Like mother, like daughter~

dressing up and wearing my heels…

Sophie and Sage used to always dress like me.  They would see what I was wearing in the morning and pick out matching colors and matching styles for themselves, lol.  If I wanted them to wear more dresses, I had wear dresses.  Then they went through a soccer phase and wanted to wear comfy soccer clothes and now they wear uniforms to school (love it), so it’s fun to see them dress up once in awhile.  One thing’s for sure, they have their own style now and are very particular about their shoes! :)

 

they ♥ their new dresses, I ♥ their smiles

my favorite spot in my home to take pictures is the Bathroom :), near perfect lighting through the Silhouette’s & corner windows.

Fun with the oversized slinky they’ve stretched half way across the  house, Sage was thrilled when she won it at a friends Planet Play Party.

Happy October!

Escape to Long Beach~ {Sunday Snapshot}

Once a year my work puts on a huge design convention- “Escape,” here was last years in Portland…

This year we met in Long Beach. The theme was “Empower the Designer”, last years- “We’re not participating in the Recession” :). It’s a fun business trip to take refresher classes, update technology, meet other designers, visit vendors, share ideas and participate in focus groups. Plus, feel a little pampered with banquets, prizes/awards, and a nice break from everyday work.

the highlight was dinner & dancing on the Queen Mary

Designing Women, it was great having all 6 designers from our state come this year, here’s a few of us

Well, we should let our boss in. Nice hat Frankie!

It was a delightful week!

Before returning, we stopped at a few design places we don’t have at home, of course we had to stop at Trader Joe’s. There’s a story behind this card I bought, I’ll have to share later so I don’t get sidetracked. I picked up some nice souvenirs to bring home to my family, wish they could’ve joined me. Although I really look forward to this yearly event, it’s never easy leaving my family.

Way to go Paul! for getting the girls ready for their fairy party, and doing their hair each morning, I know that may have been the biggest challenge while I was gone, you did great! I’m so thankful for Paul & Josh (17) for doing double duty and taking care of things while I was gone, I know it was a lot of work and running around, but everyone was in good hands and I appreciate your support and help, and hearing about the good times you had. And thanks Grandma for helping on Friday. It was so nice coming home to my happy family!

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State Fair Time… {Sunday Snapshot}

Nothing like a good old fashioned Fair to enjoy with the family.  Shortly after the girls were home, we took them to the Fair here.  They had a few fears but had a great time.  It’s about time we did it again, we visited the cows first…

Aaaw, this baby calf was born 5 hours ago.  Didn’t even have it’s eyes open yet.  The girls were thrilled to see it.

Animal Lovers

It was a delightful day with the kiddos, Josh had to work, missed him!  The Midway rides, Pony ride, Funhouse, Gunnysack Slide were some of their favorites.  They loved the Clydesdales in the horse pull.  Not to mention the food~ BBQ’d corn on the cob, pretzel's & Cotton Candy- sounds like a balanced meal to me, for the Fair anyway.  We ended up going to dinner after for a good meal, Josh met up with us :).  

Strong dad!  Thanks mom & dad for taking us to the Fair.  We loved it!

 

Check out Stefanie’s new horse & other Sunday Snapshots here

5 Years… {Sunday Snapshot}

since Sophie and Sage have been home!  It’s flown by fast, yet I can’t imagine our family without them.

5 years since we first laid eyes their such sweet but scared faces.  my best b-day ever :)

How they’ve grown.  Sage so kind, spunky, & talented, and a great friend to others.

Sophie so genuine, athletic, and compassionate, also a true friend.  Looks so grown up in this picture, gives me a glimpse of how she’ll look as an adult.

silly girls

fun girls

Our full of life precious girls.  It’s been an amazing 5 years, they have blossomed and added so much to our lives!  We love you like Crazy Cakes Sophie & Sage!!  I’m looking forward to the next fabulous 5 years!

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Silver!!

Such a cute team with a passion for soccer, they play their hearts out! Winning Silver in their first competitive soccer tournament, the Sparta Cup. Great job Sparta, proud of you S & S!!

Girls and Grandma, one of their biggest fan!

Sage left, Sophie right

Crepes and Cuties in Pink…

the pink wasn’t planned

I made crepes one morning while my dad was here.  Yummmmy, I could hardly make them fast enough.  It’s become a new Sunday morning tradition.  Here’s my favorite crepe recipe…   

Crepes

4 Eggs, lightly beaten

1 1/3 C Milk

2 Tbsp butter, melted

1 cup flour

2 Tbsp white sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon

In large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, melted butter, flour, sugar, and salt until smooth.  Heat in small skillet over medium heat.  Grease pan with butter or Pam.  Use small ladle, about 3 Tbsp. crepe batter in hot pan, tilting to spread evenly.  Cook over medium heat 1-2 minutes per side (second side takes less time), or until golden brown.

Fill with favorite fillings:

bananas / Nutella

apple cinnamon  (heat up apple pie filling, add cinnamon while heating)

raspberry jam

strawberries & cream

top with whipped topping or powdered sugar

Awesome August

full of excitement before school starts. Trevor returned from a week of scout camp in time to start football, the girls had their first soccer tournament in Park City, and Josh is starting his first job at the Pizza place and has been busy rehearsing for Broadway Kidz, opening night is next week-end, Woot! I thoroughly enjoy watching their sports and acting.

Nice picture by Paul. Glad he was able to attend Camp Steiner with Trevor for a few days.

boys and their bows

Canoeing Merit Badge, they had to jump in this frigid cold water

Trevor racing in the Mountain Man Relay

Nick off to work, love his smile :)

Sparta warm-up. The girls enjoyed seeing the REAL lion show up before the game.

game prep, great coach

Sage hustling

Sophie’s determination

They gave them numbers 1 (Sophie) and 2 (Sage), how nice :)

Goal!!

Way to go girls! Sophie and Sage are new to this team and were a little anxious at first playing at this level with all new girls & new coach, but it didn’t take long before they got right in and became a big part of the team. Sparta won 2 out of 3, they played their hearts out and had a lot of fun, good job Sparta! They also took Silver in the Sparta Cup.

A week-end with Grandpa

So sweet seeing the kids rekindle a relationship with their Grandpa that they don’t see often (lives out of state). Didn’t take long to catch up and get attached again. He swam with them, joined us for the big parade & lunch at the Lion House, even threw a football with the kids one night.

Cute seeing the kids talk with their grandpa about his farm, his hobbies, and what he liked as a kid.  Grandpa reading them a story each night and Sage making sure he got a spoon quickly in the fast card game of Spoons :).

he wanted to hear them play and sing…

We’ve got some musicians in the house!  Josh talked in church today about his Trek experiences. He was asked 1/2 hour before the meeting so he winged it, did great and made us laugh. It was such a neat meeting hearing the youth share their experiences. Nick went 4 years ago, good memories, and Trevor will go in 2015.

thanks for the yummy lamb steaks, we smoked it with Hickory. Tasty!

a very fun Grandpa week-end. Come again soon!