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I had a hard time waking up this morning. Mindy and I had SUCH A BUSY day yesterday! We cleaned out their old house & did a dump run & finished packing over the rest of their stuff to their new place. WOW!!! Then we started on their new place, aka the land of boxes. Oh, and everytime I would clean something Emma would follow behind to mess it right up...good job sweetie! ;)

Today, Mindy and I will probably try to move a dog kennel & maybe do another dump run. Then we have to deal with the land of boxes, before Tova brings over all her stuff tomorrow.

This is going to be one long week, and Halloween is on Friday. Wow, a lot to get done. Even though yesterday was EXHAUSTING, it was really fun.

Out with the old...in with the new!

Last night we went over to Mindy & Eric's new place. Super CUTE!!! I love it! I am so happy for them. So we helped them unpack some stuff & went to their old house to move over the last of their things. Today, Mindy and I will be CLEANING their old house. I love to clean, so this will be fun! :) Emma will probably help clean; seeing as she has inherited my 'neat freak' tendencies, hehehe.

Also, on a different note; for all of you whom look at my blog...comment on what you or you're kids are dressing up as for halloween. Emma is going to be a cowgirl. I want to hear back! I know who you people are...hehehe.

Holiday Season...

The air is beginning to become cold and crisp, while the leaves are changing and falling to the ground. I found myself becoming excited a couple weeks ago, when I had to turn the car heater on for the first time. The holiday season on its way.

Halloween is just around the corner...wow, this year really flew by. Emma is going to be a cowgirl. She has a little outfit with boots, and a stick horse. BTW, Emma is horse crazy, if anyone wants to know what to get her for her birthday or Christmas...anything horse related would work.

I am planning on cooking my first Thanksgiving Dinner. I can't wait. Hopefully, my mom and sister will show up. I know Rose will be here. And of course, Brian and Emma. We aren't big meat eaters, but Thanksgiving wouldn't be the same without a burnt turkey, lol.

I haven't really felt that 'Christmas spirit' since I was a kid. But for some unexplainable reason; I am super excited for the holidays this year. I don't know; maybe it has to do with the fact that this will be OUR first real Christmas together, technically our 4th, but this year we will get our FIRST EVER CHRISTMAS TREE! I am so excited! We are on a pretty tight budget...seeing as I am a stay-at-home mom now; but we WILL have a tree this year. Our plan last year was to wait until about a week before Christmas to buy our tree (fake one) so that it would be on sale (you can save up to 75%) but we waited too long, and none were left. :( That is not going to happen this year!

I will probably have a Christmas Countdown soon.

4-RUNNER!!!

Rose has been driving around in a car that has slowly been falling apart. Brian and I didn't want her driving around in an unsafe car anymore so we helped her buy this vehicle. Isn't it cute?!? I love it, and it is much safer than her old pile of crap. It is a 2008 Toyota 4-Runner. Rose was so happy when she got her car, she started to cry. :) I love you girly...and you owe us super cool christmas presents for the next 5 years or so...hehehe.

mini-vacation

I just returned from a mini-vaca. Emma & I drove over to the westside and visited with friends and family for almost a week. We spent a couple days at my mom's house (that is where these pics were taken), and then a couple days with Rose. We did a lot of fun things, and we kept busy the entire time. I miss everyone so much; but now since I am a SAHM, I will be able to visit more often, YAY!!!

Pumpkin Carving Fun

We carved pumpkins tonight. It was so much fun! Emma helped by cleaning out the pumpkin guts...she loved it! Brian carved the Angry Kitty pumpkin, and I carved the Trick or Treat pumpkin. I think we did a pretty good job. They look super cool! It really is such a fun activity.

Best Friends

Emma absolutely loves when Gannon comes to visit. She loves to play with him, they play horsie...as you can see in one of the following pictures. They are so cute together.

Lake Easton

Yesterday we drove up to Lake Easton, it's close to Snoqualmie Pass. We enjoyed a picnic, and took in the beautiful scenery. So gorgeous! Emma really enjoyed herself. This is where we plan on camping next spring/summer. On the way home we stopped by Suncadia and shared some brownie's with Mindy, and we also saw Joey & Tova. Emma gave Tova a HUGE hug when she saw her; looks like Emma has a new best friend. Enjoy the pics!

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Emma

We are growing Emma's bangs out. Her hair grows so fast, she gets that from Brian. It seems like she needs her bangs trimmed everyother week. So that is why our poor lady has hair in her face. Her hair is at the awkward level. It is too long, and she can't really see, but it is still too short to tuck behind her ears. Thank goodness for all of Diane's bows and other hair accessories!