Halloween

Happy Belated Halloween! Thought I'd post some pictures of these cute (and scary) Trick-or-Treaters.

My Sweet Little Leapards

That may look like a cute little teddy bear, but beware, it's a really scary werewolf ;)

Can you guess who the Grimm Reaper is???

Amaya turns 8!

Can't believe this girl is 8 years old! Seems like yesterday she was running around in her Cinderella costume singing "Tooterella, Tooterella, you're as lovely as your name" I really miss those days! She is growing up way too fast.

She awoke to dozens of balloons in her room. She was so excited! She woke us up saying, "Thank you for all the balloons! You've made my birthday so special!" 
She had this outfit picked out weeks early.

She wanted chocolate chip oatmeal for breakfast. 
She thinks I'm the best mom in the world now for 
adding a candle ;)

She reminded me daily (many times daily) that she wanted this dalmatian beanie boo. Such a simple gift, but she was thrilled!

She knew what these were before she opened them, she said its because we always buy her what she wants for her birthday. One of these days I'm going to surprise her!

For dinner we had her favorite Orange Chicken. For dessert she didn't want the typical birthday cake. She even made me a recipe for it... 

She spells much better in Spanish, we're working on the English :)
She planned on having this after her Baptism, but decided she wanted it for her Birthday instead. She Cracks me up! I just love that girl to pieces!

My big helper

For the next few days I'll be trying to catch up on my posts. Stay tuned for... Amaya turns 8, Halloween, Amaya's Baptism, Grandma & Grandpa Barwick Visit Texas. My goal (It's a big one for me!) is to post at least once a week. I want to capture those little moments with my kids that are so easily forgotten. 

Today this little guy surprised me by making my bed! Who needs a maid when you've got this cute little guy around? I'm sure going to miss him when he heads off to Kinder next year!

Layla's blessing Day

I'm a terrible blogger, but you all know that by now. I'm feeling a little guilty about waiting so long to post about this special day, and although I will never forget it, I thought I better write about it while it's still fresh in my memory. This girl is growing up way too fast!

Layla was blessed by her Dad on July 29th (Yes, 3 months ago!) She was a little grumpy that morning, but I figured with a nap and full belly she'd be just fine. I was so wrong! She cried through the whole blessing. Fortunately, Grandma Madsen was there and was able to write down bits and pieces of the blessing. I was so focused on her crying I didn't hear much of what Riley was saying. He was so calm through it all. As soon as he sat down she stopped crying and was happy through the rest of the meeting. I think she wanted to give us something to remember :)