1,698 Pictures and Video

 

 

On Halloween, I had this nagging feeling all day to download all the pictures and video on my phone.  As the day ended, I could not fall asleep, so I plugged my phone into my computer, and backed up all my pictures and video.  I had 1,698 photos on saved on my phone.  I don't have it in my heart to delete them.  This drives Andrew crazy!!! 

 

I use my phone to take all of my pictures and video.  It is always handy, so I can catch the sweet things my little ones do.  So many memories.  Brinlee's first dance recital, her first day of school, Emmett's birth, his first smile.  How could I delete them?

 

After my phone had been stolen by a funny one year old boy who is obsessed with technology and very slobbery, it started to not work so well.  I am so glad I listened that night because the next morning my phone was officially a goner.

 

I didn't realize what a big deal it was until I got my new phone, and later that evening I went to take a picture of Brinlee dancing in our kitchen while making dinner and the photo storage was empty.  I almost had a panic attack!  Then I remembered I had them safely stored away. 

 

I just feel that this time of my life is the best.  I love being a young mom, and I want to remember, and savor every moment, because it is going by so fast.  I also want my kids to see the cute little pictures of them taken when they were just babies.  They are so cute, and so fun.  I want Brinlee to be able to look back and know that she was always a happy girl, who loved to play, dance, and snuggle her brother.  I want Emmett to look back and know that he was always so funny, goofy, handsome, and messy!

 

 

I'm so glad that I have these.  Here are a few favorites, that could have been lost forever! 



Tricks And To Many Treats

We started of our Halloween day by baking cupcakes for Andrew to take to work.  After all of our hard work in the kitchen we gathered all of our Halloween books from our book collection and spent a good portion of our morning reading. 

 

 

 

 Emmett was a little spider this year for Halloween.  He loved his costume and even got use to the fangs on his hood being in his eyes.  Most people thought he was a dinosaur, or a monster.  To us he was a sweet little tarantula!

 

He spends the majority of his day packing around his giraffe blankie that his Grandma made him.  The past few weeks he has become so attached to it, and throws huge fits if he has to leave it behind.

   After naps we went to the costume parade in downtown Rogers.  Brinlee enjoyed all the complements she received on her amazing dress and sweet hair.

 Emmett got a tootsie roll and he was in heaven

 It is so different not having to bundle kids up to stay warm on Halloween.  The weather was perfect and we were even a bit hot and sweaty after our adventure downtown.

 After the parade, Brinlee finished making some cupcakes for our neighbors.

 It is a tradition to have a pumpkin shaped pizza on all hollows eve. 

Pizza is Emmetts most favorite food.

 

 

 After dinner we had a fun time dressing up the cat.  Brinlee bought her Baria bear (the build a bear) a Marida outfit.  She gets coupons in the mail every month from Build A Bear workshop and every once in a while we take her to pick something out for her bear.  The Brave costume for her bear came with the dress and wig.  We striped Baria of her Brave outfit and put it on Jenna.   It was a perfect fit!  Jenna could care less.  She was just excited to be included. 

 The time came to go Trick or Treating

Sorry for the blurry pictures, but my phone is having a hard time.

 Emmett just spent his time following his sister and dragging his trick or treat bag behind him. 

 Andrew met up with us after he got home from work.

 And perfect for Halloween:  Emmett is working on getting his vampire teeth.

 All of the festivities made fore one tired buddy boy.

After we put the baby to bed, we did our tradition of laying out all the candy and playing board games.  We eat as much candy as we can physically stand, and then some.  Its the one day where we allow this.  Tomorrow, no candy will exist.

 

 



Countown to Halloween

 

 

I love my little pumpkins!

 

 

 Andrew and I heading to a murder mistory party.

I was Janis Joplin.  Andrew was Elvis Presley.  He would have made the king proud.

 



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