Happy Halloween!

We all had a lot of fun at the church Halloween party! Ethan was Anikan Skywalker, Hyrum was Superman and Julia was a cheerleader. Bobi and Rich came to help with the kids. Mike missed out on all the fun because he is still at the Lake Arrowhead fire. He has been gone for 1 week now and so these pictures are for him. Love you daddy, come home soon.

The Pumpkin Patch

We made it over to the local Pumpkin Patch yesterday to choose our pumpkins. The kids think it is such an adventure! This year we went early enough to be able to get pumpkins that were firm and not squashy. We learned our lesson last year - Don't wait too long or all the good ones are gone!

Turning the big 30!!

We were finally ablr to get up to Santa Barbara to visit Jerry. It was a beautiful day at the beach for a party. Here is Jerry, Mike & Aaron enjoying some time together. Happy Birthday Jerry - don't worry about being 30 because the rest of us aren't far behind you!

We had a fun time visiting. Good job Heather for putting together the surprise party.

Lake Havasu

So,we suvived another family vacation! Enjoyed the last bit of hot weather and Ethan knee boarded for the first time.Yahoo!!!We were so proud of brave Ethan!
Mommy can't get enough of this little sweetie! She sure brightens up our lives. She has been trying to crawl and weighed in at 12 pounds 11 ounces at her 6 month appointment.

Our bright Hyrum -planting the tennis balls so that he will have more!

Such a happy girl. We have a hard time getting pictures of her without her thumb (or foot) in her mouth! This was her first time wearing pigtails. I've been waiting years for this moment!

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ON A ROLL!

Hyrum has been doing and saying 1 funny thing after another. Last week while Mike was on a 2 day shift he asked if Dad was coming home this year. I've been wondering the same thing!



On Sunday I forgot the lifesavers that I give the kids after the sacrament. Hyrum asked for 1 and when Mike told them I had forgotten them he yelled "Why did Mom forget the candy?" Then he threw himself on the floor and told us not to look at him. I thought that was the end of it but he was still mad and said "How could she do that!?". "I don't like Mom anymore because she forgot the candy". At this point I give Mike the signal to get him out of here and he throws Hyrum over his shoulder and leaves. By now people are laughing. The Bishop was laughing so hard that he had his face turned to the side while he tried to gain composure. At least the ward has a sense of humor.



Then, on Monday we found Hyrum in the back yard burring and watering tennis balls. He wanted them to grow and make more for him to play with. It reminds me of the "magic goldimarols" !

Mr.Sneaky!!

Hyrum started pre-school this week. I went with him on Thursday to be a parent helper. They had outdoor play time for about 20 minutes and when time was up the teacher blew her whistle and all the kids lined up to go back inside. We counted the kids and 1 was missing. A quick scan of the playground showed no one there. We re-counted the kids and that is when I realized that it was MY kid that was mising!! He was hiding in the tube slide because he was not done playing outside. Smart kid. But, I hope he doesn't do it again!!