What did you say?

  On thursday I was putting Belle to sleep for her nap. I still hold her, its cuddle time for me! :) Well she usually has to say a few things to keep herself awake, and then I'll tell her to go to sleep, and then she'll say "Night night". Well, she kept saying something over and over. I was about to tell her to hush and go to sleep, then I realized that she was saying "Love you" (wov ew) I almost started to cry. She has never said love you on her own before! I told her that I love her too! And kissed her and then she fell right to sleep! That is going on my top ten favorite mommy moments!  Just had to share!

     Has anything like that happened to you where you were caught off guard with something that made your heart melt? 

Halloween!

  Halloween was a first for me. Not the actual day itself,  but the trick-or-treating part. No I never went trick-or-treating as a child. Some of might say how crappy that must have been for me! What horrible parents wouldn't take their kids out on halloween? Well, I would say to that, what SMART parents wouldn't take their kids out! It was hot, and all Annabelle wanted to do once we got home was be a pill and eat candy! Yes I know thats what you are supposed to do after getting all that candy, but I have a good kid! She has NEVER acted that way before! It was obnoxious! Oh well, it will probably happen again next year... Will i never learn? She looked really cute though! 

I think she had fun, which, in the end, is all that matters! 

Jacob is home!

    Ok, so I know I haven't been so diligent about blogging for the last, well ever! So here I am to play catch up!
On Friday September 19th my little brother Jacob returned after serving a two year mission for our church in Minnesota. It was so good to see him, we have always been really close so it was good to have him back!
We waited for what seemed like FORVER! We heard over the intercom that his plane landed so we all lined up.

Our shirts say "We heart J A C O B !" Starting at left, Miriam, Rachel, Joseph, Daniel, Paul (my sisters husband) Sariah, Rebekah, Me and Annabelle. Yes I know the color is horrible, Jacob's favorite color is yellow!

  We could see Jakes gate from where we were. After MANY false alarms we saw him. Unfortunately for us he saw us too. He high-tailed it to the bathroom to tell himself that was going to be alright. I guess we are pretty overwhelming, even to one of our own! Then he came out to see us!

My dad got the first hug! 

Then it was mamas turn!

For those of you who have never had Blue Bell ice cream, shame on you!  Come down here and get some! That was one of the three things requested for Jakes welcome home dinner. 

How do ya think we did? And yes, it was all gone with in just a few short hours!

 WELCOME HOME LITTLE BRO!