Building Shelves

We decided we needed a little better organization to our garage. So "we" (Mike & Sydney) built some shelves in the garage. They did a GREAT job! I love having them! Now I want 2 more just like them built! :)

BEFORE

AFTER

WELL DONE MIKE...... well done! :)

Livia Started Volleyball

Livia played Volleyball for the first time this Fall. She ended up really enjoying it and playing really well too. She caught on to the game quickly. She seems to be developing quite the versatile athleticism  First, Basketball, then Softball, and now Volleyball. I'm definitely not going to complain! :)

First Canned Peach!!

I canned my first batch of peaches this fall! They actually turned out too!

(Thanks with the help of my mom and a long phone conversation)  ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!

My Mike-Pooh turned 35 this fall !! 

For some reason I couldn't find ANY pictures of his birthday! Which is weird, cuz I TOTALLY spoiled him this year. I decided that this year, he would have birthday WEEK! Every single day, me and the girls did something extra nice for him, leading up to his actual birthday on Saturday! But alas.... no proof! :{ Oh well, we know he had a great week! ;)  lol

Happy Birthday Honey. I hope your year to come is better than all the rest! Thanks for making me laugh every day! I love you! ;) 

Family 5K

We had a great time running our first family 5K in Priest River! 

It was fun running a race with Livia for the first time. It was cold but fun! ;)

HAPPY 9th SYDNEY!!!

Sydney had her 9th birthday party at the Palouse Empire Gymnastics this year, in Moscow. She had a blast with a ton of her friends. It was also nice for me, cuz there was no clean up afterwards either!

Thanks to Pinterest, I made her an awesome cake! (yes, there is cake under all that candy!)  ;) I was very proud of my "art" work! :)

She got new bedding and pillows galore for her birthday, from us and from her grandparents. She was in HEAVEN!! :)

 

 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SYDNEY ANN!!!

Thanks for always being so happy and playful and always making us laugh! :) We love you!

Girls' School Pictures ~ Fall 2012

We took the girls to the Arboretum and gave each of them a photo shoot for their school pictures this year. They even wanted to bring different outfits and everything. It was cute, and we had fun. Here's some of my favorites!

LIVIA TAYLOR DEAN 

age 11 ~ 6th grade

SYDNEY ANN DEAN

age 9 ~ 3rd grade

BROOKLYN JADE DEAN

age 2

All 3 of our beautiful girls! 

(you can tell Brooky had peaked by now)  :)

 

Our lovely (and free) photographer! :)