Fall Randomness

Life has felt like a whirlwind ever since we moved to Omaha.  Here are some of the random pictures I have snapped along the way.....

Shooting the pink BB gun with dad was a hit.  Everyone loved to shoot with dad's help then Milan learned how to shoot all by herself.  We live in secluded wooded area so it's perfect for these type of shenanigans.  

We got to enjoy a couple weeks of splash pad fun and found some good ones for next summer.  Of course, Cora was a little trendsetter with her fairy wing/bathing suit combo. 

We went to Bellevue's Parade which happened to be the longest parade ever.  We stayed for 2 hours, got tons of candy, then went home.  

We celebrated Dave's birthday!  I'm sure he was studying during the day, but we enjoyed birthday festivities and yummy carrot cake in the evening. 

I never built Cora's crib here and it has kind of been a disaster.  One night, she woke up and ran up and down the hall singing "This Girl is on Fire!" for a while.  A couple of nights ago, she woke Dave up by jumping on his head in the middle of the night.  Not sleeping at night (you know when you are supposed to) is making this little girl tired! 

A morning full of errands led to this cute sight! 

Fun times with dad.  Now that Dave is so busy with school, he is even more popular when he's home.  You can see why they think he is so great! 

We are trying a bunch of local parks and finding our favorites! 

.   Fun with the neighbors.  Jonathan is Eden's age and Lucy is in Milan's class.  Our neighbors have a swing set and trampoline so the girls love playing over there!

Milan was playing next door with Jonathan and ended up getting hit in the eye with a Boomerang.  She said that she couldn't see very well so we headed to the Emergency Room.  She scratched her Cornea, which was painful, but I was so glad it wasn't more serious.  I let her stay home from school for 2 days because she was embarrassed about how she looked.

 Cora had her first visit of the dentist.  She did a great job and no cavities! (Of course she has a big under bite, but she's oh so cute!)  Eden did great and they told her it was time to stop sucking on her fingers.  She thought about it briefly but decided against it.  I'm not sure what we're going to do about that one....hmmmm. 

Cora was potty-trained a couple of weeks ago.  She was singing me songs while I changed her diaper so I figured it was time.  It took about 3 days and she was good to go.   

We bought an Omaha Zoo pass so we have been visiting whenever we get a chance.  It is really neat to live so close to a great zoo.  Milan even got to ride a camel!  I'm sure we will have more pictures from zoo adventures.

The girls and I chaperoned Milan's class field trip to the zoo.  It was hectic, but really fun to spend the school day with Milan. 

This was our group.  Milan, Maddie, and Bailey.  Of course, Cora thought she was big too! 

We have been staying busy with soccer several times a week.  Eden was super excited about soccer, then refused to participate.  The first week with Dave, they left after a little while.  One of her main reasons was that she didn't like her coach's accent.  I talked to her about accents and let her know he was from England where they also have a real live princess.  That seemed to help a little bit.  The next week, I held her hand on the field the entire practice.  The third practice, she let me leave the field half way through practice.  The fourth practice, I did warm-ups then she was super excited to show me her moves.  I am so glad that we stuck it out and she realized how brave she can be.  She even scored a goal in scrimmage!

Milan seems to have really gotten the hang of soccer this year.  Last game, she dribbled the ball from her side of the field to score a goal!  

While Milan is busy with soccer, Eden and Cora are off playing with friends, kicking the ball around, running down hills, and just being cute!

The other night, Dave came to watch practice.  The girls loved being whirled and twirled around then posed for this cute picture.  

Cora wanted the moon so she ran towards it with her hands out so she could catch "my moon." 

Milan had a week of dress-up days to help them remember to Say No to Drugs!  She looked especially cute on hat day!

We also celebrated my birthday!  Dave spoiled me with flowers, a great date downtown with Little Debbie Peanut Butter Bar Ice Cream (so yum!), yummy greasy dinner, and a family picture session for my gift!  I am so incredibly blessed. 

Camping- Kinda

We were invited to a camping trip, but since the camping spot was in a campground right next to the highway, and that's just not how we do it in Wyoming, we opted out.  We did go for an evening of Smores and found a great park!  Cora and Dave were inseparable for most of the night and Milan was off playing with her friends.  Eden wanted to hang out with me and take some deliriously awesome pictures.  Such a perfect night!  (Then we went home and slept in our own beds and woke up to rested kiddos, yay!)

Eden's Birthday

We has had a month-long celebration for her birthday, lucky girl!  We started off with a scavenger hunt bright and early in the morning!  Eden opened up a Frozen Barbie set, Poodle Purse, Anna (from Frozen) dress and dress-up skirt from Grandma Ruthanne, and Gymboree outfit from Grandma and Grandpa Scott!  We spent our day at Jumpin Jax and McDonalds then she was off to preschool for the afternoon.  After school, we made our own cupcakes with way-too-much candy!!!  So, yeah, a super healthy afternoon snack, then homemade Mac and Cheese for dinner.  Eden requested that for her birthday dinner, then decided she didn't like it, but not to worry, we had more cupcakes!  She sure is a cute little rascal and really loved her special birthday and all the presents she's had trickling in ever since (picking out her own Mermaid dress-up, crown, and stuffed kitty in a pumpkin), $5 from Aunt Andrea, and a Cabbage Patch Doll from Grandma Kat)!

