RIP Marshmallow

This morning Marshmallow went back to hamster heaven. She was truly a wonderful chubby white hamster that NEVER bit and was always very busy in her little hamster home. Unfortunately hamsters don't live very long, she will be missed.

We love you Marshmallow.

Indi's Reflection Entry. Theme: Beautiful Is

Beautiful Is

Beautiful is Rainbows because after a hard rainstorm a stream of colors fill through the sky.

Beautiful is Nature because nature brings food, water, animals and weather. But the most important thing is nature brings life.

Beautiful is Flowers because flowers are all sorts of colors, and they are unique like us. They all have their own smell and look.

Beautiful is our Pets because pets have their own sense of humor, and there are millions of kinds. Like a Begal, Golden Retriever and Lab.

Beautiful is our Family. Family brings love and helps us through hard situations.

Beautiful is Me because there is no one like me.

Beautiful are all these things.

Beautiful is the world around me.

I went to lay by the little girls for a minute and told Indi to just jot some ideas down then she could put them together into a poem. 15 min later I came out and she read me this.

Love her.

Even if you have watched the video I just posted, this one is even better! Freaks me out!

Battle Studies comes out Nov. 17! Christmas in November :)

Love this picture!! John/James Dean.

Can't wait to hear the whole album. It has been cool, he has written a lot about the whole album/writing process on Twitter. It has felt like you have been along on the ride of writing it.

And CAN'T wait to see you in Vegas!!

This was on Larry King...let me know what you think.

Kid Quote

Beaux: Is 60 the number at when you die?

Me: No, everyone dies at different numbers. Some people die when they are 100!

Beaux: OHH that is bad!

(I am wondering if she thinks I was saying some people die 100 times.)

Sloane: When a person or a dog dies, the flag goes down, huh mom?

Me: Yep, your right.

Kid Quote

Sloane: Does my tongue go all the way to here?

(Pointing to her stomach.)

Beaux: Flies are nice huh? They don't bite.

Me: No they don't bite.

Beaux: Do they just lick?

Kid Quote

As I was posting the pictures below Beaux came in in this ensemble. She mixed a brown (size 5y yrs) skirt with a lovely (size 9 month) striped onesie. (That used to be long pants and sleeves on her) With a nice cherry blossom print (size 6 month) jacket. Finishing it off with a red Chinese umbrella as a fabulous accessory.

You should have seen her squeeze into the striped onesie.

Here she has Indi's plaid shorts, with a size 18 month old floral dress and another size 6 month old jacket. I believe this was yesterday.

As I have said before Beaux has a very "unique" sense of style. I always enjoy seeing what she comes up with next. Monday before going out she was in one of her designs (not the one pictured above) when I told her she had to change. It was freezing and she need some warm clothes on. She immediately was fighting me on it, we were in a hurry so I just began disrobing her of her brand new outfit she had just put together. As I was, she yelled at me,

"BUT I JUST BARELY PUT THIS STYLE ON!!"

I can already hear our fights in high school. :)

One Great Grandpa!

Indi has decided to follow in her Grandpa Jerry's footsteps. After watching some YouTube, Indi approached me and told me she wanted to learn guitar. First thing I did was call my dad. He knew exactly what to do. Then...he surprised her with this!! Her very own left handed Pink Daisy Rock Guitar!! She was ALL giggles. She loves it and has already started writing a song that she teaches her sisters to sing along as she plays. Can't wait to get lessons started. If anyone has any recommendations we would love it!

Indi wants to say, "Thank You Grandpa Jerry, I love you!!"

First Day of Pre-School!!!

Two very happy girls. LOTS of foot popping, smiles and hand holding. These two held hands from the second we left our yard till the front door of their class room. So cute. Can't believe my baby is in school.

Big sis there to help her on her big day.

A surprise appearance by dad!

3 of the cutest girls in school! Talulah, Beaux and Aspen.

Going home after a big day of school.

Sloane is a pro at pre-school.

I love that they will be so close together in school. I hope they stay as happy as this.

"High five or hug?"

HUG!

Ready to go!

Daddy picking her up.

Proudly showing Indi all they did at school.

Labor Day: Chinese Umbrella's and Gramps Famous Garden

Guess what's behind the Chinese umbrellas!

Gramps has a garden.

Not just any garden. A HUGE garden and the kids love it! This was an exciting day because they got to walk through it with their cousins Ryder and Quinn to pick out their pumpkin that will be ready in a few weeks! They picked them out and Gramps wrote their name on the bottom.

The sweet peas are a favorite! The kids will eat hundreds of them. I think they don't know they are vegetables.

This is the whole garden. Potatoes, Peas, Squash, Pumpkins, Onions, Carrots and more!

Cousin Quinn!