PHOTO FUN!

So I really love taking pictures in the fall. The leaves are changing and everything is so pretty. My neighbor Darci and I decided we would take the kids and give it a try. We had heard that the Farmington Cemetary had a ton of leaves. Well ... not so much!! But Darci knew of this cute park in Layton so we headed back. Talk about picture perfect. Leaves and trees, a stream and ducks everywhere. The kids were running all over the place. They didn't want to stop and pose for pictures but I think they turned out pretty cute! Thanks Darci!!

PUMPKIN CARVING!!!

Monday Brian invited us over to carve pumpkins. It was so nice of him to take one for the team and put up with the mess at his house. We had pizza, then went to carving. Kevin had to be the official carver because I was just a little to scary with the knife. Not as scary as Brian though, I thought we were definitly going to have an incident. But luckily we all survived. The kids loved digging out the insides, then Kevin carved what they wanted. Brooky chose hearts and stars, and Madison chose a vampire. I have to say they were pretty cute. We do love living closer to Brian, Melissa and the kids. We had a great time.

HALLOWEEN FUN!!

This has been a big weekend with many fun things going on. Maddy gets out of school early every Friday, so Brooky and I had the dough all ready to go when she got home. Sugar cookies are so much work but they have been asking for some time now. They had fun rolling out the dough and playing in the flour then about half-way through they were done. So I spent the afternoon rolling out cookies. The worst part is, just when you think your done, you have to frost them. They turned out pretty good though! Check that off my list!! Friday night the Owen clan was coming down. We had pizza and then headed over to the Pumpkin Walk here in Syracuse. Over 2000 carved pumpkins. We had to wait in line a long time but the kids were good and it was fun to see all the different ideas. Afterwards we headed back for hot chocolate and donuts! Nana and Sarah spent the night. The girls love that. Saturday was a morning with TROY BOLTON! We had tickets to HSM, I have to admit, it was quite good. Nothing like starting your day with a big bag of buttery popcorn. Saturday night my dad and Shane and Colleen and her kids met us and we went to the South Towne Expo Center. The kids dressed up in their costumes and made a haul on candy and enjoyed the games and crafts. "We're just making memories, right dad?" It was a lot of fun. Today the girls had their Primary program. Maddy did really great on her talk and we are just happy to say Brooklyn sat with her class. Lots of things going on this time of year. Lots of fun! I love spending time with our family, Thanks everybody for coming to visit. We love you!!

SNOW!!!

Yuck!! Have I ever mentioned that I really hate winter time. Well this Sunday we got a small glimpse of whats ahead of us. They kept saying it was coming, but I think I was in denial. The girls were so excited. They were outside all day. They would play for awhile then want to come in for hot chocolate. I would just get all the wet clothes put away and cleaned up, and they were ready again. They had a great time. Lucky for me, it is mostly melted now. The best part is when it had all melted on our driveway, there was these mysterious brown balls all over the driveway. We have had a problem with loose billy goats in the neighborhood. Crazy huh!! Well I guess they stopped by this weekend and left a surprise. Yuck!!

BLACK ISLAND FARMS!!!

Before I had kids, I always looked at those moms who would make a stink over every little thing, like they were crazy. As time goes by, I have come to realize that I am one of those moms. So I went to volunteer at Brooklyns pre-school and left with the biggest belly ache. I hated it!! I was so sick but a girl from my ward has a sister who has a pre-school. Well we went barrelling into her driveway and lucky for us, there was one opening. Butterflies and Bullfrogs Preschool. We transfered over and I must say.....we love it!!! Today we went on a field trip to Black Island Farms. It was so fun. We all loaded up and went for a hay ride through the crops. The kids all got to jump out and pick their own pumpkin. Brooky thought this was the best. After, they have a cute little play area. We watched a pig race, went on train ride, and got to see many animals. Thank you Ms. Hanah!!