Catch up time!

So I feel like I have not posted really since like the end of August so here is me catching up on our random stuff we have been doing... Belle wanted to make this little present for her friend and I think it turned out cute. And it is a good way to replace tissue paper if your husband is to cheap to by the real stuff!

This has been Belle's story of her life lately... doing something crazy and totally getting hurt! She loves to do things that make me so nervous like... flip down our hill with no hands, run her shopping cart in zigzags as fast as she can, hang from things, tries to climb trees or electric boxes or poles, etc. She for some reason loves band aids. She wants to go to the doctor sometimes to get a shot because she knows she will get a band aid and a little toy. Haha I have no idea where she came from.

Last month Belle and I got all dressed up and went to her first baptism! She was so excited. She said we were having a GILS DAY (Girls Day). After the baptism was over she told me she was not going to get baptised because she was not going to go under the water. Then she told maybe when she is her cousin Drake's size she will be brave enough! Then we went home and had our own girls lunch! I really enjoyed sending time with her that day- It was a day I won't forget.

The beginning of October was General Conference. We spent the morning wrapped up in our bed listening to our Prophet and our church leaders. It was so uplifting. My favorite talk was given by Elder Neil L. Andersen. entitled Children. I loved watching my kids cuddled together. I loved when Cash would say "Monson!" and Belle would say, "Yes Tash that is our Prophet!" I love the feeling after listening to conference I feel like I have new goals, new perspective, new attitudes, new restored patience,and more faith. I can't wait for next conference in April!

Also this last month Monkey did the most hilarious, sweet, creative, simply lovely date! He asked me early in the day a couple questions. He had me write down somewhere I would like to go, something I would like to do, and something I would like to see... I said I would like to go to Jamaica, I would like to swim with dolphins, and I would love to get all dressed up and eat by the Effiel Tower (so see the Eiffel Tower). So later that night he told me to go upstairs and a little later he had me come down and he had a Jamacian drink, a sqaure glass thing with a dolphin inside, and Notre Dame figurine! Which he said he could not find the Effiel Tower anywhere! HAHAH how sweet so he brought all my wants in the comfort of my own home! I fell in love with this date. I laughed through it all, but so did Monkey! Thanks Babe for always being so fun and completely creative on this one! I will for sure NEVER forget this one!

Through the summer and some of the fall we spent most our Wednesday evenings at the Farmers Market. I found my favorite treat there. It was a pumpkin spice popcorn! Which Belle and Cash devoured! I also almost brought home four free kittens... Good thing my Land lord doesn't allow animals!

Also this last month our car had to go into the shop and it was in Beaverton so I had to wait while it was fixed. So I went on a walk, got lunch, went to Target, had hot chocolate, and watched some good cooking shows! I have to say instead of it being a hastle about my car... I rather enjoyed myself!

Belle has been sick as we all know quite a bit and Cash was such a great helper! He was so happy to be able to help Belle feel better. He was so happy to help me clean the whole house! He was so happy that my friend Kristen brought over some killer chilli, and he was so happy that he ate like four bowls!

Eventually he was not happy anymore, because as usual 2-3 days after Belle gets sick so does Cash! So they layed on the couch all day side by side watching disney movies. Belle really tried to take care of Cash this time.

I love when Belle watches movies, she has the best facial expressions. She gets this mad face on when the bad people come and laughs at all the good people!

Oh the helmets... They wore these all day one day. We went for a walk and they were fascinated by the fire dehydrants! I love Belle's little free tricycle... Hahah for some reason she loves it. So does Cash but Belle is never off it long enough for Cash to swipe it. Today she did get off and Cash ran over to it and looked everywhere for Belle.... and we she wasn't there... he tried so hard to hop on before Belle came running back...

People wonder why I never get ready till Monkey gets home... I leave for a second and they are into everything. This time Belle was trying to feed Cash lunch. I snuck up behind them to find they dumped like everything out into the fridge and somethings onto the floor. And top it off Belle was bleeding from a olive can. So we got her cleaned up and bandaged and then they cleaned up their mess! I was laughing inside!

Easton my cousin Jill's son sent Belle a sticker club invite and boy has Belle loved getting stickers in the mail! Her favorite ones so far are the fairies! She picked their names out herself! BLUNDER, FIZER, FANTER, and THUNDER! Don't ask  me... I have no idea where she got those beauties. I love when she gets stickers in the mail because she will grab the stickers, grab Cash, and they will run up into her room and put them on her special paper! I love how they get so excited about something so simple. We should all be like that.

I put pictures of rain because that is what Forest Groves winter is... RAIN! Green and Rain! Haha it is so weird! But I am learning that it isn't bad it is just time to get creative. The other pictures are of Peachy Pig Farm again- we took Monkey this time and got to hold the baby chicks. I saw a rat... a BIG RAT so I got a little grossed out but I will still go back rat or not. I never thought I would be scared of pigs, but holy pig!!! I was taking a picture of one and it jumped up and was like five inches form my face snorting- really loud at me. So what do I do... I screamed! Now my kids are terrified of pigs! Hhaha sorry guys!

So we play lots of hiding go seek in my house and my kids hide by putting their faces on the ground. They are convinced I can't see them... and sometimes I pretend I can't...  and I go and have a snack!! But don't worry they are still like that when I get back! But this time they are giggling that I haven't found them yet!

You never know what Belle is going to wear every minute of the day. My favorite is when she dresses up she gets into character. This last time she was a waitress, she made me waffles and cake!

These two I see a bit these days! Rylan the little baby comes every Wednesday. Thalia comes different times through the week. Belle and her either love each other or do not like each other at all! I have to say when they get along they crack me up because they will hunt for bears in the back yard or bake or pretend they are fairies in a secret tree! So I like those days!

And again Belle and Cash got sick.... enough said!

So a scout put together a thing where people donated things and then people came and got stuff for free... I let Belle pick out whatever she wanted and she picked out a duct taped sword! Yep! She played and played with that thing till Cash ate it! haha and I then threw it away!

This has also been the month of stuffed animals... both kids talk to them like they were real! I love hearring their conversations they have.. they mainly put them in time out and tell them to be nice!

These last months have been awesome! I love sending each day with my kids and sometimes my husband- when he is here! It isn't easy most of the time but who cares it's wonderful!