Happy Halloween

This year for Halloween we went to a trunk-or-treat at our church, the kids had a blast! We played games, ate some yummy chilli and after dinner was the trunk-or-treat! It is nice to do it this way, we can let the kids run around with thier friends and it is safe! It ended a little after 7pm so the kids still could hit a few houses before being done for the night. Happy Halloween!

Down on the farm

We went to the farm for Max's first fieldtrip in kindergarten. I thought I would volunteer and go, probably will be the last one I go on in a long time! We learned lots of facts about cows, went on a hayride, fed the animals and had homemade icecream! The kids seemed to love the whole experience of being on the farm minus the smell :)

Happy Birthday Max

I can't believe my baby boy is 6 years old, where did the time go?! He is my little cuddle bug, my buddy, I just love him so much! He makes us all laugh, I think he'll be a comedian some day! We feel so blessed to have him in our lives, he is a great kid! Happy Birthday Max, we love ya!

Utah

After the boys got back from Boston we packed up for Utah. The kids had their fall break so we thought it would be a good time to go and visit with family and friends, plus enjoy some fall weather! The drive up there is always nice, we saw the change of colors in the leaves, so pretty. We stayed with Boompa and Nana over the weekend and Todd also happened to be out for a concert so we spent all day Sunday with him too. Curt flew home Monday and the kids and I stayed with my friend Adrienne until Friday. We went to the zoo, haven't been to that zoo in a long time, we had a lot of fun there. We also visited with our other friends there, so much fun to see everyone again, makes me miss living there. On Max's B-day we drove to Page AZ, where we stayed at a hotel for the night so the kids could swim and have some fun on his birthday. He loved it, who wouldn't love to swim and stay somewhere different for your B-day! We had such a great time and we knew this would be our last trip for awhile since baby Aubrey will be coming soon!

Boston trip

Curt and Luke went out to Boston to go visit Uncle Todd. Luke saved up his own money to buy a ticket to go see his uncle, he has been wanting to do that for a long time so we said if you can save up then we will go, and wouldn't you know it he did! He had a blast visiting and seeing all the history Boston has to offer. They kept busy every day, some of the things they did were: seeing the Blue man group, taking a ride in a duck boat(Luke got to drive), strolling along the freedom trail, going to the museum, driving up to Salem, and eating lots and lots of good food! Thanks Uncle Todd for the great memories Luke will have!

More Cali pics

Lots of pics to look at. To see the pics larger click on this collage. We had such a blast! Thanks John for sculpting the kids in the sand, they had a lot of fun with that!

Cali Trip

Over Labor day weekend we decided to take the kids to the beach and play. We stayed with Curt's cousin John and his wife Tori in Oxnard California, a very pretty place. The first day we went to the beach we saw wild dolphins, the kids thought that was great! The water was cold but that didn't keep the kids from jumping in! The next day we drove up the coast and went to another beach, where the kids got to play in the tide pools and find lots of little creatures. We also rented a little boat and took it through this neighborhood on water, very nice and I'm sure pricey houses. We were lucky enough to see some sea lions playing around and we got within 5 feet of one, very cool, the kids wanted to pet it! It was such a great vacation and it was so nice to see John and Tori, they are great!

Happy Birthday Luke

I can't believe that my first born is 12 years old! He is such a joy in my life, we feel extremely blessed to have such a great kid! He is very considerate, full of life, loves to make us laugh and is so responsible. He teaches us to be better by his example, and what an example he is! We just love our Luke, Happy Birthday buddy!

A day at the bowling alley

We finally decided to use our gift card from last Christmas, thanks Anderson family. The kids loved it, although they are a lot better at the Wii bowling. All in all it was a great day!

Sammy's Birthday

The kids really wanted to celebrate Sammy's B-Day this year, so being the good parents that we are we did just that:) The kids wanted to take her to Petsmart and buy her a treat and get her a name tag for her collar. They all had a blast doing that with her and when we got home we sang to her and had cake, yes all of this for a DOG! We did it for the kids, right?

First day of school

The kids were ready to go back to school, they couldn't wait to see who was in their class. They really like their teachers and they have met some good friends. Luke is in the 6th grade, Madi is in 3rd grade and Max started kindergarten. I am so glad that they all like school(maybe not the homework)!