Halloween

Here is our costume for Halloween '08. Reno's pinata was a big hit (ha! ha!) at the party, but apparently not good enough to bring home the grand prize trophy.

Marli loved her costume and kept it on all night. She was the cutest little bunny!

Marli discovered the bucket of candy we had on the table, and as you can see was quite proud of herself for pulling it down.

10 Months Old!

Marli is ten months old and getting bigger everyday! We just can't get enough of her cute little personality. Here are our top 5 favorite things about Marli right now:

1. How excited she gets when Reno gets home. (She really does get giddy when he walks in the room)

2. How she does her bunny laugh

3. When she waves bye-bye, but it looks like she is leading music.

4. She gives the best and slobberiest kisses

5. The way she looks at me and laughs when she knows she is doing something she shouldn't be

P.S. We finally took Marli to get her pictures taken by Studio Posh Tots and we loved them!

Halloween Fun

My mom and dad put on a fun Halloween party for all the grandkids yesterday. We had such a fun time dressing up, playing games and even picking out our own pumpkins from Mimi and Papa's garden.

New Project

Our biggest project since we've been home is to get our year supply of food storage. It isn't exactly easy (or cheap), but we know that it important for us to be prepared in case of any kind of emergency. Our friends Bo and Steph got us all excited about doing it and gave us some great tips. We don't have a ton of space to store it all, but we figure it is better to have some than none at all. If you don't have food storage yet, you should start. I'm not saying it's the end of the world or anything, but the way things are these days you never know what could happen. As I have been researching I have found some really good blogs and resources that have helped. Check out these sites if you want some good tips: http://www.myfoodstoragedeals.blogspot.com/ , http://www.everydayfoodstorage.blogspot.com/ and http://www.providentliving.org/.

Happy shopping!

Recent Pics of Marli and Friends

How can you say no to such a sweet little face?

Marli's new favorite toy

Noah, Marli and Brinlee behind bars... I hope this isn't a foreshadowing of what is to come when they are teenagers.

Rough Life...

The other day I was upstairs getting ready while Reno was watching Marli. When I came downstairs, this is what I found...Reno had made her a little bed on the floor, gave her a bottle and turned on Baby Einstein - what more could she ask for? All I can say is Marli has him wrapped around her little finger!

We're Back!

We are so happy to be home! We have been busy getting settled in, visiting friends and family, and chasing Marli all around the house. She loves having lots of new things to get into and is learning to climb the stairs - yikes!