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 :)

Blogging via Photos

So it's been awhile... and truthfully the only reason I'm blogging now is that I am putting off the millions of things I need to do while the girls nap...at the same time... ah, that sentence somehow makes me sigh with relief and reach for a piece of chocolate.... ok back to the project at hand. It's about time for an update, and what better than a photo update right? So here goes :)

Leilah has had a..... rough month or so and at the climax of a truly sad day I need a onesie... Hallie the ever helper ran and got this one...

Priceless right? Especially since it was her first time wearing it. Hallie had some insight I would say.

We also just celebrated Hayden's birthday (love ya babe!) We when swimming :)


Hayden had to study a bit so we made his birthday dinner the next day, Sunday... I've been expanding my horizons so we had filet mignon with melted goat cheese and a balsamic syrup.. Delicious! How ever the steak was still mooing... Hayden said he didn't mind. And of course we had to add cheetos to the mix.

Leilah turned 5 months old too!

Right now Leilah loves to grab onto things, hold things, and suck on EVERYTHING!


Hallie is becoming SOOO independent! She is growing up SO fast! Right now she is very into dressing herself... it's pretty much adorable and fills my camera all the time. Here's one of my favorite dress yourself moments. Notice the long sleeve cordaroy dress, too too small halloween costume "jacket" and the easter basket purse as a finishing touch. And did I mention it was 98 degrees that day?

Hallie also recently (yesterday) got her first hair cut (i couldn't bring myself to cut it once it started to grow!) I promise they did actually cut it....
Outside Little Chops
Starting the cut...

Calmed down due to bribery with skittles and barbie movie

After cut with wet hair

After cut with her adorable natural curls

So that was an adventure, probably not to be repeated any time soon....
Life is good :) Hayden is in school and loving it, we are just missing seeing him. I'm being a busy mom and we're so happy it's cool enough to enjoy walks, parks, and just being outside ;) So here is just a bit of random cuteness.

Arizona

We made it to Arizona! And it's hot. The first day was 113 so the last few days around 103-105 have been relatively livable... Our apartment seems nice and it's pretty close to the school. I already miss everyone like crazy! My mom was here up until yesterday and that helped me stay in denial for a little while longer. But dropping her off at the airport seemed to wake me up to the fact that I'm here.. I'll be here for awhile because.... I actually live here... I feel so out of place driving in the metropolis. Who knew that so many people and stores could function so close together. I know what you're thinking; Glendale? metropolis? Well changing from Springville Utah, yup it is :) There are some benefits though, millions of restaurants, a mall, target and walmart close by, and random stores to explore. I'm trying to stay positive, I AM actually excited about Hayden starting school and moving forward with our lives, but that doesn't stop me from tearing up and having a giant spoon of peanut butter as I write this blog and think of my friends and family reading it far far away in Utah... :)