So I am finally updating- I know it has been a long time! I have to show off her adorable costume, but first these are pictures of pumpkin decorating and the pumpkin patch




And here are the many variations of "mermaid princess" on the way to playgroup, the ward party, and with her friend Maylie. I know- what's with the fairy wings... she insisted. There were many variations thought up by Brecken!







& this is what she looked like for actual trick-or-treating! All the effort and she doesn't even wear it for the actual holiday!!!

Halloween

Brecken decided she wanted to be a princess for Halloween. I tried to talk her into being a fairy, but to no avail. My girl knows what she wants. When we went to the fabric store to pick out her pattern and fabric, and after looking at a bunch of patterns she saw the mermaid costume. "Mom: I be mermaid princess!"... and that was it- she had made her decision & there was no changing it! Too cute!


P.S. This was before Pocahantas was discovered & before the Pocahantas 'dress' was created. Brecken still has not changed her mind- she wants to be mermaid princess. Too bad because I love the thought of a quick 5-minute costume!

Pocahantas Princess

This morning Brecken watched Pocahantas for the first time and LOVED it! Near the end of the movie I relized I had fabric to make a quick 5-minute Pocahantas dress. Brecken thinks it is great, but I realized she needed a Pocahantas necklace. This is what we came up with... & she feels like an princess! If I was smart I would make this her Halloween costume but she has already decided on Mermaid princess and picked out her fabric...darn-it!

Finally... Home

So we have been in our house for 7 months now. Don't get me wrong- we love it, but... everytime we drive up to it it feels a little like a construction zone- until now!!! We finally got our landscaping in and it feels GREAT!!! It's home!

We have a few hiccups during the process with a joke of a landscaper because of whom we had to pay for our retaining wall (between our house & the neighbor's) TWICE- talk about a rip-off! Well... I guess live and learn :) The landscapers we hired next where awesome and got it done in a day and a half (they had lots of man-power!). We are relieved because the idea of doing the yard ourselves was daunting and impossible. We can now check front yard off our never-ending list!!!

Family Fun

We had a great night at the park last week. Luckily we went then because our good weather is now behind us for the rest of the year. We went a little crazy with the camera, but thought we would share some pics.

Hair Disaster

Soo... three weeks ago I was dying for a hair-cut. A girl I work with is in beauty school but kept telling me she was very good and ready to work at a Salon. Feeling a little pressured ( I would feel bad if I showed up with a new hair-cut that she did not do!) which is totally weak and the pleasing side of me... I decided to go to her against Lane's advice!

Needless to say: The hair-cut that I showed her was layered and about mid-neck length. What I ended up with... hair just above my chin that look like someone took paper sissors to. It was AWEFUL to say the least!!! I wanted to just crawl in a hole for a couple months until it grew out. When I went to pick up Brecken I was telling my friend I hated it. I loved her honesty what she said, "It's bad"! When Lane got home the first thing he said: "What did you do?!!!" I told him I knew it was terrible. I got right on the phone and called my hairdresser who couldn't get me in for two days- what??? Next plan: call Crystal Marley. I had heard she gave great haircuts. When I got ahold of her she had two other appointments but told me to be at her house at 9pm. I felt like I was barging in, but HELLO- it was an emergency. I was not going to be seen like that. Luckily Crystal was able to salvage what was left and gave me a cute stacked bob. Lane likes the haircut and has ceased to call me Tim!!!- Hilarious! Thank you Crystal!!!

Brecken's favorite Dress
If it's clean... Brecken will wear it! Aunt Robin got it for her and she asks for it every morning. I don't mind... as long as it is clean. She wears it to storytime, the store,... anywhere she can. I usually talk her out of it when we go to the park so that it won't get dirty. We discovered today the real problem of playing on toys with it... it gets in the way, so...


it got tucked in! Isn't that even more adorable?!!! - hilarious!!!


QuAcK, qUaCK!!!
Feeding ducks... a big hit! It is actually the first time we have done it and she loved it!




Snacking in between sharing!

Blackberry Picking
Obviously I was doing the picking while Brecken was the "sampling"! What a clever Mom to have her wear all purple!!!




Brecken brought me the camera and said, "Take a picture of me!" Sooo.... cheese!


Brecken's new favorite pastime- PlAy DoUgH
The most requested: birthday cake and candles... then we sing "Happy Birthday" & "blow-out" the candles! She LOVES it!