Landscaping: Before

Here are some before pictures from landscaping our yard. Trenching in the clay took ten hours. The sprinkler system is nearly in. I'll post more periodically.

The Latest in Toddler Fashion: Snot Sleeves!

This video is pretty self-explanatory. Mariah has had a world class cold for a couple of weeks now, and recently discovered that her forearms are much more convenient than a tissue. Luckily we were cleaning out our old clothes and stumbled upon the latest in toddler fashion - Snot Sleeves. What more could one want from an accessory - chic, functional, and a complement to any outfit. Ok, it was pretty gross, but so are the oil slicks on her arms. *Note, the tighter the fit, the better*

October has been full....

....of CELEBRATION!!! We had visitors, hooray! Thanks for stopping by, Katie, we had a blast! Mariah had a birthday celebration that she got to share w/ her cousin that was visiting. So fun! Here she is a little place like Chuck E. Cheese.



New birthday jammies. It's finally cool enough to wear long pajama pants to sleep in, since they've been wearing shorts for the past 8 months (basically half of her life) Mariah was a little skeptical at first about the length. She kept trying to pull them up to her knees. But, now she LOVES them.

Did she just turn 2 or 20? Ha ha! She got some dress-up jewelry from her little friends and she LOVES that too! ;)

Birthday dress-ups!

Opening presents. She was so excited to get a "Grandma" for her birthday (one that goes in her dollhouse). She had been saying that what she wanted for her birthday was "grandpa"- which she calls both Grandparents. ;) She was glad to have a little plastic substitute! ;)

AND WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING THE NEWS THAT WE'RE HAVING ANOTHER BABY GIRL!!!! ;)