Having a ball visiting with FAMILY

I know we've come to Utah to attend the funeral of Great Grandpa Don, but it has been such a wonderful thing to see so many family members. I know it would make Grandpa smile.

Whoooo Loves Fall?

The kids couldn't resist playing with these golden leaves in front of Aunt Amelia's house in Utah. Some of the leaves were bigger than James' face. Fall is my favorite season.

Cutest skeletons I've ever seen!

Here are the kids with a couple of their cutie-patootie cousins.

Boys will be boys... and girls

I can't seem to keep the big boys in shoes. They wear them out quicker than they even outgrow them. Carter was sad to get rid of his puppet shoe. He had named him "Bob" and was putting on shows at school with him. I told him that's just not right. Neither is Madison making James look like a sister, but she just keeps doing it.

Full Frame

I got to take some fun B&W photos for the young women in our ward at church this week for an upcoming YW in Excellence. Practice makes perfect...

Two is better than one...

Why did Mom and Dad buy me such a huge cake... James is wondering. Is it because I'm a big two-year old now? We wondered why we bought that cake too when we barely put a dent in it after Jamesy's birthday.
He ripped open his presents with gusto, but loved his balloons most of all. He's still trying to figure out the bike...

All Hallows Eve

Madison was the big hit this year with her Mad Hatter costume . It's a good thing too because it took her a long time to gather up the stuff and make the hat. The rest of us just bought stuff and wore it. But we wore it well! However, our attempts to make James have a mowhawk to accompany his rockin' attire fell flat. Someone told me later that using egg whites will help a mowhawk stay up. Who knew?

What are YOU?

Jeremy said my outfit was tacky, but the people who figured out that I was a "Coal Miner from Chile" had a good laugh about it (Jerm's just jealous because he wore nothing to the Fall Festival- well I mean no costume!). Madison is still trying to figure out what the heck she's dressed up as. She helped be a part of the Haunted Classroom and this is the outfit they gave her to wear. She couldn't wait to get out of it by the end of the night because it was stiffling.

Rock Star by day, Mama's boy at night

Here's the tatoo that couldn't be seen under Jamesy's rock star exterior! This costume didn't make quite as big of a hit as the Yoda one he wore the year before, but I still liked it. I considered myself to be one of his groupies since I ended up carrying his guitar all night at the Fall Festival so it's only fitting that he has my name tatooed on his arm!

Harvest Day Tea with Reading Buddies

Carter and Grant invited their reading buddies to a Harvest Day Tea in held in their classroom this week. They were gracious hosts- Oh what little gentlemen they were! Serving their friends without even being aked. I wonder how I can get more of that behavior at home...
Jamesy and I came to the tea to take picutes (me) and entertain everyone (James).

Super Seven

Grant wanted a Star Wars cake again for his birthday this year. I know his real wish would be to be in one of those movies! Or at least get to watch them occasionally (Madison and Carter have put a temporary ban on the playing of Star Wars movies bc their sick of them). Happiest of birthday's toothless wonder!!!

Seventh Hole is the lucky one

After drooling through all of Carter's birthday festivities, Grant finally gets to have his birthday wishes come true! A mini-golf party followed by playtime at the house with friends. Grant also won a free game of golf at the end of his game- Yipee Skipee!!!