Monday, November 8, 2010

Halloween and So Forth

Ya, I'm a little slow posting these, they are just TOO CUTE to leave out :) So Hallie has been planning on being Cinderella for months and with the sealing coming up I decided this was a perfect opportunity to do a practice dress before I make her temple dress. Little did I know that the dress instructions were next to impossible to follow and the fabric that was "so perfect" was just the right kind to make sewing 100x's harder... But with a little pixie dust and a LOT of help from my amazing sewing mom and sister (which included a trip to AZ THANK YOU THANK YOU!!) we got it done. All that was left was my fairy godmother costume (started and finished day of the party) and Leilah's costume (thankfully purchased). Leilah was the pumpkin and Hallie was convinced with a wave of my wand she would turn into a beautiful carriage and whisk her away to the ball. So of course all night she was bibbity bobbitying Leilah trying to get her carriage!
At the trunk or treat

promise she didn't actually eat that, but doesn't she have the perfect "Oops, I got caught" face!)


This is Hals trying not to smile...lol

Leilah also just turned 6 months old! Here are a few pics of that day. We went to the Desert Botanical Garden; hooray for November and being able to be outside! It was beautiful!







Chihuly had an exhibit called "Desert Towers" I love his work so it was fun to see it at the garden :)



Hallie is very into "performances" lately and is currently/constantly wearing her old ballet costume and putting on shows for us. The best was she decided she was a "rose fairy princess" and needed to pick flowers... adorable!



On the way to the flowers she hummed, twirled and danced. This is a short clip of on the way back :)

11 comments:

Genny said...

I LOVE your costumes! How creative and cute! And you're not behind...I still haven't posted my Halloween pics!

Glad you got to see the Garden....I've lived here for 23 years and have never been!

Rhonda said...

Woah! I'm totally impressed with your skills! I know who to call when I need help! haha
They looked sooooo cute!

Oh & by the way, I totally meant to tell you that I wanted to go to the Gardens but my life got crazy & I forgot. Oops! Maybe Zoo?

Rachelle said...

Those are so cute. I especially love the pictures in the garden and the ones of Hallie as the Rose Fairy Princess.

Amanda said...

I am jealous. I would love to be outside, not freezing in November. Leilah is so cute. I can't believe she is six months already. Hallie looked so pretty as Cinderella and I love that is always wanting to dance and perform for you guys. Very cute.

Jacob and Kimberly Palmer said...

I love Hallie's costume! It must be nice to go trick or treating without coats :) The video was fun too, it's nice to see pictures of your girls. We're so excited to see you guys!!

Aunt Bec said...

What cute pictures! I am glad the weather is finally starting to cool off. You are going to love the winter there, and good job on the costumes. I think I would have given up before I started. Hope you are doing well.

Mandy said...

I can not believe you made that dress! I could not be more impressed if I tried! Plus I simply can not wait to see what you did with the sealing dress, I dont even know you anymore!
Plus I could not be more jealous that she just got to be a beautiful princess instead of a beautiful princess wearing a coat! So lucky! Leilah is simply adorable in her 6th month pictures!

Kent Poulson said...

Love the photos but especially the video. She is so much fun to watch. Looking forward to having you home for awhile.
Dad

ScottandTia said...

love the costumes! i can't believe how big the girls are getting, so excited to see you guys soon!!!

Amanda said...

You guys are so cute! I love how you coordinated with your girls!

Taylor & Natalie Barrett said...

They are both darling Cheyenne! I miss you guys so much! I hope everything is going so well for you!