Thanksgiving Week and Starry Christmas!

Oh my girls....you have been sick for over a week now. I don't know why it takes SOOOOOOOO long to leave your little bodies, but now...Mom has it. :( It feels pretty crappy so I'm sorry you've had to go through this. I feel like I'm drowning in green snot and I don't have enough towels to wipe your crusty, red noses! One thing I cannot get used to is the sad whining. Whereas I'm trying to be as patient as a sick mom can be, the whining seems relentless. I know you can't help it and you are looking for extra special mommy time so I'm sorry. :( Starry Christmas arrived on Friday morning looking quite fabulous, as usual. ;) He got Natalie so excited that she woke up at 5:30am to see him! She never wakes up that early...but she came into our room and Daddy and I couldn't go back to sleep! yikes...that was a rough one. She eventually fell asleep on the couch...

Hayden didn't remember him from last year, but she's starting to stare at and talk to him more. "Nigh, night, Starryyyyyyyyyy!" :) So that's cute. Yesterday was a rough one for all of us, so Starry left a message to "Be Good" and remind us all that he is watching and reporting the the Big Guy. ;)

I pulled out all the christmas decorations yesterday, basically to see what all I had and decide on what new projects I wanted to do. I started making our new stockings, and they are turning out so cute! To think I almost threw in the towel on a project I've wanted to do for years. :) Yay for perseverance. :) Anyway, hoping that we all feel better pronto, cause I don't love this right now. XO my little boogies. Mom

Post Halloween

It's been way too long since my last post. Here is the recap of your Halloween! You both were so excited about Halloween this year. :) I had a great idea for Natalie's costume (a super thunderstorm---since you love the weather) but she asked if that could be next year and THIS year be Repunzel. So I went ahead with that and bought her the wig and costume way ahead of my normal schedule (which is very much last minute). I did get to make her crown, so that made me happy. Hayden's costume was pretty simple to come up with and to make. Cookie Monster! I made it super fancy with sparkly tulle and a cookie crown. SO adorable! You even did that cookie monster growl..."nom nom nom nom" fingers in mouth. :) LOVE.

Of course Mommy had to get in on the costume fun! Tooth Fairy was my last minute decision and I had to work fast and furious to get my tutu and accessories made. good thing I had the wig and other things on hand already. :) SO fun! Y'all loved it. Trick or treat-ing wasn't very fun, unfortunately. :( Natalie got so scared by the second house because of the "sounds" coming from the spooky decorations. Crying, frozen solid and eventually knocking over sister. SO...Daddy took you home. You didn't seem to mind too much and actually really enjoyed handing out all the candy. Natalie, you made it known that THAT was going to be your job every year. :) I just want you happy so you can do whatever you want. I will not force anything. I was petrified of Halloween as a kid, but ironically I love it now. Hayden had a blast going from house to house and at the last house got pretzels, so she was in total bliss! She would say "tick teat" and "haaaa halloweeeen" :) Aaaaa-dorable. The Saturday before Halloween we visited our pumpkin patch. It wasn't the "greatest" experience because y'all were sick. It ended up being pretty chilly outside so the noses never stopped running. :( You both had a lot of fun picking out pumpkins, running around, pulling the wagon, so I'm the one who was less enthused...maybe cause I had snot all over my sweater since I forgot to bring a boogie rag! :( Nice one, Mom!

It was great seeing the smiles and hearing the giggles. I love holiday traditions, especially everything we do in the Fall. Sad to see some of it go, but excited for the rest of the holiday season. :) Love you my little girls....always. XO, Mom