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.........

Deer, Chipmunks, and Moose....oh my!

Okay, so I am not sticking to my weekly update like I promised I would. It has been so super busy that I hardly have time to check my email some days. Well here goes....

I can't remember all that has happened since my last post. The kiddos are doing well in school and Hannah is growing everyday. She is quickly filling the princess drama queen shoes that Ceda has left for her. I remember now why I dislike age three so much. The stage of talking back and testing the boundaries nearly puts you in the looney bin some days! Cooper is well, Cooper :)

He is actually turning out to be a really funny little kid. He has a career in comedy if he continues these antics. He cracks us up a couple times a day. Cute kids. Here are some pics of what we have been up to the last little while.....

We took the kids to the Healing Field on September 11th. We took some time to explain what happened to the victims of 9/11. The kids looked at the flags and took some pictures with the local miltary guys walking around. We have some great pics below.....

This next picture would prove my point about three year olds being terrors, but it is really just the timing of the picture :) Funny picture though....

Me and Nathan went to my grandparent's cabin ( above Oakley ) this past Friday and Saturday. It was SO incredibly beautiful there!! We managed to completely relax and we had so much fun riding around on the 4-wheelers and fedding deer. Yes, feeding deer. As in straight from your hand, close enough to hug, feeding deer. It is absolutely amazing and you really cannot picture it unless you are there. It is like nothing you have seen before. We joked that my grandparents are the Dolittle's. Below are some great pics....sorry there are a lot, I went a little camera-crazy :)

As we rode on the 4-wheelers, we found out that many animals just hang out under porches and in shady spots near the cabins. Hereis a deer under a deck and a moose hanging out in the front yard of a nearby cabin. A little scary to be that near a moose :) Awesome though...

And so you believe us...here is a couple videos of us feeding the deer. It truly is amazing!!