(Don't look at the mess in the background of EVERY picture, I've been packing! ha)

Ella playing the fairy princess game..she was playing with Daddy,

but I didn't get out the camera in time to get Joe all fancy!

This little one is turning into a stinker!

Hopefully its just teething, she is getting two more top teeth

They have these cute matching coats thanks to Grandma Lyn.
Ellas was Taylors and Lilys was Ella from a few Christmas ago

Ella playing the candyland dvd game, its kind of like musical chairs

My Mom told me I had to set up a tree for the girls. It really just seemed like one more thing to do, and i'll have to just put it up in a week which is more work, but Ella loves it so I guess its worth the extra work.

Lily seemed to like it too!

Its just the top of our fake tree with lights thrown on it and I found a big bag of ornaments at di for .50cents for the bag ..its a pretty sad looking tree, but its all good because this happens a lot...

Lily pulling the tree over

It's been a crazy couple of weeks!

I think most of our family knows already, if not, sorry, and surprise! Last week Joe joined the Army. We've ..well really, I have been packing like crazy. The girls and I are going to live with my parents (to save $$ and my sanity) for the 9 weeks of boot camp and the 19 weeks of AIT.
After that we'll be stationed somewhere..
We leave for Oregon the week before Christmas!


Friday I got my first introduction to how the Army works. Joe had to be at MEPS all day Friday, they got him a hotel Thursday night. I knew sometime on Friday he would be sworn in, but no idea what time. Luckily my Mom was very set on me going to the swearing in so she called the recruiter and got the address of the building so I would at least know where to go if I got any notice at all about what time this would be happening. I map quested the address and stuck it in my purse then headed out with the girls and Cassie for lunch and shopping! At around 2:45 I got a call from Joe saying that they would be swearing him in at 3 (or thats what I thought he said)..So we ran out of the store loaded the girls in the car and luckily I had already printed the directions to get there. It was a fun/fast car ride which almost ended being squished by a cement truck! (haha cassie!) He called again on our way and said we needed to be in the building by 3:30, it was about 3:15 and we were close. The building was kind of tricky to find but we made it!
They had to wand us, checking for guns..we were both holding a baby and they said okay now spread your arms and legs. I think Cassie and I both just started laughing. But we spread one arm and our legs and they checked us. We got lots of free stuff while waiting for Joes turn. T-shirts and soft balls, Ella just wanted to take all the candy from the desks

Okay so here are some of the photos

That Army dude told me where to pose all the photos, he was pretty funny

Joe in front of the flags

The Army thingy

Being sworn in

Our family in front of the flags

Another flag one

My parents came to town for Thanksgiving, unfortunately I hardly took any pictures, my Mom took a bunch though so she'll have them on her blog. We packed a bunch while my parents were here because they could take some bigger stuff home with them. We fit both cribs and a bunch of clothes, oh and Ellas bike in their car.

We took a break from packing and bundled the girls up to go see Santa

Lily and Ella are total opposites.
Lily was fine to sit with Santa. Ella has always been terrified of him, even as a baby!

Waiting for our turn to see Santa..Ella already looks scared!
We get our picture back on Saturday so we'll see how it turned out!

My cute girls!

Ice Skating with the Fam

Dawn invited everyone to go ice skating tonight at the Gallivan center in SLC. It's an out door rink and it was freeeezing! We had fun watching them skate and just chatted with Joes parents for an hour and then headed home! Way too cold!!
Papa and Ella

Lily

Ella sitting by the fire pit thingy

Uncle Rob won the hokey pokey contest

Dawn, Boyfriend Phil, Richard, Bob, and some other people..

Just because she is so cuteEven with a messy face!

10 months already!

I looked at the calendar today and realized Lily was 10 months old yesterday! Lily is such a fun baby. She is pretty easy going, but has a very strong temper..Joe says its a Winona temper..haha..I don't know what he's talking about.. ;)

Lily in her cute dress from Grandma LynShe refuses to keep a bow in hair,
but loves to pick them up and put them on her head

Today was super saturday for our ward. This was the first one I have ever gone to, mostly because I was in charge of making the humanitarian quilts and had to go, but I'm really glad I went because I learned how to make these beauties...

They are wipe cases..cute huh

Pictures for Grandma Lyn

My Mom needed some new pictures of the girls and I thought their outfits were cute today!