First Snow of the Season!!!

 What a fun morning we had yesterday. We woke up to about an inch or two of snow on the ground. The girls came running into our room excited about what they saw outside in our yard & couldn't wait to get outside. Marin went out first with Gary to shovel & then a little later {it was so cold!} we all went out. This was Maeve's 1st real experience with snow, she was cute.. walking around repeating "snow" over & over.

 Margaux was first to throw herself down & attempt a snow angel. She loved rolling around in it. Doesn't take long for her to get super cold either b/c she's so small. Maybe should have waited to cover herself in snow until the end, but it was far too exciting!

 Marin went straight for the sleds & had her fun there. It was fun watching her take a running start & jump onto the sled. She's getting so big! Eventually we all ended up at the neighbors with all the kids sledding. So fun...Maeve even went down a few times & loved it.

A few more snapshots of the girls & Gary. Gary was running as fast as he could around the neighbors house pulling the girls in the sled. It was hilarious to watch & even more fun for the girls in the sled. Marin & Margaux couldn't get enough. Their hard giggles were priceless. {He had to go much slower when Maeve was in the sled} Still snow on the ground now, it's far too cold for it to melt. Last night's low was 15 degrees! Yikes, winter hits fast! xoxo

 It was a wii afternoon here the other day. The girls all stayed in jammies all day {mommy & daddy too} & had fun playing wii with Gary. Maeve gets so excited but obviously has no clue how to play. She's not nearly as good with the wii as she is with the ipad.

The girls got some exercise while playing just dance. Marin likes to make up her own moves!

 Then they switched from pj's to dress clothes. I laughed so hard when I walked into the kitchen & saw this. Margaux looked so funny {as usual} she never matches & loves dressing herself. It's quite comical. Nothing like a princess-bride-witch!!! They've also been in swimsuits the past few days. It's finally really cold outside & they choose swim suits. I laughed the other day when my sister walked into the house & said "um, I just saw Margaux walking to the neighbor's house with a swim suit on & rain boots!" Where is that photo??

 And she's back.... Merry made her debut in our home this week. The girls had been waiting for her & were so excited to see her. Now we're back to them racing around the house each morning trying to find where she's landed. Maeve loves her as well, it's pretty fun! Tis the season! I LOVE this time of year. We had a great Thanksgiving @ my aunt & uncle's house. xoxo

 Wow, we had a slight hiccup with the blogging world... our blog ran out of space! Too much blogging but I've got it all worked out & we're back! Here is little Maeve with her beloved backpack. She lives with this thing on her back & longs to be just like her big sisters. I wish I could record her little voice saying "backpack" over & over. It's so cute!

 She begs to have it on even when we drive Margaux to school on Tuesdays & Thursdays, and then cries when we have to take it off her back to get strapped into her car seat. It's ridiculous. Then once we get to school, we put it back on & she marches into Margaux's school for drop-off.

What a sweetheart! She's got a few years to go, but she's definitely ready for school in her mind! lol

How funny is this? I was getting ready for a photo shoot Sunday morning around 9am. Gary was eating breakfast {Cool Ranch Doritos} & guess who else wanted Doritos? She proceeded to eat them right in front of the backdrops while I got ready. I started snapping her, {great way to test the lighting!} she was very serious & smiled nicely at first.... then the crazies came out! It was so funny! There are about 20+more photos that I didn't include. She is definitely her father's daughter & our little goofball! xoxo

 Our little Kitten, Love Bug & Garden Gnome!

I had WAY too many photos to post, so I got creative & made a few collages! {Why didn't I think of this earlier??} The girls had a blast Trick or Treating last night. It was pretty cold & windy but they didn't seem to mind at all. Marin didn't even wear her jacket. I think all the running kept them pretty warm! Below the Love Bug with friend Madelyn & a quick mid-candy eating smile for the camera!

 Marin was so happy with her kitty costume. She's known for months she wanted to be a cat & it turned out pretty darn cute. Her itchy allergy-pone nose didn't last too long. {It was smudged w/in 5 min!} But it was still really cute. This is the first year that she took off running ahead with all of her friends. {Parents not far behind} They had so much fun & got WAY too much candy. Love her pose!

 And her is the cute little gnome approaching & Trick or Treating at her first house {our neighbor}! She was just adorable, we taught her to say "Trick or Treat", but she preferred to say "Thank You" instead. She & her bff Allie really enjoyed all the dogs at each house much more than the candy! Also, for some reason all the layers of clothing she had on must have thrown off her balance. It was so odd, but she couldn't walk normal with out falling constantly. We saw her in the triangle position way too many times {seen below}.

 All three of them together just before we left...

 The big girls with a few of their friends. So fun!

Now I need to figure out what to do with all the candy we have. There is no way we could ever possibly eat it all. My sister's dental office accepts donations & sends them to the troops. I think we'll have a donation!! The girls are already talking about next years costumes... xoxo

 LOTS of photos in this post! We got festive here this past weekend & carved pumpkins. The girls had so much fun. Marin couldn't wait to dig her hands into the pumpkins once Gary cut them open. Margaux was a little "scared" she said, but still had fun.

 Maeve was terrified! We tried all we could to get her to even touch the "pumpkin mush" but she wasn't having it at all! It was so funny!

 Once the pumpkins were carved we all hopped into the car & took the girls to this place...a yard about 10 mins. away from our house that LOVES to decorate for Halloween. This is only about a 1/4 of it. The house is on a corner & it spans all the way around the house. So fun!

 We {along with many others} parked the car & got out so we could see everything up close. There was spooky music playing & plenty to look at. The girls were definitely scared. {Some of the decorations were pretty scary} Here a little ware wolf jumped up at Gary, he had no idea it was going to move. His face is priceless! Maeve kept saying "pookey" {spooky} & pointing at all the decorations. It was cute, but she wouldn't get down after a while...

