Nursery!...Sunbeams!

Eve is officially in nursery and Opal is in sunbeams. It was so nice to actually sit in my classes at church today. I hardly knew what to do with myself. I think Eve is a little aggressive to the other children, but hopefully she will simmer down soon. She is so cute and is beginning to put words together. If I disappear for .2 seconds she says, "mama..wha-yooo (where are you)?" She likes to boss people around, ("no-no Opal!" she says) and she sings pretty much constantly. Opal is learning so much and is always saying the most hilarious things. She is so quick to pick up on things and she is learning to play well with other kids and to be a good friend. Will's sister Iris and her 4 kids are staying with us right now, and we are having a blast, especially Opal who has a built-in friend (Jane, who is also 3 1/2). We are having so much fun and loving life.

Stroller pants

My dad had this creative idea twenty some years ago when my brother was a baby. Since umbrella strollers have no storage whatsoever he took a pair of jeans, cut them off, sewed them up, and stroller pants were born. They are super cute, affordable and way convenient. They hang on the back of an umbrella stroller (by the belt loops) to create extra storage while you are strolling around town. Check them out at etsy.com. Type in "stroller organizer and they should pop up!

Halloween

Halloween was so fun this year. We went trick or treating and it turns ot that our neighborhood is one of the best for trick or treating, so it was way fun. Opal was a pink dragon and Evey was a skeleton. They had a great time. People kept calling Opal a dinosaur and she was not shy about correcting them. There was one guy who was dressed veryscary and he was handing out candy. All the kids were lined up on the sidewalk too scared to walk up to him, but Opal walked right up to him and growled at him. I think she felt pretty brave as a dragon. We had a great time and thanks to my grandma for helping me make their costumes.

Yes!

My camera has not been letting me download pics lately, so it has been a while since I have blogged. I finally got a new usb cable and it seems to be doing the trick. I have a lot to catch up on, but I"ll start with some pics of our house. It has come a long way, but it has an even longer way to go. We love our house and our ward and neighborhood. It's awesome.

These are some pics Auntie Beth took of little Evey

Our new house

Yes, I know what you're thinking, but I promise we can do it! It actually wasn't that bad until we started tearing it apart, but it needed a little remodeling and a lot of updating. It's pretty much our dream house. It's really big and spacious, in a great neighborhood, and its totally our style of home. We hope to be done and have our current house rented by September 1st. So if you know any good renters...

EVEY'S FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Eve just turned 1! We were camping so we didn't do much to celebrate, but when we got home Opal and I made her a cake, and she opened her gifts. She is talking so much ( I think she says 7 or 8 words) and she climbs on everything! She is so cute!