a little spooky

i love october. i love halloween. i love the color orange. what could be better than to celebrate all of this by decking the house in spooky attire. happy hauntings! oh, and feel free to swing on by to the spooky villa sabatini . we have treats on hand... all month long!

ps. the silhouettes are of andrew and georgia - i worked on them instead of cleaning - much more gratifying

andrew

last night i sat in andrew's favorite chair in the office, pulled up his favorite nana day made quilt and snuggled in to watch a few minutes of hgtv before bed. i had to laugh, the blanket and the chair smelled just like my little boy. so, i pulled the blanket closer to my nose and watched as the stagers took over yet another home. (i would so be great at that!)

seriously mom?

it was cold outside today. ok, not snow cold but vegas cold. georgia, eric and andrew were all outside adding to our spooky halloween decor having a blast. mom came home, dressed georgia in a sweater and put these darling leg warmers on her blue little leggies. she hated them. she screamed, she hollered. i bribed her with chocolate. didn't work. "i no like dem" and she showed me her offensive accessory. i couldn't help it. she had the saddest little face, i took a few pics, and finally ended her suffering by removing said leg warmers and put on her new boots daddy bought for her yesterday. she said "dandou mommy" and skipped out the door. drama? here we come. so, if you are interested in some seriously cute almost worn leg warmers, let me know. i have a pink pair and a pink with flowers pair.

enjoy the moment

so i woke up this morning and rolled over onto thomas the tank engine. thanks georgia. then i walked downstairs to see (or not to see) my floor covered in puzzle pieces and everything georgia had been collecting in a shopping bag for a week, scattered. don't forget every blanket we own and the vacuum too. thanks andrew. (he was looking for something apparently) i'm trying to take president monson's advice to heart. i'm trying to remember to enjoy the moment. my kids are just making it difficult! eric (in agreement with our prophet) says that's the point, enjoy the messes, enjoy thomas the tank engine in your ribs in the morning, and don't be too hasty to wipe orange chip fingerprints off of everything. hmmm. this may take a while to get used to but these kids of mine are so dang cute, especially when they are snug in their beds fast asleep, i think i'll try it out.

here's my first try:

i'm thankful to be a mom

i'm thankful my almost 6 year old still let me snuggle him today

i'm loving that my little girl sings "annie" on call and makes everyone giggle

and i guess i love some of the mess because that means they're having a fabulous time

what's for dinner

soccer ran late, mom was tired, everyone was thrilled with dinner. mom went to bed happy. so did the kids, after the sugar wore off, that is.

georgia's got a boyfriend!

i'm really supposed to be playing "catch up" with all the pictures on my memory card but i can't help but jump to these. i am so crazy about this little girl! she has such a fun personality, quirks and all. thanks for making me smile georgia!

just fyi: there was no coaxing in this at all. i was checking out the newest fashion trends with my sister jennifer and we turned around to look for georgia and she was cutting a rug with the mannequin! she is very much a performer and i can't wait to see what she comes up with next!

if you can tell me how to rotate this that would be helpful! all eric said was don't record it like that anymore. well, duh. thanks mr. obvious!

vacationing vegas style

don't know why andrew's tired, eric did all the work on this ride!
beautiful girls, kyra, georgia, hayden
andrew playing at the beach

winding down, courtesy disney channel
tamara, me, janelle
rob, eric, alex
kyaking vegas, who knew?!

have i mentioned how much i love where i live? i love my house. i love my street. i love who lives next to me on my street. i even love the city i live in. can you feel the love? this labor day we had a mini vacation with our neighboors. so fun, i would recommend it to anyone. three days of fun in the sun, no housework, no work work, no picking up after everyone, and no laundry or cooking. my idea of relaxing fun even came with a spa afternoon with the girls. top this whole thing off with sleepy, happy children and a grown-ups night and this was quite close to perfection.