Trunk-Or-Treat

We had our church Halloween party last night. So much fun as always.

Here's my motely crew:



Why can't I stop taking pictures of this cute little girl?

My kids loved the donut on a string game.

Who Is This Kid?

Carving Pumpkins

Ty Guy did his entire pumpkin all by himself this year! He drew his cleaned it out, drew his own picture and cut it out all by himself. When did this kid grow up so much?


Carter cleaned and drew his face too.

Paige was all about drawing on her pumpkin. She was very serious about the whole thing.

Our good friends, Yvonne, Brian and Mirabella came over to join the festivities. We have been carving pumpkins and celebrating Halloween with these guys long before we had kids. So happy to carry on the tradition this year.

Random Posts

FYI: In an effort to be completely caught up on posts (for journaling purposes) by the end of the year, there are going to be a lot of random posts on here. Bear with me!

Halloween Parade

Paige and I got to go to Carter's school on Thursday to see everyone's costumes and have a party with his class. He was so cute with his best little friend, who happened to dress up as a policeman (woman) too.



After the parade we went back to his class for apples and books. Carter read a book he made to me and then we read one as a class.

Paige was thrilled to hang out in Carter's classroom. Her favorite parts: the dry erase board and the doll, of course.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Future Cheerleader

My little girl LOVES cheerleading! The girls in our neighborhood cheer for Ty's football team and Paige has taken on the roll of their little "mascot." She can watch these girls pratice all day and knows all their routines. This weekend she helped them get ready for their big competition and polish their dance moves.

Love her cheerleading "pretty dress?" She insists on wearing it when she's with the girls.

We went to the compition with the football team to cheer the girls on. They did great!

Boo At The Zoo

Every year my mom, and now my dad too, takes the kids to Boo at the Zoo. The last couple years they have met up with Keith's parents and all of the cousins too.

My boys look forward to it every year and Paige enjoyed her first time this year. Thanks to my parents for taking them and to my mom for carrying Paige the entire time!


"I Shortcake." Paige wore the same Strawberry Shortcake costume my mom made for me when I was her age. So cute!

"Just call me Pops." That's what Carter told everyone. His Uncle "Pops" (aka Kevin) is on the SWAT team and Carter was more than proud to represent!

If Carter was dressing up as what he wanted to be when he grew up, Ty wanted to do the same. It was a little harder to find a mechanical engineer costume, but I think we did a good job.

General Conference

Every April and October our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, has a two-day conference broadcasted from Salt Lake City around the world. It is an opportunity for all of us to hear inspired talks from our church leaders. It is one of my favorite times of the year. I look forward to gathering together with my family in my home to listen to these inspiring talks. This time the kids decided to build a tent to sit in while they watched. They ate lunch and colored in the tent, while we listened. Such a great day!