General Conference and Halloween Cookies

This weekend was our church's bi-annual conference session where we get to hear talks from the leaders of the church. What an uplifting and spiritual meeting it was - this was really the first year I have gotten to watch all four sessions and really listen. I am grateful for the leaders and their inspired messages. And I am grateful for technology which allows us to watch from the comfort of our own homes. My favorite talks were President Uckdorfs (sp?) and the lady who talked about fathers' roles in their daughters lives. What was your favorite talk?

After it was over, we went down and frosted some Halloween cookies which we had baked during the morning and afternoon session breaks. The kids had a lot of fun with decorating the cookies, but I am pretty sure their favorite part was taking spoonfuls of frosting to the face! I am so excited to start celebrating the seasons!

Halloween How To: For the Boy I Don't Have!

I have been looking online for costume ideas for little kids and came across this idea - and wished for the 1,025,158th time that I had a little boy to do fun things for (like this). Sadly, I am resigned to princesses and ponies, but I still think this is a fabulous deal I had to share. I think every little boy has an innate desire to be a superhero - and what a better way to put him one step closer to that dream! POW! BAM! SMACK!

Check out the link below for more information - but it is only $11.50 shipped - pretty great deal for something you could make for him or he could make for himself! (I am considering ordering one for Ellis in Pink. Hey - even superheros wear pink!)

http://www.broadcastbloggers.com/deal.php?i=87&a=1069897

Part Time Models

The other day we had our family pictures with Zombie Crush Photography and it was amazing! They were so great with the girls, easy going with dealing with us and picked a great location - overall it was a fantastic photo shoot. Here are just a couple of pictures. Loni and I were so uncomfortable being photographed, but the pictures turned out amazing.

If you are looking for any kind of pictures, check them out: http://zombiecrushphotography.com/

Just a note: look how handsome my husband is! <3!

What's For Dinner Tonight? Brinner!

Why, those are Rapunzel-hair pancakes! Purple colored and everything. The things we do to keep dinner interesting. BUT the girls loved it, both of them ate it all and we had a very pleasant meal at our house. Hope everyone had a great Monday!

As a side note, I have to say we love brinner in our house. We have it at least once a week. Breakfast for dinner - what could be better?

It's making our feet dizzy!

Today we continued the long standing Weaver tradition and 'did the Puyallup'. It was the perfect fair day: a little cloudy, a little muggy but no rain. The only downside to going the last Saturday of the Fair is ALL THE FREAKIN PEOPLE! There were sooo many people - but at least that means good business for the fair.

Anyways- it was a blast and the girls had fun. Ellis wore her fair shirt (for all you Up All Night fans - it was ironic) and chose to get a toy instead of riding all the rides (she is still a scaredy cat). We walked and looked and ate and walked and looked and ate some more. Totally typical of what you would do at the fair. We had burgers, fries, ice cream, cotton candy, caramel apples - you name it we probably tried it. But what is a fair for if not only for eating...haha. Great day - looking forward to next years fair already!

Stella Forchella!

I just wanted to share some pics of my little angel/devil child. These were taken yesterday during a game where Loni would throw a pillow at Ellis and Stella to see if it would hit them, while they were hiding behind the couch. They thought it was hilarious and Loni and I thought watching them crack up was hilarious. I have a video which I will try to post later.

Happy Saturday!

*please ignore my empty living room. We are taking our time and SLOWLY buying things for the house.