Trick or Treat

Here is the cutest trick or treat crew ever.

Roxy the Skunk

We dressed Roxy up this year. We painted a big white stripe down her back and tail. She looks awesome!! Happy Halloween.

Planetarium

The little ones and I headed off to the Clark Planetarium yesterday. We had a great time. Montana was really intrigued. She wanted to read every sign and touch everything that was there. We saw a cute movie about how different types of weather are created. We watched the movie on the dome of the building. It was 360 degrees and HUGE. At first they showed a picture of Saturn and it got bigger and bigger until it seemed like it was coming right at us. They were a little scared at first, but then they got use to the almost 3d effects. We had a really fun time. One of the highlights was just walking through the Gateway. The kids have only been downtown a couple of times. It was fun to see the tall buildings, see all the people, and cross the streets. Montana said "I love this state!" It's a lot funner than Utah. She cracks me up.

Skyler has arrived

We have waited three long weeks to meet the little guy. He was born in Minnesota and spent some time with his birth mom, and then the long journey home. It was well worth the wait. He is so stinkin cute and the sweetest baby ever. We spent the day yesterday at Eric's parents just hanging out with the baby and Shaun & Steve. All of us took turns holding the baby. The kids have been so excited to have a new cousin- especially a baby that we will babysit quite often (hint, hint). Congrats Shaun & Steve- Skyler is AMAZING! We love him!

Haunted House

For the last couple of years Sierra has been working at a haunted house. My mom's neighbor puts up a bigger and bigger one in their back yard every year. She usually works two or three nights (no pay, just for fun) and takes a different friend with her each night. They have a blast scaring people and themselves. They do the haunted house as a food drive. You have to bring a can of food to get in. Last year the news came to do a story on it. I will take some more pics of it on Halloween Night. That is when most of the crowd comes. Sierra is an evil pixie. Her wings were having problems so we just scrapped them. This is her and her friend Maddi.

Fall Leaves

Having some fun in our Fall Leaves!!
Justice and Tana loved jumping, rolling and being buried in the leaves. What you don't see is they attacked me after taking these pics. We are still picking leaves out of our hair.

Halloween Parties

Here are some fun pics of our Halloween Parties this week. It has been crazy. And it's not over yet. Sierra is in a thrown together costume (not the cute one we bought for her), she is Disco Barbie, Justice is Blue Power Ranger, and Montana is Super Girl. They looked so cute! I will post more pics as the parties continue!!

My 4's Preschool Party (Tana was my assistant for the day)

My 3's Preschool Party (Justice was my assistant for the day)

Tana and Josie (Primary Party)

Justice & Tana playing the "web" game
(Primary Party)

Kyle, Justice, and Jonas (Primary Party)

Sierra (in red), McKenzie (the witch and looking great after loosing 20 lbs !!), and other YW

Texting

Last night we were sitting down for dinner, we were just getting ready to say the prayer. Montana was playing with a little calculator that she pretends is her cell phone. We started to decide who would say the prayer- Montana says- "Dad, can you text a prayer to God?" I had to laugh at that. Sierra is always texting and never talking to her friends- I guess that was a logical conclusion. What a world we live in.

Halloween and Snow

We were spending a quiet night at home watching movies, when Justice starts hollering "IT'S SNOWING". We knew it was coming, but it still was a shock to see it actually coming down in such a fierce storm. It didn't stick on the streets, but it covered the lawn. So I guess that Halloween is going to be cold- once again. The kids are super excited about dressing up and parties and candy. We have always loved Halloween. The kids have their costumes and can't wait to wear them. We have a primary activity this week where they get to wear their costumes, my preschool classes have parties this week, and then next week the real fun starts. I think I enjoy it more than they do. Montana is trying to enjoy the scary stuff more this year. She feels a little left out when Sierra goes to the haunted houses and watches the more grown up shows. But, she still is our easily frightened one, who shrieks at everything even remotely scary. We have tried to tell her that she doesn't have to like that scary stuff, but she doesn't want to hear that. What a cutie.

I asked to cut my hours back at KJZZ (my night job) to part-time. So it looks like that will happen, but I am still waiting for final approval. It will be nice to spend more time at home, and hopefully one or two more nights of sleep won't hurt either. We will see.

Wheeler Farm

My preschool classes had field trips to Wheeler Farm. Here are some cute pics of Justice.


My 4's class


Justice being chased by the ducks


Driving the tractor!

