Emma Scissorhands!

Well I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later being that Emma Dilemma lives here!!! I walk into the playroom after coming up from my last class to find a soaking wet Island Princess barbie (newly renamed Survivor Barbie), a pair of green preschool scissors and bunches of blonde hair. Not only did she cut her barbie dolls hair but she then decided her and her friends needed a bath (dad forgot to drain the water in the tub last night). Next to this are 4 soaking wet barbie dolls. Emma walks in and sees that I have found her naughty work! I tell her that barbie looks so sad because she cut all her hair off and Emma picks her up and says, "I'm so sorry barbie! I'm sad too cause now I'm in big twouuble! It'll be okay barbie, right mama?" It took me a moment to respond,,,,,Emma has been on this naughty kick the past week. I tell her it won't grow back, and that if she cuts off all her barbie dolls hair they will be sad and won't want to play with her anymore. She says, " I pwomise, I pwomise mama I won't cut anymore hair 'cause I love my barbie friends!!!" We'll see how long that lasts,,,,WE ARE HIDING THE SCISSORS (at least till we get some cute Christmas pictures!)!!!! Good thing you're stinker cute Emma!!!

Oh Christmas Tree...Oh Christmas Tree......

The girls were REALLY excited to get the tree up and decorated!!!! They are both old enough to help with all the decorations and are very concerned about having a special looking tree for Santa to see when he comes in "four days" as Emma says! First we had to decorate ourselves (Maddisen you are such a character!) and then it was time to hit the tree!

Emma where are your boots?

The conversation went something like this:

Mom: "Emma where are your purple boots?"

Emma:"I dunno....which ones?"

Mom: "The only pair you have,,,the purple ones,,the ones that keep your toes warm."

Emma:"Oh,,,,I know!" (Emma goes and gets the boot and brings it over and says, " I was saving my fish for later and wanted them to stay warm."

Mom: (I look at her like she is crazy and I have no idea what she is talking about,,,then she turns the boot upside down and it all makes SENSE!!!!)

Emma: "See Mom, good idea huh?"

Mom:" I love you Emma! But lets not eat those ones,,we'll get some new ones!"

My Friend!

Emma has a little friend that she absolutely adores!!! They love all the same things, dress up, games, barbie, tea party, etc. They are the same size, color hair, similar personality,,so CUTE!!!! It is so wonderful for Emma to have friends that she can have play dates with!!! We love you Kassidy!

First Snow

The girls woke up this morning to freshly fallen snow! They have been waiting for the snow to arrive (me, not so much:)) They were good listeners this morning and got dressed and ready for school without any fuss. I love you my little snow bunnies!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!! The weather was GREAT!!! It was so much fun to watch the little ones on our street run from door to door with our girls, tricking and treating as they went!!! I guess I needed to be a red and black witch this year to fit in with our family color scheme:) We went to a couple other neighborhoods and then spent some time visiting with our Utah grandparents (We love you Grandpa Rex and Grandma "forofy" (Dorothy)). We then came back, cuddled up and watched spooky movies!! Hope you all had a safe and happy halloween!

Boo at the ZOO!!!

Today we went to trick or treat at the hogle zoo!!! We had a blast looking at the animals, people watching (everyone was dressed in a costume) and of course getting treats. We ended the day with a ride on the carousel before heading home! We have had a fantastic fall, with great weather and LOADS of fun things to do!!! We love spending time together, no matter where we go!!!