my brown eyed peas dance to 'the black eyed peas'!

I sure love my crazy little girls!

when a comercial for Lindor Truffles came on...

Elli said, "Mom, I hungry chocate, I want it chocate mommy."

That's my girl, my thoughts exactly!

Pumpkin Patch!

First we did the corn maze!  It was a lot of fun and we had to find all the questions that were posted around and answer them on a little sheet of paper that we got for a chance to win a GIANT pumpkin.   We didn't do that great.  They were really tricky questions.  Did you know that Americans eat 900% more brocolli than they did 20 years ago???  Ya, we didn't either.
(the picture in the upper left is my favorite! isn't she gorgeous?!)

Then we got to go and pick our pumpkins.  The girls each got a string that was a certain length to determine how big of a pumpkin they got to pick.  We found a great pumpkin that was taller than is was skinny and the string fit around the middle!  But there was a catch to the whole string thing, the string had to be able to go around the pumkins middle and also top to bottom, so we had to put that one back :(
 But we still ended up with really great pumpkins and couple of really cute little decorative ones too!

The girls all wanted to ride in the wheel barrow.  It lasted just long enough to take a couple of pictures.  That's my cousin Samantha pushing my girls and her two girls, Elyse and Hailey.

Some of me and my girlies.  I couldn't decide which one I liked best, so I put them all.

PICTURE TIME!! 
I think Trinity has a future in modeling.  She cracks me up at how she always has to pose for the camera.  Elli had had enough by the time we were done, as you can see from the one of her crying.

I was a fun morning!!  Thanks for inviting us Jes!

If he ever finds out, I'm in BIG trouble

Trinity dressed Alex all up and we all thought he looked so pretty that I just had to take a picture.  He let me take the picture, on one condition, that I would never post it. 

But I just couldn't resist. :)

potty accomplished

At the begining of the summer I decided that I was Elli was ready to retire from diapers. She was giving me all the signs of being ready, such as; going off to place where she could be alone to poop, and CONSTANTLY taking her diaper OFF.

At the begining, and throughout the entire summer, Elli decided that she wasn't ready for such a retirement. She would go in the potty about once a week, but whenever she felt like it. The child is stubborn. And she also has a cast iron bladder-- she can hold it for hours!

Just over a week ago we, my mom and I, decided to try again. So off I sent Elli to spend the afternoon with my mom to practice, practice, practice. This is what went down. My mom had taken her many times to try and go, but she just held it and held it. Right at the time my mom's bread was ready to come out of the oven, Elli got a desperate look on her face and said, " I need go potty!" So my mom rushed her to the bathroom and discovered that they made it too late.  #1 and #2.  In the hurry to pull her pants down and put her on the toliet, #2 got flung from the panties and onto the wall. Glad I wasn't there. Thanks mom ;).  Luckily the bread was only a shade too dark and still wonderful.

So, ever since that slightly tramatic day, Elli has been going in the big potty! YEAH! She is doing wonderful and has only had a few accidents and she only wears a diaper at night. I love just using 1 diaper a day-- it's so affordable.

My baby is no longer a baby. I just might have to do something about that....

Alex took pictures of Elli while I was at work

Elli loves lady bugs!  That's what she's looking at on her thumb.

So beautiful.  My Elli and my zenias.

before n' afters

Before

After:  I found this frame at the swap meet for $1.

 All it needed was a little love. Now it just needs a picture!

Before:

After:

Before:

old pics-- my Elli was so little!

After:  Got them off a week ago!  Only the top ones though, but that's good enough!

Before:  My Mom saw this really amazing antique bed at a thrift store and told me about.  (for Elli)  So we went to look at it and we only had to pay $7!!

After:I love this bed!

Before:  I've had this dresser for years, and with a new paint job(and some wood glue for the drawers) it's good as new! (for Elli)

After:  (Try not to notice the marker and pencil all over the dresser, I was too lazy to clean it before the pic ;)  Elli is a busy girl!)