Lots of Happenings!

Well we are finally settled into our new home and finding our groove again.  It is really nice to be out of the boxes!  Last Saturday we had the Nelson kiddos over for a sleepover.  The kids had a blast.  We frosted pumpkin cookies, watched movies, played with the dogs.  It was a good time for all.

The kids cookies...

Mom's cookies....

Speaking of Halloween, it kind of snuck up on us this year.  Kendall decidedly wanted to be a ballerina so she wore her recital outfit.  Sid wanted to be a princess.  I thought she would wear her Snow White costume or even one of the velvet play dresses.  Instead she picked out black sweater tights and a pink leotard.  I must say it was much better than the first outfit she tried on.  Picture Princess Jasmine with a belly bearing top and teeny skirt to go with it.  I much prefer her second choice.  In fact Sidney is following in her sisters footsteps and has become quite the fashionista.  Check out the awesome footwear choice!

The girls had a fantastic party at their school.  They played bingo, had a cakewalk, made Halloween ornaments, put their hands inside creepy boxes and did a bit of trick or treating.  I could not tear them away from the bingo table.  I think we were the last ones to leave.  Like mother, like daughters.

We started swimming again this fall and Kendall is doing phenomenal.  She has graduated to an Eel.  Her class starts in the middle of the pool.  No more steps to sit on for her.  She is loving every minute of it.  It is a miraculous change from her fear and panic last spring when we first started.  I started Sid in swimming last week.  She was very excited, but did her first "bob" (aka dunk) last Wednesday and is not so sure about it anymore.  We will finish out the lessons and see how it goes.  As it turns out, she has the whole class to herself. 

Last night we went to Monkey Business and they had a guy there that was operating the rock climbing wall.  Kendall jumped right in.  I did not think we were ever going to leave.  Just think how fast she would have been if she was wearing tennis shoes instead of high heels.  We had a ton of parents commenting on how brave she was.  Crazy girl!