ahh. november.

ahh. finally the crisp cool air has arrived and its stayin' for good. at least until february? in vegas..which feels like it is already around the corner..ugh! i want to move. to where there are all the four magical seasons. not two. one day, i very much hope. 

check out this photo of my niece, reese, i edited to look like she's skating:

..bam! haha. it's pretty terrible, but all done with free iphone apps (because those are the only ones i get.) *PicCollage iphone app, and instagram.

and here are my sweet baby angels. billie is really into books now, looking all cute in her pig tails!

..and penelope looking all big now :( she was just a baby to me a year ago. whaa happen??

 and lastly, my current read. i'm really enjoying this one:

fin.

some stuff since august part II

before i go on, today is voting day!

...very proud i did.

now, continuing on from where i left off.

we get back from lovely la, back to our hectic lives.

missed the kids terribly.

..i got my craft on:

..ended up wiping it clean and selling the plates to a local tattoo artist who loved the original design. as you can see, they were very, very pretty.

met up with some buddies at our local orchard.

..we were originally there to pick up pumpkins. it was vegas, so we were dying from the heat in the first hour. we didn't make it to the pumpkins. 

got some girl time in with erin at the renaissance fair.

..it was my first time and i loved it. the stuff they sell there is awesome! and i had fun with all the game of thrones talk. even though erin and i were the only vikings there. whoops.

..attended a couple birthday parties..

 penelope loves nothing more than a good party. even today, she asks when the next party is.

'party, today?!'

..catching up on some reading..

..zombie reading.

a lovely visit with nature.

*calico basin.

a wishful visit to space.

a look at love.

..he is the best father.

a new wedding experience.

 loved that we all wore these amazing dresses!

a trip to pumpkin patch. it was a little bit of a drive for us, but it was very much worth it.

 we finally got our pumpkin.

halloween!

 we attended a couple parties. knowing that matt had to work halloween, we also celebrated early. we took the kids to the springs preserve to trick or treat the saturday before halloween. it was funn!

and of course, a couple favorite shows of the season!

fin.

good times and bad

it's been hectic over here.

last tuesday, we got news that my grandfather passed away. i loved that man. what's sadder is that i was unable to attend his funeral the following friday, due to being completely broke (he lived in Cali). if i didn't have a shitter as a vehicle, it would have been possible. i was terribly upset. the morning of his funeral, i was in a foul mood, i cried, i took many showers (i like to think a lot during my showers). i decided to keep myself busy to present a positive attitude for the girls, so i happily baked a birthday cake for billie, as we were going to do a little shindig for her at my mother in law's the next day.

here it is:

..and i'm pretty proud of it. also, it was delicious:



see? you can tell by that look in her eye, that it was shockingly good.

here are a couple others from the birthday:

 

 

my billie.

you make me so happy, even in the toughest times.

you make me smile so much, i am so proud of you!

happy birthday my darling <3

momma loves you sooo much.



 

a friday

today, we went to bonnie springs.

the kids really loved it.

almost 1!

so my littlest will be 1 in two weeks!

my, has she been a little bit of a handful lately.

she's in a hitting/pinching phase, and telling her 'no' seems to make her smile and laugh instead of stop. she's also been into throwing fits and crying on purpose to get her sissy in trouble. <--yes, she totally does this. so my ears have been perking more than ever to make sure i'm sending peppy to time out for real reasons, rather than going by billie's cry, because i don't always see it.

this one...



hey there, sweets

long time no see.

this is what i look like these days. scrappy, damaged hair done by myself, and a tired pair of eyes.

here's what my kiddos look like now-a-days:

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it's a little hard to get a good shot of the littler one..she's constantly on the move.

wanna know what else we've been up to?

1. i learned how to make pad thai via *pinterest. {delicious} *that's my pinterest page. the recipe can be found here.

2. billie playing hide n seek. *she's coming up to her 1st birthday in a couple weeks!  other amazing things she's been doing lately: says new words {uh, oh! diaper, tank ooo! (thank you). she's a magician or wizard, or i don't even know. but, she's quick. that baby gets to places that makes my head explode giant question marks.

3. billie, 4th of july.

4. i was soooooo happy to finally try hash house a gogo. penelope was, too.

5. i've been crafty lately.

in other news, i'm looking forward like crazy to going to los angeles, to attend the fyf festival, and hang out with some of the coolest friends in the world! it's only about 3 weeks away and i cannot wait. hurry up.

new year

yeah, like 17 days ago..i even told family and friends that i would update this thing more often this year as a new years resolution. so far, it has not been muy bueno. serisouly, i have no idea how the super moms out there with 2+ kids do it! but i know i'm different. i have a hobby of playing video games and..

..this came out. yep. occupied 100% of my no baby time for a little over 2 months. i have still yet to finish, but i've grown a bit bored. (level 21 high elf).

i also have this to blame..

..too many good shows, and at the time, holiday movies.

so, seeing that i'm about caught up on most and having plenty of 'me' time, i'm ready to have another go at it.

here's what was missed..

..good times with freinds..

..a few girl's nights..

..our wedding party..

..some good food..

..bad days..

..good mornings..

..happy holidays..

..sisterly bonds..

..more play times with Reese..

..chunky baby..

..pajama parties..

..and lovely moments like these..

xoxo