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31
Oct
09
happy halloween!
30
Oct
09
leo and gemini
I was hoping I could get the 3 kids to dress up as ‘a theme’ this year for Halloween, but with Asher’s costume a hand-me-down (can’t pass those up!), and the girls wanting to be the same Disney princess, the only theme I could come up with is ‘zodiac signs’?!? 🙂
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| Our little leo |
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| Ariel 1 |
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| and Ariel 2-‘our gemini’ |
16
Oct
09
our day
Ella and I went on a field trip to Crowe’s Nest Farm with her preschool class. I predict I will be here many more times since it is the ‘go to’ field trip in the northeast Austin area, but today it was just my third time. Of course, it had to be 100 degrees with the humidity. My favorite part was taking nine preschoolers to the muggy restrooms twice in one hour. We were there for 3 hours and at least half of the time was spent corralling the kids. Whew! Ella had a good time though!
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| You can see it was very sunny!
Ella is in the sunglasses. |
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| Boo for the Longhorns! |
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| Ella and Anna were mesmerized by the pig playing in the mud. It’s like they all understood
each other. 😉 |
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We continued our day by visiting their cousin Caden. I got some cute pics!
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| cousins |
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| Caden Erickson |
14
Oct
09
pumpkin personality
At the pumpkin farm this week, the girls got to decorate their own mini pumpkins. They could of stayed at this station all day but I gave them a limit when we approached the 30 minute mark. These decorated pumpkins perfectly describe my daughters’ personalities. Rilyn’s pumpkin-meticulously wrapped yarn (of every color they had) around the stem and hand-drawn rings (of every color marker they had) around the base of the stem. Ella’s pumpkin-all about the excessive. Too much glue and too much yarn. I think her pumpkin says it all and if you know her, you have probably seen her ‘mess’ of emotions, especially when she is tired!
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| art time! |
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| Rilyn and Ella |
13
Oct
09
pumpkin farm pics
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| sweet Ella 3 1/2 years old |
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| Rilyn 5 years old |
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| hay ride |
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| Oh look Asher smiled for one picture! (But of course there was not
one pumpkin in sight!) |
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| sisters rock! |
11
Oct
09
a different point of view
When I posted last about past pumpkin patches I was reminded of a certain incident that occurred at one of the visits. It happened when we went to the Elgin pumpkin patch in 2007 when Rilyn was three and received a disposable camera. It was definitely a ‘blog worthy’ moment then, but I didn’t have the ‘encouragement’ that I do now to post this. (You know who you are! )
At the Elgin patch there are plenty of farm animals to pet and look at. Rilyn, having received this camera, was eager to take pictures of many of the animals by herself. When we got home, I sent the camera in to get developed so Rilyn could put together a little photo album of her trip to the pumpkin patch. Well….a couple days later when I picked up the developed pictures, I was very glad that I went through them before I let Rilyn see her photography skills. The first picture in the stack definitely caught my eye! You must click here to see due to the graphic nature. (Keep in mind, a three year old is only a certain height and so when she thinks she is taking a picture of a horse, well, it is a horse, but just not the face…get my drift?)
*If Rilyn ever becomes a famous photographer, she will kill me for this! 😉
08
Oct
09
pumpkin patches of past
My kids aren’t being funny, I have no deep thoughts(or good ideas), and I haven’t been taking any pictures lately, so I have nothing really to blog about. But, James is gone, and I’m bored, so I’m going to humor myself. So, here you go…pumpkin patches from the past! (I’m trying to get myself psyched up for the big pumpkin patch photo shoot on Monday. It’s not going to be fun, but I will succeed!!!!!!!!)
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| Rilyn 2004, 5 months old |
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| Rilyn 2005, 17 months |
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| 2005 |
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| Rilyn (2) and Ella(10 months)-2006 |
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| Ella(22 months) and Rilyn(3)-2007. This is when Rilyn fell head first onto our
driveway a couple days before! |
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| Ella(2), Rilyn(4), Asher(6 months)-2008 |
04
Oct
09
what’s gonna work? TEAMWORK!
Wonder Friends! Wonder Friends! We're on our way To help a friend And save the day We're not too big And we're not too tough But when we work together We've got the right stuff Go, Wonder Friends, ya'ay! *Theme song from Wonder Pets (in case you don't have a preschooler or don't let them watch cartoons)
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| Levi's got the pedal, Rilyn at the wheel |
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| Switch! |
*This was totally their idea at Fuddruckers today after church! I just happened to have a camera to capture the sweet moment!
23
Sep
09
girly
Rilyn is ‘girly’. There are many examples of this, but I will share just a few of the more recent ones.
Every day, she comes home with her writing assignment from kindergarten. And everyday, there is a constant theme running through them…(especially in the pictures)
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| “I like my sister Ella.” |
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| “I like to add the unicorn.” |
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| “I am riding on a unicorn.” |
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| This one got cut off on my scanner…”If I was going to a party I would bring m y jewelry and my glass slippers.” |
And recently at school when I asked how her day was, she told me, “Romantic.” “Why?” I asked, ever so curious. “Because I square danced with a boy.” (It was a Mexican Independence Day celebration dance they were learning I found out later.)
When asked what she wants for Christmas, she replied, “Dangly earrings.”
When I told Rilyn yesterday that we would start soccer in the spring, she replied, “I decided I don’t want to because I will get all hot and sweaty. Can I have art lessons?” (I can only imagine how many more unicorns, castles, and princesses will be drawn…)
12
Sep
09
family portraits
When I think of family portraits at this stage in my life, I cringe. I mean, try to get a 16 month toddler BOY to cooperate! Ugh! So, sometimes, you get pictures like this:
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| Asher may not be looking but I think it makes the picture more ‘artsy’ |
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| Another sure-fire way to get a decent family shot-grab your toddler by both hands and swing!!!! |
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| The girls and their new cousin, Caden |
Thanks to Jami Sall for the photography!
And thanks to Shanna Wright for the darling dresses she made for the girls! Click here for her etsy shop!
the paquettes 