Pumpkin pickin...

Well we had an awesome family night at the pumpkin patch...Grand Pa Green, Uncle big Al, Uncle Dave and Aunt Nicole came to play with us. We fed sheep, had a hay ride and picked pumpkins out of the patch...It was a great time. WE ended our adventure at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Great memories for the girls to look back on!

I couldn't resist sharing these!! Mads is growing so much everyday. Grandma Green couldn't help herself and bought this pumpkin ensemble. Mads had heads turning at church. My primary class kept asking "Sister Colby your baby is fatter than my pumpkin". WE prefer to say pleasingly plump!

Fall fun...

Well I freakin love the holidays...And I am forcing my love for the holidays on my babies :)
I am sure Bee and Mads will look back on pictures from there child hood and wonder why everything had to be matchy-match....and my reply will be....well I actually don't have a good one but I have a few years to work on it :)

These two are little characters that is for sure...more fall fun to follow...Clint will not have to work the holidays this year so it will be lots of fun family outings coming soon!!

PS!! Can anyone give me any good tips on how to make my blog cute...I screwed it up and am struggling to get it back...I will do anything :)

6 months and growing...

Well Mads is 6 months next week...where did the time go? Mads is definitely the peaceful one in the home. Mads has really completed our home. She is my snuggle buddy and has started to give kisses. Tragically they are the open mouth ones...we are working on less drool and close the mouth. She is quiet and it definitely takes a lot to get her to react. Mads reminds me a lot of my older brother. He can give you a look that makes you crazy...and you walk away with no come back...Well Mads is following in those foot steps....Umm...I know I am a broken record on this topic but I can't help myself.....It kills me that Ruby is growing into a little lady....It seems like yesterday I was leaving the hospital with her....It is going to fast....Make time slow....I love these girls...They make it all worth it!!

morning routine....

A typical day at the Colby house would consist of a large purple dino, juice, food and a photo shoot. I love the last picture...Ruby appears utterly disgusted with her mother and Mads appears concerns she is bigger than her sister who is 15 months older...

Bipolar baby....

The many faces of Mads...Well I am struggling to keep this updated with current news of the babes...but I will try a little catch up....Mads rolled over for the first time around 4 months...she is now 5 months. Her main motivation to roll over is to watch tv with Ruby. We started her on solid foods around 4 months too...It is a work in progress...Mads is definitely the "chill one"! Ruby adores her and is an awesome big sister to Mads....Mads is in 12 month clothing and appears to be on her way to sharing Ruby's clothes.

Death of MEOW MEOW.....

Ruby loves kitties so much...and me being her mother and having to ability to say no to her made an impulsive decision to get a kitten from a friend in the ward. Ruby would follow the kitten around calling her MEOW MEOW...It was adorable! Well it did escape me when I agreed to taking MEOW MEOW home that possibly Mads would have an opinion on this topic. Poor Mads is allergic. Her little eyes swelled, turned red and the sneezes seemed never ending. So bye-bye MEOW MEOW. MEOW MEOW was relocated to Uncle Dave's and aunt Nicole's.

Well Ruby....apparently has some unresolved issues with the departure of MEOW MEOW. After checking on her one night we realized she had taken the stuffing out of her stuffed kitty.

This was the crime scene......

This was the devastated criminal......

And this is my beautiful daughter who could smile her way out of any trouble...
I love you Bee...Sorry about MEOW MEOW!!

Happy 4th of July!!

Well when daddy is away the girls will play :) Clint was out of town....so the girls took this opportunity to accessorize for the holiday! This is Mads (Madison, if you knew her temperament you would understand the nic name) first 4th and we tried to celebrate it with a bang.

Ruby is not a big fan of getting her hair done...and with Clint gone I had to get creative on how to hold her down to achieve pig-tail glory. The high chair and food had to due today...Ruby probably will not agree but it was totally worth it...she is so darn cute!

I hope you appreciate the effort it took to get this smile...she is a tough cookie to crack!

No holiday would be complete without blueberries and a Barney marathon. Ruby recently discovered the big purple dino...none of us will be the same...She loves him...and is often caught on the monitor having conversations with him...if translated I believe it would read as a love story between Ruby and Barney....

I love these pics....These smiles are what get me out of bed in the morning...I have felt like a single mom this weekend...IT is definitely hard work doing it all on your own....BUT it is so amazing to be with my girls all the time and to watch them grow daily!!

Oh Ruby I am unsure if you are hugging Mads or if you are trying out for the WWF? Will we ever know? (FYI...no child was injured in the taking of this pic)

Happy 4th to our family and friends...WE are so grateful to have the freedoms that we have!