Trunk or Treat

Our Ward had Trunk or Treat on the Saturday before Halloween. Morgan had two costumes - a tiger and a duck. When we got to Church, we put her in the tiger costume (couldn't put her in the car seat with the costume on so we waited until we got to Church). Five minutes later the tiger costume was off. So we ate dinner then put her in the duck costume, which double as pajamas for her.
In the weeks leading up to Halloween, Kaylyn kept asking to be TinkerBell. Unfortunately, we couldn't find one that fit our budget or was modest enough for us to be comfortable with her wearing it. At about the same time, Kaylyn told me she wanted to be a ballerina when she grows up. So I suggested she be a ballerina for Halloween. We finally bought her official dance shoes using the Halloween costume budget. And thus our ballerina was born.

As part of trunk or treat, the youth do face painting. This is what Kaylyn asked for. So she became our tiger ballerina. I was so shocked that she let someone paint her face. She really is growing up on me.

Cowboy Family

My parents and sister with her family went to a cowboy festival and then stopped by our house for a birthday party. We couldn't resist taking a group picture of all the cowboys and cowgirls. My Mom made most of the outfits, some with a pattern, some without. She's so talented.

So for a birthday present, my sister made this fall table runner for our kitchen table. Like Mom, she is so talented!

School Picture

Kaylyn got her school picture taken a few weeks ago and included in our package was a cd so we could share her picture with more friends and family. Isn't she adorable? Her glasses had been broken the day before her pictures (by Morgan) so we didn't have to ask the question of glasses or no glasses for her picture.

Regan's Birthday Party

My niece Regan turned 3 this month. She had a princess (and prince) party. All guests were invited to dress in their royal finest. Here is her princess cake, made by my sister. Again, she is talented.
Here's Morgan outside during the party.

For a craft, the kids made princess hats, or crowns.
Princess Regan

Prince Ian or Sir Ian?

Princess Kaylyn in her finished hat.

My brother-in-law, Matt, made a castle for the royal highnesses. Here's Regan in the window.

Here's Morgan exiting the castle.
And Princess Kaylyn in the window.

After exploring the castle, the kids headed to the jumping house, which was probably Kaylyn's favorite part of the party.

Kaylyn waiting for Regan to open our present to her.

Husband tag

My friend Shannon tagged me with this. So I guess I have to do it, wonder what the answers are.

Husband Tag…..
1. Where did you meet? At Church in Kirksville.
3. How long have you been married? 13 years
4. What does he do that surprises you? Brings me special treats - like Saturday night after Priesthood session, coming home with a single dip cone from Braum's.
5. What is your favorite feature of his? his hands
6. Does he have an annoying habit? Being on the laptop the whole time he's home.
7. What is your favorite quality of his? How much he loves my grandmother.
8. Does he have a nickname for you? Honey.
9. What is his favorite color? Probably blue.
10. What is his favorite food? Bul-go-gi (Korean beef - and yes I can make it!)
11. What is his favorite sport? track, baseball, basketball (I can't pick which is his favorite)
12. When and where was your first kiss? At his car outside my apartment in Kirksville.
13. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? A trip to Andy's.
14. Do you have any children? Yes, 2
15. Does he have a hidden talent? His knowledge of anatomy/physiology.
16. How old is he? Less than 2 weeks shy of 37.
17. Who said "I love you" first? Probably Adam, but I don't remember.
18. What is his favorite type of music? Classical.
19. What do you admire most about him? His endurance.
20. Do you think he will read this? Not until I tell him to.

Now I'm going to tag...Vanessa, Jasmine, Megan, and Lucy

Have fun!

Pumpkin Patch

School was out today so we met up with friends and headed to the pumpkin patch. My friend Melissa drove her pickup and as soon as we arrived at the patch, all the kids climbed into the back. Here's Ashley, Morgan, Kaylyn, David, Ashley and Lilly.

Once we got them out of the truck, the 3 kindergartners (David, Kaylyn and Lilly) grabbed hands and started walking out of the parking lot. Ashley ran up and grabbed her sister's hand to join the "big kids".

With school out for the day and knowing that we were heading to the Pumpkin Patch, Raven joined us for the day. We are so thankful for the blessing that Raven is to us. Some people have honorary grandparents or an honorary aunt or uncle. We have an honorary daughter/sister in Raven.

We weren't sure we were going to get to do a hay ride so I borrowed a wagon to pull Morgan and traipsed out to the first maze, square hay bales. After doing this first maze, the kids all wanted to pile into the wagon.
We then got the word that we could have a hay ride, and we didn't have to share it with another group. Kaylyn immediately had to sit by David.
After the hay ride which included another maze (large hay bales) and picking out and cutting our pumpkins off the vine, we headed back to the front area where I convinced the girls to pose for a picture, but I couldn't force them to look at the camera and smile.

I miss Sissy so much

Morgan really misses her sister while she's at school. She misses her so much she has to wear Sissy's clothes, and other things. Today, Morgan decided she had to wear Sissy's swimsuit over her own clothes. She looked so cute, I had to take her picture.