Fall Fun!

The gals had their Primary Program on the 16th. They decided they wanted to have the Taylor Swift hairdo (3 barrel) and looked darling! They both worked hard and had their parts memorized and did a great job. Days like that are such proud mommy moments! The gals and I joined the girls for a weekend of fun in Park City over UEA. We had a blast! We also made are yearly trip to the Pumpkin Walk- the gals loved it!

"Jesus has taught me to love everyone."

"The Temple is the place, I am going there someday"

The kiddos had a blast in the hot tub and my cousin Jan was such a good sport to get in with them!

Meanwhile inside- Gracie was so exhausted she fell asleep right on Karen.

Catching Up (again)

My Blog is like my laundry right now- no matter how hard I try I cannot keep on top of it. We have had a great couple of weeks! Brooklyn and Gracie are both enjoying school and both got to go on field trips. Brooklyn got to go to Hogle Zoo and I was lucky enough to get to go with her. Minus the fact that it was the worst day of weather we have had. The Fall has been so lovely except for last Thursday- the day of the field trip. As we approached Hogle Zoo, the snow started and we walked around in the pouring rain. The kids actually did really well with it all- I didn't hear any complaining. Gracie went on a Fall field trip with her Preschool class to a really cute place in Paradise that has lots of Halloween blow-ups (which my kids love), a wagon ride, and a little train ride. It was fun to be able to go with her and the weather was excellent- in fact, I got a little sunburn. We also celebrated Sean's birthday. The gals decided to do some decorating and wrote him some cute notes. Ella continues to grow way too fast. The night of Sean's birthday she had rice cereal for the first time- she seems to really enjoy it! Life in the Maynard home is good right now!

Hogle Zoo in the rain. Good thing for rain ponchos, umbrellas, and rain boots! If you look close in the drinking fountain picture you can see the rain coming down. And the picture below shows how wet my shoes got. Note to self: next time you see rain boots on clearance, buy them!!

  Ella loves spending time in her saucer and is getting too big!

It was Red Ribbon Week this week- Big Blue made an visit to the school and Brooklyn was SOOO excited! She had to wear her Jr. Aggie shirt. Her class even had a picture with them giving Big Blue 5 in the newspaper. She feels so famous.

 Gracie loved her field trip and you can tell from the pictures that the weather was so much better!

 

 

The gals decorating for Sean's Birthday!

 

 Garrett is more than obsessed with Witches and was more than thrilled when he got to dress up as a witch. He keeps saying that is what he wants to be for Halloween- Nat talked him into being a skeleton- but this night, he decided that he wanted to be an idiot for Halloween. I laughed out loud in bed that night thinking of Garrett saying he wanted to be an idiot- good luck with that one Nat!

Miss Ella Sue having cereal for the first time. The pictures go in order she tasted, smiled, and then wasn't so sure!

Sure do love these gals of mine!!

Ella 4 Months

4 Months have come and gone and Miss Ella Sue is growing up too fast on me!! At her 4 months visit, she weighed in at 14.56 lbs putting her in the 62% and is 25.25 inches 77%. Ella is such a good baby! She loves to smile and has the cutest little smile- you know that when you talk and look at Ella you are guaranteed a smile. She also has the cutest little laugh. She loves her sisters and loves to watch them. She loves her little toys and goes between her swing, excersaucer, and bouncer. She is a drooling machine right now- most days we go through a couple outfits because of her drooling. She hasn't lost any of her hair, in fact it just keeps growing. I have all these cute little headbands that I would love to put in her hair, but she has so much hair that they don't stay in- so most days she is sporting a nice scare hair look. She is such a blessing into our family and brings so much happiness to us!