The Toy Story Quiet Book

 

The Birthday Boy who received this quiet book is Buzz.. Troy was simply showing us how awesome the crown looks!

 



The plans for this little book sure went through a lot thanks to Miss Penelope...

Halloween 2013

Tanner's costume looked so good when it was first done for school! Him and I were both equally excited that he was a Zombie this year :)

One of the healthiest snack spreads I've ever seen. 

Our kiddos in their costumes!! 

Poor Troy. He was first going to be a spider, but because Mom procrastinated for so long, the spider legs were a giant FAIL. 

Then it was decided he was going to be a robot, but that didn't work either..

Then a scuba diver (thank you Pinterest), which was completely made, but turned out to not work real well. 

Lastly... a Zombie Robber. Actually, he sported the Zombie Robber attire up until Grandpa Kenny's when we had a mishap with his hat.... then it was just Zombie.

I need to mention the blood.. just to set the record straight. WE do not allow bloody costumes. I don't like it. Buuuuuut, Tanner was really upset he didn't know that his new school allowed blood AND masks (which is wickedly awesome in the eyes of my 8 year old) during the parade, so we decided he could wear it THIS ONCE while out trick or treating.

Of course, Troy had to do it too.

Oh! And I can't forget our little Nellie Belly! She was a clown of course :)

Next year, I've already sworn, to get a little more thought and time to the costumes.

Hope your Halloween was as spooky and goofy as ours was :)

Our Family . Fall 2013

The Temple

Tanner's Baptism

Arrrgh. Every picture we took of Nell, turned out similar to the one above.. She's Troy's mini-me!

This handsome young man officially became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints!

He had friends and family attending to help him celebrate this special day.

Check out that smile.. he was so happy!

Hair

This little girl has the most beautiful hair. 

Sometimes it's fro-like, sometimes a knotted mess, but tonight it was long and super silky!

Pic Update

I realized I never posted pictures from Tanner's Birthday Arcade Trip.. I was super lame this year. I honestly took a whopping 10 pictures, and not one of his cake. 

Above Left: Adam found his game! He not only hit the jackpot once, but twice!! He was pretty stoked :)

Thanks to Dad's mad gamer skills, we won 550 tickets! The boys were able to get a pretty cool UFO lamp, tiger bouncy ball, bracelet, and chinese finger trap. I was so mad that the pink horse didn't work for Nellie, but she didn't mind!

We decided last minute to surprise the Jaramillo and Devendorf grandparents in CO. As you can see.. I lug the camera 500+ miles and walk away with 5 pictures. I'm so boring.

My new favorite pictures of me and the Nellie Bug!!

1st Day of School

Today was the first day of another school year. 

Mom was having a hard time last night knowing that it was the last night she'd have a "first grader". 

I was very emotional.

I decided to try and savor my baby a little longer, so the boys and I read some books and cuddled.

We set out the kids' school clothes and got everything ready for the big day.

This morning the kids ate eggs and toast and Tanner packed his lunch of a sandwich, sliced cucumbers, strawberries and pudding.

I should also mention (so we can always remember :)) I woke at 2 am, TWO AM!, to find the hall, living room and kitchen lights on. I walked out and see Tanner, completely clothed in his school clothes, watching cartoons. "Tanner! It's two in the morning, what on earth are you doing??" "I got ready for school, Mom!" 

I think he was a little anxious!!

Our Second Grader!

Our First Grader!

Troy Boy is starting preschool, officially, this year! His teacher is Mrs. Kiley. On his sign up sheet there was a picture of the cub from Brother Bear, so to make everything fun and extra exciting, we've been telling him he's going to the Brother Bear School. 

He thinks that is soooo cool!

Nell has been asking for Tanner all day :)

Our kids are so big!

Nellie singing sweet songs to her baby

Black & White Stripes

Check out that pose! That's all her! ;)

 



I think this may be Mommy's new favorite Nellie dress! Thank you Grandpa Kenny and Grandma Judy for this adorable outfit! (she wore this to church today!)

It's the Weeps' Birthday!!

Penelope sure loves her horsies these days, so we had to have an "Osie" birthday!!

And lets be honest.. you can't be a real Osie-lovin'-cowgirl without a pair of spiffy boots!

She's all ready to go hang out with Grandpa Dan!! Grandpa, when we see you again, we're taking a picture of you two together with your boots on!!

Nell had her chair decorated and the birthday wreath hung in her honor!

We girly-ed it up this year with a lace bow..

We love you baby girl.. you make our world much more sweet!

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A few other videos to add to this post...

This is Nellie's ornery face... we see this face A L O T!!

We don't really mind though :)

Poor Troy Boy.. it kills him that Tanner's always just a little ahead of him 

Penelope does not like to wear clothes. Especially shirts. I found out why the other day...

You can't feel your long locks brush against your back with a shirt on!! She LOVES her hair.

The video shows just a short few seconds of what she does with her hair all. day. long., but trust me, she does this all. day. long.!