Happy Halloween!

This kids got lots of candy tonight. It rained a little bit while we were out. Brooklyn was excited for her cousin Kodi to come trick-or-treating with us!

Rich dressed up like his friend Sam who sells insurance. You gotta love his sweater, tie and briefcase. And Sam dressed up like Rich, wearing tight pants, tape measure on the belt loop, cowboy hat and boots.

Weston couldn't smile for this picture because he still had his dinner in his mouth that he refused to swallow.

Pretty in Pink!

Carving Pumpkins...

We carved our pumpkins tonight. I love everything about Halloween except the carving of the pumpkin! I usually do a very traditional pumpkin, whatever is quickest and easiest. I felt a little ambitious tonight so I went online and printed out a couple of patterns, ones that I thought didn't look too hard and complex. It was actually pretty fun, the kids enjoyed getting messy. My kids are in bed now and they can hardly wait for tomorrow night to come!

Stringtown Nightmare Express!!

On Wednesday night we went on a free Halloween train ride, "Stringtown Nightmare Express!". (Thanks Katie for telling us about this) While you wait for your ride on the train, they have a Halloween movie that they set up in this huge garage so your not having to wait in the cold. We waited 25 minutes, and off we went on our spooky ride! Brooklyn loved it, she was a little scared and Weston rode the train like he was a beauty queen! He was waving and saying hi to all the ghosts and goblins that would jump out to scare him. It was pretty cute! We are excited to go on the Polar Express train ride in December that this family puts together.

Preschool Field trip to Pumpkin Land

Cookie Cutters, Haircuts for Kids

I had a coupon for a $8.00 dollar hair cut at the new Cookie Cutters in AF. This is such a cute place for kids. They let Brooklyn pick out a movie to watch while they cut her hair. Then the stylist asked Brooklyn if she wanted a princess up-do. My camera battery died, so I didn't get a picture of her up-do. When the kids leave, they give them a balloon with a cookie cutter and lolli-pop attached to the balloon. It's very nice of them to hand out balloons, but I HATE balloons!! Weston and Brooklyn fought all the way home about who got to hold the balloon. Thankfully, the balloon popped when we got home so there was no more fighting but there were two sad kids that wanted another balloon. You'll have to try this place out, your kids will love it. I think the prices are $13.95 for a hair cut. You can sign up to get coupons emailed to you.

SleepOver!!

We had our niece Kodi over last weekend for a sleepover. Brooklyn probably asked me every 10 minutes all day when she was coming over! Brooklyn and Kodi are just a couple months apart, I can't believe they'll be 5 next year! We love to have Kodi over, she's a sweet girl! She is really good about including Weston when they play, sometimes he gets left out because he's a boy. As soon as Blake grows up a bit, Weston will have a buddy to play with. They have already started to wrestle with eachother, it's pretty cute.

Christmas Jars

I was crying at the end of this book! It was a good reminder of what Christmas is really about. I definitely want to make this a new Christmas tradition in our house. I think the lesson taught in this book is a great one for our kids. You have to read this book! Here's a editorial review of the book:
Keep some tissues on hand for this holiday story that is sure to be a Christmas classic!
Where had it come from? Whose money was it? Was I to spend it? Save it? Pass it on to the someone more needy? Above all else, why was I chosen? Certainly there were others, countless others more needy than I...Her reporters intuition insisted that a remarkable story was on the verge of the front page.
Rising newspaper reporter Hope Jensen uncovers the secret behind the "Christmas Jars" ? Glass jars filled with coins and bills anonymously given to people in need. But Hope discovers much more than she bargained for when some unexpected news sets off a chain reaction of kindness and brings above a Christmas Eve wish come true.

Brooklyn's question....

Here's a little conversation that I had with Brooklyn tonight when I was putting her in bed...
Brooklyn : Mom, where did Blake come from?
Me: Heavenly Father sent Blake to our family, Blake lived in my tummy until he grew big enough to come out.
Brooklyn: I know that mom, your tummy was so BIG! But, how did he get in your tummy??
Me: Uhh.... Well.... Heavenly Father just put Blake in my tummy.

That was the best answer I could give on the spot, I didn't think I would have to start preparing to answer questions like this! She looked at me very confused like, like it didn't make sense at all to her. She's not even 4 yet!! I am not ready to have this conversation with her, and she is way to young to be hearing about it. She's a very curious girl, she's always asking tons of questions. Right now she's going through a phase where she keeps measuring her height to see if she's grown taller. She asked me a while back when she could get married, I told her when she grew big and tall. She used to tell me she wanted to get married at 16, well tonight when she said her prayers, she said "Help to to turn 5 years old so I can get married". She's so anxious to grow up!! I hope she doesn't grow too fast, because I'm not looking forward to having "the talk" with her.

Blake 9 months old

Blake will be 9 months old tomorrow. I cant believe how fast time goes by, I seriously feel like I just brought him home from the hospital. Blake is a sweet little boy. He is so GOOD! I remember when I was pregnant with him, I prayed like crazy that I would have a good happy baby, I didn't care if it was a boy or a girl. My prayers were answered, because Blake is an angel. I can't believe he'll be one in a few months. I wish time would slow down a bit, because I'm enjoying him way too much right now!