Happy Halloween

Sneak peek at our Halloween costumes. Last night was our daycare party. We'll get full use out of our costumes this year.

Myself as a gypsy and Harrison as a wizard




















Harrison in his full wizard gear




















Randy stole Harrison's hat (not really since Harrison kept throwing it off)




















Cutest wizard ever
















Happiest Snow White ever




















Snow White doesn't mind posing for a few pics


















Princess Lily playing with her new doll house

Harrison's Halloween costume ordeal

Daycare asked last week if Harrison was going to be a cat for Halloween. I laughed and said no. Apparently Lily told her he is going to be a cat.

Yesterday while I was sewing his wizard costume Lily asked what I was doing. I told her I was making Harrison's costume. She asked if I was making a cat costume and I told her no. She got a little upset and again told me Harrison was going to be a cat.

Not that there is anything wrong with Harrison dressing as a cat it just wasn't a plan at all. Not sure where that all came from!

Tag...I'm it.

Dawn and Ann tagged me so here it is...

The rules are below…
Each player answers the question themselves. At the end of the post the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blog and leaves them a comment letting them know that they’ve been tagged and asking them to read your blog. Let the person that tagged you know when you’ve answered the questions on your blog.

10 years ago I was:
1. A junior at the University of Iowa
2. On my 4th year of dating Randy
3. Working at Orange Julius
4. Asked to be a God mother to my niece, Sydney
5. Hanging out with my nursing buddies, Darci, Vikki, Tracy, Ann and Sara

5 things on today’s to do list:
1. Get a IA driver's license
2. Mail baby gifts
3. Put dinner in the crock pot
4. Watch presidential debate!!!
5. Snuggle my kids and hubby

5 snacks I enjoy:
1. Goldfish
2. Fountain pop
3. Dakota Style sunflower seeds
4. Carmel apples (had one at Oktoberfest.yum)
5. Chex cereal

5 things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy a hybrid vehicle
2. Pay off all our student loans and house
3. Take care of my family
4. Buy a vacation home and share with family and friends
5. Travel with the kids (and take along family to help "nanny" :)

5 places I have lived:
1. J-town
2. Mayflower dorm (I think I stayed there one night:)
3. 1st apartment with Jody and her crazy ex-boyfriend
4. 5 apartments/townhomes/houses with Randy
5. As of 2 months ago we moved into our new home

5 jobs I have had:
1. Waitress at a gazillion different places
2. Babysitter
3. Receptionist at a salon
4. NICU nurse
5. CPR instructor

Passing the torch onto...Staci, Heather, Pamela, Josephine, and Renee

Just funny

Randy??? Lily???? Harrison???

Cute kids

Beautiful fall day

Enjoying the gorgeous fall day and playing outside. Lily loves to push her stroller around and Harrison has taken a liking to the car.
















Playing together
















It didn't take long for Harrison to figure another way out of the car
















Sitting quietly and enjoying the scenary




















Picture of our new house. The kids have a lot of front yard to play in. :)

Oktoberfest, Amana Colonies

Last weekend we went to the Amana Colonies for Oktoberfest. Our friends, Ted and Kristie, came along too. It was a beautiful fall day and we had a lot of fun. We arrived late for the parade but the final few floats emptied their candy bags right in front of Lily. She scooped up as much as her little arms would hold and had a huge smile on her face. We walked through town, Lily and I did some crafts, played at the petting zoo, and had a great time.


Randy and I couldn't resist this photo















Lily decorating a pumpkin















Family picture opportunity















Lily and Harrison having fun at Oktoberfest

Daycare update

After moving we found an inhome daycare we thought would be great...wrong. It was too big (husband and wife were both licensed) and our kids didn't feel comfortable and showed signs over the 10 days we were there. We switched daycares and now go to Ms. L's house and it's great. It's very similar to our Colorado daycare and the kids love it there. They are excited about going and it feels so much better for all of us.

Ms. L had some pre-planned vacation days so we found a college student to come to the house for the morning hours. It worked out well and I was able to work during the morning, put them down for their naps and work a little more, then got to spend more time with them after naps. If I could have that schedule every day it would be awesome. We played and had some extra quality time together. Here is evidence we all had fun...

Mobile baby

About 10 days ago, Harrison started to walk more and more each day...


Last weekend he took off and never looked back...

Homecoming Parade

Last weekend we went to the homecoming parade. It was a beautiful, fall day and the parade was really good. Lily learned if she held out her bag people would fill it with candy. Who can resist a cute little girl in a Hawkeye uniform? Even her Cyclone grandpa would melt. :)

Harrison loved the parade too but not for the candy. He sat on our laps and watched all the people and floats. He grabbed on extra tight when a loud truck or car drove by. The parade was fairly long, at least an hour long, but he was so chill the whole time. It was a great time enjoyed by all of us.

hello,

Blogging from randy's new iPhone and it's totally awesome!!!

Fun times

What is cousin Cami doing? Whatever it is it made Grandma Sherry laugh every time.

















Harrison getting a push from Cami.

















Lily posing in a tiny bowl




















Miss Helper making banana bread

















Always cute, always goofy

Locks of Love, Part II

Uncle BriBri's wedding

My little brother, Brian, got married last weekend. He's been dating Kellie for over 2 years (maybe longer?) and they finally tied the knot. It was one heck of a party starting from the limo ride to seeing the family, including my aunt Barb and dad, doing the alligator. It was also funny to see my cousin, Stephanie, let loose with drinking alcohol after working so hard to make the wedding beautiful and make sure everyone was fed. It was wonderful to be around the entire family...and both sides of the family to boot. We really do have a wonderful family who are always there to help. I'm very happy we live closer and the kids will be able to spend more time with them. Lily is starting to remember everyone and even ran up to Grandma McG. (my grandma, her great grandma)with open arms and gave her a huge hug.

I have been talking about the wedding for a while now. Lily was a flower girl and I was trying to prepare this shy girl to walk down a long aisle while having a gazillion (seriously, small town weddings=gazillion guests)strangers smiling at her. She did it for rehearsal and again for the wedding! She loved wearing her "wedding dress" and "dance shoes."

Harrison and Randy retreated early for the night (thanks to an allergy attack for Randy) but Lily and I danced until 11:30PM. We danced together, she danced with her cousin Kelsey and new friend Kaylyn, and by herself. She had a fun time and so did I. My little brother Brian did too, during the dollar dance, he said it was the best day of his life. That makes me happy.
























The website is acting up but I'll try and post more pics later.

My kids like the fridge

If big sister can do it...
















then so can I...

PICTURES!

GRANDMA KIM KISSES
















RANDY'S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL :)




















LILY EATING WITH KID CHOPSTICKS (AND DOING REALLY WELL!)
















LILY STUDYING JANEE'S PHOTO ALBUM















FARMER RANDY ON HIS YARD TRACTOR