ThAnkSgiVinG

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

From our house to yours!

We hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!!! (Props courtesy of Toby's kindergarten art class)

TwiLiGHt

I finally got my background working again!! And just in time for the movie. We are going to the midnight movie. And by we I don't mean me and Jake. There is no way I would ever be able to drag him to a movie like this and it's way funner to go out with the girls. And a babysitter at midnight would be hard to come up with as well! So I hope that it's not a major disappointment. Don't worry I won't be posting any movie details to ruin it for some of you!! I hope that I have something exciting to post about soon. Not much going on here I guess. I'm super excited to do day after Thanksgiving shopping! My family and I get way into it!!! And I know some of you do as well because I've seen you out there at 3 am. If we are after the same things, we should team up...Natalie, Rachael!!!

New Find!!!

So I recently came across my new favorite blog site. This gal is amazing!!! I wish I was half as creative as she is. LOVE LOVE ALL her ideas!! (Although some are girlie and we all no I don't need any of that) So I just thought I'd share with you all! I am also adding her to my blog list. Just look for Unnecessary Necessities. Or click on it.

Halloween

The boys had a really fun Halloween this year! We went to our ward trunk-or-treat and then down to Jake's mom's ward trunk-or-treat. Can I just say that I really enjoy the whole trunk-or-treat thing!! It makes it so easy! Just walking around the church parking lot instead of going from door to door. Love it!!! Anyways we had a great time and the kids got too much candy. We hope you all had a great Halloween as well!!! Now for Thanksgiving, my favorite!!!!

Toby-the transformer
Tryce-the spider

Hayes-a dinosaur

All the cousins on Jake's side

Hayes loving the sucker that grandpa Pat gave him. He surprisingly wasn't even that sticky!

PumPKin CarVinG

Tuesday night we finally carved our pumpkins!!! The kids had so much fun. They have been talking about carving pumpkins for a while now. It was so fun to watch the take out the "guts", I thought they would hate touching it but they didn't seem to mind. (as you can tell) I should have let them do mine too. And then of course Jake had to be a smart alec and wear rubber gloves. I don't know which of the boys in my house is the weirdest!!

AnnUaL pArTy

My mom has this Halloween party every year. It could be described as an extravaganza!!! She goes all out and it is soo much fun, especially for the kids! They all get to get dressed up in their costumes. Dawson is Elvis, Tryce a spider, Dylan a mummy, Toby a transformer or to be more precise Optimus Prime, Rylee a 50's girl, Cade Buzz Lightyear, Trajan a Trajan, and Hayes a dinosaur or a dragon whatever you want to call him. They all looked super cute in their costumes. Then my mom has tons of yummy food and especially delicious treats with of course a HALLOWEEN THEME. She plans a ton of fun games for the kids to play and also fun crafts for them to make.
And Tricia dressed up as a hippie. Brett and Lindsey were lacking in costumes but still were super fun to have there and I borrowed them ours for a photo op! Lori and baby Paige were in halloween spirit with their cute shirts! Bart didn't make the party due to his basement had work left to do before the big carpet day!Here is the only game I got pictures of and it was hillarious. They had to have thier hands behind their back and eat the donut on the string. It was definatly funny.Toby of course followed the rules exactly...While Tryce just plain didn't give a rip about rules. (see the difference in these two)And yet still thought he had won!!!
Thanks for putting together such a fun party for the kids mom!! They can't wait until next year! You are way too patient! (Some of you know what I mean)

ParTy!!!

A guy that Jake teaches with was having a Halloween costume party Friday night. We weren't really planning on going and then we decided it may be fun! So I made us some costumes on Thursday, I know total last minute, but a night out without the kids doesn't come along too often. So here is what I came up with...
As we were driving over there (it was in Lehi) Jake tells me that there was going to be a dj and that it wasn't at his house it was in a barn. So then I realized this wasn't just a little boring party, there was going to be a dj. And I don't dance. So we get there and it is decorated like you wouldn't believe!! And there was the dance floor and a backdrop for pictures. It could be described as an adult high school dance. Since dancing was pretty much all there was to do after being lame and just sitting there eating for a while Jake actually got me on the dance floor and I have to admit it was a pretty fun party!!! And especially nice to get out with no kids!! Thanks Thurza for watching them!

PumPkiN paTcH

Yesterday my mom and sister-in-law Lori and I decided to take the kids to the Big Red Barn! They had a ton of fun on the hay ride and at the pumpkin patch picking out their very own pumpkins that they could carry themselves. That was the rule since I had to carry Hayes and Lori had to carry Paige we had no hands to carry a extra large pumpkin. They did a great job hauling their big pumpkins all by themselves!!

Red Ribbon Week

So today for Red Ribbon Week, Toby had clash day. They picked two kids from every class (a boy and a girl) to go on stage and do a fashion show. Toby was so excited because he got picked!!! So then as he was walking across the stage he decided to do a cart wheel. What a goofball!!

So Tryce wanted his picture taken as well and this is what he did.

Then he decided to be a little more normal!

Mini Golf

So today we decided to take the boys mini golfing. They had a ton of fun!!! It was nice weather so we even got to do their outdoor course. I really did golf as well but Jake had the camera when it was my turn and he took some of my arse crack and nobody wants to see that!!! So long as they don't turn up on his darn blog, we all should be safe!

Independence

So I try to teach my kids to be independent. Like yes, Tryce did pick out his own PJ's that I am aware don't match. I think that teaching them to do things on their own is a great skill and is very rewarding for them to see what they can accomplish all by themselves! If I would let Toby, he would be off to kindergarten without me even getting out of bed but I insist on watching him ride his scooter across the street and watching until he makes it into the school door. So here Tryce is making his own PB sandwich!! (Although sometimes I wonder if it's making it easier or harder for me.)

Finally!!

So finally after years, I got Toby to ride his bike. He got it for his 5th birthday and hated it from day one. He would hardly get on it with training wheels let alone without. So last week I finally talked him into it. I'm sure it had something to do with his 3 year old brother riding his without training wheels. (Which he just started doing) So finally both my boys ride a two wheeler!! Just in time for snow!!!