Happy Halloween!!

This Princess picture of Kari was taken for our ward Halloween Party. The night of halloween she was dressed as Miss-Behavin' and wasn't looking quite as cute. We borrowed a curling iron and some of those little spongy curlers to put in her hair. She begs for curly hair every day...if she only knew! ANd since it was Halloween I let her load up on the make-up!


Preston tries daily to fly like Superman. For some reason though it hasn't worked out too well for him yet. Keep trying little buddy. Someday.

Once again Braden is Darth Vader. I know I shouldn't have to say what he is, but I do it for the benefit of my family members who have never seen Star Wars.

I really scored this year for Halloween. I spent ZILCH on costumes! Love it. And I didn't even have to beg or bribe.

Here the kids are just trick-or-treating at some random house. I just needed an action shot. I tried to get the actual treating but my camera is a little slow, so therefore it is not my fault. And by the time we got to the next house I had forgotten about 'capturing the moment'.

And this is what happens when little brothers try to steal big sister's candy. Sorry Preston hope your arm isn't broken.

Pumpkin Carving

As you can see, my pictures are a bit backwards. I'm still working on trying to figure out the layouts.

We didn't make it out to a Pumpkin Patch this year, (I know, lame) so we went for the best pumpkin left at the local grocery store. As you can see it is slightly slanted, which actually makes for a great angle of the face. Steve is our carver and the kids are the cleaner-outers. Preston thought the insides were pretty disgusting and wanted nothing to do with them. Braden insisted on picking out all the seeds so we can make toast them. It is now November 3rd and they are still sitting on my counter. Wow, I am m...o...t...i....v....a....t....e....d this year.

Our newest, and only, Marathoner!

At Windy Hills Elementary School the PTO decided to try and get the kids motivated and moving. Each child who wanted to participate tries to run, or walk in Braden's case, the equivalent of a marathon, which is 26.2 miles. Monday's and Wednesday's the kids could run from 7:30-8:00 am and every Tuesday and Thursday they could run for 30 minutes after school. Braden has worked very hard and has gotten up extra early many times this past month and a half.........So, I am pleased to say that Braden has completed his Marathon! Way to go.....So what if I had to bribe him with Sonic slushes, toys, and a special night eating out with the family. He did it, right?

Snow Day, Round 1

These pictures were taken on October 10! If I wanted snow in the beginning of October I would've moved back to North Dakota. As you can see the kids didn't seem to mind. Apparantly small children don't have "cold sensors" in their bodies.

FHE Treat

So last night for Family Home Evening it was Kari's turn to pick the treat. She decided that making candy suckers would be an awesome experience. Here's just a few pics of the fam enjoying her treat.

Superman?

When you think of Superman you probably picture someone who is tall, dark, handsome, and sporting a fabulous blue and red cape. Right? Well aparantly my little superman thinks

pink and purple are the new way to go. Very manly, wouldn't you say? Why does my little boy prefer PINK all the time. He rides the pink scooter instead of the Spider Man one and he picks the pink noodle and pink princess ball in swimming lessons. Should I be concerned?

the 'Neighs'

Last Christmas my dear mother spent hours making these cute fleece pajamas for all her grandchildren. Well it finally became cold enough to get them out again. The kids thought it was so funny to all be matchy-matchy that they insisted on some pictures. To make the photo shoot more fun we added a matching fleece blanket in the background. Can you find the kids in the pictures?