Accessorize!

I started to crop this picture and then decided not to.

First, look at Riya. Whenever she watches TV, you'll often find her chewing on her toenails just like this. I'm pretty sure I have another picture of her doing this somewhere on this blog...

Second, look at Sydney. This was a few hours after she was dropped off at our house at the last second because Sarah is still in the hospital (of course) and Jerry realized (almost too late) that he had a meeting that morning that he had to go to. She was lucky to be dressed, poor girl. :) I think she is stunned in this picture. haha.

Finally, look at Emma. She was the reason for this picture. This girl cracks us up. She will walk around the house and find anything that she can to put on her body and will do it. This is actually pretty minimal for how she looks sometimes!

Here's the rundown: On here right hand, she is ever so graciously sporting a cell phone case as a glove. On her head, she has a very stylishly placed hat. On her left hand, she is sporting the latest trend - a finger light. Let's not forget her mommy's necklace around her neck paired so perfectly with her orange beaded one. 

What a fashionista. :)

Sarah's Turn!

Today, Sarah's new little boy was born!! He is adorable, of course, and fits right into the Ewell mold!

His sisters were so excited when I showed them the picture that Jerry sent right after his arrival. They were a little worried about the small amount of blood that he had on him but once they realized he wasn't hurt, they were excited again. :)

I don't have a picture of him for this day because I actually got a picture of the girls doing what they like to do best. They brought chairs out from the girls room and lined them up in front of the TV like this and chose to watch Bolt. They mostly sat like this through the whole movie!

(And yes, Riya is still wearing the same shirt from yesterday. So is Emma. So? I'm in my nauseous/exhausted first trimester. That's my excuse.)

They had a fun day today and are looking forward to a sleepover tomorrow night!

Welcome Adorable Baby Ewell! (I'm really creative here... Privacy, people, privacy.)

Almost time...

Sarah (John's sister) is scheduled to go in for her c-section tomorrow and she had a few last things to do to prep at the hospital so we got to have her adorable little girls over for a playdate!

Riya has SOOOO much fun when Rebecca comes to play!

We decided to eat lunch outside today because it was such great weather. The girls were being their normal silly selves and I managed to capture them in a moment of genuine laughter. Look at those smiles!

They crack me up. Silly girls!

Sparkles in my Toothpaste

Do not laugh at me.

I got a new toothpaste and it literally has sparkles in it. It is really neat to see on my toothbrush and I tried to capture it on camera but this was the best I could get.

I seriously have 5 or 6 pictures of my toothbrush with toothpaste on it trying from different angles to show the sparkles.

Don't be jealous that yours doesn't have sparkles.

Don't be jealous that my day was THIS exciting today.

I know you are.

Labor Day

We had a make-shift get together for Labor Day this year. We had Mr. Adorable Baby Boy and his family come over along with Sarah and her family (Minus Jerry. Party Pooper. :) ).

We had hot dogs roasted over the fire pit and all sorts of other yummy goodness! The Shurtz's  brought fixin's for s'mores and, besides the strong wind blowing smoke into all of our faces, we had a lot of fun!

And, yes, those would be jackets you are seeing on the children. I love that it actually starts to cool off here when fall is approaching.

I didn't have that growing up in Texas. :)

Pretzel Crisps

This picture is very dark, I realize. The deliciousness still stands though.

These are our families new obsession.

Pretzel Crisps. They are sold in the deli section of Wal-Mart and they are oh so yummy!

I have Josh Bird to thank for this. He bought some at Sam's Club while we were in Wyoming Logan visiting them. I had never heard of them before this.

Thanks Josh. No, really. They make my tummy happy. :)

Try them!

The Last Airbender

For movie night tonight, The Last Airbender was chosen. I didn't last through the whole thing but the kids LOVED it!

This was what they did during the closing credits and for awhile afterwards. They were doing some "moves" like in the movie - and even posed for the camera!

This is the only one I got that wasn't blurry from so much movement!

Jayden's head has to suffer though. :)

I'm sure John will be thrilled that he's in the picture as well...