Dear Santa...

Ok... the fake Noelle smile and the "you can't make me smile if I don't want to" look from Leah. They told Santa everything they wanted and feel they are now ready for the big day!

Lights of the Ozarks

We all had a wonderful time at our annual trip to the Lights of the Ozarks on the Fayetteville Town Square. The kids enjoyed the pony rides, a walk through the lights and wonderfully mild temperatures! After a trip for some Gusano's pizza, the kids were out like lights before we left Fayetteville. Now that is my kind of excitement!

It's starting to look a lot like Christmas.... la la la la

The tree is trimmed (in a matter of speaking), the lights are hung, a few gifts are wrapped, everyone is in their Christams best.... I think Christmas is right around the corner!

A Christmas Story.... told by Ms Tina's Tiny Tots class

Noelle's preshool had a Christmas Program for their families on Friday. They performed a play about the birth of Jesus and Noelle played the role of Mary. They sang lots of Christmas Carols (which Noelle sang so loud she drowned all the other kids out but she sang loud and proud). We all celebrated with a birthday cake for Jesus and had lots of wonderful gifts for the kids to open. Noelle, being the performer she is, had a great time and the party was a hit!

Happy Birthday to our First Born Baby!

Our first baby turned 5 years old on December 12th. Thanks to our wonderful family and friends, she had a terrific birthday. She had a great Scooby Doo party at Borders with her friends and cousins. Then she spent a girls day out with Mimi, Elizabeth and Mommy getting a big girl haircut (at a haircut place, not mommy doing the cutting), pedicure and manicure, a movie and then finished it off by having a small party with family at her house. As you can see she upgraded and got a brand new big girl bike... she adjusted so quickly and is so proud of it. Maybe this summer, we can attempt no training wheels! We love you Noelle! Happy 5th Birthday!

No Way!

Quick look... our darling babies sitting next to each other, getting along, no fighting, no stealing toys away from each other... just enjoying Rudolph on TV... rare moment, indeed.

Trip to Mimi and Papa's House

We went to visit Mimi and Papa a few weeks ago and had so much fun! We went to a play at the Children's theatre in Little Rock called a Christmas Mouse (as you can see Noelle posing below in front of the posters). The kids loved it. We then headed over to the state capitol for the lights and lots of Christmas action (carolers, fireworks, and general chaos). We missed most of the action but did hear the choir and see the lights.

5 little, 4 little, 3 little indians....

Noelle's preschool had a big pow wow and they made all their own Indian costumes. We got them posing (sort of) in front of the Teepee and beating their drums. This was the one event Noelle remembered the most from last year... I think because she loves making all the stuff for this.

Happy Halloween!

Noelle was the very powerful Starfire from Teen Titans and Baby Leah was the cutest scarecrow in Arkansas! They had a ball going trick or treating and it just stopped my heart every time Leah walked to a door and said in her sweet baby voice "twick or tweet".

Pumpkin' Carving at Elizabeth Roses

Friday night, we headed over to see Elizabeth and carve pumpkins at their house. Unfortunatley, the kids were only interested in pulling the "guts" out. They spent the rest of the time playing in Elizabeth's room. However, Uncle Steve and Daddy spent their time carving. Noelle and Leah picked out a puppy dog design (looks like Blues Clues) and Elizabeth picked out a kitty kat. How appropriate... the dog family vs the cat family!

Decorating for Fall

The kids were helping with our Fall decorations in the yard. They love the scarecrow sign and begged for their pics... because we just do not have enough of pics of them... of course!

First Camping Adventure

The kids got their princess tent out and had a backyard camp out in mid September. We cooked out hamburgers, smores and played in the backyard. They actually made it until 9:50pm. They would have slept out there if we let them but we made a decision that maybe their beds would be best for the first camping trip.

Leah's Turn

Leah got to start her first day of Mother's Day Out today... or what she likes to call, "Baby School". She would not put her arms down or keep or shoes on... other than that, it was a good first day.

Let's Call Those Hogs!

We could not go to LR but we did watch the Razorbacks on PPV at Uncle Steve's house. The girls were ready to wach us win!

Our newest Ballerina!

Leah started dance this year and she is already such a twirling natural. Her favorite book to read before bedtime right now is "I wear my Tutu"... and she does wear her tutu all day long! We got her a new dance bag with her name on it... with of course a little girl with crazy blonde curls on the front. I love the pic of her when she first check out herself out in the mirror... I have one of Noelle trying to touch the "other" little girl in the mirror on her first day of dance in 2006... but she was a 1 year younger than Leah's age now. Leah knew it was "her" but could not believe the size of the mirror. So cute.

First Day of Preschool

Noelle started the first day of preschool on Friday. This year she is in Ms. Tina's class for the 4 yr olds and goes every morning at 8:15am-11am. This is a BIG adjustment for Noelle, Leah and me. I was lucky to get a few pics without Leah... as she was literally standing in front of Noelle trying to hog the camera. Noelle just LOVES school though... the big advantage of going everyday is more field trips. Next Tuesday, they get to go apple picking and the following Tuesday, they go to the gentry zoo. Already a full agenda for the rest of the month.

End of the Summer Bowling

We took Noelle and Leah for a bowling night at Fast Lanes. They seemed to have fun until about the 8th frame and then they were done. But it was a fun 20 minutes while it lasted!

Leah and Daddy night at Chuck E Cheese

Daddy took Leah to Chuck E Cheese last month for a little Daddy and Baby Daughter fun. Mommy had a few friends over for some fun herself so Daddy took Leah out to none other than Chuck E Cheese... needless to say, it was a big hit! I assure you she was on a Carousel in the top pics... no pole dancing... I promise.