pumpkin carving

Bell

Bean

oil soup and Guida

stories from this evening:

Bell (10-24-11)

Once upon a time there was a big oil soup monster and it was aaalllllll the way down. And then a little girl came and then she hopped in a car with her mommy and daddy. But then her mommy and daddy were in a different car so she took it to a safe place with her mommy and  daddy. Then she said, “God is great, God is good!!!!!! God is great, God is goooooooood.” (singing) The End.

Bean (10-24-11)

My friend Guida was a crocodile and she was a little crocodile and she was sick and she was in a big cave and a little tiny mouse pounced on her and Guida crunched the mouse up! And she wanted candy, but there was another mouse and a flower and she 1 (makes chomping motion with both arms) the mouse and 2  (repeats chomping motion with arms) the flower. And that’s what happened to Guida when she was a little crocodile.

Better get the map!

This is just a little window into their world. Bell is doing the majority of the talking in this one, but it's truly about 50/50 when it comes to imaginative play.

translation: medician = magician

water or wine?

amazing.... you don't even have to teach them stuff... they just pick it up... by watching...  
other people, i'm sure.

Fall is for crab-apples!

annie's gummy bunnies

...That's what they're eating.

I just thought the photo opportunity was too much to pass up.

Bean in pink and Bell in yellow.

Painting Nails

After the girls finished painting Jennifer's nails with sparkle nail polish....

It was Uncle Chris's turn...

After the salon closed, girls attempted to cover Jennifer with at least one toy of every color!  :)

They are lots of fun. We like when they visit. :)

Diego messes with pictures

This is what happens when you try to take a picture of your very cute daughters while "'Diego" is on TV.

Bell

Bean

There were some really fantastic quotes today, but I cannot remember even 1 of them. :(
I will start writing them down. :)

so long

I know I've been terrible about posting here.
It's this whole "full-time job" thing. yikes!

I haven't figured out how to effectively manage my time just yet, but I am making progress.

The girls are doing well and if I could record their conversations on the way to and from school, I'd have enough fuel to keep this blog appropriately updated. I just can't seem to remember the details when I finally have a moment to jot them down.

I can, however, report on a few words that have been manipulated/made up and really over-used these days.
- yasco (lasso) - used all the time to save animals in trouble
- medishin (magician) - always in trouble
- jelica or jelicous - bad...i think

those are just a few
i'll be posting more soon

House hunting with balloons

Looking for a new house is exhausting:

Bell

Bean

at least we didn't let go of our balloons.