Kate's First Primary Program

 At our church, one Sunday a year the kids in Primary do a program during Sacrament meeting. This year was Kate's first year in Primary and in the program. She was the first kid to give a line, and I am proud to report she delivered her line flawlessly! The rest of the hour she was also the comic relief....but we have new goals to work on for next year. Like, not flashing our undies. She was obviously bored by the end of it, and getting a little restless, but she was quiet so that counts as a success! Her line was "I am a child of God and He has a plan for me". She also did a pretty good job singing the songs. We are proud of our little sunbeam.

These pictures of our girls crack me up. Trying to get both of them looking at the camera is torture! These random attempts are funny to me. Especially the one where they are staring each other down...such funny girls!

My handy-man!

 This weekend Jon actually had a free Saturday, and he asked me if I wanted him to do anything for me. Well, thanks to pinterest, my list of things he could do for me is quite extensive! I decided the thing I wanted most was for him to build me a bench next to the front door so I can decorate it. That wasn't hard enough for my man, he decided to build a porch swing while he was at it (another thing on my wish list)! Let's just say I'm one happy lady. How hot is it that I can show my man a picture of something I want and he can just go do it?! In few weeks, after the lumber dries out, I will have them stained and decorated! Thanks for being awesome hubby!

Messy Mac&Cheese!

 Abby decided she was too cool for a silverware and opted to eat lunch face first.

Just Jon and Sarah

 All I ever talk about is our kids, so for once I am going to post something that is ALL about us. Jon sometimes scares me by how much he acts like my father. They always say that girls will marry someone like their dads, but its kinda creepy when you realize just how true that can be! Jon loves his football games, and eating chips and dip. Jon is doing really great at work. He loves what he is doing, and already at age 29 has achieved lots of his personal goals. I'm proud of my hard working man! He is amazing. And he is a dedicated husband and father. All I have to do is ask and he makes anything happen (except for my Paris vacation, but someday he will!)

Without mentioning the kids, I am pretty boring! I bought my first pie pan of my life...and am working to expand my horizons as a stay at home mom. I get to spend lots of time with my amazing friends, and love my life outside the home as well as within. I still read like an addict, and have been going to the gym when the kids aren't sick. I'm excited for the holidays!

Recent Happenings

 This girl is just too cute. Her curls naturally fall right into her eyes, Sometimes I'm not sure she can see. And Other times she is just precious...I love this little outfit on her. And a 4th tooth has just broken through. Oh, and when she waves hi and bye, she has started waving like a movie star(from the wrist and twisting it side to side.) so funny.

And thanks to after Halloween clearance, Kate has some new dress up clothes. And so does Chance. I started chuckling to myself in the store in anticipation. He is THRILLED with his manly outfit. hehe....Kate already loves dressing him up. Kate is SUCH a talker these days. She has always talked, but lately it has multiplied. She told me last night at dinner *sigh* "Mom you are very boring". And today "Mom, you can't eat macaroni, it's dangerous, so I ate yours from your bowl."  

Trick or Treat

 Halloween in Beaumont was wet.... the whole town was flooded all day, until right before Trick or Treat time! My girls were happy to still go out. Kate was so excited, she walked right into the first house that opened the door and said "hi!".  That girl knows no fear. Abby walked up to each house carrying her bucket too. She was so attached to her bucket that when Jon tried to help her with it she would scream until he gave it back. Funny, independent girls we have.

This year for Halloween I decided to do our family in simple costumes.  I originally asked Kate what we should be and we decided on ghosts. But after I started making the costumes she told me she wanted to be a carrot instead (totally random). In the end she was fine being a ghost. And I think we looked cute! (the girls more than the parents.) But even the Bishop at our ward Halloween party said like us, he requested a family picture and we were in the program at church the next morning! 


But don't these girls just look too cute?!

I'm OLD!

And this is an ugly picture of me, but it's all I got to depict me one step closer to 30. Can you believe 27?! I feel like there is no way I am really that old! But alas, I am. And I vow to have as much fun this year as I have any other! I have amazing friends who kidnapped me and took me to dinner, then we had some cake at my place. I seriously have the best friends and family ever! I am one lucky lady. I guess I'll keep getting old if I can keep these awesome people around me too!

Sick days

 My poor girls seem to be constantly sick these past few weeks. I will finally get their coughs/runny noses to go away and will make it back to the gym 1 day, and they will both be sick again for a week. I'm seriously starting to doubt this whole gym thing....I LOVE working out alone, but my kids aren't staying healthy long enough for it to be worth my money! Anyway, this is what they like to do when sick--lounge around. Abby bear hugging a bear while watching a show, and Kate using Jon's 'toy' to watch a show of her own.
In other news Abs now officially has 3 teeth! Our kid may have a full set of teeth someday!

And other unrelated news, I started this blanket awhile ago for a dear friend who is having her first baby. I finished it yesterday, and am proud of how it turned out!

Taking our issues one step further

Having the dog under her control wasn't enough, she has now started to push Abs around the house in a basket WHILE controlling the dog.

Happiness is:

 Sharing baby dolls. And giving them lots of hugs and kisses.

 Taking Chance for a walk around the house...dressed in mom's shoes and a rockin' outfit!

 Giving the dog a hair cut. (Sadly I'm not sure it will be the last one he receives...)

 Two fists full of popcorn.

 (I love how she looks like she is guilty in the first one, then elated at getting away with snatching 2 fists full!)

Makin' the most of it

 Every fall that I have lived in Texas I seem to experience seasonal depression. I start to get angry that I am still sweating my face off and not getting to wear pants and sweatshirts. To try and get past my anger toward the warm weather, I decided to make a trip to the beach. It was quite perfect. We went on a weekday, so Meghan and I had the beach almost to ourselves. It was still pretty hot, but to too hot to function. Kate decided to go topless--and nothing I could say would convince her otherwise.

 Abby was fearless, just like Kate was as a younger kid. She would crawl face first into the waves and laugh when they hit her right int the face. She was like a mermaid returning home!

On the drive home Kate was asleep within minutes, and didn't move until we got home. It was fun to get out of the house and enjoy mother nature.