Naughty Words

Lady: Mom! Bell said "poo." She said "poo," Mom. She needs to go to the naughty room (the laundry room).
Me: Bell? Did you say a naughty word?
Bell: No, Mom. I said "shamPOO." ShamPOO! ShamPOO! ShamPOO...
Me: Okay, that's enough.

Future attorney?

Mama's Little Helpers

My girls love to help me around the house and yard. Here, Lady rakes the leaves into a pile.

Bell puts the leaves in the bag.

Then she takes a moment to survey her work.
Ah, yes... this girl has "management" written all over her face.

Sweets for the Sweet

Lollipop, lollipop,
oh lolli, lolli, lolli,

lollipop!

First Utah Snow

A few days after we arrived, it started to snow. The girls watched in amazement as the huge flakes fell from the sky.
Bell, dressed in rubber boots and her raincoat, is wondering where the flakes went.

Lady catches a few flakes on her tongue.

Jammy Time

"Hey girls, why don't you all lie on the floor in a row, so I can take a picture of you in your heart pajamas?"
But alas, one of these kids was doing her own thing

"Hey Mom, take a picture of me. Look at what I can do! Clap for me, Mom."

"Watch me, Mom. I can do it, too."

"Are you taking our picture?"

The last days of Autumn

Bell on the left (with bangs) and Lady on the right
Baby G, sporting yet another tooth (her upper front left)

Always a Lady to me...

Bell

My girls

Trick or Treat

The whole gang: Uncle Ryan, Trojan Warrior, Tinkerbell, Dorothy, Glinda, Belle, Rapunzel, Ballerina (formerly Sleeping Beauty) and Cinderella

Bell was originally Sleeping Beauty for Halloween. But last minute she decided she wanted to be a ballerina.Cinderella meets her fairy godmother

"You mean all I have to do it look cute and present this orange ball and people will fill it with goodies?" My first Snickers wrapper... delicious!

The first door. This was the first year the girls went door to door trick or treating. The last two years were too cold and rainy. 70 degree weather is a nice way to break into this tradition.

Baby's first door. She drove in style, with cousin "Dorothy" at the helm.