Veteran's Day and Scouting

TC has been working super hard is scouts and on Wed. he earned is 1st and 2nd Class rank. He is enjoying scouts. Hopefully he can keep going at this same rate and earn his Eagle in a couple of years! Way to go TC!

For Veteran's Day the 5th grade put on a program for parents and veterans. It was really nice.

They sang a medley of the military theme songs (if they have a specific name I don't know what it is sorry) Each of the Veterans stood when their song was sung. It was so great to see them stand so proudly as the children sang. It made me teary eyed just watching. I have lots of family and friends who are serving or have served and I am truly grateful for their sacrifice. To those men and women I say thank you!

60 years young!

This beautiful lady next to me turned 60 on Sunday. I was able to fly up to UT to visit with her for a day. We had a busy day for having nothing planned, but it was well worth it! I enjoyed spending time with her, just the two of us. Todd was home so he watched the kids. We went out to lunch, did a little shopping, visited my grandparents and had a birthday dinner with Cherry Cobbler for dessert. YUM!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Pumpkin Carving!

Tobyn went on a field trip to a pumpkin patch and brought home a cute little pumpkin. Tobyn decided that pumpkin needed a face.....so mom carved it. Tobyn helped....a little.

Tate added some green hair, and Tobyn watched...a little.

Happy Halloween!

This was our first year away from family....ever...on Halloween! I missed the Taco Soup and crowding into a little house to visit, or going up to my mom's to hit the "good stuff" But over all it was nice. 80*, no coats to hide the costumes, no freezing rain, and a lot of people sit out side to pass out candy. Our neighborhood didn't have much to offer so we hit others. I managed to get a group shot before they all split up to get their candy.

TC: Vampire Slayer? Titus: a Hobo, Tate: a Ninja (no, he's not taller than Titus (yet) he's standing on something) Tobyn: Ben Ten, and Tanner: a Pirate. TC went with his friend, Tate and Tobyn went with their friend, and Titus and Tanner went with Mom and Dad.

The loot: Well...3/5 of it anyway....

Couple of the lucky kids got one of these beauties in their sack.

Nothing like Halloween and Tick-or-treating to get some good preaching in!

Tanner was pretty fun. We'd walk by a scary house and he would get his candy, but if it was too scary he'd come back and tell me "I hate that house". He would also smile and say "I look down and I look up and then I look down and I have candy!"

It was a great night! On Saturday we had gone to our wards Trunk or Treat/Chili Cook-off, and so we have TONS of candy! Our Chili won the "Spiciest Chili" category. The kids have had so much fun over the past few days! Happy Halloween!

Baby came to visit

My friend Debi and her cute little girl came by for a short visit while she was it town. It was great to visit with her and to see Tanner with a baby! I thought he would be really jealous of me holding her, but he was totally happy to play with her and talk to her. It was really cute. He played patty-cake and sang to her.

Averi is a such a cuttie and it's always good to visit with friends! I'm so glad they stopped by!