Happy Halloween!

It's been a whole two weeks since I last sat down to write an update. I downloaded pictures from my digital camera yesterday and there were over a hundred, so I knew it had been a while. We are all doing great. The girls are growing and learning like crazy. Tegan is really picking up on a lot of her words and Kelby is learning all her letters by name. I'm not sure what we have been up to, but I know we have been keeping busy. I have been doing a lot of Stampin' Up! parties because when everyone found out I was quitting, they wanted to get one more party in. The girls and I went down to the zoo with some friends last week. On Friday night I got to stay out and scrapbook for 24 hours! It was so much fun. It was an event planned by a church in Bellingham. My friends were great fun and kept me laughing until about 3:30 in the morning when we curled up in our sleeping bags for a little rest. I woke up and got back to scrapbooking at 7:00 am. I didn't even get that many pages done in my album, but the ones I did are really cool! I just enjoying scrapbooking our family memories so much. Really, this entire website is just one big digital scrapbook for me.

As you'll see from our photos, we've been visiting the pumpkin farms again. I just love the colors of the fall. It is beautiful weather here. Usually there is a bit more rain, but not this year. It makes me smile when my mom talks about 6 degrees there when we have sunny sun!

Hmmm, no, there's not really much else to talk about. Kelby seems to be 100% three year old. We have our fair bit of sibling rivalry, whining, and talking back. That's about normal I'd say. The girls are generally very good. For a while there I dreaded taking them out shopping at all because they were so upset when I did. They are doing better these days...and so am I, now that I got my 24 hours away.

I did get to go to IKEA this Monday. That was a blast. If you haven't heard of the store, you'd better find one. It is a big furniture/housewares store. We had to drive over an hour to get there. My friend Cheryl and her mom took Tegan and I. Kelby got to stay and play with Gramma Debbie all day, so she had a great time too. I didn't spend too much money, but I'd love to go back. I am quite the organizational gal, and they have everything I need to do it. If only money grew on trees...

I had this update all written before the Halloween activities, so I thought I'd tell you about that before posting all the pictures. We had a great evening. After nap I got the girls dressed up in their costumes. We visited Great Gramma and Grampa Wright for a bit, then headed over to the church. Kelby played a few games at the Harvest Party they had going on there. We ran into Gramma Debbie for a bit before we headed home for Trick-or-Treating. The girls had so much fun. We have a perfect little neighborhood for it. We made it to several houses before both girls tired out. Tegan didn't understand that the candy stayed in the bucket at first, but she really got into it by the end of the night. Boy, she didn't want any help with carrying her goodies. Kelby only got scared at one house that had a screaming thing hooked up to a motion sensor. Other than that, it was an easy stroll around our block. After the girls went to bed, I went back to our church to help out for a bit at the Harvest Party. It was fun. Things will be settling down here now...until we start gearing up for Thanksgiving and Christmas! I can't wait.

Okay, that's enough rambling for now. Just know that we are still doing great. Thank you for all your prayers. Everyday is a miracle for which to be thankful. Enjoy the pictures.