Halloween Weekend 2011

what a FUN weekend we have had at the certain house!  it was so incredibly busy, i am just now sitting down in a silent house and relaxing or the first time since last wednesday morning.  life has just been nonstop and full of fun for us all!  so far, the girls have been UGA cheerleaders, princesses, and minnie mouse.  the original costumes that i bought were minnie mouse, but who knows what they will end up wearing for the actual trick or treating!

wednesday morning i went to libby's school and the other room mom and i helped carve pumpkins, and i also helped libby bake cupcakes for the classmates.  wednesday night was trunk or treat at the baptist church where libby and maggie mae went to school for a few months.  they dressed as cheerleaders for this one.  here are some pics:

HOOO wants a cupcake? ha.

pictures....

Here are a few pix from my phone that have been taken lately - as you can see, the girls are growing fast!!

I just love pix of them sleeping, so soundly.  

35!

thirty five....whoa.  i'm THIRTY FIVE- HOW???!!

guess i'm in my mid 30's now, so hard to believe.  i could either be insanely freaked out OR write about 35 things i'm thankful for.  obvi, i am choosing the latter.  so i did that, wrote them all in my journal which i'll give to my darling daughters one day.  hope they understand that the main things i am forever thankful for are the two of them.  life really started for me the day i became a mom.

i also wrote a list of 35 things i want to do this year.  i won't bore you with all of those - but trust me, i am glad i have the full year to accomplish what is on my list!

my awesome husband took us all to the ritz at lake oconee for the weekend!  we had SO MUCH fun!!

here are a few pix!!

libby's best buddy brookie cookie was actually there for the entire weekend, too!  her mom's bday is three days before mine. they were THRILLED and we so enjoyed spending time with their family!!

she says...

some words that my little mags can say today ...

cheese - pronounced cheeth - said usually while holding my iPhone and smiling or running to the fridge

mommy

daaaaa

she calls libby "mine" - pronounced maaaa

ball

up

no

yes pronounced yeth



and oh boy does she shake her head for Yes and No, she is really dramatic and adorable about it.

she is getting so big, and smart!  i love seeing her mind work.  she does everything libby does.  they both have stools that they carry around the house so they can reach everything.  it is so funny.  they brush their teeth together, on their stools, they come to the pantry and look for snacks together, on their stools, they watch tv shows together (well, maggie mae watches it for like 4 minutes) and she will stand like libby with her hands under her chin leaning on the table.

she is so happy and fun - and loves to laugh, she'll throw her head back and crack up!

they sit together at a little table with two little chairs for snacks and coloring, and it makes me so happy to see them interact like that.

she loves shoes and already has a strong opinion about what she wears and which shoes.  honestly, never seen anything like it.  so cute!

it's hard to believe she'll be 17 months next week.  what a big girl!

best part of my day...

by far was this: the girls and i were in libby's bed getting ready to go to sleep and i turned off the light.  libby immediately starts her prayer:

"thank you God, for soccer, for my barbie dream house, for my daddy, for maggie mae, for mommy, for my new purple necklace, for our food, for our car, for my toes, for our legs and our ears, and for our books, amen"

seriously....it really made me smile and stop and pray over both of them - it is my utmost calling to teach them to love God above all else, and to show them Christ's love through my actions.

Ephesians 5:15 - Be very careful, then, how you live - not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.

it is my prayer that my daughters will see matt and i and learn that God is the center of our marriage, and of our lives - without Him we are truly lost.

and, her prayer really reiterated that she LOVES SOCCER!!  What a fun afternoon we had watching her play in her first soccer game.  and um, don't think i've ever seen a prouder daddy in the world than matt.  as a big soccer stud himself (for real, i used to watch him play in high school!!) - he was so happy to be on the field with his libby.  she was a natural - honestly, she was good.  we've been playing in the front yard a lot, just kicking and dribbling around, and she really learned how to not pick it up with her hands, which was her first reaction.  she didn't do that once yesterday!  and also, the coach had them all in a circle around him before the game started, and he asked "is it ok to take the ball from the other team?" and libby screamed "YES!" and another little boy answered "look at those flowers over there" - it was hilarious.  there are six players on a team, and we are looking forward to the season!  GO KIDDIE KICKERS!!!

Mags and I had a great time watching - she toddles around, searching for food and snacks and sippy cups with straws, and chasing a ball around trying to get on the field with her big sis!!

happy fall, y'all!

OH and an important note - my baby brother is getting married this weekend!!  it's going to be SO MUCH FUN!  so happy for garrison and lindsey.  it means so much to have so many special family and friends making the drive up to atlanta to celebrate his special day.

Libby's First Soccer Game