I trade you one smile for a cupcake

Pink boots, pink cupcakes and lots of silly giggles... hey whatever it takes to get a little girlie to smile right? :) Thanks Westergards for a fun time with your family! Check out my photoblog for more pictures!

Monkey see, Monkey do

So sweet to have this girlLoving this girlAnd making Mom a little mad that she could get her to smile better than I could!

Porters lately

Alright get ready for some randomness... so rewind back to fall break, we were sick and stayed home all week! So we crafted with sewing and coloring and cutting and decorating :)

Eden's spooky bats
delia's jolly jack-o-lanterns
face painting to prepare for costumes....
and here's a sampling of the shirts brit and I made :) sewing lessons for Brittney and she did so well!
Then on to Halloween... or the remains of our jello earthworms, notice there is a lot left, the kids thought they were too gross to eat :)
and just to keep it random, a pic or two of the girlies on Sunday before the freezing weather hit!

All the kings horses and all the kings men...

Sneek peek for the Anderson Family. Their little girlie KILLS me with her sass (something I appreciate, just not in my own girlies, at least not when its directed back at me;)

Since I'm working at getting my photo blog going, I'll post more pictures over there. :) Just training all my good little blog readers to check it out and come back often ;)

*and no worries, their little humpty dumpty fell off the wall, but didn't get hurt, just confused at why everyone was laughing at him :)

A Name and a Blessing

I LOVE my family.
I LOVE ruffled sleeve dresses.
I LOVE October weather in the backyard.
I LOVE Sunday brunch & muffins.
I LOVE all shades of pink zinnias. (Only in AZ in October!)

I LOVE Gwen in her perfect tiny white dress.


Highlights of Gwens blessing 10/10/09
*delia asking when we were going to bless gwen. Emily telling her we already did. delia questioning why gwen wasn't wet. Emily tells delia we are not Catholic?
*Gwenny's tiny white shoes.
*all my girls dresses and accessories were handmade :)
*muffins with pink toppings.

the smell of a fireside

Sunday was Gwenny's first day at church.

Getting 3 girlies dressed and looking ready for 8 o'clock church plus me is no small feat. I may need to rely on superwoman strength for next week... good thing its conference :)

And Lee did help, but the sheer time alone to part the hair for pigtails, to curl in ringlets, to choose matching bows and flowers. Seriously supernatural powers.

So after church we all hit the hay. We haven't taken a Sunday nap in ages. It was wonderful. Baby loved snuggling up next to her dad :)

Later that night as I was talking to the girls as they went to bed, delia comments..."Mom, you smell like a fireside."

"A fireside?" I ask. "What does a fireside smell like?"

She replies matter of factly... "Oh smokey and stuff."

I LOVE my little little girlies and the way their minds work :) I guess I never explained what a fireside was, so she put two and two together.

Maybe next time I'll bring the graham crackers.

For Leah

There's a blue fence I've been eyeing for a few years. Its bright blue and weathered, and right next to a crusty motel. Just the things I look for in a backdrop.. right? ;)

My friend Leah met me to take some pictures of her kids and their amazingly long eyelashes. Seriously, the thought has crossed my mind on more than one occasion to pluck them out and superglue them to my eyelids. I know... I'm vain.
So I snapped a few of my girlies who were there too, since the fence was feeling extra fun and bright. ps- I LOVE Amelia, she is the happiest, smiley-ist baby. Yeah I said smiley-ist.Did I mention his eyelashes?