Halloween

I know I am a week late but but better late then never, right?!

As usual the kids got way too much Halloween candy. So since Paul and I are such nice parents we have agreed to help our kids eat it!

Since Halloween was on a Saturday this year we actually got to spend the whole day together doing fun activities. We went to a shopping center in Holladay where the kids got their hair styled and colored, face painted, girls got their nails painted, Allie got a FREE haircut, and of course lots of candy. Then we went to the Sandy Mall and trick or treated and got TONS of candy. (The best part was it was all pretty good candy, not just the kiddie mix stuff you usually get.) Then we went trick or Treating in our own neighborhood and got even MORE candy! The kids had a ton of fun, and keep on the look-out for two larger butts walking down the street very soon!

Ya Gotta Love the Library

Ya just gotta love the library. Tonight at our local library there was a "Wild Things" Storytelling. I didn't tell the kids where or what we were doing but once we got there and I explained it to them theyw ere pretty excited. In the room there was a table and a couple dog sized crates and Allie looked at me with excitement in her eyes and said "I bet there's a baby elephant in one of those!" I hated to disappoint her but before I could tell her I didn't think so, I had to control my chuckles. The stroy was about a dragon from Australia and her adventures. I can't remember all of the countries she visited but she met a cockatoo...

I can't remember what they called this guy, but the kids thought it was pretty cool that he ate the WHOLE peanut...

...a HUGE snake called Bo, a lion bunny, and the cutest little hedgehog...

(the kids listening)

...and a 30 year old tortoise (yes Cam made sure everyone know the turtle was as old as me) that gave the dragon a ride...

(the kids were still listening, AMAZING!)

The story she told was very entertaining and I think I enjoyed it as much as the kids. After the story she brought out a couple of the animals again and we all got to touch and hold them.

The cockatoo had a crush on Cam. Right after I took the picture the cuddled right under his chin, it was soo cute.

The girls and I loved the lion bunny, she was supper soft.

I just loved Liza's face here. Her smile says everything!

Morgan said she wanted to have one so she could sleep in her bed with her.

It was a very fun night. And best of all it was FREE!! You should check out what activities your local library has. Tonight was definitely a night we will never forget.

Halloween Cards

See what you missed out on! October 1st was the first due date for cards for my little card club. I was so excited when 5 people turned in cards to me! I love all of them and thought they all turned out so cute. In fact I am already trying to think up cute ideas for next month!

I have had lots of requests for Christmas cards so we will be doing Christmas/Winter Cards for both November and December. I already have a couple ideas I am trying to work out. I hope next month we can do better then 6, so I want everyone to join. We don't care about skill level or age, so if your kids want to participate too that would be great!! So please invite anyone you know and have your cards to me by November 1st (wow that feels weird to type, it shouldn't be even close to November yet!) I can't wait to see what all of you amazingly talented people come up with.

A Cold camping Weekend

Liza eating her nummy pancake breakfast

I am such a good lookin' camper!

Just hanging out, trying to stay warm

The kiddos getting ready for the oreo eating contest, Cam won!

Lick it Cam!

I think I looked in a mirror and it scared me!

This was Sunday morning. I stayed in the trailer most of the morning.

The amazing breakfast chef John Brewer

For conference weekend someone (I think it was John) said this would be a great weekend for camping. We did have a lot of fun but we also spent a lot of time huddled around the camp fire. The kids did a lot of exploring and I finished a lot of sudoku puzzles. We ate tons of really yummy food and jsut had a lot of fun hanging out and visiting. But I would have to say that my favorite part was being able to watch conference in this beautiful setting.

Card Club

The last couple of weeks I have been putting a lot of thought into starting a card club. I love making cards and love to see what other people can do as well. I want the club to be easy so it isn’t something I dread doing every month but something I look forward too.
Well anyways, I just finished my cards for the October swap. I thought they turned out pretty cute and can't wait to see what everyone else is doing. Right now I know of only 2 other people who are for sure participating but I would like to find a lot more. Everyone is invited to join, and you don't have to buy anything. If you would like more info please let me know.

Liza's First Day of Preschool

Today was Liza's first day of preschool. She was very excited. This is her 2nd year of preschool so seh pretty much knew what to expect. Yesterday we got to go to her preschool Open House and meet her new teacher and new classroom. My little Liza looks so big.

Labor Day Camping

Liza, Morgan and Allie

Just waiting...

My nephew Logan

Morgan riding a real motorcycle, not battery powered. She loved it!


For the long Labor Day weekend we decided that we would pack up our camper and go camping. We just went up to Grantsville Resivoure, which is only about an hour away. We had a lot of fun fishing, riding motorcycles, and eating way too much good food. David and his family came up on Saturday night and had dinner with us and then rode their motorcycles for a while. It was really a lot fun. Camping is always a lot of work but we always have so much fun a create great memories together.