Finally Right?

So, I know that it has been forever and hopefully there is someone still out there who reads our blog. If not, it is ok, as most of us Mom's do now days, we plan on turning our blog into a book as a journal for our family.

First of all I wanted to say that I AM DONE! With what you ask? I've finished raising money for The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and have surpassed my goal of $3200. I don't want to sound braggy at all, I am just relieved and excited all at the same time. I also want to express my gratitude for all those who helped out, you know who you are. Doing stuff like this really makes you realize how blessed you are and helps you see the amazing goodness in people. Now the tricky part will be running the actual marathon in SF on October 16. My body aches quite often, but this has been such an awesome ride and I've met some great people.

The Deter household has not changed much. Matt is still absolutely loving his job and I can't tell you how much that means to us after the events that took place in 2010. I am so happy and proud of him!

Madeline and Myla will not stop growing. Madeline is this intelligent, thoughtful child that speaks beyond her years. She notices all the simple things in life that no one else would ever think to pay attention to. Rose is such an appropriate middle name for her, since she literally and figuratively, always stops to smell the roses. I love these attributes about her and find them so admirable. She is my little lover girl who thankfully still allows me to smother her.

Myla is my crazy, happy, lovey, intense child, yet chill and easy going all at the same time. She is soooooo mischievous, but I love every second of it, well, most of it. Myla is so strong and physical and can totally hold her own. No one will mess with Myla :) She has this maturity about her and seems like she gets adult sarcasm and is quite sarcastic herself. There is this intensity and energy that both my girls have. It is different from each other, but it is so addictive and infectious, which makes them impossible not to love.

So, these pics are not in the order I intended them to be in, but oh well. Yes, we already went to the pumpkin patch, the second it opened, October 1st. You can guarantee we will be returning. I love the imagination and wonder and beautiful colors that Halloween and Fall have to bring.

Madeline is such a girl. She goes through such extremes; sad and dramatic one moment and then ecstatic the next.
Look at those eyelashes. I see Latisse commercials in her future.
Madeline thinks her pumpkin is her baby, she even brought it home and brushed its teeth that night.

Extreme happiness, it cannot even be contained!
Then drama. Gotta love it.
Madeline is OBSESSED with trains. I think Myla is too, since when Thomas the Train comes on she squeals with delight and dances like a mad woman.
Our very sad attempt at fam pics. It is next to impossible to get us all looking at the same time.
I love how this one turned out. My parents are awesome!
I cannot express the excitement that overwhelmed Myla when she was allowed to ride the cars. She is a big girl trapped in a toddlers body. She is ready to go out and tackle the world.


How blessed am I!

This picture about sums up Myla :)
This pic sums up how I feel about my girls!
I got to meet up with one of my old mission companions at the mall with our kiddos. Brings back some of the most cherished memories I will always have :)
First day of school! I am doing that co-op school again this year with some girl friends and it is going great so far. We are using the mother goose program, which I think is amazing and so much fun!

One more thing, I had to share some funny quotes and stories by Madeline. This age cracks me up:

*My parents are having plumbing problems, so their wall is ripped open, exposing the pipes. Madeline said the wall should not do that because it is showing its privates.

*I would like to publicly thank Repunzel for her long hair. Madeline will now voluntarily eat veggies since she believes that with each bite her hair will grow. These are healthy fibs right? She asked me the other day however, when her hair was going to start dragging.

*Madeline put on her Repunzel dress up shoes the other day, grabbed Matt's hand and said, "Come on Eugene, lets go, we are going to get married in the temple!" She then proceeded to do the wedding ceremony, which for her is dancing around in a circle and "twinkeling."

*When her foot feel asleep, while taking FOREVER to finish her dinner, she told me that her foot was snoring.

*At the pumpkin patch Madeline went up to a group of teenagers, asked them if they were teenagers and if they were old enough to eat salad. One of the girls responded so sweetly and showed her long hair to Maddie, which confirmed that she in deed must eat salad.