Madison's sweet heart

Madison has such a sweet thoughtful heart. She is always thinking of others and wanting to do things to brighten people's day. We love the Ewing family dearly and it breaks our heart to watch them going through what they are going through right now. Late last week we all went to the hospital to visit and brighten their day and then today when I woke up from my nap Madison was making Halloween cookies to take to them and their grandparents. She did the whole thing by herself and even made homemade frosting. We drove them over and dropped them off. Miss Dawn was delightfully surprised.
Madison then was invited in to take the other plate to Sharen Miss Dawn's mom. Sharen was delighted to see the cookies and wanted one right away. I love my dear sweet Madison and I love the great example that she is to me and our whole family. I love having her as a part of family. We are blessed

Today we got a special reminder of our Heavenly Fathers love for us. I love seeing Rainbows. I love it when I get to teach my children about their Heavenly Father and how much he loves them. This was a great addition to our day.

Sunday is our dessert day. Saturday we are always discussing what we are going to have. Yesterday I told them not to worry because I have it under control. I found a cute Halloween dessert this week and thought it would be perfect. The girls thought it was a lotof fun and had fun helping me decorate it. I found the idea on this cute blog that I follow. Oopsey Daisy

Trunk or Treating

Trick or Treating this year is kind of tricky since it is on Sunday. Thankfully we have a few options on Friday and Saturday. Tonight the school had a trunk or treat. The girls really enjoyed themselves last year so we thought we would try it out again. The weather was much better this year but there were not nearly as many cars as last year. The Moellers came along with us which makes it even more fun. Ashley fit right in with all their little girls. They had a flower, a butterfly, caterpillar and a ladybug. It was just perfect. Tomorrow we have our ward chili cookoff and carnival it should be a fun evening.

Allison ran into Harry Potter at the Trunk or Treat.

I love it when we get home from trick or treating the girls always sit down and sell their candy. That is what they call it when the barter back and forth and trade their candy. They have been doing this for years. It is fun to watch and listen to.

Allison also had her Harvest Party today at school. Ashley and I went into help out. Ashley was not the embarrassing little sister today. Allison wanted her to come sit at her desk with her. Ashley was being shy at first and only stayed right by my leg but Allison had her convinced before the party was over.

Costumes

Halloween has not been on the top of my list so late this week we pulled the girls costumes together. I found Ashley's costume on sale and she is pretty easy going so I knew she would not mind me picking it out for her. She loves her little stinger. Madison was just resigned that she was going to be an M&M like last year but while I was out searching for the other costumes and I found hers. She doesn't know what a flapper is but still thought the costume was cute. Allison's costume was a little harder then the others. She has been saying for months that she wanted to be Hermione from Harry Potter. I was going to make the costume for her but life got crazy. This week was the first time that I could give costume's any thought and everywhere that I went they were out of anything Harry Potter. She was being so sweet about the whole thing. She was ok just using her costume from last year. Then yesturday I was texting with my sister telling her what I was doing (hunting for a costume). She then calls me and tells me that she found me one online and she can have it to my house by today. I could not believe it. We got it in the mail today and it is so much nicer then I ever thought it would be. We then hunted through Kevin's ties and I had an old vest of my moms and we have Hermione. Allison looks so cute and Aunt Rachel is AWESOME.

Embarrassing little sister

Ashley had her Halloween Party at school today she was dressed in her costume by 8:00 this morning. She was so excited. When we were getting ready to walk out the door, Allison ask if Ashley would be wearing her costume. I said yes why not it would keep her warm while we walked. Allison was so embarrassed that I was not going to make her change. I think Ashley looks cute in her costume and Allison didn't die from embarrassment. This week started a new phase of Elementary school for Allison. Our bus was taken away because we live within a mile and a half from school and then due to improvements to roads the route is now safer. Allison is not happy because I have told her that she is going to walk even when it is cold. This morning was so cold with the wind but we survived.

Ashley's school party could not start soon enough. She was so ready but unfortunately school doesn't start till 12:30. Ashley had a great time at her party. She ended up wearing her costume all the way until it was time for bed. She has a stinger on the back and has been going around stinging everyone and buzzing while she did it. She is a funny little girl.

Monkeying around

Tonight we went to a birthday party at Monkey Bizness. The girls love this place. We had a great time. The rock wall was open so Allison and Ashley took a try at it. Allison is a little nervous of heights so I am impressed that she tried it. She actually made it about half way up.
I wasn't sure what Ashley would do. She is our little dare devil but this was a little too much for her. She only went up about a 2 feet off the ground and then she was done.

We really had a great time running around and climbing on everything. I remembered my socks so I tried everything out with the girls. It was so much fun. Madison by the end of the night had most of the little kids following her around. One little boy came up to her and said I hear you are fun so can I play with you? She is so great with little kids and this just shows how much they all love her. For most of the night Madison had a little shadow and that was the birthday girl Emily. She followed Madison everywhere and searched for her if she couldn't find her. Madison was great sport and played with her and all the other kids fighting for her attention. We had a great time with some great friends.

Crazy week

This picture explains perfectly how much we needed a Sunday. We have had a lot going on this last week. Ashley has probably been affected the most. I have been running here and there. Ashley has been spending a lot of time at our dear friends house so that I could go be with another dear friend that really needed me. Ashley has been a real trooper but really exhausted from our schedule. Today she was playing with her sisters and then ended up crashing. Ashley hasn't napped in such a long time. I actually prefer it that way because she would never go to bed at night. Tonight there was no problem. Poor girl has had an exhausting week. I am not sure what this next week will bring but hopefully I will get to spend some quality time with this amazing little girl and my other two. I am grateful for their flexibility and understanding so I can be their for my friend.

Our cute Ashley

Ashley loves to play with babies and stuffed animals. She cares for them so lovingly. Today she ask me to zip up her coat for her, it was on backwards. I didn't think anything of it and did it. She then came back in and showed me her baby carrier. She must have noticed all these cool carriers that moms are using now and she decided that she needed one of her own. I love her imagination. Ashley is such a bright part of my day. I love her smile and cheerful disposition. Our family would not be the same without her.