November 2

I am thankful for a fantastic Husband, Father of my children and friend.  I am also thankful that these are all the same man!  
I have been so blessed to have been led to Ben.  He has made my life whole. 
There is no doubt in my mind that the Lord had a hand in my meeting and starting to date Ben. 
The Lord kept pushing me faster with this relationship.  I dont know why, but I am glad I stuck with it even though there were times where things were moving too fast for my comfort. 
I have been blessed so many times over since meeting and marrying Ben.  I am Thankful for everything that he has brought to my life.

November 1

I ran across a blog the other day where the owner had chosen a topic about which she was thankful for for each day of November. 
I am going to copy this idea because I feel at this time in my life I have so many increadible blessings in which I thank God for every day.  My daily prayers are getting pretty long because I have so much to thank him for.  On the flip side, I also have so many things that I need his help with!

November 1st

First and formost.  I am thankful to know that there is a God.  And that he loves me.  That no matter where I have been in my life he has been there for me.  Watching me, guiding me, and teaching me lessons that I needed to learn.

End of Day Recap

Here it is.  Halloween night.  The girls did not get to get dressed up, nor go trick-or-treating.
I am sure they will get over it by tomorrow!  Happy Halloween all!

I am so bored..What time do we go trick-or-treating?

Ya...I am bored too.

Still waiting...This is getting rediculous.

Can we go now?  I got my candy bucket!

Seriously lets go!

ok mom...joking is over...Its now or never!

What do you mean we are not going...

We arent going?  But I have my shoe all ready to put on...Mom???

Well, off to other things I guess...but dang now we are stuck!

No, I am not sure I am going to forget this...I am so dissapointed.

it was all a joke right!!  You are funny mom!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween - what a difference a year makes!

Halloween 2011 Ana and Emily

Halloween 2012 Ana and Emily

Granny and Halloween

While Ann was here watching the girls while Ben, his dad and I went to Washington she wanted to get halloween pictures with the girls.  She bought them little Halloween outfits that were so darn cute, and she had a matching Granny shirt too.  They were so cute. 

Here are a few pictures.  Our girls will probably not do anything for Halloween this year...:(  I am not crafty enough to make any costumes, and I am having a hard time justifying the expense to buy outfits.  So they will probably just wear the outfits that Ann brought them and not go trick-or-treating.  Do 1 year olds really need to go trick-or-treating anyway? :) 

Who knows what we will do, it is still in the air at this point. 

Granny...Where is the candy? (Ana)

Emily - "Can I be a clown for Halloween?"

Emily - "I dont have any Candy either...this is a scam!" (Granny..."yup, but I am going to keep smiling until you forget about the candy!")

Candy Forgotten!

Halloween girls ("Mom...are we done taking pictures yet?)

Jack-o-lanterns

Here are the fruits of my parents labor!  We picked a couple of pumpkins out of their garden when we stayed the night there.  Can you tell who is the artistic one in my family?

Ben's

Melanie's

Orange and Pink

I have had these little outfits (that I mixed and matched as well as possible) that we got for the girls birthday when it was hot outside, but they just now fit them, so I had to modify them a little bit to make them cold proof!   These girls are just too cute!

Ana playing with her Leapfrog

Ana playing with Tupperware

Ana - notice how one ponytail is lopsided...this happens after naptime...it is super cute

Ana smiling

Emily in her flower power outfit

Emily playing with her arm band

Emily with her arm band off handing me her toy.  With her poor mosquito bite by her eye

Sisters who love each other

These girls are now starting to really notice each other.  They have played along side each other for so long without really noticing that they had a play mate.  Lately they are definitely noticing each other! 
They are so darling sometimes and other times they are so naughty! 
I can only think back to my sister and I when we were young girls.  We were such good friends and playmates; and we got into so much trouble!
I was fixing dinner the other day and so the girls were in the playroom by themselves and one of the times I snuck a peek to make sure they were ok, they were huddled in between the two rocking chairs helping each other build towers with the large Lego blocks we have.  I so badly wanted to go get my camera and film it since it seems I only have my camera out when they are fighting, but I could not tear myself away from watching them.
I am sure I will have more of these so precious moments to be able to record. 
I love these two girls more than I can stand sometimes!  My heart is just bursting with the joy of knowing that they are mine.  I pray everyday that they will feel the love that I have for them and that they will always know that no matter what I love them... Even when I have to put them in time out for hitting their sister. :)

Ana rocking out to some songs

Still rocking out!  This girl has some moves (Ana)

Ana posing



The Destructocons

Emily is patting the couch saying "here butch..." or in her words..."rrr utccch"

MOOOMMMM...I was here first...

Unhappy truce!  "Fine I will let her sit here for a minute, but then she has to get off!"

Hide and Seek

The girls are learning so quickly it is hard for me to keep them occupied!
Their newest thing is to hide and seek.  They do it with everything.  Toys, themselves, whatever. 
They hide it, put their arms and hands up in a shrug and say (in their own language) "where is it?"
It sounds more like "urs it?" in a high pitch little girl voice...that is so freaking cute!  They even have the inflection of a question in it. 

So we have been playing hide and seek... A...LOT...

youtube - Hide and Seek

Mirror Mirror

I caught Ana admiring her reflection in the mirror the same day we took the Halloween pictures.  She is such a doll. 
Since she is a twin, this was even more precious to me.