Because It Was Beautiful...

...we spent the day outside today. 70+ degrees in November calls for a special trip to the park. The girls wore sundresses and danced in the fields. They clung to monkey-bars and slipped down slides.

It was the perfect day to spend together and the sun was as inviting as ever. So inviting, that I had a blast capturing lens flare's. I love them each and every time I can catch them.

The girls have been feeling better too. (Fresh air no matter how sick they are is always on my agenda anyway.) They finished 3 days of very high doses of oral steroids after the 4 times a day breathing treatments weren't clearing them up fast enough. Things are looking up but I can almost be sure that we will see the pedi again next week to re-evaluate the situation. They both remain on the breathing treatments as well.

But today, we worried about nothing. *(Okay, after noon we worried about nothing. Before that, Daddy and Izzy were stranded at the car wash because our car decided to break down. UGh! No worries though, we got it fixed.) Izzy had dance class again today and is still just as in love as she was in the begining. Expect to see wonderful things from our little dancer. Emmy and I spent the morning together. I rarely see her in action without her big sis around. Emmy's quite the charmer and plays so well on her own. It was nice to be just the two of us.

We watched a beautiful sunset this evening too!

Tonight we rented Ice Age 3 and all piled onto the floor with pillows and popcorn. It was a funny movie and for the most part, kept the girls still and focused. lol!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!!!

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Winners, Loot and Another Giveaway!

The winner of the Natures Valley granola clusters was chosen via Random.org. Midlife Mom (#18), from Home On The Range is the lucky winner!!! If you've never been over to Home On The Range, go. Midlife Mom has a fabulous blog, the most beautiful decorations for every season, horses and beautiful grandkids. You'll love her!

In other "loot" news, as mentioned in the previous post, the girls made out big on Halloween. They trick-or-treated with us and Gama for about 5 hours, with a few breaks in between. Emmy was so excited about the decorations and the moon. lol! She wanted to go to the houses with lights and lit pumpkins. She did very good and said "trick-o-treat and thank you" at each house. And what's even more exciting is that she walked pretty much the whole evening.

Izzy had a hard time remembering the trick-or-treat part, until the candy was in her bag. lol! Her parting line if you will. She enjoyed it a great deal though and immediately wanted to eat whatever she was given. She was happy to be a princess and ran around the neighborhood excited about all of the other costumes she saw.





And now for another fantastic giveaway! I was recently sent the PC CD-ROM game version of Nancy Drew, Dossier - Resorting to DANGER! I wasn't able to review this PC Adventure Game because I am a iMac owner. However, my fabulous contact from Her Interactive went ahead and sent me FIVE copies of the game to giveaway! And just in time for Christmas shopping. :)



"Fast Fun for Busy Detectives!"

"Nancy Drew Dossier us a good example of a well-designed hidden object casual game. The story is interesting, the puzzles challenging but no too difficult, and the game can be picked up and played easily. Good fun!" -PC GameZone

You can play the entire Nancy Drew Dossier series by ordering online at www.herinteractive.com. This game is also available in stores, retailing for about $19.99. The game is rated E for everyone 10+.

So, let the Christmas shopping begin. Christmas is 7 weeks away! For a chance to win your own copy of Nancy Drew Dossier - Resorting to DANGER, just leave me a comment. Any old comment will do!

Winners will be chosen via random.org on November 20th. Giveaway is limited to residents in the lower 48 states.

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Halloween 2009

In short, the girls had a blast! They Trick-or-Treated for 5 hours and brought home about 30 pounds of candy and goodies. lol! It was a great night and the weather was slightly chilly, but not bad.

I give you, Izabel as Sleeping Beauty and Emily as Dorothy. Oh, and Daddy was a Zombie!! Enjoy!! I hope you all had a safe and happy Halloween!

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