Saturday Morning

One of my favorite things about my kids is seeing them love each other. This morning I wanted desperately to sleep in, but Sarah & Grant would have none of that. So instead, I put Sarah in Grant's crib and climbed into her bed while my body tried to wake up. For the next 15-20 minutes my two rascals jumped, laughed, cuddled, and giggled together in the crib. It was definitely the best way to way up on a Saturday morning. They truly love each other and are happiest when the other is near. I hope they will always be close. I'm so glad they have each other. They are both so tender and sweet. My little Sarah is so intuitive. She can always tell when I'm stressed or upset and she has no hesitation in sharing hugs, kisses, "I love you's", and even an occasional "you're a good mama, Mama." She makes me melt. And then there is Grant. I just have a complete crush on that little fatty! He is so happy and will smile at anyone. He loves to play peek-a-boo. He also loves his "blankie blue"--he'll run from another room if he hears anyone ask where it is. Then when he sees it he cuddles his face in it and giggles. Can't imagine my life without him. Sarah and Grant are so different and I love them both so individually. I feel so blessed to have them. Here are a few pictures from Saturday morning...it was a jammie kind of day (at least for Grant it was; for Sarah, it was a naked kind of day).

Halloween

We had such a fun Halloween yesterday. Not only were we feeling well enough to leave the house (we'd all been sick the whole week), but we got to trick-or-treating! Sarah was absolutely thrilled to dress up as her favorite princess Giselle (from Disney's Enchanted). She was able to wear her flower girl dress again from Michelle's wedding. When I brought it out to get ready for Halloween Sarah literally hugged the dress for over five minutes! She is such a girl! I let her wear the dress most of the day and everywhere we went she told people how "beautiful and lovely" she was. Love that girl! For the past few months I'd ask Sarah what Grant should be for Halloween and she always wanted him to be Prince Edward. So I used some leftover fabric from a previous project and below is what we ended up with. The weather was perfect for trick-or-treating and the kids were not one bit cold. We only visited houses on our block and Sarah came back with tons of candy and even a teddy bear! "Giselle" in our front yard chomping at the bit to go trick-or-treating.
"Prince Edward" looking so very pleased with his costume. Grant hated the arms, but as long as he had his sword in hand he was happy.
Our local Walgreen's was doing free photos today so Steve and I took the kids. I love how Grant is holding on to Sarah and she is looking so sweetly at him.
"Giselle & Prince Edward" It was Steve's idea for Grant to go without pants for a more authentic look. Pretty adorable!