fabulous fall

I just thought I should prove that we did have a little bit of fun this fall at our house. I've really got to stop procrastinating!

Our trees are still quite small so to get in on the leaf action, we went and helped Darin's mom rake leaves. The kids had a blast!

The pumpkin walk....Fall isn't fall without it. The kids had fun and we had fun watching them!

We had one early snow storm. The snow didn't last long, but long enough to make the first snowman of the year!

Halloween. What's better than your own fireman, football player and witch!

Ward halloween party. Carter, Lewis and Camden

Halloween day. They had fun, but boy was it cold....the pictures make it look warm!

Myah was frozen...not really loving it!

Camden and his friend Kaden

Myah was much more content in the stroller with her gloves and jacket. She didn't even ask to get out to go trick-or-treat. Carter would just get an extra piece at each house and hand it to her...what a good brother!

Half way through Darin and I switched. Myah was much happier handing out treats with me in the house. She went crazy every time the doorbell rang!

And here we all are visiting Oma. Darin really outdid himself this year. The best part...he wore that to work. Can you imagine meeting your P.T. for the first time in that get-up? lol

Happy Halloween.....next up Thanksgiving!

Gratitude

Loved this.....enjoy!

Happy Halloween!

Here is to the gooey, sticky, sugary, spooky, dress up, dentist nightmare (or dream....depending if he needs work :) fun we so lovingly call Halloween! What can I say.....my sweet tooth out does my kids! Happy Haunting!

I wasn't finished!

Now that we have finished our basement, we usually have Camden bath downstairs while we do Myah upstairs. Well Myah is our little water baby. She LOVES the water and bath time is her very favorite time of day. Sometimes if she is lucky she gets two in one day! Well a couple of weeks ago, we had got her out of the tub and ready for bed. Camden was down in the tub. Apparently Myah heard the water going and scooted herself straight down those stairs and into the bathroom. Camden started yelling and by the time we got downstairs, this is what we found. She looked at us like "What....I told you I wasn't ready to get out of the tub yet!"

Hiking

Over UEA we went hiking with my family up High Creek. I use to go up there all the time when I was a kid, but it has been a long time. I forgot how pretty it is up there. The fall colors were so bright! That weekend was a little chilly and we even had some snow flurry's, but it's a pretty good hike and kept our hearts pumping. The kids did pretty well. Our friends borrowed us a hiking back pack and Myah slept most of the way up. Camden did great and Carter....well he made it...barely! Here are just a few shots of our day. My dad was such a trooper. The rest of the family took off with out us. Carter is my dreamer and has a hard time hiking when there are so many sticks and rocks to play with. He got tired and didn't want to walk anymore so my dad volunteered to carry him. I gave him a break for a while and tried carrying him as well.....it almost did me in! Thank heavens for good dad's!

This is Carter when I told him he could no longer be a free-rider. He didn't take it well and my dad was to much of a softy to make him walk.

Grady....I had a little fun with him on Picnik.

My cute hubby.

I doubt we will ever get all of us looking at the camera again. We gave it a valiant effort though. I guess I am going to have to cave and learn photoshop so I can learn to cut and paste heads!

I'm not sure what happened when Camden turned 6.....he forgot how to smile normal. Regardless he is still cute!

Sweet little Clara Belle

Homecoming parade

So I've lived here my whole life and never made it to the homecoming parade. This year we finally made it. It was good as far as parade's go. Pretty long and way more candy then my kids needed, but they had a blast with their cousins!

Dallin, Carter and Camden

Saylor

Myah.....couldn't get enough treats. Who needs a bag when you just eat every piece of candy you pick up?

Sporting our Aggie gear!

Rwanda?

So having a private blog...I know all of the readers. However one of you is viewing me all the way from Rwanda (Gabegi, Gikongoro to be exact) ....I'm intrigued....leave me a comment, I would love to hear of your adventure! I can't seem to figure out who you are?

Congrats Ashley and Paul

About a year ago I was posting about my little sister and her husband getting married. Their wedding was picture perfect. This year marks another picture perfect day. A beautiful couple being sealed for time and all eternity. Congratulations you two! It really was an amazing day!

*pictures courtesy of Ashley Mae photography

I'm one and a half!

Hey everyone, it is me, Myah. I just wanted to let you all know I am officially 18 months old. It really is quite old and old enough that I should write my own post so you can all hear about my life from my own point of view. I've really matured lately. In fact I have grown up so much that I am ready to be one of the big kids. I like to follow my brothers and big kids around the neighborhood. I don't really like to walk much any more because running gets you where you need to go much faster. I prefer the princess prance. I run on my toes so that my pigtails bounce when I jog. I think the boys dig it! I like to feed myself....I am no longer a baby and if you try to feed me with a spoon, I will pucker my lips and turn my head. I can say a few words but prefer the uh uh uh method. You should try it sometime. If you grab your mom around the leg and repeat uh uh uh long enough, you will get whatever you want! And if that doesn't work, well just hold your breath until you pass out. Your parents will be so worked up they will give you ANYTHING just to keep you from doing it again. It works like a charm. I have given up the bottle....I mean really a sippy is just as good....except if I wake up in the night. Mom is too tired so she will treat me with a warm bottle. I am pretty good though and only do that every once in a while. I love my binky, I love it more everyday. My mom should get smart and take it away, but it usually keeps me quite in important situations. I am a great sleeper....except when I don't want to be. Sometimes I'm just not tired so I kick my crib and talk to myself all afternoon. I don't usually cry though. I know my mom needs a minute to re-group. I love to smile, and sometimes giggle so hard that I tip over. I love my brothers. They have already taught me to wrestle and I am pretty sure I will beat them at it soon! I love music. Head banging in the car with my mom is one of my favorite things. Really I am just a doll and I have my whole family wrapped around my pinky...especially dad...I think he melts every time I look at him! It is great! Today my mom wanted to do a photo shoot. I wanted to play on the playground. Take a look....you can decide who won!

*note from mom: Little does she know I think she is just as cute when she cries!

Hungry anyone?

Buzz game

A few weeks ago, we met Darin's brother and his little boy at a buzz game. The Jones family was also able to come with us. The boys had a great time running around, wrestling and watching America's favorite pass time. Here are some of the highlights from the night.

Carter, Camden and Dallin

So this was the rule....

...and this was how well we obeyed the rule.

Dallin, Camden, Kyler, Carter and Kaden.

I thought Kennadi's hair deserved a spot on here as well!

We had a great night. Thanks everyone for making it fun!