Quote(s) of the Day

Just a few of the joys of motherhood. Over the dinner table tonight:

Millie: Mom, your lips are so dry and your eyes are so tired, you look like a monster!

And then after a rather long silence, "Don't worry, you don't always look like a monster!"

Which was immediately followed up by a call from Jane in the bathroom:

Mom, can you come and get the poo-poo off?!

Happy Thanksgiving

I asked the girls what they are thankful for:

Millie: House, food, people in our family, earth, animals . . . I can't think of anything, I'm busy

Abby: My family, my food, my sisters, books, maps (?), cities, flowers, couches, food (again), socks, clothes, scriptures, Jesus, Heavenly Father, telephones, suitcases (?), dresses, purses, pillows . . . (she would have gone on naming everything she laid eyes on, but I thought we had the general idea)

Jane: Daddy, sharing my toys with Millie and Abby, Mommy, Daddy (again), for our life, going to church and having snacks at church, Christmas and presents for me

The Dentist, A Birthday, and Halloween (finally)

Now that she's three, Jane had her first visit to the dentist. I expected her to be somewhat trepidatious what with all of the strange equipment and all, but when it was her turn, she hopped up into the chair like an old pro, demanded the pink sunglasses to shield her eyes from the overhead light, answered all of the questions, opened her mouth wide like an alligator on the first request, and remembered to tell the dentist that she had 20 teeth when he asked her. The dentist was very impressed with her courage. I asked her what her favorite thing about the dentist was and she answered, "My goody bag". I asked her what she did at the dentist and she said, "I laid down on the chair and they tickled my teeth."

Jane turns 3!

A birthday interview with Jane:
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite thing to eat: Breakfast and cereal and blackberries (what she ate this morning, this would be different if I asked her tomorrow)
Favorite treat: cake, pink cake
Favorite Toy: Bumblina (her Thumblina doll)
Favorite Movie: About Bumblina movie (again, Thumblina)
Favorite thing to Play: to play with Millie and with toys
Favorite Song: Hannah Montana
Favorite thing to do with sisters: Play with animals and play with Jack (the stray cat who lives outside and has adopted us)
Favorite person: Tate (one of her little friends)
Favorite game: Cariboo
Favorite thing about Daddy: playing and giving hugs and kisses
Favorite thing about Mommy: because she plays with the kids
Favorite Resaurant: Old McDonalds
What do you like to eat there? French fries and chicken nuggets
Favorite Princess: Seeping Booty (aka: Sleeping Beauty)
Favorite thing to do outside: Playing with Jack and playing on the trampoline
Favorite outing: going a trip to a picnic (we went on a picnic about 2 months ago and she still mentions going on a picnic in pretty much every prayer she says)

The girls enjoying Jane's gourmet birthday meal. Mommy was still recovering from the flu.

Another Barbie!

Since getting this costume for free from a neighbor's garage sale last summer (apparently no one wanted to buy it), Millie has been determined to be a cat for Halloween. We added a tail and I made a headband with ears and she was ready to go!

A cute kitty. It was nice to recycle Jane's costume again this year. Due to Millie's indoctrination, she was determined to be a kitty again rather than a princess.

Ready to go trick-or-treating!

Our only good Halloween pictures of Abby this year were at her ballet and school parties as she came down with the swine flu on Halloween Day. Fortunately for her, though, I went trick-or-treating for her and when I mentioned that she was home sick, everyone felt sorry for her and gave her extra candy. I think she got the biggest haul of all.

Abby after performing the "Monster Mash" at her ballet/tap Halloween party. This girl loves ballet!

Sisters

There is nothing quite like getting together with my sisters. A few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit Em, Ike, and Lucy in Spokane along with my sister Jennifer and her daughter Emma. It was so wonderful to be together, see Em's cute house, play with my nieces, get a good fall fix, go apple picking, and eat good food. Thanks Em and Ike for such a great time!

Welcome, Ward Jr.!

We're so excited for the birth of Matt and Sara's first baby -- Cannon Matthew Ward. What a lucky little guy to have such great parents. We can't wait to meet him! He's the first male grandchild to be born in our family in seven years (five girls in between). Such a cutie!

Soccer

Abby Turns 5!

Abby loved the crown and earrings she picked from the birthday box at school.

Waiting excitedly for friends to arrive at the Ballerina Birthday bash!

Pin the bow on the ballerina

Musical Chairs

A beautiful group of ballerinas

Ever since last Christmas the girls have been desperately wanting and Easy Bake Oven and so Anna, our sweet babysitter, got one for Abby. They've had so uch fun making small sweet treats!

Abby's Favorites at Five:

Food: Macaroni Noodles

Treat: a lollipop

Toy: Easy Bake Oven

Book: Pinkalicious

Thing to do: Dance and wiggle around

Movie: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Song: Hannah Montana's Line Dance

Show: Wow Wow Wubzy

Color: Pink and Purple

Thing to do at school: Play with erasers