Little Olys

Tessa started preschool in October. She asked everyday, for weeks, when she was starting school. It's a great program, done through the High School and she loves ALL her Teachers (the 17-18 year olds, taking Early Education Classes). We pay next to nothing and it's amazing! They have awesome activities, great snacks, and tons of one-on-one attention. Her birthday was the week before school started and when we walked in the first day, all the Teachers treated her like

she was the most special person EVER!

This suitcase is for the kids to bring a show and tell item in, and this is not the outfit I planned for the first day. Emory still lets me pick out whatever she wears, but with Tessa, it's a fight to get her to wear anything when she has her mind set on something else - generally a dress or skirt.

All Hallow's Eve

A large thank you to my mom for the costumes. Introducing . . .

Calvin and Hobbes!

Emory always wanted to be Calvin, but Tessa originally wanted to be an Angry Bird. My mom made the costumes and then still pumped out a Hobbes costume, in case Tessa changed her mind. She did, and that meant that the cute Angry Bird wouldn't get shown off. Enter Mom.

Sadly, the super cute stuffed Hobbes didn't get pictured, but not to worry, he is well worn and played with!

Life

I took a sabbatical from Blogging, Facebook, and Pinterest. It has been so relaxing and a joy to just live my life, instead of worrying about updates, new posts, or pinning something I don't give a crap about :) I highly suggest it!

Life did continue on, and I still have to put it up here or I know I'll regret missing the month of October when I print my Blog Book out at the end of the year.

The end of September, Cory's grandma came to visit. We had a good time, but mostly stuck to the regular routine.

The day we picked Grandma up, we went to the beach. It was going to be one of the last days Cory could surf for awhile.

It was cold and the tide was out, which made for some interesting finds. A pile of horror-movie looking sea crap.

A star fish.

We made some yummy clam chowder and homemade bread bowls.

We went to the Riverfront Park and enjoyed some sun and the Carousel.

The Elaines.

Cory came home early one day and we went to Silver Falls to hike around.

I hope she had fun, and enjoyed a break from her busy babysitting schedule back home!

We had a week off before more visitors came.

During that week, Emory had the Jog-A-Thon. It was cold and drizzily, but she jogged like I champ! Gotta love the Adidas jogging suit.

Tessa turned 4! She is made of the Stuff of Legends, we never know what she'll say or do next, but it will leave you laughing (or crying) for sure. Her most recent antic is a little sacriligeous. One Sunday, a few weeks ago, as I handed the Sacrament water to Tessa I noticed something unusual. Tessa took the cup, drank it, and as she put the empty cup back into the tray she whispered, "I wish my mom can have a baby." Did that just happen, I thought? Then I remembered the week before, she said, "I wish I can be bigger," but I didn't think anything of it. Tessa is making Sacrament Wishes with her empty cup. There are no words.

She got some fun presents, but loved the quart of Cold Stone mint ice cream my mom bought her!

My mom came for Tessa's birthday and my dad joined a few days later. We did normal life stuff, but had fun doing it.

My mom did this cute fall treat with the girls. Acorns! They were donut holes, dipped in chocolate and sprinkles, with a pretzel for the stem.

We did more stuff, lots of eating and hanging out playing Camp; I just didn't take very many pictures. Part of the reason, my parents came is because BYU was playing OSU.

It was drama getting the kids taken care of etc., but once we got there, it was a blast! We enjoyed classic stadium food, screamed a lot, and squirmed in the see of Orange and Black. Luckily, when the win was inevitable, the Beavers quieted down. We did enjoy some outrageous Mormon comments on our walk back to the car. Poor, bitter Beavers!

Thanks to our visitors. Because of you I get asked, everyday, if it's Christmas and time to go to Utah, yet?!