Weekend Get Away

Dave really did have a good time hanging out with me even though he looks like he is being tortured. He just hates pictures and so I have very few of him!

Once a year Dave has Highway District meetings in Boise which means we get a few days together alone. We left the older kids home and brought the 3 younger kids to my parents home. What a wonderful break of sleeping in and just doing nothing! No practicing, car pooling, doing girls hair before school, or laundry! It was fun just being with Dave and remembering all the reasons I really love this guy!

Dinner Party

A few of my friends and I were able to plan and host a "New Moon"dinner for all the Extraordinary Housewives. We had a blast planning, decorating, and finally all hanging out together. (for more pics see the Extraordinary Housewives blog)

GIRLS TRIP

Last weekend my mom, and 2 sister in laws, Jenn and Erin took off to Utah for a 3 day 3 night GIRLS TRIP! How fun it was once all the kid arrangements were made and we were together. I feel so lucky to have awesome sister in laws since I have no biological sisters. We had nothing planned but shopping, eating, and talking. I honestly didn't think we could shop for 3 days straight but we pulled it off easily! It got easier and easier to swipe that card! A favorite stop was Victoria Secret. Since I was 34 weeks pregnant I was happy to be the go getter and not the one trying on. We had some good laughs and made some good memories. We only went to 1 movie and then realized we should have followed Jenn's advice and not gone. I strongly recommend not seeing "The Box". It was anything but what I imagined it would be!

Lunch with the girls and Derek

We had to STUFF the back of the car in order to accomodate all of our great deals!

Saying good bye at the airport. Thanks guys for the memories and laughs!

1st teenager!

My slippers?

Cade showing patience as he is attacked by loving sisters!

Cade has mastered the swoop hair doo!

Cade had a birthday, shout HOORAY! He turned 13! He is our first teenager! We surprised him with a shotgun that he has been saving for. Time is flying by. I love that Cade can be so laid back and not get razzled by his sisters bugging him continually. I love his smile with his dimple. I love his kind, sweet heart and willingness to help out. We are glad to have you as part of our family.

Random moments

Ashley and Mikayla both finished up playing soccer last month. We missed quite a few games due to BYU football games but they still loved the chance to play. Ashley's team was 4th through 7th grade boys and girls! What an age difference. That didn't stop her though. She can turn it on when she wants to go! (I have no pics of Mikayla, so sad) She was one of 3 girls on her whole team. She enjoyed an occasional kick of the ball but really loved the treats!

Buds! I love these girls!

Halloween

Halloween sure flew by! Were so lucky to have good weather. I was expecting snow but instead got a million trick or treaters. My brother Derek came to stay the weekend with us. I put him to work helping me paint and pass out candy. Once again our road was blocked off by a policeman so no cars could get in the neighborhood. We had a steady stream of trick or treaters for 4 hours. We didn't even close our door. Hailey and Valerie passed out candy so eagerly at first. As they got tired they started sitting and barely peeking their hand out the door to drop in a piece of candy in each bucket. I had to send Derek out to get more candy so my own kids wouldn't have to continue to pass out all of their own candy. It was crazy and fun!

Cade had some friends over to watch scary movies. We grilled up some food and witch's brew. I think most of them got frightened by the Grudge because when we dropped them off at home they went sprinting in to their houses!

Mikayla and Maycee

Chandra the vampire

Ashley the cheerleader

Uncle Derek with ladybug Valerie and witch Hailey

Still Alive!

We have made it through most of October and have not even gone to the pumpkin patch, made sugar cookies, or taken pictures in the leaves! These would be our usual October activities but thanks to being sick on and off for 2 weeks and tearing up our main living area they have not happened! I still have 2 days left right! That might give me time to find costumes for kids and buy enough candy to hand out to 900 trick or treaters!

This is what I feel like doing most of the time but don't get to do enough. I have decided I really hate painting but more than that I hate painting on ladders balancing on one foot pregnant!

Weeks ago on Oct. 4th.
We came home from Utah to find SNOW! Even though it was dark and late, the kids had to go out and play!

Mikayla's turn for the BYU game. She didn't seem to mind the 5 1/2 car drive or not getting to the game until the end of half time. She was just happy to get TREATS and spend time with her DAD.

Chaos!
I have discovered one project leads to another!