Halloween Traditions

There are some events we try to do every Halloween and we ended up keeping the traditions alive! We made Halloween sugar cookies and the kids did a fantastic job decorating them and making them look festive.

We went to Hee Haw Farms and the kids had so much fun. We got there just at dark so getting good pictures was a little more tricky this year.

The kids love riding the tire horse swings and Eliza cried every time we took her off. She would have swung all night if we let her.

We got out into the pumpkin patch right at dark and finding a pumpkin in the dark is interesting. The kids found their special pumpkin and then we got a very bumpy tractor ride back to the main area.

They have the farm animal petting area and of course Eliza was all about this. She wanted to hold this bunny and she was in heaven. The kids went down the huge slides for about an hour. Every time Eliza went down she would scream the whole way and then laugh the whole way back up to go down the slide again. It was a good time!

Growing up!

Anne has not been interested in learning to ride her 2 wheeler. She loves her razor scooter and enjoyed riding her bike with training wheels. One day I accidentally ran over her bike and broke the training wheels. So, she just never rode her bike for months. The other day she saw Marcie riding her bike and she is younger than her. That was that and she got on her bike and just started riding. She is the bike queen now and with the weather being so nice she is out riding her bike all day. Sounds like someone else I know (Me!) I loved riding my bike and would spend all day riding it in the nice weather!

Anne lost her first tooth and she was so brave. There were just a few tears and then lots of a laughs and excitement for the tooth fairy to come. We keep telling her to stop growing up but, she is not listening!!

Random Thoughts and Pictures

I love when my girls wear matching outfits and they love it too. These two girls are so sweet and I am so excited to have another girl. Before I had kids I really thought I would have all boys. I am not a Tom Boy but, I grew up with mostly boys and it just seems natural to me. I love being in Cub Scouts and going to their camps and I love watching sports with Mike. So, now I have been blessed with daughters and it's the greatest blessing to me. I love being a women I have found as I am raising these daughters what a big responsibility Heavenly Father has placed upon me. I am raising the next generation of mothers! I see little parts of me in each them and I hope I can be a good example of motherhood to them.

Anne wanted to take a picture and I told her take a picture of my big belly. She did a pretty job considering she never really uses a camera! Here I am at 33 weeks and I am getting down to the last couple of weeks before this new spirit comes into our home. Some days I feel nervous about having a newborn again but, I can't wait to finally see this little girls face. Jason, Anne, and Eliza are counting down the days for the baby like they are counting down for Christmas. This has been probably my most fun pregnancy because I feel like I am sharing it with my kids. They ask about her and talk about what they want to teach her and what toys they will share with her. In the past it has just been Mike and I excitement but, this time I can feel the excitement running through all of us. So, here we go with baby #4!

A Great Day!

Jill went through the Draper temple and it was neat day. The Draper temple is so pretty and it was fun to do a session there with our whole family. We are so proud of Jill and know her decision to go through will greatly bless her life. We love her and were so happy to spend this special day with her.

Allie, Me, Erin, Jill, JanaLynn, Mom, and Jessica.

Matt, Mike, Joe, Jill, Ryan, Dad, Brad.

After the Temple Session we went to dinner for Mexican and had a great time eating without the grand-kids. We love them but, it was so nice to talk just as adults. Congrats Jill!

Happy Birthday Eliza!

Here is Eliza on her 3rd birthday and she is so much fun. I love the 3 year old year and I am looking forward to this fun year with her. Eliza right now is really into cats. She has about 3 stuff animal cats but, her favorite is the brown cat she is holding. Cat had to be in this birthday picture with her. Her birthday outfit was totally picked out by her and I had fun shopping with her for it. She was very specific about her outfit all the way down to her shoes!

Birthday morning she opened presents and got a new princess dress and a princess wand that she can play games on. She was so excited about all her presents and her gasps when she could open a present were priceless.

During the day we had Sydney come over and play. Eliza loves Sydney and I guess that is good because they are cousins also. We are so lucky to have Sydney live so close!

That night we had a party with cake and ice cream with family. Eliza, again, was very specific about her cake. It had to be pink with flowers on the top. I hope I made her birthday cake dreams come true. She seemed to be pleased with the results. She blew out her candles and she officially can start her 3rd year.

We love Eliza and the spunk she brings to our family. She is so sweet to her Mom and Dad and loves family. We are so glad she is part of our family!

Happy 1st Max!

The kids love Max and wanted to have a birthday party for him on his birthday. So, on his big day he got a new bed and dog toy. The dog bed he tore apart so he is back to sleeping on a towel. We made a cake with bones on the top and Max ate the bones and we ate the cake. We are grateful for this sweet dog and the unconditional love he shows to all of us.

Utah Man

It's the start of another football season and Mike is sooo excited. I am too and I love that with football brings the fall season. Mike and Paul were lucky this year to get season tickets to Utah football this year. The Utes had their first game against Pitt and Mike was there. He said he had such fun time being there with Paul and just yelling and cheering the team on. The Utes did win the game and it should be great football season!

Here is how our home looks every time there is a Utah game. Our neighbors really don't like it since we live in Utah County but, now that our flag has come out more Ute flags around the neighborhood have appeared.