She Only Wanted to be a Kangaroo...

 

As Halloween approached, I began interrogating Sophie on what she wanted to be.  She changed her mind every couple of days until she settled on being a kangaroo.  I figured this too would pass, but she became insistent.  One day in the car, I was telling Justin I wasn't sure exactly how to make a kangaroo costume.  Sophie was quiet in the back seat until she tapped me on the shoulder and handed me a piece of paper.  She said, "Mom this is a blueprint for my kangaroo costume, follow it carefully."

 This was the best I could come up with...  Justin brought Sophie a little kangaroo he got from work to stick in her pouch.

Katie was a wonderful Cinderella.  And both the girls absolutely loved trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.  I had just had surgery, and my parents came to take the girls around the neighborhood.  Sophie continues to wear the costume long after Halloween.

Dress Overhaul

My mom was cleaning out her closet and decided to discard a few dresses.  This is one of those...  I hated it, so I decided to give it a little overhaul.  I chopped off some of the length and used it to add sleeves, threw a belt on, and viola!

 Now I have a super cute dress that I absolutely love.  Another bonus is that I got to make the dress exactly the length I wanted it.  I am not fond of showing my knees because I find them unattractive, so I chopped it just below the knee (it seems like dresses in the store are not this length).  The awesome poses are due to my photographer husband Justin.  He said do this and that, and I did. 

Yay for having a brand new, awesome dress for nothing! 
And yes, our dog does follow me wherever I go...

I Guess You Just Have to Make it Work

I went into the girls' room to check on them one night before I went off to bed.  And I walked in to find Sophie's bed full of stuff but empty of Sophie...

 I guess she decided it was just too crowded after she filled her bed with toys and the pillows from all over the house.  So instead of fighting the crowd, she just took her blankets and some more pillows from around the house and sacked out in her laundry bin. 

 Picking up toys when you have little kids is a constant chore, and this is my kids' favorite way to get it done.  Yes, I did make a rope out of grocery sacks.  It's ghetto, but it works...

 And here is just an added picture of Katie.  She doesn't like to swim, but she wants to be in a swimsuit so she can be like Sophie.  So when we do go out to the splash pad or something, she just chills on a blanket on the sidelines.  I'm hoping she soon decides she has a huge, undiscovered love of the water and gives it a shot.

Chicken Pox Adventures

Just as we were getting ready to move Sophie ended up with a weird rash in her mouth.  I took her to the doctor, and they said it was just a viral thing and would go away.  A few days later, Katie ended up with a few spots here and there.  We then found out both of them had chicken pox.  Sophie had been vaccinated, so hers was only in her mouth.  Katie was only partially vaccinated, so hers was a little worse.  All in all, we made sure all the people helping us move had already had the chicken pox.

 At least the girls had their secret hideaways to keep them entertained whilst they were contained.

Home Improvement

We have been working to improve the outside of our house now that we have the inside all settled.  Our yard is kind of a mess, but with some diligence, it should be really nice.  We decided to plant some flowers out front to improve the overall look.

Katie had a great time!

 Sophie was such a big helper!

 

 Justin also sanded down the front door and stained it.  It looked a million times better after.

 Sophie loves an outside day!

Cruise to Cozumel

Justin and I headed to Cozumel over spring break.  This was another free trip complements of Allconnect, and it was one of my favorites!

Here we are at the opening reception.

 We just love the towel animals!

 The first night we were put at our very own table.  It was quite nice, and we definitely enjoyed it because we knew it wouldn't last.

 The next day we spent at sea, and we pretty much just hung out by the pool, went to the gym, ate some delicious food, and hung out by the pool some more.
Here is the towel animal from that night.

 Our day in Cozumel was amazing!  We rented a jeep with another couple, and we did anything and everything we wanted.  It just doesn't get more beautiful than this...

 We checked out the Myan ruins which were really cool and admittadly, I was a little creeped out.

 Something else really freaky about the Myan ruins were these guys.  Some of them were very large, and they blended in along the paths.  We'd be walking along the paths in the middle of nowhere, worried we were being lured to our death by psychos, and these guys would jump out from under our feet.  I screamed more than once...

 We loved the beach!

 Jen and Paul were way fun!

 Our snazzy jeep...

 We have to get the shot in front of the ship.

 I think I need to start making these animals for the kids when they take baths.  They would love it!

 The award ceremony.

 Another wonderful speech from Justin...

 Dinner on the last day.  I just love eating food I didn't prepare...

We came home from our trip and moved into our new house the very next day.  It was a very eventful week...

Easter

This year, Easter was crazy busy and fun.  These are the fun eggs Justin and I made for Easter breakfast Sunday.  (I just love pintrest ideas.)

 Saturday started out with my nephew's baptism, lunch, and then the annual egg hunt.  Here's everyone waiting to get started...

 Sophie could hardly contain her excitement.

 After some bunny inspiration, the crowd was ready to set out.

 Sophie got way into the hunt this year.

 Katie was into the candy.  We try to keep sugar away from this little thing, but she is absolutely crazy about it.

 Next we headed to Ivins to catch Justin's family party.  We played a peanut sucking game.

 And had another epic egg hunt.

 Katie really only wanted to suck on the eggs.

 

 She only found 5, but she was very happy!

 The grand kids and their spoils.

 Sophie cleaned up this Easter.  She ended the day with almost twenty bucks and more candy than she ever needs.

 It was also Anna's birthday.

 Katie was attacking Daddy because he had ice cream.

 Sunday morning we did bunny prints for Sophie to follow.

Sophie's been wanting Puss n Boots so bad, but we decided to wait until Easter to give it to her.

Katie had to share her basket with Mommy and Daddy.