Polar Express

I haven't posted in a while and thought now would be as good a time as any. I also want my sister to stop yelling at me to update.
On November 14th we took a drive up the mountain to Williams, AZ to ride on the Polar Express. It is such a fun event where everyone wears their pajamas, eat cookies, drink hot chocolate, hear the story of the Polar Express, and get to see Santa where he gives each kid a bell!
We got to enjoy the train again this year with Auntie Sara, Uncle Jake, Jonny, Lilly, Grammy and Grampy. The weather was really cold, it even snowed on the way up. It was a great way to kick off the Christmas season! It was so much fun!

Isabelle giving Santa a hug. She waited to see him all day long!

Madee getting her bell from Santa.

The whole bunch enjoying the train

Daddy and Madee

Mom and Isabelle

Halloween

We carved pumpkins, went trick or treating, and the girls passed out from their sugar high!

Madee attempting to help get the seeds out
Isabelle's turn

The finished products; Jasmine and the castle

"SPIDERGIRL!"

Jasmine-yes daddy freaked out about the skin showing!

Welcome Fall!

Fall in Arizona is so exciting, it normally brings cooler weather which means more outside time and of course the AZ State Fair....yum food!

The girls at the fair meeting Dora
The girls and their cousins in the corn box at Talmochoff farms pumpkin patch

Isabelle and Audrey in the ladybug train

The Fab Four in the vegetable photo cut-out!

Isabelle

We are so impressed with how much Isabelle is enjoying preschool. She has made some new friends and looks forward to every Monday and Wednesday when she gets to go. She can now write her name, recognize letters and numbers, count to 70 (with some help), and recite the Pledge of Alliegance! She is growing far too fast!



Getting in on the cotton candy action at the Diamondbacks game

Playing at the kids section at Baxter's playhose

Just being the princess she is!

Madelyn!

Has definitely proven she is...unique! She has a mind of her own and is very opinionated. She is growing more and more each day and amazes us how much she wants to be like her sister, but at the same time wants to be her own person.

Just looking simply cute and innocent...we know the truth!

Showing all her blue tongue after eating cotton candy at the Diamondback game
Potty Training just like Auntie Barbara learned how to do it!

Enjoying a nice night on the patio at home

Showing us just how much she loves her Dora pull-ups

It has been a while

Since anything was posted, but I think things are beginning to slow down after the move and start of the year. We gave up out pool at the old house, but now we have sprinklers! Apparently, they are the coolest things ever!

SOOOO

I haven't been very faithful with this thing lately. With moving, school starting, and Homecoming, this is the task that took the back burner on my new (new to me) extremely small stove. Moving into the new house has been hectic. The girls have been adapting to the change really well. We had their favorite visitors in town last weekend: Audrey, Carissa, Uncle Justin, and Aunt Liz. They all had a blast and are still talking about it.
We are trying to get settled in; finishing that pesky last bit of unpacking, meeting the neighbors, and trying to stay afloat in all of this madness. Hopefully we will have some pictures soon!