Ugly Sweater Party

We hosted an Ugly Sweater party this year and had so much fun! We stayed up way too late laughing and playing games. The start of a new tradition :)

Minivan Mom

I never thought I would be a minivan mom, but it seems providence that my car broke down just a few months after baby girl #3. Apparently, it was time for a minivan anyway. I am pretty in love with my new dodge caravan, and the girls never get tired of seeing its "magic tricks" i(the automatic doors and rear hatch). I feel spoiled!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hosted Thanksgiving at our tiny home in Las Vegas this year. It was so fun to have all of the siblings (except Jeff & Mary) be able to come. We had a grand time playing games, gorging ourselves, playing in the park, making carmel apples, making a gratitude tree and starting a new tradition, wearing a turkey hat when it was our turn to say what we were grateful for. My car died earlier that week, so we were also on the lookout for a new one- a minivan this time, as we had just upgraded our family ;)

Happy Fall

I Love the fall! It's my favorite season! I love the fresh crisp smell outside, pumpkins, wearing boots and jackets. I love the colors, the anticipation of the holidays. It's really just the best!

Siena found the biggest ghost pumpkin

So here are someof my favorite moments and memories so far this fall.

I took the girls to "the farm," where we found all
kinds of animals and pumpkins and other novelties

lots of scarecrows and a glimpse of a peacock inside 

and the biggest white rabbit

Worlds' biggest gumball machine??

what farm would be complete without chickens?

Love this old truck!

And a selfie, of course

Tessa: "Look mom! Those guys are pioneers!
 See mom, I KNEW they were pioneers!" LOL 

Siena is getting so grown up!

my favorite baby

Awesome sheep parade in Cedar City. I love this place!

HUGE farm-mobile?? in the Cedar City sheep parade

The wreath Siena and I made together

twins?

complete with a BIG chicken

The "dinosaur house" in Henderson

heart melter

can't get enough of this face!

Sassy Tessy

Little sister tellin' big sister how it is!

sweet sisters

Happy Halloween 2013!

This year, I didn't get any great pictures of our costumes, but I was Rosie the Riveter. She's always been a favorite of mine, so I can't believe I didn't think to dress up as her until this year!! Siena was a monster, Tessa was the cutest pirate ever, and Leila was a Ladybug in Cedar City (cooler weather) and a leopard/cat. WE celebrated the week before in Cedar city, and carved pumpkins. Then we were back in Vegas for Halloween. We trick-or-treated with Siena and Tessa's best friends Maddie and Leah, who happen to be sisters, and daughters of my new BFF Erin.

Carving pumpkins in Cedar City. We may have gotten slightly carried away...

a candid camera moment with Tessa and Jairus. She is so affectionate! Siena hard at work carving her 3rd pumpkin

on our way to go trick-or-treating

Maddie and the girls with their witch pumpkin