Quick Question....

Why is it that when I'm pregnant my butt shows it faster than my stomach does????

Halloween

The first of the Halloween celebrations began with our ward Trunk or Treat.

The cake walk was our first activity....Audrey won a cupcake the third time around while it took Noah about 12 times....and there were only 5-6 people playing at that time!!!! I kept asking him if he wanted to try a different game, but that persistent little bugger kept hanging on. I think the girl who was pulling the numbers felt sorry for him and helped his win along.

They wouldn't set those cupcakes down even for a quick picture!!
Minnie Mouse and Spiderman already getting their costumes dirty

We carved pumpkins a couple nights before the big day.

On the real night we went trick or treating with some cousins, got way too much candy, and completely wore ourselves out. By the end of the night I was carrying Noah to the last few houses. He was so tired he didn't want to go up to the last house. A couple times he even sat down in the middle of someone's driveway because he "needed a break."

Happy Halloween Everyone....from a very scary family!!!

Something's missing....

Can ya find it????

If you guessed training wheels you are right!!! Yeah, I was totally shocked when Bryan told me to come outside and see something. Then Noah goes riding by just like he's been doing it for months. Bryan said he just took the training wheels off and held him up and off Noah went!!! No running behind holding the bike...just racing down the street.

I'm still amazed...

Making Pizza!!!

Lately Noah has been fascinated with pizza....pictures, making boxes, triangle pizza shapes, eating it and just talking about it.

I decided to do a craft about pizza.

I cut two round shapes from a cereal box.

We colored the pizza red for the sauce and then I gave them a variety of different toppings: paper scraps, marshmallows, macaroni, and cereal.

What a blast!!!

They even put their pizzas in the oven to cook.

And when they came out we had to wait for them to cool off before we could eat them!!!

I must say, the kids did a great job and really carried this project much further than I had expected. I love to be creative with the kids, it's exciting to see where their imagination will take us.

Happy Birthday Audrey!!!

Happy Birthday little Ladybug

Her first Halloween....

I could never have imagined the joy I found in daughter.

I think Heavenly Father each day for blessing our family with your beautiful spirit.
My two precious gifts.

Still our Little Ladybug.

I asked Audrey what she wanted for her birthday, Ladybugs or Strawberry Shortcake. I even showed her a picture of each on the computer, I asked her the same question reversing the order....you know, sometimes they just say what you said first, no matter what it is. And each time she wanted ladybugs.

She wanted that doll out of the box immediately.

Two things that make Audrey special...

1. She has a tender heart and is always willing to share

2. She has the silliest sense of humor

Pumpkins all around....

We took the kids to a pumpkin patch this last weekend.
There was a maze made out of hay bales, which wasn't too difficult since a toddler could see over the top, but the kids loved it.

Audrey's lost......

Noah just wants to climb out and go wreak havoc on something else.

In addition to lots of pumpkins, we saw turkeys, goats, chickens, quail, and bunnies.

My Heart Melted....

When I came around the corner and Noah came running up to me and said "Look mom, I made BYU!!!"