 Margaux & her scared "I wanna go get in the car" face...

 There was a lady walking around with these crazy glasses on. She gladly let Marin take a turn with them on. Marin thought that was so cool! Probably the only time she'd pose for a photo. They were pretty scared. Even though there were a lot of cute decorations, they were all fixated on the scary stuff. Here is a look at a few of our pumpkins... {notice my 3 chicks pumpkin, it's so cute!}

 I think the girls will be far more excited to return to the house at Christmas time. It's just awesome & nothing scary at all! Looking forward to Halloween...two more sleeps! xoxo

 Someone likes to get extra comfy in mom & dad's bed. She gets extra excited if she finds the remote like she did below. She's quick to turn the channel, pump up the volume to obnoxious levels & mess up settings. I've said it 100 times, I wish they could make a remote with a lock switch for little ones like this...

 We've been really enjoying all of the extra warm fall days we've been having. Although we know our days are numbered. Looks like in just two days the temps are supposed to drop 30 degrees! It is going to be hard to put jackets back on & everything else that goes along with it.

 Maeve cruising down the sidewalk on her little car...

 And these last two are from a week ago when we sadly had to say goodbye to Grandma & Grandpa Goessl. {Insert sad face} They made the trip back to AZ for the winter & we won't see them again until MAY!!! Way too long for our liking!

 The girls have so much fun visiting with them. We sure will miss them a whole bunch & look forward to many skype calls in the next 7 months!

xoxoxo

 Photos of Gary & myself!! Many of you have probably seen these, but I couldn't go with out posting them. This particular fall football Sunday was absolutely gorgeous & the perfect day to tailgate. We had a great time hopping around different parties. The above photo is with our great friends & neighbors Glenn & Michelle. Such a fun couple who we're so happy to have meet. {All of our neighbors are MORE than fabulous!}

{In between all the madness, Gary & I celebrated our SEVENTH wedding anniversary! Seven wonderful years to celebrate & we've got many more happy years to come. We are so blessed with our healthy, loving family!!! Happy Anniv. to us!!}

 And here are the crazies all dressed up for game day Sunday! They all looked so cute in their green/gold apparel. We had a tailgate party with neighbors, it was so fun to see all the kiddos dressed up & cheering on the Packers!

Once again the lull in blogging is a great indication of how busy we've been. The fall colors have been in full effect & I've been busy snapping photos left and right. Looking forward to a weekend w/o photo sessions so we can get some work done in our half-finished basement. It's coming along & we are SOOOO excited for the finished product in a few weeks.

For the past couple of weeks our neighbors have thought the deer had been nibbling on all of their raspberry bushes leaving little bits of the unripened berries behind. Nope, not the deer... Just Maeve!

We can't even go in the back yard with out her running to the raspberries. Gary has brought her back in the house several times saying "I just can't keep her away from the berries." She's addicted! As soon as she sees them she starts saying "nummy" and runs right to them. She knows she's not supposed to be there, so once we find her she always has this guilty look on her face...oh, oh!

Not long after & she's distracted by the slide & happy as ever. {well, at least for 5 minutes. Then she's back at the raspberry bushes!} Cute as ever! xoxo

 

We made our annual trip to the Apple Orchard this past weekend. Little Maeve's first time @ the orchard {she stayed home last year} and she LOVED it! This little lady was in heaven with all the apples. She walked around saying "more" & "apple" for the entire hour. It was so cute.

   I'm actually quite surprised she didn't have a stomach ache after all the apples she ate. {Although if she did, she couldn't really tell us!} She kept dropping them on the ground & then we'd get her another, and another, and another!

 Marin was very particular about the apples she would eat. They had to be FLAWLESS... no imperfections or she wouldn't eat it and the stems had to be completely removed. This one was her first apple, after this one she would only eat apples that were all red.

 So much fun!

 And then there's Margaux. She just walked along with us as we tossed apples in the bag talking the entire time! She's so goofy all the time & makes our conversations so fun. She ate one apple & that was enough for her. She had just as much fun running around in the rows between the apple trees.

 We picked a lot of apples & now we need to get to work and start cooking/baking with them. I see an apple crisp in our future. Such a fun time, makes me very anxious for the pumpkin patch!

Love these long lashes....

First Day of School Round 2!!!

 Today was little Margaux's first day of 3 year old preschool. She's been asking me for weeks when it is her turn to go to school, last night I was finally able to say TOMORROW! The big smile on her face was just priceless. Cutest thing is she kept telling me "Mommy, I've never been to school before!" Well now she has & she loved it! Way above is a photo of her this morning eating her cinnamon rolls on the special plate. She told me it was a very special breakfast!

 I just love these shots of her before we left. So Margaux to be acting silly for the camera. She also never looks at the camera, her eyes always wander to the right or left. I was very lucky to get her looking for at least a few. And here she is with her sisters just before it was time to go. We waited & got Marin on the bus first & then drove Marg to school.

 Margaux in front of her school sign {Actually the church sign, but it's where she attends!}

I thought I was going to get all these cute shots of her by her hook, with her friend Karis, etc. but NONE of that happened. Once we got inside she would not pose/stand for any photos, so I decided to take a photo of her hook alone!

 No tears but her excitement quickly went away once we got into the school {hence no posing for photos}. I could tell she was all of the sudden a little scared, which was how I expected her to be. The good news is that she held it together, sat right down on the carpet next to her friend Karis & kissed me goodbye. Such a sweet little girl. She had a blast at school & has been talking about it ever since she got home. She's already asking when she gets to go back! xoxo