Thanksgiving Week 2012...

 We had such a great Thanksgiving this year!  We really love Pullman and the amazing friends we have here are what make it so great.  We started the week by going over to the Institute with the Hansen's and spent the night eating pizza and playing pool, wii and ping pong.  It was so much fun, I only wish I would have gotten some pictures of the ping pong tournament...the competition was pretty fierce.

 Then later that week, our friends Kelli and Kharisma invited Little Miss and I to a "late-over"...it was so much fun!  Little Miss played Candy Land, got her fingernails painted, watched a movie, ate yummy treats and even got her hair highlighted pink!  She had a blast and we are so lucky to have such fun friends!

 Then the day of The Feast came and it did not disappoint!  Our friends, the Archibald's, invited a group of us over for Thanksgiving and they did an amazing job!  The decorations were so cute and the food was AMAZING!  Even the pile of kids we had there did so well and we all had such a great time.  I am so thankful for so many things.  Life has given us so many blessings and I am so grateful I get to share this life with my sweet family.  I am pretty glad I have them forever!!

1 Year Old...

 Miss Lyss at 1 year old...

*You LOVE to smile and laugh!  You are the happiest little girl and I could just listen to your giggle all day long!

*You are still a huge mommy's girl, but you are warming up to daddy quite a bit.  When you and your big sister hear the door unlock at the end of the day you shoot straight off my lap and get to him as fast as you can!

 *You love the bathroom.  You love the toilet.  You love playing in both of them and it keeps me on my toes all day trying to keep you out of them!

*You love to take baths and would play in there for hours with Caitlin if I would let you.

 *You are walking all over the place now and started really taking steps about 2 weeks after your first birthday!

*You have 8 teeth, 4 top 4 bottom, and two molars coming in.  You have been pretty miserable the last few weeks and I know you are in pain:(

 *You love when I hold you and vacuum at the same time.  If I do it long enough it will usually put you right to sleep.

*You love to snuggle and give hugs and kisses.  You are such a loving little girl.  You love the stroller and baby doll you got for your birthday from mommy and daddy.  You already love acting like a little mom.

 *Your word of choice is "da!".  This translates to anything you might need in the moment and is usually accompanied by a serious look on your face and pointing your finger.

*You love to stick out your tongue and spit.  You also love giving "zurbits" on our cheeks.

 *You are still napping two times a day.

*You have a very stubborn, feisty side at times and you do not give up easily when there is something you want.

 *You love to listen to music and will bounce and shake your hands anytime you hear it.

*You love when mommy holds you and dances with you.  You will get the biggest smile on your face.

You are such a light in our lives, Lyss.  You bring so much love and joy to our family and we have enjoyed every single minute of this last year watching you grow and become the little angel you are.  

Happy Birthday Lulabelle...We love you forever!!

Guess Who's 1??

Our Lulabelle!!

   We are so blessed to have this little girl in our family!!  Happy birthday Miss Lyss!  We love you more than you know!

Halloween 2012...

Once again, Halloween did not disappoint this year...we had some really fun parties (one with our playgroup, one with our ward and one with the Vet School) and the girls looked adorable!  Little Miss was the cutest Snow White I have ever seen and Miss Lyss was our sweet little bug:)  We had a lot of fun this year, however, on Halloween day Little Miss was really sick and for the 3rd year in a row, she was not able to go trick or treating due to an illness.  She has officially never trick or treated here in Pullman...maybe next year??

 

 

 

Sesame Street Live...

 Jeff and I decided to take the girls to breakfast one Saturday morning and while we were there a sweet lady came over to our table and gave us 4 tickets to the Sesame Street Live show.  Jeff had been wanting to take the girls so it worked out perfect that we ended up getting to go!

 Little Miss and Lyss stood pretty much the entire time (besides when Little Miss was dancing all over the place)...they loved it and I am so glad we got the chance to take them!

Flavors of Fall...

 Our friends, Matthew and Charlene, had us and the Hansen's over to make caramel apples earlier this month and we had so much fun!  This was our first time making caramel apples with the girls and I was pretty impressed with everyone's dipping skills:)   

  

 

This last one was the one I made, the "special" apple.  Don't be fooled by it's appearance though...it tasted pretty darn good!