October Fun

Tomorrow the forecast is for snow. I am not ready for snow. So today I took Andrew and his two buddies to the park for one last "Hurrah" in the beautiful weather before that dreaded snow hits.
It was a beautiful day!!!

Gabe, Andrew and Isaac

MAX

What a Gorgeous Day!!

Then as the sun was setting this evening it was time to go to Grandma's and carve those gigantic pumpkins from her garden.

Grandma and her ginormous Pumpkin!

It took us forever to get the tops off, they were so thick. We figured that these pumpkins weighted somewhere around 80 pounds.

Sydney brought her own pumpkin to carve and was very mad that her "scary kitty cat" pumpkin wasn't very scary.

The final products. No we are not super creative or very good with a carving knife but the kids had fun and everyone got to help out.
Happy Halloween!!!

Happy Happy Birthday Mom!

Raegan and Grandma

Today is my mom's birthday. She has been through so much in the past year. She took such great care of my dad in his short year of cancer. She was such a pillar of strength to me and my sisters, seeing her so unselfishly give so much time and attention to the love of her life. She has been a great example of charity, love and faith. She NEVER gave up! She lost my dad just three short months ago. She continues to endure everyday without him and she is strong. I want her to know how much she holds our family together and how much we all truly love her. She is about to have her 20th grandchild and she is a wonderful grandma to all of her grand kids.
Thank you mom and Happy Birthday!!!Grandma, Tabitha, James, Olivia and Sadie (dog)Tyler (butterfly for the school play), Grandma and AndrewMom and Sadie
We love you mom!
You are the best grandma ever!!!

Some 80's chicks and a pumpkin patch

Kalli and Raegan were invited to a "Rock Star Birthday Party" for their friend Elle. They were supposed to dress up as 80's Rock Star Chicks. So off to DI I went and this is what we came up with. Two stylish little rockers. As soon as they got dressed you could see the attitude that came with the clothes. They were so decked out, though both disappointed that neither of them won best dressed. Oh well.
Kalli made the comment that it was sure hard to be respectful and "return with honor" wearing this "get up".
(I don't think a Rock Star is in her future...Whew!)

On Friday Andrew and I went to Hee Haw Farms with his Kindergarten class. We went through a corn maze, picked a pumpkin, saw farm animals and went on a hay ride. It was such a nice day. Have I mentioned that I LOVE fall in Utah?!!

Andrew and I on the Hay ride.
Look at the mountains behind us, seriously I never get tired of them.

Typical Kindergartners.