A fun filled day!

Yesterday was a good day all around. It started out with Brian getting an email to come pass out fliers for our ward. Here in AZ we have a proposition that the church is urging us to get the word out about. It has to do with marriage between a man and a woman. It is really a great thing and it felt really good to go help our ward spread the news. On Brian's way to pick up the fliers he noticed a toddler bed for sale in a yard sale. We have been looking for one for a while now. He was able to get it for 20 dollars plus the mattress we were way excited. So our little girl is officially a big girl she is potty trained and now she sleeps in a big girl bed (if any one has any suggestions as to how to keep her in bed I am looking for advice, today she fell asleep on the floor). It was also produce week and we got some good stuff. Later that night we had our ward trunk-or-treat and we convinced Lizzie to wear her costume and with only a mild meltdown she realized that it was fun to dress up. She wore it the whole time and she loved trick-or-treating she is now an official candy addict along with the rest of the world. We then had another party at our friends Brett and Rachel's and we carved pumpkins and had a lot of fun. Lizzie was honestly the highlight of the party because none of our friends there had kids, on the way home it was 10 at night (way past her bed time we are horrible parents) Lizzie asked if we could go to another party. Along with candy she loves parties also, as long as she is the center of the fun. She also made a great friend we didn't get a pic I was sad but Brett and Rachel's new dog Tucker is her new best friend (I think he liked the chocolate on her hands) but he followed her around half the night it was really cute. Thanks guys we had a lot of fun!

Lizzie in her new big girl bed!

Just getting to the trunk-or-treat

Loving the pumpkins and her costume yeah!

Helping to clean out her first pumpkin, she wouldn't touch the guts no matter how hard I tried.

Some good friends Kevin and Kalie, and Jeff and Hilary

Cute pumpkins you can't see ours it is the first one but it's ok it wasn't the best one.
We didn't take as many pics as I would have liked so for more on our fun night with friends check out Rachel's page.

I haven't posted forever, but I keep putting it off. My mother came over the weekend and we played a lot. We went to in'n out to many times, we went shopping for Halloween things since Lizzie is obsessed, we went to the Zoo and had a lot of fun. Lizzie and her are truly kindred spirits. I am afraid we had so much fun we forgot to take pics but here are a couple we did manage, thanks mom for coming and playing with us we love you!

What we have been up to. . .

I haven't posted in a while because I didn't really have any pics to put up but last night I took a few to show what we have been doing. Nothing to exciting but it's just our life.

First thanks to all those who helped with my peaches I successfully canned and jammed (I don't think that is the correct term but you get the point) a whole box of peaches yeah! Oh by the way we made a whole lot more but I had already put it away when I decided to take a pic so this is all you get to see.


In our ward the bishop's wife has been teaching sewing classes and it's been really fun. We made aprons and they turned out great. Excuse the model it was late last night when we took the pic.


Finally, we have been working on singing the ABC's with Lizzie and I think it is catching on (maybe).

Peaches!

Help I am attempting to can some peaches all by myself! I have a whole box of peaches and I was planning on making jam out of half the box and I have done that plenty of times but I have never canned peaches. I read up on it and it sounds pretty easy but I don't have a canner. If anyone has one or knows anyone who does please let me know I think you can seal them with just boiling water but I don't know for sure. If anyone has any tips I am all ears thanks!

Potty Time!

We have been trying the three day potty training this past weekend and we are pretty happy with the results. It's been keeping us busy but we haven't had a wet bed or messy underwear. We still have the occasional wet pantie issue but if I keep on top of it we are pretty successful. She is doing great for going cold turkey from diapers to panties. Don't you wish we all looked this cute in our underwear?

I Stole This Idea!

I got this from my friend Hilary and I also love free things I know a couple of you do too go to this link and enter to win a free handbag!