Wednesday, November 4, 2009

colorado wrap up

Of course we had to eat...

Do you think Beks likes her Red Robin? :)
I'm just thankful she kept her hands off Hunter's white t-shirt (he's to the left of her)
Here she is at Fargo's after filling up on Fargo's!
Abby has loved this clock since she was tiny.
She used to RUN to it every time it went off!!
Such a cutie pie.
Now, she's big enough to be Grandpa Daddy's helper!

It went by fast, but it was lots of fun.
We were happy to see everyone!

I also became {slightly} addicted to Rock Band.
Blisters & everything! :)
Sad, huh?!


Bloggy love,

can i get a cheese?

Now that's what I'm talking about...
cuties! :)


Video of the cute bonding session...
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

how much cousin fun can we handle?

It's never enough.

That's Abby's take anyway...

She loves her cousins.
The IL & CO ones.
She knows that all her cousins are AWESOME.

This little twosome is especially cute together...
Daddy & Beks...
see Daddy, she does tolerate you at times.
We have proof. :)
I just {heart} these kinds of photos.
It's like you want to torture yourself.
Let's get all the kids to sit still & smile at the same time.
Rational thought?
I think not.

Avery & Abby swinging!
{Oh, I'm sure Abby was loving every minute.
She & Parker have this special little connection...
they've been that way since she was tiny.
She loves her some cousin Parker!} :)
This is trouble...Gibby getting into the action! :)
Group picture taking...
The Video.


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Monday, November 2, 2009

tea parties are the MOST fun

Okay, wait a minute...
COUSINS are the most fun! :)

Here is Beks getting better acquainted with Dylan.
In the picture right before this, Dylan wasn't quite sure what to make of this.
He put up with her novice piano skills quite well!
The Tea Party...
isn't it sweet.
Both the girlies are wearing the matching dresses I made.
I guess I'll just have to let Abby pick out all the fabric from now on.
Then maybe she won't inform me
that she only wants to wear cute clothes I make.
Cute=PINK.
Need I say more.
Blue-eyed Beauty...cousin Madelyn
My Blue-eyed Beauty! :)
Fancy hats are a must!! :)
Gibby has THE BEST dress up goodies!
Posing...
More posing...
this must be a Colorado thing? :)
Fancy table setting & goodies...
Of course there must be gifts for the little princesses...
Oh, the look of excitement!
This was just the start of our CO fun!
It IS hard to beat a Princess Tea Party though!

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Saturday, October 31, 2009

last of illinois

Well, not forever.
It's the last of Illinois until we return to the states from Korea.

I can't remember where these ribs came from...
they were delicious though, as were the sides!
It's a place that always has HUGE lines, but UB knew the call ahead trick.
All those years of school paid off!
UB will be feeding us that the next time.
It's tradition. :)
Mmmm...dis sho is good
Wow. Pawpaw is actually trying to smile.
Come on girls, this is momentous. Play along.
See, now after all the drama, he is smirking.
Moaning along with Abby...
And with that, we left.

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

it's a partee

Well, we're ditching Daddy for Hawaii!
Bummer that he won't be with us, but he's not a beach person anyway!

Before we left, we wanted to have a little party for the girls...
no costumes this year. :(
Cute outfits though, so that's got to be worth something!

Daddy had helpers with the pumpkin for about 2 minutes. :)
Anyhow, here is a video after the girls opened some gifts.

Beks LOVED hers. HA.

Happy Halloween!


{please pray for us on our trip...Beks is always a treat to travel with!}

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Monday, October 26, 2009

just a taste

In no particular order...
because I'm tired.
And lame, really.
I now consider 11:20p.m. quite late to be staying up! :)






Our weekend at Mt. Sorak...
many more pictures to come.
And the stories.
Cute girly girl stories. Just for you!


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Monday, October 19, 2009

random silliness.


Abby took this one...too cute!
Not sure how she got Beks to pose.
They were darn cute together today. Well, most of the day.
Is that the way it goes with sisters??
Abby & her Barbies.
She used to have 4, then one lost her head.
I didn't work long on the surgery table...
Now, she has 3.
Two are from the Thrift Shop, and she doesn't know it.
She guards them from her sister because they are special.
HA. Special because they only cost $1, little lady.
Oh well, Beks has Kim doll.

Well, Grandma sent a cute Halloween skirt with a black turtleneck.
Why couldn't I just leave well enough alone?
I decided to try my hand at applique.
First, I sewed the pumpkin on...
Daddy saw it and remarked that maybe I should make it a jack-o-lantern
{and then I believe he made a comment under his breath something along the lines of, "Good luck with that!"}
So, I cut out the eyes & nose
then I headed back over for Daddy's help.
He does nice pumpkin work...good mouth, Daddy!
We like the buck teeth. Do you know any good dentists? Ha.
{for those of you that don't know, Brad's dad & brother are both dentists}
And I am funny. Real funny.
And I do not completely stink at applique.
The next set of photos belong to Abby.
She is obsessed with the camera all of a sudden.
Which means Beks is too...
it's just a matter of time before the camera ends up in the dog water; I'll take bets.

This is one of my favorite photos of Daddy in a long time.
Taken by Abby...
Daddy is saying, "cheese" holding a bag of cheese. Get it?
It's pretty cute. And funny.
Abby gets up close & personal to I-Dog...
What?
And she's off...there goes our little hippy.
From the back, I think she looks like a little boy from the 70's.

Abby got a good shot of Grace enjoying our new Korean table.
We got this for the girls...
Abby works on her schoolwork here.
Beks likes to sit & stand on it.
If not watched closely,
she has been known to drag her doll stroller up there too.
Not that it would EVER happen on my watch. :)
We had our friends {Todd, Charlotte & Baby Grace} over the other night & I had been wanting to get some pictures taken.
I let Abby have a go at it.
No worries, she got Mr. Todd's good side!
Our little photographer...hmm, not sure what she was going for here.
Abby wanted her photo taken...this was after trying to get them to pose together.
Can I just say that I'm
SO EXCITED
to think about taking our Christmas picture this year??
Does this look familiar, Grandma Lene?
{If you can see around all the jewels...}

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