First Snow of the Season

Adelyn overheard me mention to Scott that it was going to snow later that week. Every morning Adelyn would wake up and immediately run to the window to see if it snowed outside. I explained it was going to snow on Saturday. On Friday I woke up to Adelyn running from her room yelling, "it's Saturday, there is supposed to be snow!" Not yet kiddo... but luckily it did actually snow on Saturday, and we headed up to the in-laws to play.

(Below: Adelyn and Grandpa Moss, Olivia all bundled up, Scott getting his workout, snow angels, adelyn consoling olivia after a snowball ricocheted off of scott and hit her in the face, snow castle)

Sweet Dreams

Adelyn loves to read until she falls asleep. We think it's pretty funny when she falls asleep like this:

 

The funniest part though, is in the morning Scott showed her this picture and Adelyn exclaimed, "Hey! Where's my book? I was going to finish that in the morning!"

Seriously cracks me up.

Happy Halloween

This year the girls wanted to be princesses. Maybe it had something to do with Disneyland... or the fact that Adelyn likes to dust and calls me Step-mother all day... either way, the girls loved dressing up. Adelyn got to dress up for her preschool Halloween Parade, a friends Halloween party, the ward trunk-or-treat, and trick-or-treating on Halloween night. Phheww... it was a lot, but she had fun.

(Below: Adelyn as Cinderella, Olivia as Snow White)

Carving Pumpkins

A Moss get-together to carve pumpkins. Fun.

Disneyland

Our only family picture at disneyland

Over the UEA holiday we packed our bags and headed to Disneyland, along with Scott's family (and apparently everyone else from Utah). The weather was awesome, we survived the long car ride, and had a great time. We were able to spend 3 days in the parks (Disneyland and California Adventure), and even that was not enough time to get to everything. Adelyn LOVED meeting all the princesses and characters around the park. She also liked riding {most of} the rides, especially the Teacups and Thunder Mountain. Olivia enjoyed the rides that didn't have anything scary on them and seemed intrigued by the Nemo submarine ride. I personally thought the World of Color and the fireworks shows were amazing. I also loved how family friendly Disneyland is and that Adelyn (although just barely 40 inches) could go on most of the rides, like Splash Mountain, Matterhorn, Thunder Mountain, etc. We were not sure if she would like the bigger rides, but to our amazement, she love them all (except Space Mountain which had some very scary Halloween images). We wish we could have stayed longer. It will make some fun family memories.

Aunt Alyssa and Olivia exploring Tom Sawyers Island

Aunt Alyssa and Olivia

The only proof I went on this vacation (except for the one family picture), sad :)



Stats

Buddies (cuddled together watching cartoons)



Adelyn and Olivia had check-ups at the same time: Olivia's 18 month and Adelyn's 4th year. Here are their stats:

Adelyn:
Weight: 31.25 pounds (16%)
Height: 39.5 inches (40%)

Olivia:
Weight: 23.1 pounds (29%)
Height: 32.25 inches (81%)

They are so cute together. They watch out and care for each other. So sweet. I love these girls!

Preschool

Today was Adelyn's first day of preschool. She loved it! I open her car door and she runs right in. So much for tears. She has been waiting for this moment all summer long. I hope her excitement to learns lasts throughout her life.