Too good to pass over

I just can’t do it. I can’t skip an entire season on my blog because our lives were so taken over by this:

The packing and unpacking of all those boxes. The decorating, the organizing, the shopping, the having our floors replaced, and all the rest of the stress of moving has sort of put blogging low on my priority list. However, life has continued on for our family and I feel the need to do a recap. It’s gonna be kind of long, but mostly pictures. I will feel much better after this:)

October 10 – Hailey turns 7!

Her class made this cute poster for her.

And there were many family and friend celebrations. She planned her whole birthday party from a Fancy Nancy Tea Party book she had gotten at the library. She made the list of activities and everything. It was so cute and totally her.

   

We loved celebrating that sweet girl.

Then there was a big painting party with my stepmom, Debby. I am SO thankful for the day she spent with me helping me figure out how to make old furniture into stuff I love. REALLY wish I would have taken before and after pictures to show the amazing transformations!

October means annual pumpkin patch pictures, some of my favorite photo opportunities.

I love this last one:)

And Halloween quickly follows the pumpkin patch. I was a super lame mom this year and pretty much told the girls to figure out what they could be out of dress up or what we already have. The funny thing is, they loved their costumes and never complained once.

The Fairy princess

The Rockstar

The princess (obviously VERY different from the fairy princess)

We had some days of exploring our new property and the trails that are all over it. It was so beautiful in the Fall!

    

In November, I celebrated a birthday.

And had a fun night with friends, appetizers at Ristrettos and seeing Breaking Dawn. Did I really just openly admit that?

Sorry, Chelsea, but this picture cracks me up. Look how high you jumped! Except that it appears you are kissing Bella.

And FINALLY, Aunt Megan continued her tradition of taking the girls to Disney on Ice. They were spoiled, as they are each year. She’s a pretty great aunt:)

So, those were some of the highlights. Of course, I had to leave some stuff out, but at least the Fall season was acknowledged! I keep wanting to blog Christmas-y kinds of things and now I can.  Recap accomplished.

Ten on Ten: December

The stockings were hung…

Mirror in a mirror

Tis the season for Christmas candles

Practicing volleyball with a target on our wall, thankful for high ceilings

Getting ready for her sleepover party tonight

Loving the decorations and tree in our new house

Advent calendar with candy today

Early Christmas with Aunt Patty and Uncle Scott

Loving her new Gingerbread girl

Yummy greek dinner out with friends

ten on ten: November

I haven’t done my catch up post yet, but somehow I managed to remember ten on ten this month. In the midst of total chaos in my house, nonetheless. I’ll let the pictures tell the story… one an hour, for ten hours, on the tenth of the month.

Floors have been being replaced all week and we have been living in chaos. Woke up to this all over.

Little geisha girl woke up

Preschool kids hanging out

Sweet boy, He’s going to be a good daddy:). Sorry Chad, but I love this.

Afternoon break, just started playing a couple of days ago. Seriously, check out that score on ONE WORD!

Hanging out in my bedroom, one of the safe areas of the house. Addison entertaining herself after her nap.

Big girls are home, how I am LOVING the bus. No more driving back and forth to school multiple times a day.

New backyard swing, they love it

Hailey’s school work, showing me in the kitchen while she is asking me how to spell words at the table. This is a common scene at our house and I loved this little writing sample she showed me today.

Upward Cheer meeting, getting ready to start coaching Hailey’s team. Should be interesting:)

Our floors should be finished tomorrow, but the molding won’t come for another week or so. That means we wait a little longer to move the bigger furniture back and REALLY get settled. I can’t wait to be settled. I almost took a picture of the huge pile of stuff and boxes waiting for me, but it wasn’t pretty. Oh well, there is a light at the end of the tunnel! And ten on ten was a fun distraction today.

The Event

Well, I am finally finishing the wedding post over a month later. I just couldn’t leave it hanging without posting a few of the ACTUAL wedding. Moving and having no internet for a month seriously slowed  me down, but after this post I hope to do a little catching up. So, even though way better pictures are now plastered all over facebook from the professional photographer, here are a last few from me.