Trick or treat

We sent Ella out as our candy slave today to furnish the house with treats.


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9pm

This is what the kids looked like when we finally got home around 9 pm:

Ella-- hysterically tired


Claire-- fading gently into sleep.


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Elko

We're driving back home today. We stopped for lunch in Elko. So far, the kids have been perfect.


Ella had some entertainment for us at lunch when she declared "I am in love with hammagers and fwrench fwries!". Then right before leaving when she saw me headed towards the restrooms she said loudly, "Do you have to go potty mommy? That's so great that you didn't have a accident! You just holded it for a long time. Good job, mommy!". So validating.


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Dang it

Ella tipped her chair over in a restaurant today and landed on her head. The following injury resulted.


We took the picture to aid my dad's phone consultation as to whether or not stitches were required (none were). Ella's comment on it all after the tears left? "Mom, brown hair doesn't show as much blood as blonde hair".

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Claire's favorite thing at grandma's house are the bathroom stools (obviously the jelly belly machine isn't stocked)


Whenever Ella sees Claire on the stool, she insists that she share, despite the fact that the stool is no novelty to Ella.


Such is the way with siblings. Sometimes Claire has to hold on to her meager inches for dear life!


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Crystal Springs

We took the kids on a beautiful walk/hike in the mountains today.



Claire couldn't wait to get out and be a big kid too.


I could hardly get her to hold still long enough to snap a picture of her.






Probably should've waited for that dude behind them to move.


Ella is usually an obliging model.



This moose got too close for my comfort though. When she jumped over the path she splashed Ella's face. The best part is, Ella makes up so many stories that when she tells people she got splashed by a moose today, they just smile and nod at her.





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