Spooktakular Ward Halloween Party/Carnival

Last weekend, the kids FINALLY got to wear their Halloween costumes and they were thrilled. We went to our ward (church) Halloween party. There was a ton to do and it was pretty much ward chaos the whole time but we had a ton of fun! There was so much to do and the kids wanted to do it all. They ate ice cream, did a cupcake walk, played fish and won suckers. The girls got their faces painted by the young women... We even took a family picture. Isn't it scary?

Too Cute To Spook

I love Halloween. Every year, Lizzie and Linnie's preschool has a short Halloween thing. They have a party at school then 15 minutes at the end, parents get to come, they sing a couple Halloween songs, and do a short parade around the neighborhood. It's too cute and I love it!

Flashback Friday: Stop for a Spell

I've decided to do a Flashback Friday at the end of every month (its too much every week). Being Halloween, I thought there would be no better one than a Halloween one.

This is Lizzie and Linnie's first Halloween. They were too small for any costumes so I made them myself. There was a huge blizzard that night.Blake's First Halloween. He was a pea in a pod.
Last Halloween. These were my Favorite!Happy Halloween.

1st Trimester

My sister in law Jessica (who's preggers too yay!) has started keeping track of her month to month progress. Such a great idea that I've decided to copy that! (Hope you don't mind Jess.) I always meant to do this with my other pregnancies but never got around to it. Blogging just makes it easier.

So today I hit 12 weeks. Does that mean my first trimester is over. I say yes! I just need to convince my morning sickness of that. The other day, Tuesday, I was so sick. It seemed like everything smelled like fish especially outside. It was so gross and just made me nauseous all day. Uggh. Yes the first trimester is definitely over, thank you very much! So in my first trimester:
Cravings: scrambled eggs and toast, chocolate milk... mmmmm
Weight Gain- 4 lbs (I'm feeling pretty darn good about that!)
Symptoms: Extreme Exhaustion, Migraines & Nausea (isn't pregnancy blissful)

I'll post a picture later.

Our Lil' Pumpkins

Having Paul off this week has been so much fun. We've been busy the whole time and I for one love it! Today was no different. The kids have been really excited to carve pumpkins (last year we kept putting it off and never did it... Isn't that awful?) so this year we decided to choose our pumpkins from a pumpkin patch. They loved running through the field looking for their perfect pumpkin. Lizzie and Linnie really just wanted a tiny one but we had to convince them to go bigger so we could carve it. I think they did a pretty good job and I got some great pictures! I can't wait to do my scrapbook page for this one!

Feeding the Ducks

We went up to Liberty Park today to eat lunch (picnic), feed the ducks and play on the playground. The kids had been looking forward to this since we saw other ducks up in Logan yesterday. The ducks at Liberty Park have no fear. At first there were only a few, then once the bread came out, we got swarmed. By the end, the bigger ducks were trying to take the bread out of the kids hands. Both Lizzie and Linnie got bit and Blake just screamed as one of the ducks would not leave him alone despite the fact that he had no more bread left. It was a funny sight but I think my kids may not like ducks too much anymore. I don't think we will be feeding the ducks anytime soon!

Bear Lake Roadtrip

This whole week Paul has been off since he starts his new job on Monday. Its been amazing having him home, especially since the kids and I have been home since its the UEA break! Yesterday when we were trying to think of something to do, we decided to go on a short road trip. We have been planning a family reunion for Paul's family for next summer up at Bear Lake and yesterday went to check out the house we are thinking of renting. We made a trip of it. We stopped outside of Logan and had a little picnic. The kids ran around and saw ducks (they got very excited about that, especially Blake. Go figure.) Then we went and saw the house which is nothing short of amazing. Then we went and got shakes! Yum. These are some pictures of the kids having fun at our little picnic.

I have three little tree monkeys.

Weekend Excitement

This last weekend, I got to chaperone some of my students in Park City for a leadership conference. Lizzie and Linnie spent the night at their friend's so Blake and Paul joined me. We had a ton of fun and lots of excitement. Blake was so good the whole time. He walked around high fivin' all the high school kids. The rooms we stayed in were suites and very nice.

We learned that Blake does not like strange rooms. In the middle of the night, he opened our bedroom door, walked into the living room and went out the door that leads into the main hallway locking himself out. Luckily my husband is a light sleeper (I did not hear a thing) and heard the door snap shut then Blake screaming bloody murder when he discovered he couldn't get back in. We're lucky he stayed by the door and didn't wander off. It was scary. From now on I bring child safety things for the door handles when we go anywhere.

These are some shots of the next day when we drove around Park City. We ended up going to the Olympic museum. Blake was not entertained at all and was bored the whole time. He was fussy until we went back outside.

We're Just Full of Changes Lately

I've been waiting to post this until it was set in stone but finally Paul got a new job! As a lot of people know, Paul has not been thrilled with his job. Retail is hard (the hours are awful) and he wanted to try something new. Luckily, he found an awesome job in sales of a data computer program. It will be a normal 8-5 job, Monday-Friday and it's right around the corner! We could not be more thrilled. Our family needed this change plus its a change that keeps us close by! We are so excited and can't wait to have him home so much more. He starts on the 20th.