Happy Thanksgiving!

Alright sorry for the delay there were technical difficulties, we had to get a new blog site because I had too many picture. I did not want to delete any nor did I want to pay money to upgrade so here is the new blog site address so visit this one from now on.

http://piecesofuscrystalandevan.blogspot.com

We hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday with family and friends. We had a marvelous time! It has been 7 years since we have celebrated Thanksgiving with extended family so it was very special for us. Although traveling was a pain, there was a lot of traffic and got stuck in it a lot, but it was all worth it and we were happy to make it safetly to our destinations. We left Wednesday and got to Tennessee to Dave and Becky's around 1am, we spent Thanksgiving eating, relaxing, and visiting with family and friends. Thursday evening Evan, Dave, and I did some black Friday shopping and then Friday morning we all went out to do some shopping. Evan's grandparents were there as well so it was very nice to spend time with them, we don't get the opportunity to see them much. Saturday Evan, Dave, and I went for a long hike up a mountain. It was 5 miles up and then 5 miles down! It was hard work but all worth it, the view was great and I'm glad I can say I accomplished that. Auntie Becky kept the girls all day, and grandma and grandpa left to return home. Sunday we left after brunch around 11am, we spent the entire day driving but it felt good to do nothing but sit after a previous day of hiking. We all had a wonderful holiday weekend with family!

Happy Shopping

A picnic with daddy, or so what daddy calls a picnic, eating Mcdonalds outside. :o) They love it!

Swinging in the park!

Last day to play outside, Ella vs. Evan. Ella did win once!

The girls and I went to Creekside to feed the duck!

Eva is throwing food, I would have got more pics but there was a huge swan that was coming right for us so I told the girls to run and then they were scared. Oops! That thing really could have eaten Eva for sure!

The girls had ballet class at a moms house for a moms club play date.

Ella laying with Izzy; her favorite puppy!

The girls and their best friends.

Daddy watched them a lot this weekend so they spent a lot of time hiking, playing, and eating at the park.

We also took advantage of the last of the nice weather and had fires both Saturday and Sunday nights.

Daddy took Ella to the pet store and she held this adorable Scottie.


We had a wonderful week; we kept busy thats for sure. We went to storytime, fed the ducks, played with our friends in multiple playdates. Ballet class was a fun way to change a playdate. As you can see Ella is still in love with dogs, its never going away I don't think. This weekend the girls spent a lot a time with daddy! Saturday I slept and then went shopping with my friend Andrea and then Sunday I helped Jenna, my best friend, move into her 1st home. So Monday I thought would be a great time to spend time together but Eva was crabby bc she still has been waking up before 7 (since the time-change) so she's ready for a nap by 12. Evan took Ella to eat pizza hut buffet and then they hung out for awhile, went to the bookstore, and the pet store. I had some time to myself which I could get used too! I certainly got a lot accomplished. We are excited to decorate the house for Christmas and start watching Christmas movies. This is our favorite time of the year! We also are looking forward to spending time in Tennessee over Thanksgiving. This is our first Thanksgiving in Ohio with family so we are so excited! The girls also miss their auntie and uncle. Hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy.

Happy Halloween

Carving our pumpkins, Eva HATED the squishy feeling of the pumpkin guts, she even gagged when she got some on her hands. We all got a kick out of it!

Ella and daddy's team, They carved bubble puppy. At least his teammate stood by him!

We watched a friends baby; this is Sammy's brother Drew. They love him.

They are all watching tv.

Our first snow! The girls HAD to go outside which lasted about 5 minutes. If only getting dressed and ready was easy.

Ready for trick or treating.

Daddy took them and mommy stayed home in the warm house handing candy out. :o)

Ella's school party; I volunteered so Eva could participate also!

Eva's a mummy!

Left is bubble puppy; Evan and Ella's and right is Blue from Blue's Clues; Eva and mine.

Cutest pic ever! Clearly they were very excited about all there candy!

Daddy took the girls to the park Saturday morning while mommy slept.

The girls playing in the leaves.

The girls and daddy playing the tackle game, the love it but they get dirty like boys because they're rolling around in the grass and dirt. :o(

Ella posed all by herself for a picture.

This is Eva's posing.

The girls and their puppies.

 

daddy and the girls watching Zookeeper.

We have had a wonderul week with Halloween activities taking up a lot of our time. First of all our cousin Mike was here visiting on Sunday and Monday so it was nice to hang out with family. I offered to watch a friends kids so she could have some free time, the girls had fun with her 2 girls and it was a fun playdate for us. Wednesday was Ella's halloween party as well as trick or treat, so we had a busy day with no nap for Eva. She did NOT last long trick or treating; she was exhausted, it was cold, and she wanted to eat the candy asap. :o) So my quiet time of handing out candy only lasted about 15 min. Those quiet moments are always treasured! We tried to enjoy the outdoors as much as possible as we know now that it gets dark earlier and is cold, blah! Well the girls have not adjusted well to the time change, Eva is up a little before 7 every morning which is way too early for mommy. I hope she soon will catch up. We are looking forward to our trip to Tennessee for Thanksgiving, otherwise we are just keeping busy by doing things around the house and holiday festivities.