Pumpkin Patch and Halloween Party

Saturday afternoon my mom took the kiddos and their cousins to the pumpkin patch. Fun stuff! They all got to pick out some pumpkins and do the "spooky" corn maze. Here are some pics.....There are quite a few....Enjoy!!

Isaac and Hannah listening to the "spooky maze" rules

Me and my niece, Kira Lin


Nathan, Chandler, and Mercedes in the silly murals

Kira....so cute!!

Grandma ( still in costume from the morning ) with the kiddos

Coop picking out the perfect pumpkin

The kids as crazy bats


Coops, Hannah, and Chandler

Grandma holding all of the pumpkins

I want that one!

Picking out pumpkins


Hannah looking at the shadows


"Is it time to go in yet?"


And here is some crazy pics from Lynn's 5th Annual Halloween Party. Good times!

Here is Ashley with her Root Beer. So cute as Dorothy!

Lynn, a dead prom queen, and Lance, umm...I'm not exactly sure what he is :)

Lori and I having a little too much fun with karaoke


Karin and her cute St. Patty's costume!


Nathan and I


Karin doing "scary-oke"


It's Smurfette and Gargamel! How cute is that!


"The Loveboat...." Mary and Bill

Oh, and as promised from either the post before, or the post before that, baptism pics....

That's all for this week. Take care and I will post next week!!

Engagement Pictures!!

Okay, as promised.....here are a few ( we took over 100! ) of our engagement pics. They actually turned out great! There is one I threw in here, though, that is not so great :) She told us to make a serious face...something I cannot do!!

It's only been a week, I promise....

Okay, okay, so it has been more than a week since my last post. I'm sorry :) I thought I had a ton of updates, but now as I start to type, my mind is drawing a blank. I guess this is the exact reason why I need to update WEEKLY. Maybe as I ramble I will remember it all.....bear with me :)

Umm, let's see....our church decided to start a "Parents' Night Out" once a month. Free child care for 3 whole hours! We hardly could pass that up! We decided to eat at Tepanyaki and, sorry Benihana's, it was the BEST hibachi I had eaten. Very good service and very awesome food. Two thumbs up! Then we went to Target. Target without kids is like a vacation for me. I love that place so much I could live there. We bought some candy and some Cocoa Krispies haunted house kits for the kids. Good times!

Speaking of which, a few days later, we made the haunted houses, and they turned out really cute. Easy to make and easy to clean up...highly recommended :)

On Sunday the 12th, I got baptized at my church. Awesome and one of the best decisions I have made in my life. Pictures to come as soon as I download them off of my camera.

Nathan went to Chandler's class to help the other "moms" participate in the pumpkin decorating. They made a mummy that stood up, pictures are also coming from that as well.

We took the kids to the dinosaur museum at Thanksgiving Point and also took in an IMAX movie while we were there. I think it was called the Wild Ocean. It was awesome and the kiddos loved it!!

Nathan and I had our engagement pictures done this last weekend. As soon as I get them back I will post them. Our photographer was AMAZING and so sweet! Watch for those pics for sure!!

I think that may be all of the updates for now. I will try and be better about posting every week :)

Alright, things I am grateful for this week:

I am grateful for Nathan and the kiddos never ending love and support. I only hope I do the same for them.

I am so grateful for the beautiful weather and fall leaves this past weekend so our pictures could be so wonderful.

Until next week.........