The quilt I made for Alice's birthday. It took many hours over about a week, but it was all stuff I already had, so I only had to buy batting! (The Frozen pattern is the back.)
It's almost twin size. Alice has been sleeping under baby blankets for some unknown reason, so I figured it was time to make her something bigger and warmer. (P.S. It's upside down, but can you see the hidden A in the quilt? It's made out of the non-stripe squares.)
Grace getting laughing gas for her filling. She looks pretty intense, but she's just staring up at the TV watching Phineas and Ferb.
Alice in the corn box at the pumpkin patch.
Danny enjoying the cool weather in the front yard with our new pumpkins.
Cutie in underoos.
The birthday queen.
She loves her new dress from Grandma Terisa!
Typical Charlie.
Poor little kid hit himself in the mouth with a magic wand while acting out the opening scene of Frozen. "Split the ice apart" resulted in a split lip:(
So pretty.
Brothers waiting in the front yard for Grace to get home from school.
Me and my boys watching Conference.
Here's our Conference set-up. The picture wasn't actually as dim as it looks.
Leading the choir.
A slice of Alice's birthday cake. We attempted checkerboard. It only kind of worked.
Eating cucumbers at our campsite.
Keeping each other warm.
Smores!
Fun hike in the forest.
Charlie's dream come true: he got to get right up close to this water tower!
Grace as a witch this afternoon to lead us through the haunted house they made.
Alice took a picture of me with a warty pumpkin at the pumpkin patch. She may have smudged the lens...
She loved this giant pumpkin!
Face paint.
The preschool classes.
Assistant teacher Mrs. Rodriguez and teacher Mrs. Stroud.
Birthday breakfast: generic Lucky Charms.
Birthday photo shoot.
What a lovely 5-year-old!
Alice's birthday lunch: 5 sandwich pieces with 5 pretzel "candles", 5 grapes, 5 tomatoes, and 5 bites of cottage cheese.
She loved it!
The Halloween pictures we made for our FHE activity.
Alice's cute seasonal trees she made in preschool.
She was the first in her class able to count to 100!
Paul created his own stencil to decorate the cake.
Cutting out jello shapes for the birthday dinner.
She loved it all and was so happy all day long!
Birthday brother covered in spaghetti sauce.
The obligatory candle picture.
Dollar store gift from Grace. Notice Grace also bought one for herself...
She LOVES her Frozen sweater for Grandma Lu.
Beautiful copy of Alice in Wonderland from Mom/Dad Gabe.
We got her and Aurora matching outfits. They wore them the next day for show and tell: T is for twins!
She really loved her new quilt!
The club. Grace was so cute while Paul and I were setting up the tent and stuff, she started a club, complete with a clubhouse area. When I needed them to help with jobs, I would tell Grace their "mission", and she would make it happen:)
Cold morning.
Always interested in the fire pit.
This fire brought to you by lighter fluid and charcoal. The rain all night didn't leave us much choice.
Oatmeal and cocoa on a cold morning.
And graham crackers, of course:)
She is really growing up.
She and Paul had some nice talks about how fires are like testimonies, and we need to keep feeding them so they'll burn bright. The rainstorm led to talks about sheltering ourselves from temptations and trials. Being out in nature lends itself to spiritual analogies.
Paul also taught everyone the method to make perfect marshmallows. He really is a master at it.
Every so often, Charlie would come up to someone and say, "Will you play BIU football with me?" How could you say no?
Cute baby in a backpack.
All ready for our short hike.
George Washington and his troops used this trail as a road.
So pretty.
I love, love, LOVE hiking in the forest in cool fall weather! It is SO fun!
Paul and his cargo.
Walking the dog.
Biggest mushroom we've ever seen!
I think I have a picture of every one of our kids asleep in a backpack on a hike.
Super cute though!
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