekend was homecoming and it was great to see people. Several people are expecting babies next spring. Many for the first time, so that's always exciting. I didn't get to see much of the game, but had a wonderful time visiting with everyone. I airbrushed the girls faces before we left the house, and they were really proud of their "tattoos". You can't see Sydney's in the picture, but it looks just like Shelby's. My favorite picture is the one on the bottom. Does anyone recognize her? It's been a few years since I've seen her, so I was really excited to get a picture together. Can you believe that it's been 10 years since college? Didn't we just graduate? I can't believe how time flies! BTW Laura - didn't say it out loud, but Kyle is really cute and seems really nice. Hope my kids didn't scare him! :)

Pictures and Things

OK - so I was going to post pictures from the state fair a while back. I didn't get to it and now it's almost Halloween and I've got lots of other photos to post, so here are a few for you.

The tractors were right inside the gate. Sydney wanted to get in and drive it, but was ok with just a picture.

Sydney loved feeding the goats.

I'm not sure I can ever get a real photo of the two of them. Somebody is always looking goofy!

Three day weekend

This weekend we got an extra day off. Technically it was "fair day" for our district, but Sean got the day off too. Saturday was dance class for Syd and then we brought a friend home with us. Her parents were taking care of some business and the grandparents were out of town. So, she had her first playdate/overnight non-relative experience at the age of 2.5 with our crazy household. Only snag was nap time. She wanted to sleep and Syd didn't. I stayed in the room until I thought both girls were asleep, but Syd wasn't completely asleep. She started of with a whisper voice and eventually made it to "loud" before waking up our guest. Our guest's comment to Shelby was " I don't like sleeping with Sydney. She's loud." I totally don't blame her. I don't like taking a nap with Syd either!
Sunday after pick up, we packed the kids up and headed for the state fair. The kids got to pet animals at the barn petting zoo. Sydn really wanted a baby goat (can you blame her - they are really cute) but didn't throw much of a fit when I told her they had to stay at the fair. We saw dancing with the dogs and pig races. We went through the kids little hands on the farm exhibit, where the kids get the chance to act like they are working on a farm. Picking wooden eggs and peaches and "feeding" corn to the stuffed pigs and chickens. I got some pictures that I'll post later in the week. I got a turkey leg (deep fried) and ended up sharing it with the rest of the family. The girls and I tried the fried smores and liked them. Think funnel cake batter over a smore and then deep fried with powdered sugar sprinkled on top. Good, but they only give you one for the price. I should have gotten the deep fried moon pie, but wasn't sure if anyone else would want some.
Today was a lay around the house day for the most part. Everyone went to my Dr. appointment today and we got to see the baby on the "big screen". Everything looks good. He looks like he's grown quite a bit. We could see his ribs and spine and that his arm was up in front of his face. He did a little wave and then we could make out his eyes and nose. I'm going to guess that he looks just like the girls did as babies. 4 more weeks until my next appointment.
After nap time, we did a little bit of baby shopping. The carter's store was having a big sale this weekend and I had a $10 off coupon to go with it. We picked out several pjs and little outfits and Sydney picked out some socks and pjs for him. Everything was on sale or on the clearance rack. Since this isn't an outlet store, I picked up a couple of things that I had seen at Kohl's but was waiting for a sale to get them. Gotta love that!
So now I must head for bed. This week is busy with regular late days, a practice party and a Thursday football game. Good thing it's a short week. :)

Making Progress

We found the nursery decor that we liked a couple of weeks ago and were trying to find it in the store. I had a 20% off coupon that was good instore only, so I was hoping to use that on the 4 piece bedding. We just hadn't found it at any of the stores in our area. However, last weekend, while I planning (looking at baby things online) I noticed that the particular nursery set we wanted was on clearance. So, I ordered the bedding. Didn't get to use my coupon (darn!) but we will have the bedding this weekend and I don't have to worry about picking something else out. Our plan is to purchase bunk beds at Thanksgiving so the girls can get "moved in" during that week. We will paint the nursery over the december weekends (and winter break) and get everything ready to go. I'll need to order the wall paper border before we paint, but that requires figuring out how big the room is. On the to do list is also clean our Shelby's closet, but that can wait until November. I've got a big bucket for her clothes and she's old enough to help out now, so I hope it can be done in one day. I'd like to have a garage sale with all of the girl baby clothes that I don't need, but I'm not sure that will happen any time soon. That takes lots of planning, preparation, extra time, etc and I seem to have misplaced all of that stuff. :) The spring might be a great time for that. I'll have 6 weeks of maternity leave to plan, take a nap, prepare, label, take a nap, feed a newborn, wash clothes, take a nap, change diapers and take a nap. On second thought, I can dress boys in pink these days. Right??