Fall Soccer

Little Clairey loves soccer. I don't know if it is her "thing" yet, but so far it seems to be her favorite. Soccer at this age is so funny because I think every other parent is yelling at some point to tell their kid to "focus!!". Claire didn't really focus and isn't very aggressive, but she had a great time. It was so fun to watch her and see how much fun she was having! It was a fun season, and we will see if she wants to do spring soccer. Proud of my little Claire Bear! 

October continued

Like I said earlier, we have had quite a few Friday's off. So, this last time we met up with Anna and her kids at Wheeler farm. It was decorated so darling, and the kiddos had such a great time together. Grateful for their friendships and hope they last a lifetime! We saw a family there that had older kids - jr. high and high school age - and we laughed that we will still be making our kids go on outings with us even when they are "old"! I hope that is the case!

Conference morning I made a Quiche. I had never made one before, and had been craving it for a while so I figured conference was the perfect time to make one. Of course no one in my family wanted it, but I made it anyway! It turned out delicious!! The girls were great during conference this year. Their cute primary teacher dropped off conference packets that had coloring pages and what not, and that kept them busy and occupied. I am glad she did that, because I didn't get around to printing anything in time. I love how low key conference morning is.

My mom made these darling skirts last year for the girls, so I was so glad when they put them on and they still fit! Little cuties.

I have to get to work about 15 to 20 minutes before school starts. The girls always come with me, and they color and write me notes for my desk before school starts. Lilly is constantly writing me sweet notes, and leaves them on my keyboard for me to find. This one in particular was my favorite...

October

Since Lilly turned 8 in April, she was old enough to go to the General Women's Conference. I thought it would be fun for her to join me, my mom and my sisters for the conference. Her cousin Ellie came too! We met up for dinner beforehand where my parents treated us to a nice dinner (Lilly loved going to a fancy restraunt!), and then we went to my ward and watch the conference. It was the best women's conference I can remember. I loved it, and I loved being there with Lilly! I know it wasn't the most exciting for her, but I know she loved the "girls night" we had. Hopefully she will look forward to it & that it turns into a special tradition. I am so blessed to be her Mom. She is such a sweet little person.

Claire got to go out on a date with Anton that night. He let her choose where they went to dinner, and she chose Sweet Tomatoes (no surprise there!) and then they went shopping. Anton said that she was so cute and just talked and talked. I am sure Claire loved the one on one time with her Daddy. We have the cutest little girls...so grateful & so blessed!

Claire has the most angelic little face when she sleeps. I sneak into her room often and take pictures of her. Such a mom thing! I also love her face when she just wakes up - makes me smile every time!

The girls do NOT like to get in trouble with Anton. It doesn't happen too often, so when Anton gets mad, it doesn't go over very well. Much to their dislike, this note made us laugh so hard! 

Every once in a while I find things that remind me that I still have a really little person in the house. I opened up Claire's sock drawer, and saw this new drawing in there. She also signed Lilly's wall just the other day. And last week she put stickers on her window. It's ok by me because I know someday I will really miss finding things like that! 

Catch up

We had Nicole & Jeremy in town for Labor Day, and went to the zoo with the kids. We ran into his brother and his family there too! It was fun for the kids to hang out with each other, and the zoo is always a hit with the kids! I can't believe how old the kids are looking. When I pull up pictures from the past few years, I can't believe how quickly they are growing up. Each stage brings a new and fun adventure, but I just wish time would slow down a little bit! 

We also had Elizabeth & Jurgen in town the following weekend! I didn't get any pictures of the girls with them, and I should have. They are the sweetest people, and are truly like our girls "Montana Grandma & Grandpa". We went to the State Fair on Saturday, and that is always an adventure! The creepy men at the games gave Lilly the creeps so bad, she was trying to not cry!! The hit of the day were the piglets. They were the cutest little things I have ever seen! The girls couldn't get enough! It was such a fun weekend!

One thing I was nervous about when I took my job was if I was going to have enough time to still volunteer in the girls classes. Thankfully, it is working out. The kids in Lilly's class had been learning about supermarkets, so one day her class walked to the store which is just down the street from the school. They got to see how a grocery store runs, and what goes on behind the scenes. It was really interesting actually! Afterward, the kids each got a balloon and a treat. It was a fun little outing, and I am so glad I got to go!

Claire has fallen in love with my bright red lipgloss. It is funny because she doesn't seem like the type that would love lipstick, but she does! And, with her coloring it looks so pretty on her. Cute little thing.

We had a couple of Friday's off in September, so we took advantage and went on some outings and did some cooking! The girls wanted to do caramel apples, which was the perfect fall treat.We did them "gourmet", and they turned out SO good! It was so much fun!!