Halloween

Church Trunk-or-Treat. Elsie caught on quickly and loved all the candy.

Tyler was Anakin Skywalker. The mask is creepy, I know.






All the girls were ladybugs.



Elsie, several days after Halloween, still enjoying it.

Disney Princess on Ice

Grace and I had a Mommy-Daughter date to the Disney Princesses on Ice show. We had a great time. Grace loved it!

I'm Back...Summary

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so enjoy my little novel and get caught up on what we've been up to lately. Sorry, there are a lot of new entries.

Matching Aprons

I made Grace and I matching aprons. When Grace's apron was finished she put it on, went into the kitchen and asked, "Can I help make dinner?" I wish she could just make dinner on her own. Until then I'll settle for a little mini me helper.

Elsie growing up

Elsie has been in a hurry to do everything from the day she was born. She held her head up since day one. By a few weeks old she was trying to pull herself up (pull her torso up to sit). She crawled early, and then decided she just had to walk. She started walking at 9 months, and by 10 months there was no stopping her. We don't even keep the baby gate up. She goes up and down the stairs on her own and loves it. The other day she kept walking around with Grace's purse over her shoulder like she knew what it was for. She is growing up so fast. She is in such a hurry to do everything.

Pumpkins

For FHE we went to the pumpkin patch and picked out some pumpkins. Grace is so funny. She really likes the little ones, while Tyler tries to find the biggest one possible, regardless of it's misshapen form. I had to talk him into a reasonably sized one. Then we tattooed their faces. They can't wait until the week of Halloween when they get to carve pumpkins. (We don't carve pumpkins until it gets closer to Halloween because I hate rotting pumpkins sitting on my porch for an extended amount of time.)

Aquarium

We have a membership to the Aquarium since it is so close to our house. The kids always have a blast. They get to touch the stingrays, when they are brave enough. And hey, when cousins are in town it's even better.

Tyler's T-Ball

Tyler loves Baseball. He was resigned to playing T-Ball because of his age. He actually hits a pitched ball better than one on the T. Next time he'll be old enough for coach pitch. He can't wait. Anyway, he had a great season, and he really is quite good at it.

Children's Museum

My kids always love going to the Children's Museum down at The Gateway. There is so much for them to do.

BYU vs OU

Brian and I had a blast at the BYU vs OU game in Dallas. Let me preface that this is not something we normally get to do. A subcontractor that Brian works with invited us to fly to Dallas on their private company jet. We felt so spoiled. It was fun flying on a private jet (neither of us have done that before). We got to sit in a suite at the new Cowboys Stadium. Fun trip.

Zoo

What's summer time without going to the zoo? My kids LOVE the zoo.

Summer Swimming

We got summer passes to the Classic water slides this summer. My kids had a blast. The slides were just the right size for my kids and it had a perfect kiddie pool.

Alcova Reservoir

In July we went with my family to Alcova Reservoir, about a half an hour outside of Casper in Wyoming. My brother brought RV's for everyone. Now that is my idea of camping. It was a lot of fun. My kids keep asking when we get to go back to "Wyoming Lake".