October 31, 2010

by broomstick or ruby shoes...

by broomstick or ruby shoes: i am not sure which would have gotten us around town faster this evening, but i don't think it mattered! The girls had a blast, and we had such an enjoyable time seeing the pure joy on the girls' faces! livia- mostly a "good" witch ;)
sophia- dorothy or dorofee as she liked to call her...



here we go...

holding hands trick-or-treating...

look at all that loot...and look at their faces!
another successful halloween!

October 27, 2010

sunday, fun day...

sunday, fun day: on sunday we had a small family get together at our house. Before everyone arrived, I decided to take some photos of Bobby and the girls for his birthday present. Here are some of my favorites... cheese...
kisses for daddy...


what a group!

later, the sederholm and withers family stopped by for some lunch and sunday fun.
sophia, elana, livia, & kaytlin

carving pumpkins

the end result...pretty cute!
the kids aren't too bad either ;)
love the silly faces!

root beer/creamsicle floats

what a fun day on sunday!
thanks, sederholm and withers family :)

October 23, 2010

the many adventures of bobby and nesha...

the many adventures of bobby and nesha: bobby and i had quite an unusual weekend. We actually spent a total of 24 hours together without the girls. It felt rather odd...but it was fun (as usual!). A big "thanks" to my parents for taking great care of the girls, while we were out having our many adventures! bobby standing next to "his sign" at cragun's
getting a picture at the golf course

me and my brother, shawn (14 years old)



my sister (stephanie), my biological mother (leonice) and me at cassie's wedding
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day two: saturday morning i handed bobby an early birthday present- 2 tickets to the gophers football game versus penn state. It was a huge surprise and a first experience for both of us!
this is the view from our padded seats (24 rows up)




i have now christened this weekend, "the weekend of bobby"...what adventures do we have planned next? stay tuned...

October 17, 2010

my little pumpkins...

my little pumpkins: this afternoon we decided to do a pumpkin project. Livia has been feeling a little under the weather, so we decided to get busy indoors. Here are our masterpieces...thanks, brandi and theresa, for the great idea! sophia and livia with their decoupage jack 'o lanterns


my silly pumpkins
(even livia commented, "grandma calls us pumpkin sometimes.")

i even created one...it looked like fun!

October 13, 2010

happy 1/2 birthday, sophia...

happy 1/2 birthday, sophia: it makes us a little sad to see our baby growing up so fast... ...but we are extremely thankful that she is such a healthy, vibrant little girl...
happy 1/2 birthday, sophia!

sophia: 2 1/2 years old

October 6, 2010

orange you glad i didn't say banana...

orange you glad i didn't say banana: last weekend grandpa and the girls picked out some carrots from grandpa's garden. This was one of the carrots that they found...how interesting! twisted carrots
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on sunday we gathered at the withers household to celebrate auntie jill's birthday. Here are some photos from that evening...

livia, grandma nancy, and sophia




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it was orange day at daycare today. I decided to have Livia join in on the fun, even if she was only at daycare a few hours....

here's photo #1...livia!
photo #2...sophia!

trying to get two girls to smile on cue is hard work!

October 2, 2010

fall fun...

fall fun: the family has been enjoying the lovely fall weather these past few days. Livia participated in her first Hutch Tigers Homecoming and the girls picked pumpkins from grandpa's garden. I love Autumn! ready for homecoming...


Hear our mighty tiger "roar!"

grandpa's garden


this one looks good (we actually took them all!)


digging up some potatoes and carrots


feeding the chickens


ready to give some of their pumpkins away



lately sophia has been giving me the "eye squinting" smile, so the only way to get her to smile nice is to make her laugh...

our lovely, livia...