October Photos

What a fun month we had this month! So much going on! We travelled to NY (pics posted earlier this month) and then the month continued to be busy from then on! I feel like we've been catching up ever since!

The girls are doing great. Mikaiya is still loving preschool and we got to have her parent/teacher conference this month. She is doing very well in her class and is quite the little leader. We are so proud of all she has learned in such a short time. She's getting really good with recognizing and even writing her letters. She is also now a PRO at controlling the mouse and LOVES to play on her Fisher Price Cool School computer or to log onto PlayHouseDisney.com and entertain herself!

Braenna is growing up so fast! She is really talking a lot now, although we don't understand everything she says! She was saying something all weekend that we couldn't figure out and finally realized she was saying (and signing!) "pumpkin"! It's her new favorite word! She is really starting to understand things too and follows simple commands very well. She has also turned into a bookworm just like her older sister and cannot get enough of reading!

Here is the link to our pictures for this month:
http://photos2.walmart.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1868024002/a=3342801_3342801/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/

Beauty and the "Bee"

Here are some pics of the girls from Halloween this year. We had themed costumes this year...Mikaiya was Belle, aka Beauty, from Beauty and the Beast. Braenna was a Bee, mostly because we call her "B" all the time! So our theme was "Beauty and the Bee"...haha!!

Here are the girls together all dressed up:

Here is Mikaiya, looking beautiful as Belle:

And here is our adorable little bee:

September Picture Link

Here is the link to our September pictures:
http://photos2.walmart.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1744900002/a=3342801_3342801/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/

It was such a busy month again! We had Jeff''s birthday, Taverly's Birthday party, Alina's Birthday party, the Plano Balloon Festival and the Murphy Maize Days all this month. Hope you enjoy the pictures!

New York Trip

We had a great trip to NY October 7 though October 13. That's my excuse for being so behind on everything at the moment ; ) I promise, I will eventually load September pictures!!

We got to do a lot while we were there. Jeff and I took a nice two day trip to Foxwoods Casino and Resort up in CT all on our own. It was so nice to get some one on one time with no screaming toddler or chatty preschooler. Thanks so much to Nana and Pop for letting us have that time! I'm pretty sure they enjoyed their alone time with the girls also...I know the girls enjoyed it!! We also got to spend time with John, Jen and Max while we were there. It was so great to see all of the cousins together and it's always great to get together with the whole family. We went to the pumpkin patch and to Bear Mtn Park. We got to have a nice mini "reunion" with the Stampf side of the family while there too! It was so nice to see everyone! Here is the link to the pictures from our trip:
http://photos2.walmart.com/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=1733833002/a=3342801_3342801/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/

Football Season Begins

Our poor girls are so confused! Are they Bears Fans?

Or Steelers Fans?

Princess Party

A couple of weekends ago, Mikaiya went to her friend Taverly's fourth birthday party. Braenna got to go too! It was a princess themed party and all of the girls were told to where their "most royal attire". Let's just say that is right up Mikaiya's alley and she had a lot of fun picking out her princess outfit. Here she is all dressed up for the party:

Here is Braenna (and Daddy!) at the princess party:

Here are all the girls at the party:

Daddy's Birthday

We had a fun day on Jeff's birthday. He got to open presents in the morning, we went out to lunch and then Mikaiya and I made him cupcakes to celebrate. Here are some birthday pictures...