Please it is too early for this...

I woke up this morning to a familiar feeling that comes around every fall in Maine. COLD, you can feel winter in the air today. Fall gave us some early 30 degree temps this morning. I love fall when the leaves start to turn color and we can rake them and jump in them. However I am not really looking forward to another Maine winter.
Here are 6 reasons why.

1.) Having a foot of snow in the driveway and having to haul all the groceries up the driveway in a sled because the car wont make it up...

2.)Negative temps

3.) Buying ridiculous amounts of heating oil what seams like everyday.

4.) If Daddy leaves for work and we get another pile of snow after he has plowed I either don't go any where or shovel the entire driveway. Or there is always a nice plowed driveway and mother nature decides to add a little ice to the mix. That is to be expected in Maine, its never just snow.
5.) The dish never works because I would have to walk in the woods through more then a foot of snow to clear it off. This is never OK with two, three year old that haven't been outside in over a week and can't watch any TV.

6.) Negative temperatures.

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Although Maine winters are dreaded dearly by me there are a couple things that can make them a little easier to deal with.

1.) Feeling the excitement, when the first snow flies. Even if it is just a snow flake or two, the girls insist on putting all the winter gear and heading outside.

2.) My girls faces on Christmas morning, and all the fun Christmas traditions.

3.) Christmas music ( the girls and I love christmas music)

4.) The girls turn 4!!!

5.) Sledding, Mommy is just as much of a kid as the girls when it comes to sledding and our driveway is a perfect spot.

6.) Seeing the excitement on Ryleigh's face when I tell her she can finally wear her "pooties" (footie pajamas) again. She has asked everyday all summer long.



Good or bad it is coming and no way to prevent it, and there is no convincing Daddy we need to move there is no way we can take him out of Maine. As much as he dreads the winters like I do he would never live without them.

How do I remember EVERYTHING, forever?

A look back over the last 3 years

Ryleigh and Devan
I wish I had started this blog when the girls were first born. I look at some other blogs, and I am inspired. I want my girls to remember as much as their childhood as possible. Creating a blog helps keep memories forever. So many Mommies out there with blogs have captured your little one's whole lives in writing, I envy you. I am creating this blog solely to remember small details that a lot of the time get forgotten when life comes at you a million miles an hour. So bare with me while I add memories of the girls from the past. I am taking all sticky notes stuck to the inside of cupboards and photo albums with cute things they have said and done and finding a way to fit them in our blog. If there is something completely irrelevant on here just think its just another mom in survival, freaking out mode trying to remember EVERY detail of their girls lives.

This post is some of my favorite pictures of the girls from the last awesome three years. I can't wait to do this every year!

Pre School

Pre school has begun.

The girls started their first day of pre school yesterday. They were so excited and proud of themselves. My dream came true of getting to dress them alike on their first day of school. Ryleigh said "mom I will wear a dress today but tomorrow I want a pony tail and I am wearing my sneakers."  Three year old's say the cutest things. There was no problem leaving the girls at school they didn't even notice when Mommy and Daddy left. Me on the other hand... I cried like a baby. When we picked them up it was like they were a year older after just one day.



Ryleigh Girl, she is so proud of her self

Devan so proud of her self

Daddy and Devan

Daddy and Ryleigh

Devan

Ryleigh

Grammy and the Girls

Nothing short of steak and tatters for my girls

Steak and tatters

Ever since the girls were babies they have been rather picky about what they eat. Dreams of throwing together a quick meal are out the window. The girls refuse to eat a chicken nuggets, french fries, mac and cheese, or any thing else that is easy to make. I think they are some of the only kids out there that cry when we are in town and try to buy them a Happy Meal. Granted I am happy they don't like it because it is horrible for them anyway. I would much rather fill their bellies with healthy food and I love cooking for them.  A  simple meal now and then would be nice. Don't judge, if we are short on time and looking for something quick I will give them shredded wheat. If feels a little odd but I just think about all the kids scarfing down spaghetti o's and realize it is not a bad option.  

OCD overload.

The girls got a sand and water table and the day it came it was pouring buckets. I happed to be babysitting my cousin Rhiannons little boy Hunter. He was so upset that his mom had gone. When the Fedex truck pulled into the driveway with the huge box we couldn't wait for the sun to come out. We opened it up and put it together in the living room on a tarp. The kids LOVED it. It really didn't make that big of a mess and I survivded with little to no stress. It stopped a screaming three year old! I would much rather sweep up a little sand than listen to non stop crying.

Picture time

We had the girls pictures taken with Sierra k photography. I saw her website online and was determined to get the girlies pictures done with her. I am not a fan of  studio portraits at all. There was something about Sierra's pictures that I absolutely loved. She has a way of capturing the most precious moments. The same day we had the girls pictures done she posted them on her web site. I sat at my computer with my hand over my mouth and cried. I know the girls are beautiful inside and out but now I have these beautiful pictures of them forever. I am constantly freaking out I will forget something, this is something I will definitely never forget.

Sesame Place Day two

Here are some more picstures of our vacation. It was just the girls Chris and I so we don't have any pics of us all together, bummer.     

Silly girls



Daddy and Devan waiting to get on the roller coaster, which neither of them went on again. Ryleigh on the other hand loved it

Devan and Chris were terrified of the Grover Coaster. he he he

In the pool having fun!

 
 

Sesame Place here we come!

The girls and I at the entrance!

Elmo :) Look at Ryleigh's face!

Checking in at the hotel after a long ride

Ry and Momma on the way to PA, notice her pink AND yellow blankie.



Mommies Doopy Lady.

The girls have never officially had a vacation of their own so we saved this summer and packed up to head from Maine to Pennsylvania, to go to Sesame Place. It was a lonnnnng eight hour drive in the car with two three year olds, but well worth it. The girls knew we were leaving on a Sunday morning and the first thing out of their mouths leading up to Sunday was, is it Sunday? It was so cute. Finally the day came we woke them up and put them in the car for the long drive. They were awesome on the ride down not a peep out of them. Believe it or not we didn't here "are we there yet" once. We got to the hotel ditched our luggage and headed straight for the pool. The next day we started our first of two days at Sesame Place. It was a blast, the girls had so much fun, Well all did!!!!