"Wicked" witches and black kitty cats!

This little "wicked" witch refused to be anything else this Halloween. When the question was asked, "what are you going to be for Halloween?", a simple "witch" was not the right answer. Rylie was a wicked, witch. Which, in her mind meant, not a fairy witch, like Glenda, but a witch that cackled and flew around on a broom stick! And that is exactly what she did ALL night long. Each trick or treater received the same greeting, "Hi! Happy Halloween, I am a wicked witch, ah haha haaaaa!" Of course , she did get off of her broom stick to hold her sisters hands or help them pick out the right piece of candy!

Rylie with her witch pumpkin that she picked out and daddy carefully carved.
What is a witch without her black cat or cats?

These three were happy just to dress up. They would have boogied the night away by daddy's fog machine, dancing to the Halloween music playing at our front door, and giving out candy to the trick or treaters!

I love Zoey's 'say cheese' face here. This Halloween was full of sweet moments watching the girls faces light up. Few things bring more joy than watching your little ones experience something new for the first time.

Fillmore Fun!

This was an unexpected trip to Utah, but sometimes it's the spur-of-the-moment adventures that are the funnest!

The twins' personality is really starting to shine. Check out my driving diva Brielle, smiley Rylie, and roller coaster Zoey.

My mom's back yard has apple and peach trees overflowing with fruit. You would rarely find one of my girls without a piece of fruit in hand. The picture above is Zoey. She loved picking apples, eating a few bites and then throwing them to the horses. Below is Brielle and Grandma Mary with the colt. I love it when my girls get a taste of some of my happy memories as a child.

We're back in blog land!

Hi everyone, we're back! We have only been in our house since the first of January and we are finally settled in. I say, "settled", because we still have an office full of stacked moving boxes with their little Uhaul faces smashed against the glass pleading with me to empty them. Poor boxes, they just don't stand a chance against the triple trouble.

So, with a lot of lost time, I probably will be doing a few highlights of the past five months every now and then, just to try to preserve some of these memories. But, for now I will start with the present!

Mother's Day!

Today has been a fairly typical Sunday, (besides the lovely flowers my hubby and daughters gave me), but I have just felt so happy in my heart for my three girls. Who knew such joy could come from such hard work? It is so easy to get overwhelmed in the love that I have for them. I just feel so honored to have them placed by our Heavenly Father, in my care.

This is my Mom. I love her with all my heart. Now I carry an even higher respect for her, realizing the love and the patience she granted me as a little girl, on a daily basis.

This is my mother-in-law, she is the epitome of service. She would honestly do anything for her family. I witnessed this personally as she sacrificed night and day to help me with newborn twins and a nineteen month old! I personally love the closeness that her and I share. I think our relationship is unique to most in-law relationships.

Happy Mother's Day to all women out there who, with or without children, are nurturers by nature and add so much good to this world.