Eliana's Drawings

Recently, Eliana has shown a lot of interest in drawing.  She'll work for extended periods of time (well, for a 3-year-old) on picture after picture, but we would always have to ask for clarification on what her drawings were--which she would happily explain.  But in these past few weeks, her drawings have really come to life with recognizable figures and expressions.  It's fun because she's been pretty thrilled with herself.

I don't know what it is, but I absolutely adore little kid art!

Ward Talent Show - November 2018

It's the end of another month, so you know what that means?  It's time to binge blog about everything that's been happening!

At the beginning of November, our ward held a talent show.  Hylie and I signed up to play a piano duet.  Hylie started piano with me this June, so this marks her FIRST performance.  She picked a song a little above her current level, and I am very proud of how well she played in front of her first crowd!

Autumn 2018

This year's display of fall foliage has been magnificent.  As I drive down tree-lined streets, I thoroughly enjoy the beautiful views wishing the world could freeze in time right now--and I also have to exercise every ounce of self-control not to stop the car 10,000 times to take pictures.  This post is 100% self-indulgent--it is simply so I can post some of the beauty that we've been surrounded by these past few weeks.

Halloween 2018

This year the girls were super excited to dress up as their favorite pups for Halloween.  They are all big into Paw Patrol right now, so these costumes got quite a bit of use before the big day, which I didn't mind one bit!

Hylie as Skye

Eliana as Marshall

Lillian as Everest, or Rubble, or Rocky...it depended upon the day and her mood as to which pup she was "dressing up" as!  Her costume didn't ever change, just her mind! Ha ha!

Hylie marching in her school parade

Our ward hosted a "Trunk-or-Treat" event with games, face painting, and candy (of course!)

Eliana in character as "Marshall" complete with tail wagging and tongue lagging!

 Eliana and pumpkin guts DO NOT mix.  I kept trying to get pics of her priceless expressions, but nothing captured her complete disgust for the stuff!  Ha ha!

When Lillian was working on her pumpkin, I drew a bunch of different options for eyes, noses, and mouths, but she was adamant on having circles for EVERYTHING.  No teeth, no triangle eyes, no silly nose--just circles!

Eliana was fine getting in on the carving action as long as she had the proper utensils so she and the pumpkin didn't touch!

Hylie was working with a green marker just prior to carving, hence the dirty face!

 On Halloween night, we had amazing weather and the kids did not tire of knocking on doors, being adored in their costumes, and receiving loads of candy!

 Happy Halloween!

Lillian's 2nd Birthday

We decided to celebrate this cutie pie on Saturday, October 13th and no one complained that we partied a day early!

No, the puppy in Hylie's arms is NOT real!  But it DOES bark and move.  Lillian wasn't too sure about it at first, but now it doesn't leave her side.  Thanks, Grandma and Grandpa, for her new little best friend.

Lillian immediately started dancing to the songs from the book Great-Grandma and Pap Pap gave her!

 While I was prepping dinner, I heard Lillian squeal, "I LOVE this thing!" as she doodled on her drawing board.  Kind of made my day.

We didn't practice blowing out candles...and we should have, ha ha!

Loving her chocolate cake!

She's officially the tallest 2-year-old of the family...

Baby Woodhouse #4

I had my 20 week ultrasound on October 11th.  Geoff was able to be there as we got a sneak peek at this precious baby and he said it best as we were leaving the office, "That never gets old."  We are so thrilled that this little one is looking healthy and can't wait for February to get here so we can kiss those cute cheeks and tiny nose!

Eliana's Preschool

Eliana is LOVING Preschool.  Almost everyday she asks, "Is this a preschool day?" and one afternoon I heard her randomly declare at the top of her lungs, "I love my preschool friends!".  This co-op has been such a blessing--prior to this arrangement I was doing one-on-one preschool with her.  She would lose interest quickly and didn't have a lot of motivation to even learn how to write her name.  After starting this co-op, she now pulls out preschool stuff and marches over to me and insists we learn more on her 'days off'.  I'm kind of loving this, too!