Happy Halloween

Halloween was a lot of fun this year! Ben wanted to be a power ranger, so I tried to convince Hailey that she wanted to be a power ranger so all my kids would go as power rangers. But, Hailey only wanted to be a princess! So, my mom fixed up an adorable Cinderella costume for Hailey. Eliza's hot dog costume was irresistible, so Mike and I decided that we would be ketchup and mustard. My mom made our awesome pants, and we made the fabulous paper mache hats. (The great thing is we can use them next year and be crayons!!) I wore my outfit and hat to work the Friday before Halloween. I made it through most of the day, but the hats are very heavy and I couldn't make it the full 9 hours.

I don't have any pictures of actual trick-or-treating. We went to Mike's grandma Margaret's neighborhood and went trick-or-treating with cousins. The kids did great but it was pouring rain the whole time. We went up to my Mormor's house on Sunday and dressed up and had a nice dinner and lots of fun.

Isn't she just the cutest little hot dog!

This is a picture from Jana's Halloween party. Mike and I won for best condiments, come to think of it I think we were the only condiments, oh well!

Jake and Ben showing off their muscles!

We had a lot of fun at Jana's families Halloween party the week before Halloween. The only bad thing was that this was less than a week after Ben had his tonsils out. Ben loves to dance, and we had to tell him not to dance because of his surgery.

Ben's Impromptu Birthday Party

So, we had already celebrated Ben's birthday with some of his friends to the pumpkin patch and pirate island. But Ben asked what are we doing for my birthday party? I told him we had already had his party, but since it was the week before his birthday I guess it didn't count. So we invited my family and a few neighbor friends over and had pizza and some impromptu games. It was such a fun night, so I'm glad we did it. It was the night before his actual birthday when he got his tonsils taken out.

Mike, Ben, Hailey, Austin, Nathan, Will, and Ben

(Austin, Will, and Ben are neighbors in our ward)

Ben was whispering to Ben what his wish was!

Ben got snowboarding gear for his birthday! Yikes! He has actually now gone 3 times to Brighton with Mike and loves it. He is doing great and has had fun taking lessons. He loves going on the lifts and it looks like this will be one of his favorite sports. Now I just have to learn!

10/18/2010

Soccer Game and Hike

GOAL!!!!

Ben got more motivated to kick the ball after Mike offered him 25 cents every time he kicked the ball. Ben loves money and is great at saving it. So he had fun and made money playing soccer.


My kids love hiking! After Ben's soccer game we headed up Butterfield canyon for a little hike and picnic. Eliza thought the whole adventure was fun too.

Mike and Eliza

Cute Hailey taking her nap with one of her MANY stuffed animals. This is one of her "tigers" that she got from the zoo, and won't let out of her sight.

10/16/2010

Ben's Birthday Pumpkin Patch and Pirate Island Party

Our party animals; Ben, Ryan, Betsy, Hailey, Isabelle, Spencer, and Eliza.

If you were wondering where Eliza is, she is usually in her stroller having a great time!

Monsters in the Maze!

Ben and Isabelle (the birthday kids)

I love this picture of 3 cute friends. Look at the looks on the faces of Ryan and Spencer, priceless!

Happy Birthday Pirates!

This was such a fun day. We went to a great pumpkin patch/corn maze for Ben and Isabelle's birthdays. The kids loved going through the maze. Holly and Melanie got lost in the maze with Spencer, Betsy and Gavin. I made it out with the rest of the kids super fast so we just played with all the great stuff. The kids had such a great time. Our next stop was Pirate Island Pizza. Everyone dawned their pirate gear and we had a great time eating a pizza as big as a table and playing lots of fun arcade games. Ben still tells me that he is going to marry Isabelle and that she is his best friend. It is crazy that they are now 6 and have know each other since they were under 2 years old. What a fabulous birthday celebration.

10/11/2010