Pumpkin Spice and Everything Nice

The weather has finally started to get milder in Colorado, so it made me want to dust off the pumpkin spice candle and put it on the warmer. As soon as I smelled that heavenly aroma I decided to also make pumpkin bread and pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips. Did I mention that we already had a Costco pumpkin pie in the fridge? Well we do.

I make my pumpkin bread in a pan because I don't like loaves

So basically Fall foods are alive and well in the Easter house.

Later in the day Izebelle spotted her old Halloween costume that I just pulled out of storage and cleaned to put in the closet for Kaelie. Ize asked if she could put it on and of course I said yes.

She looks pretty cute and pretty happy. She definitely wasn't this happy when she wore it the first time.

Ize eventually cheered up

She's so adorable.

I am a little sad to see summer go. The only reason being is that I no longer get to see my little girls in their cute swim suits. But I welcome Fall with open arms.

So a few weeks ago our washing machine stopped working. I had just washed the girls' clothes and was washing mine when it quit. It was in the middle of the rinse cycle so it was filled with water. We were so upset. We've only had the machine for 3 years. Marty pulled my clothes out and scooped out the water. He then went on the internet and figured out how to fix it. He pulled out the pump and found this inside:

Yes that is a baby sock and yes it was completely entangled in the pump and yes I did pull it out with pliers.

Needless to say we now put all the girls' socks in a mesh bag.

So last week Kaelie had her 9 month appointment. She weighs 20 pounds 5 ounces and is 28 1/2 inches long. She is 75% for weight, 70% for height and 85% for head circumference. We love her and we are so glad she is healthy and happy.

Check out that hair

Climbing the stairs

At the park

Enjoying her cupcake

Cara and Darr just came to visit and Marty's family is coming out soon. I plan to post about both after Marty's family leaves.

Have a great weekend!

Family Pictures!!!

I am so happy with how our pictures turned out and so happy they're over with. My friend Emily helped us take a few (over 100):

Then Kaelie got grumpy

So Marty and I had to take her individual pictures the next day. While taking those ones we also got some good ones of the two of them together and Izebelle playing.

I love this raised eyebrow look

Throwing dandelion puffs

I also altered the color on these two:

Its all gray except Kae's eyes

All gray except the grass and her dress

We discovered that babies who have never really been on grass don't like it, don't slide down a hot plastic slide in a dress or you'll burn your bum, make sure you wear tons of sunscreen, go as soon as they wake up (especially babies because they can't be bribed with candy) and be prepared to make it a two day event if possible.

I hope you enjoy the rest of summer.

Summer Time

I am not a fan of summer. It comes with so many things I don't like. For example: Bugs everywhere, heat, bathing suits, birds squawking at the wee hours of the morning, ants in and around our house, snakes, mosquito bites, and so on. I do enjoy the rain though.

I am really looking forward to fall. I miss pumpkin bread, apple cider, orange leaves and 60 degree weather. Only two more months to go.

I've looked at this picture for too long. I think I'll make pumpkin bread today.

I was looking through past blogs and realized I never posted about Kaelie's blessing. She was blessed on January 2nd at our ward. It was really nice. Some friends and family came. It was a nice day.

(Jan. 2, 2011)

We didn't take pictures of her in her dress until two months later. Oops!

I just love them!

We recently cut Izebelle's hair. You may have seen on Facebook that Marty and I were debating whether keeping some of her hair was ok. Most people sided with me. Just saying. I did keep a very tiny amount. But I also only cut off a very tiny amount. I trimmed the ends of her hair in back and her bangs. She doesn't have enough for a full hair cut. It looks pretty good. Here's a picture.

Here are a couple random pictures of the girls

We've been working on our closet nook project lately. Its been going pretty good. We've had some set backs but its really starting to look good. I'll post pictures this weekend (I'm hoping its done by then). Wish me luck.

Have a great week!

Sibling Rivalry!

Last Sunday we got in the pool again and when we came in I put Kae in an outfit and put her to bed. Later I dressed Ize in dark clothes to go play outside on the swing set. When we put them together we noticed that a sibling rivalry had spawned. Here is the evidence.

CSU vs CU

She hates it when Kae grabs her, this won't be fun during future car rides

We'll see who wins the debate when basketball and football start up.

Can I just say the Izebelle's hair is finally getting long. Here is a picture taken when Kae was born (7 months ago).

Isn't that drastic when you look at the one above it? I'm so happy. It looks so cute in pig tails. She eventually pulls them out, but it does look cute.

Well, so the rivalry continued when I made Ize a bow I found online. I went to the Disney Channel website and they had a print out for a Minnie Mouse bow. So I cut it out and hot glued it to a clip and put it on Izebelle. She loved it. She kept walking around saying 'Minnie'. Later I made one for Kae by threading some string through one. Needless to say Ize was ticked. She reached up and touched the one on her head to see if it was still there, then started screaming 'Minnie' and demanded Kae's be removed. I'm laughing typing this because it just seems so absurd to get so upset about something like this. But I remember being young and a sister and getting mad about something as simple as this. I guess its my fault for not telling her it wasn't Minnie's only bow.

Here's hoping the fights stay as simple as this, even through the teenage years.

One other thing I would like to mention.

Marty turned 30!!!

Marty's birthday was the 7th. We stayed home, grilled burgers, had his favorite cake (funfetti) and basically just had some quality family time. It was a terrific (4 day) birthday weekend.

The cake. Only 20 candles. We didn't want to start a fire

Ize helping blow out the candles

High five for a job well done

Eating cake

We're also currently doing some renovation/ repurposing all over. I'll post some transformation pictures soon.

Have a great week!