Eden's 5 Year Old Photo Shoot

Our sweet little Eden turned 5 at the beginning of September so of course we took some pictures.  We headed down the street to a house with a beautiful garden on both sides of the sidewalk.  Eden took some beautiful pictures, showed me her dance moves, then decided she was over the mosquitoes so we were done.  

Eden loves to have things just right:  her tummy needs to be full, she needs to be just the right temperature and it always helps if she has blankies and whatever her special toy of the day is (recently, they have been her purple swim suit, froggie purse, and/or stuffed kitty in a pumpkin.)  She is introverted just like her daddy.  Once you get inside her bubble, she will say sweet things to you, watch out for you, and tickle you to show she cares.  She is girly-girl to the core  and loves dolls, princesses, dress-up, Barbies, Polly Pockets, but she can also surprise me by picking up bugs and other gross things.  Eden has great questions that show she is really thinking about things.  Eden is just full of surprises and our family would not be the same without her!

Here are some of her favorite 5 year old things:

Color:  Purple

Food:  Brownies (that she won in the Bertha Barber Carnival Cake Walk last night!)

Drink:  Halloween Drink

Animal:  Elephant

Show:  Jessie

Game:  Mini Golfing

Thing to make:  Brownies

Thing to wear:  Swim suit

Friend:  Kayley Cory

Place:  McDonalds

Song:  Frozen Song

Restaurant:  Pizza Hut

Thing to do as a family:  Go to the Zoo

First Day of School

It's been a while, but I have not forgotten about blogging!  We have been busy moving, getting settled in Bellevue, and ripping this house apart to make it cute.  Of course, everything has been taking longer than I would like, but I have decided to stop worrying about it, enjoy my girls, and finish one project at a time (who cares if the garage is filled up with dressers to be refinished.)

Let's start at the beginning, we moved here on Saturday and school started on Monday. Milan goes to Bertha Barber Elementary, which is just a half block away.  There is only one class per grade so it's teeny-tiny.  So far, it seems to be a good fit for us....Milan's teacher seems realistic and nice, Milan is prepared academically and never seems to have any problems making friends.  Milan really wanted a Messenger Bag this year so that's what we got and she kind of let me pick out her outfit (I bought it for family pictures that didn't happen.)

Dave is going to dental school at Creighton.  The first week seemed relatively easy, especially since the A/C was out and they let them come home early for a week.  After the first week, things have gotten pretty intense/stressful/crazy!  Of course, Dave is hard-working and smart so he has been getting good grades.  I am incredibly proud of him.

Eden missed the kindergarten cut-off so she started preschool at Head Start.  Since Eden hates change, we had a rocky start with preschool.  She really really didn't want to go, but then had fun at school and came out gleaming after-school.  After a couple of weeks, we got into our routine and I'm glad that she has something special to do.  She picked out her pink maxi dress and Rapunzel backpack all by herself!

I thought Cora would have a hard time with the girls in school, but we have a great time hanging out and playing while they're gone.  She always seems to be game for my undivided attention :)

Rocky Mountain National Park

We went to Rocky Mountain National Park on Monday.  To be honest, it was not our best family outing....it ended up pouring while we were there so we were stuck in the car for longer than we thought.  Girls started bickering and Dave was exhausted so he didn't love the arguing.  But, we did ride the one cent horse at King Soopers, see beautiful views, run into some "reindeer" and hike a short little trail.  A for effort.  

Worn Out!

This picture is from just a couple of days ago when we went to Fort Collins to meet some friends for a birthday party at Chuck-E-Cheese.  Milan ran off with her friend Addi and they split all their tickets.  Cora was led around by Braelynn and loved riding the Barney chu-chu and the attractions where she got pictures of herself.  Eden was a great little sharer who shared her tokens with all her friends then she and I played everything together.  Eden was so excited and I really enjoyed our time together.  Afterwards, we went to Diary Queen and Cora found the perfect nap spot right on the bench in the restaurant.  We have been running around and having a great summer together, but honestly, we are all a little worn out.  

Dave took 70% of our belongings to Omaha last weekend because we didn't think it would all fit in our trailer in 1 load.  I sent most of the girls' toys and they have been very creative with their 1 box of Polly Pockets.  They have made a tent and pool out of construction paper, used old vertical blind slats for all sorts of projects and games, and read a lot of library books.  Moving is always a little crazy and I am very excited to be moved in our new house and spending more time with Dave.