lots of pumpkins!

We painted pumpkins again this year. Miley actually put a face on hers this year, but Marley's was just a lot of paint everywhere. Mason's of course turned out the best. Miley told Mandy that she always puts spiders for hair, and that this year I should make the hair out of snakes!

Vegas

We were in Vegas for the weekend. Although the girls have been there many times, they have never been to the strip. So we decided to take them to the Bellagio Hotel to see the conservatory and fountains. They always have the conservatory decked out for the season. This year they had a bunch of large pumpkins (all over 700 pounds), a scarecrow, huge mechanical venus fly traps, a orchid house, and many beautiful flowers. Then we took them to see the fountain show. The water dances to music The kids loved it all. They were also impressed with all the lights on the strip. Miley made sure to point out that many of the girls on the signs were "immodest because they aren't wearing clothes!". Oops! We forgot how provocative the strip can be!

Mandy and the girls in front of one of the big pumpkins.

Miley and Mason with the scarecrow.

Marley and Miley with another big pumpkin.

Our Sweet 4 Year Old!

During summer you can sign up for lots of week long classes thorough the City. Miley took a week long Tae Kwon Do class and loved it! SHe called it her "Hong Kong Phooey" class.

A picture of Miley on the carousel at Hogle Zoo. One of her favorite animals to pretend to be is a tiger.

A good friend took his kids and our two girls to a farm this spring to see new baby lambs. Miley is always asking to go to a "real farm".

One of the restaurants we ate at in Mexico had this monkey hanging from the ceiling. Miley couldn't resist posing with it!

We have some random but fun pictures of the girls, so I though I would do some individual posts. Miley is the greatest 4 year old ever! She is our creative, sensitive girl. She can be a bit dramatic at times, but she is her own person and is happiest making friends. Her aunt Michelle says she is like a little butterfly. She just flutters around happily, sometimes slightly oblivious to what is going on around her. She loves animals and is very caring. Hr big thing right now is that she wants a Pony birthday party and she loves to collect bugs. She loves preschool and it has never bothered her one bit to be away from her parents. She just makes friends with whoever she is with. She is very smart and always says the most astounding things! We love her with all our heart!

Gnarley Marley

Marley in all her glory!

Marley got dressed up to ride her bike.

This is when a friend took the girls to a farm. They both adore animals.

One day I couldn't find Marley anywhere. the cupboard under my second kitchen sink is empty , so the girls often play in there. Marley discovered it was filled with stuffed animals one day and decided it looked cozy enough for a nap!

Here are a few random pictures of Marley. We lovingly refer to her as "Spawn of Chucky". She is a wee bit violent, but she also preforms the acts of terror with a huge smile on her face. How can you not love that? She used to completely terrorize kids, and then finish it off by saying "tickle, tickle". She would then look at us like , "See! We're just playing! Ignore the blood!" She loves all things dinosaurs and dogs. She is super cuddly, and super sassy. She is far more tom-boyish than Miley, which makes life interesting. Her little quirk is hair. She is always either holding on to her ponytail, or hugging her mom so she can play with her mom's long hair (its not so much that she wants to hug, that is just the most efficient way of reaching the hair).We love her so much and love what good friends the two girls are.

Sky Fair

The girls never miss an opportunity to pet a dog!

Marley and Miley sitting on one of the planes.

Most people don't know this, but Mandy has always wanted to become a helicopter pilot. It is a little silly and probably won't happen any time soon, but it is still fun to think about. Well this weekend our town had a sky fair and you could take rides in all sorts of airplanes and helicopters. The bummer was that Mandy was way to sick from the pregnancy to go. But Mason took the two girls over and had a great time. He even took them on their first helicopter ride. Miley thought it was the best day ever. Miley was just excited that someone there had a dog with them. We should really learn that there is no use in spending money on Marley unless it deals with dogs or dinosaurs!

Our big girl!

Miley started preschool this year! The college has a fabulous preschool that Miley will attend 3 mornings each week. She is in the "Hummingbird Class" and loves every second of it. Marley misses her sister, but her and mom are working on learning shapes and colors. Miley seams to have a good grasp on her alphabet and numbers, but preschool will be a great opportunity for her to practice staying on task and sitting still! We love you Miley and Marley!!

Marley misses Miley a lot while she is at school.

Miley in her new school clothes and backpack on her first day!

Big news!!!!!!

We are going to have a baby! Mandy is of course extremely sick, but will probably be excited once she is able to keep food down. Miley and Marley are happy about it (although Miley says we can't have a girl AND a boy because it would be too much!). Mason is hoping for a boy, but we won't find that out for a couple more months. Our due date is March 10th, so we will keep everyone posted!