21 days...

On January 1, we started reading the Book of Mormon, out loud, as a family. As you can expect, we have attempted this many times before and have failed miserably. As of today, we have read it 23 nights in a row...which is 2 days past 21..the number of days it takes to create a habit. Here's hoping we really have created a habit.

Malia

I am going to try and update more often...a snippet from tonight. I told Malia it was time for bed. For some reason, she threw more of a fit than usual. I pretty much ignored it while she cried in her bed. Then, when I walked by her room, she got up, and threw a bowl at my feet (the I think I might throw up bowl from last night...which she DID NOT USE!). I ignore it and continue doing what I'm doing. A minute later, she came in my room where I was and chucked it at my feet again. Do you think she was trying to get a reaction? Pretty sure she was...but I prevailed! No reaction...and she didn't throw it at me again:)

Memories ...

I came across these photos the today. Was Carter not the cutest 4 year old you've ever seen?

And here's one of Carter at 2 years of age.

Budget

Okay lovelies...I'm on a neverending quest to reduce the food budget. I'm reading this e-book 2012 family guide to groceries under $250 month. I got it from Budget101.com! I'll let you know how I like it:)

Catch up...

We have been busy! By that, I mean I, have been busy. And...I take far too few pics...here's a few to catch up...


Bella was in a play at school. She was a warewolf. How do you spell that? I don't know, but whoever did her hair had some serious skills. How do you make it look like that? She is posing with the guy who wrote the play. She was absolutely adorable in it and loved every minute of it.



The kids had fun at Halloween. They didn't actually trick-or-treat very long, but they got plenty of loot...which I refrained from throwing away this year. I know, I'm getting soft. Really, I just didn't care. I'm not even sure they at it all...I think it might've ended up getting dumped when I cleaned out their rooms.



And...Carter played his first season of football. He loved every minute of it. The determination in his eyes was priceless. He was all about tackling, even if it meant full body slams which he tried to do on occasion (provoked by his dad, of course). He was fun to watch because he loved being out there.

More to come..

I'm that lazy

We have a few new posts on our family blog that are pretty fun.  I'm too lazy to repost them, but check out lizzydid.blogspot.com to hear the hilarious antics of Nate. :)

Halloween at last...

Here's a recap of our halloween activities.

First, the Trunk or Treat. Elizabeth was Abby Cadabby (from Sesame Street.)

It was cold that night so Natalie was a flamingo. (And she would NOT let me take a decent picture of her!)


The girls got WAY too much candy.

On Halloween, Elizabeth and I carved her pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and made her first Jack-O-Lantern. She picked the face out all by herself from a bunch of samples on the internet.


We went trick or treating at the outlet mall by our house that afternoon with Elizabeth's 3 quasi brothers. She liked being Abby so much she wanted to do it again.


That day was unseasonably warm so Natalie was Tinkerbell.

And she was still not interested in letting me take a decent picture of her.

Here's Elizabeth and her entourage. Do you love the mario and luigi costumes because I did.

Elizabeth did not want to take her nap on Halloween so I didn't make her...and this is what she looked like on the way home from the outlets. It was only 5:30 pm.

She woke up in time for dinner and decided she wanted to trick or treat at the neighbor's house and like 5 others. It worked out great. That was plenty for Natalie's attention span. Evidently she was over being told what a cute Tinkerbell she was.

Hope yours was great too!