How to wear bows...

This is what I found on fashionising.com...
{How to wear bows
Let me say it straight off. Bows may sound all harmless and innocent; but there are dangers with this trend. You could wind up looking like 80s Madonna, a collector of cheap kitsch, or unintentional Goth Lolita. The key here is not to skimp on the bow. They're only good in so far as they're unique and/or high quality. You're also making a statement so make it oversized, luxurious, and fun. Another way to wear it is with a headscarf tied up 1940's working girl style.}

We don't wear them quite like that around here but lately we have been loving bows (at least Taylor and I). Jake thinks they are a little big, just be thankful they're not bigger!
I got together with some friends and had a bow exchange. It is so much fun! We each make a bow and bring supplies for everyone else to make one too and we end up with 12 new bows and know how to make them!





Taylor loves her bows, and she looks so cute in them. But she has to pick out her own bow everyday, if it doesn't match I have to be a little sneaky:)

Halloween

I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. This year I thought it would be fun to paint our pumpkins instead of carving them. I had to paint Minnie Mouse for Taylor since she loves her and I'm sure you can figure out which one is Jake's (the pirate with braces!)


I wanted to dress Taylor up as a Fairy but she wouldn't put the costume on so I had to tell her she was Abby Cadabby from sesame street then she was excited!



Whit wanted to be batman so I made a cape and hood with bat ears, it didn't turn out quite what I was picturing but he loved it anyway.


We had a ward Halloween party & trunk or treat. The kids had fun wearing their costumes and seeing all their friends.




I took the kids to a pumpkin patch with some friends. They had fun picking out their big pumpkins, riding the tractor, climbing on the pumpkins, and I enjoyed watching them trying to find their way through the hay maze!


Their were a bunch of scarecrows and other funny/scary people throughout the pumpkin patch. Taylor was so interested and scared of them but I got her to give this one a hug. And Whit found this hat from one of them and had to put it on.
The pumpkins were almost as big as Taylor!

Hiii

I could watch this over and over again, she is too cute!!

Whit's in Preschool

Whit started preschool this fall, how did he get to be so big!! He has been loving it, especially since he goes with two of his best friends. Whit loves when we car pool and the kids get to ride together, they sing and laugh the whole way there.

This boy will not smile for the camera, so this is what we get for his first day of school picture!

He gets a little better when he's with his friends, Samantha and Teegan.


Of course he is smiling now... He's holding Samantha's hand, aren't they cute?!

Summer Fun

We went to the park a lot this summer. Taylor's favorite thing at the park are the swings, she could swing the whole time we are there if I let her.


I let Whit bring his bike since the trails are flatter than our street and he loved it.


We spent most of our summer at the pool. It was so much fun especially when dad could come with us. Whit loved to jump off dad's hands and go flying into the water. Taylor mostly just wanted to chill on the stairs, get in and out, walk all around and of course dance to the music they had playing everyday. ( This is not what it looks like, she's actually shaking her booty!)



Most days their were a few friends but we loved the days that everyone was there:)



The kids also love to go to the mall and play, Whit was showing off his awesome moves.

Trip to Utah... part 3

We had a fun summer with BBQs, swimming, camping, going to Boondocks, and playing with cousins. I am so glad we made it home.

The boys had fun running around, playing baseball, wrestling in the grass (and making a mess of Grandma's tramp.. oops, sorry Grandma!)







Playing at Boondocks



Sunday afternoon was a lot of fun playing the piano and in the backyard.

Whit loved having a sleepover on the tramp. We had fun reading books, watching the clouds and airplanes go by, singing songs and listening to all the wonderful sounds outside. We didn't stay out all night, I decided to go put Whit to bed at 10 since he wasn't even close to falling asleep (I didn't really expect him to, he was way to excited) but it was fun anyway, Thanks Whit!