Montana's Baptism Pictures

Yes!! I finally got the baptism pictures from Dad. Thanks!!!

Grama Laura played the piano.

So talented!!

Uncle John did the dunkin'!!!

Hannah and Montana singing away.

Best Friends!!

Sierra gave the talk!! Good job!

Aunt Sherma and Cousin Holly sang

a beautiful version of I am a child

of God with Hannah!!!

The Newly Baptized Montana!

So Beautiful!! We love you!

What's Up?

We have been busy doing a whole lot of nothing this weekend. Tana had a sleepover last night with her best friends Halley. Her first successful sleepover that wasn't at grama's. Yeah! She also went to a birthday party today and had tons of fun. Justice lost another tooth today, and is anxiously awaiting the tooth fairy! Hopefully she will make an apprearance tonight. She is very forgetful around her. Sierra has been hanging around the house- very strange-but we are happy to have her. She is usually such a social butterfly that we can go a whole week without really spending anytime whatsoever with her. The little ones absolutely love having her around to bug. They are so cute together. We have had a great weekend just hanging out together- the whole family!

Today I went to Wendover with my mom and my grama. Grama had a fall back in the summer and has been recovering from a broken hip and arm ever since. Today was her first trip out of town. It was our only way to bribe her to go somewhere. She could never pass up a gambling opportunity!! We left early and got there in time for lunch. Then we gambled for a couple hours and came home. We definately were not ready to leave, but, we wanted to be home in time for dinner and such. We will be happy to go back at any time. We didn't win any- but we didn't loose either- so it was a good time.

Eric has been busy beading some of his indian crafts. He is amazing. These beads are so tiny. The project he is working on will have thousands of beads when it is done. It looks awesome. It is a great stress relief for him- well a diversion at least.

We are watching a few movies tonight: Kicking and Screaming, Evan Almighty, and just relaxing with the fam. Tommorrow we are having a late lunch at moms. We usually go for dinner on Sundays but, I am training to do live events at work and I have to go in early on Sundays now. So we are trying to adjust. We will see if this will work out. Anyhoo- that is our update of what's up for the week. We will check back in soon.

Skate Night!

The kids had TV turn off week at school. As a reward for their efforts, the school had a skate night at one of the local rinks. They have done this for the last couple of years. So I knew from experience that my kids needed some special skates. We tried to find the ones that only skate forward. But, of course, they are too old for that kind of skate. So we compromised at bought them sneaker skates- the ones where the wheels can fold up inside the shoes. They were soooo excited about having "heelies" as the kids call them. Montana got the hang of it right away and skated for two hours without even stopping. She wanted no help at all-didn't even want us to skate by her. Justice went around a couple times with Eric holding one hand and me holding his other hand. He was really struggling. We tried adjusting his skates a few different ways but he just wanted to walk. So we skated a little bit with him just walking next to us. He loved that. Just as we were about to leave one of Justices' friends showed up. They skated around on the carpet together. It was pretty cute. Then they turned the lights out and the neon, purple, and strobe lights came out. So did all the teenagers. So we knew it was definately time to call it a night. All in all it was a great night and the kids had a blast. Now they want to skate all over the neighborhood. The fun is just beginning!! We will have to invest in some safety pads for sure.

20 years! YIKES!

I just got the postcard today for my 20th high school reunion. Wow that makes me feel old. It will be fun to see all my old friends. I have been thinking about how grown-up I felt back when I graduated. I felt like I could conquer the world and do anything I wanted. Now, I see kids that are 17, 18 and they look SO YOUNG!!! They barely look old enough to drive. It's funny to me.

Yesterday Justice and Tana decided they were NOT going to fight anymore. They were helping each other with their chores, sitting on the couch with their heads tilted in on each other, and being drippy sweet to each other. It was awesome! But the next day it was back to the norm. It was great while it lasted.

Sierra has her first REAL boyfriend. This one has lasted over two weeks. I think that is a record. He sounds like a nice boy, I get to keep my eye on him at the volleyball games. He probably doesn't know who I am, but I am the one eyeballing his every move. Him and Sierra smile at each other. It is cute. She says they haven't kissed yet, but I found a text message with an "I love you" and a kiss icon next to it. Hmmmm. I will believe her for now.

Life seems pretty much like the same thing everyday now that school has started. We are getting better at getting done what needs to be done each day. I guess that is what it is all about. Talk to you all later.