Happy 7th Birthday, Noah!

 Noah, we hope you have a very happy birthday!   We wish we could celebrate with you.  The girls especially can't wait to see you again- they talk about you all the time!  You're a great kid- we love you!

(Your card is in the mail- I didn't want you to think we forgot!)

Rylee's Dance Performance

 Last night was Rylee's first dance performance of this year.  They were the pre-show entertainment for a jump rope show.  It was just her class.  I decided to buy her the fake hair this year just because it is so much quicker and easier and I don't have to call Hailey or Katria to do it for me!  Totally worth it! She did a great job!  (I'm not a fan of the nude tights.  I would have preferred black, but I'm not the teacher- oh well!)

 From the back- her wings are upside-down, but we fixed it before the show!

But this is so you can see just how much hair she had!

 She also scraped her nose on the cement a few days ago, so you can kind of see that too.  It's looking much better though! 

Cami and Rylee

Cami is Rylee's friend from daycare.  They have been best friends since they were babies.  Rylee was probably 6 months old when they first met.  So she has loved that Cami is in her class with her.  And Ashlyn loves her brother, Ryan.  They are also about the same age and have been friends since they were babies! 

Grandpa Blatter's Birthday

Grandpa Blatter's birthday was on Saturday 

and we celebrated with him on Sunday.

 

We love you, Grandpa!

Hope you had a great day!

Tea Party

Day at Grandma and Grandpa's

 They found like 12 ladybugs.

 I don't think I've ever let a ladybug crawl on me, 

but I'm glad that Rylee isn't afraid!

 Raking the leaves

 And having tons of fun playing in them!

 Of course Rylee had to play with the dog.  

Again, I'm glad she's not afraid!

 I'm glad Grandma captured some good smiles of Ashlyn.  

It helped that she was having so much fun!

 Rylee jumping in!

 Uncle Cory drew a picture of Rylee.

 And then she drew her own pictures- 

she seriously amazes me with her art. 

Thanks, Grandma, Grandpa, and Cory, for the fun day!  

And for the great pictures!

More Halloween

 Just a couple more pictures to complete Halloween!

So I stayed in my costume after school for the trunk-or-treat- 

which means I was Minnie for over 12 hours- 

longer than she does it at Disneyland in one day!

Trunk-or-Treat #2

 My parents' ward had their trunk-or-treat on Halloween, which was perfect.  The kids filled up their buckets in less than 30 minutes and we didn't have to walk too far.  But it was pretty cold.  They didn't have their coats at first so everyone could see their costume, but when it started getting dark it got a lot colder so they wore their coats.  Nobody could really see their costumes anyway!  My pictures aren't that great- oh well at least I got some good pictures in their costumes at home. That's all that matters anyway!

 By the end Ashlyn said she wanted to wrap up in a blanket!  Poor thing- she didn't even have tights so she was probably pretty cold. It was just after this that she got her coat on though.