Alyssa insisted that Mommy and Daddy dress up for halloween so I decided I would be Wendy since she was Tinkerbell and Nathan was Captain Hook, easy enough just a blue nighty. So I tried to find a Peter Pan costume for Michael. There were no Peter Pan costumes anywhere, so last minute I bought some felt and made Michaels costume. Not too bad huh?





My Mom and Brother came down to Trick-or-treat with us. It was nice having them join us for the evening, Nathan, Alyssa and Karson played and played and wrestled and played. They get along so well and Nathan keeps up with them so well. Nathan had a difficult time with another little one around. He gets so upset if I pick up another baby, he cries "Mine, Mine, Mine" I guess he loves his Mommy!





Karson was a pro at Trick-or-Treating so he helped Alyssa ring the doorbells and they ran to each house. They were having so much fun that Nathan decided that he was going to join in on the fun.

Hangin out

My cousin Amilee came down from Sacramento a couple of weeks ago and we had such a good time. We made and canned all different kinds of jellies, tomatoes, sauces etc. Alyssa enjoyed having another set of ears to talk to!

Carving Pumpkins

We had fun carving pumpkins and getting messy.Yuck! Nathan can't stand having his hands dirty. Funny cause Alyssa can't stand being clean. This picture of Nathan looks a lot like Gregg did as a kid to me.
Nathan is talking sooooo much lately. His vocabulary has gone from five words to one hundred in the last month. Okay maybe most people wouldn't understand that "pupu" is pumpkin.

Dressing Up for School

The kids dressed up for the school halloween party. Nathan has become just one of the other kids in class.

Too Big for the Crib

Nathan is so good in the morning. He doesn't cry to get out or try to climb out, he just hangs out for a while and then starts jumping in the crib. I check on him several times in the morning to see if he is awake yet, and I usually see this little angel sleeping. This particular morning I decided that it is time for the toddler bed. I can't believe how tall he is and he's not even two yet! Well, not for two more weeks anyway.

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Gymnastics

These are difficult to see, I was so far away and didn't have the lens I needed.

Playing in the Yard

Apple Picking

Gymnastics

Alyssa started gymnastics this week. She is a little scared of some of the activities, like the rope climb and the parallel bars but she loves her new class.

Our Couch and TV

It is interesting how we invest in a nice comfy couch and HD TV and the kids take over the familyroom.


Our couch is usually spread throughout the familyroom and if the kids aren't watching the tube then they are jumping on the couch or sliding down the cushions.


It almost gives me a heart attack to watch them climb and jump all over the house.

Spontaneous Trip to the Cabin

A few weeks ago I was talking to Mom on the phone and she mentioned that they were going to the cabin with Gregg's family. So I packed up the kids and we were on our way a couple of hours later. The kids had a great time swimming and playing on the swingset with Grandma when we got to St. George. Grandma was shocked when Nathan followed Alyssa out of the pool and jumped right in. He doesn't even care if anyone is there to catch him. Yes, this one keeps me on my toes. The next morning we headed up to the cabin. What a fantastic trip!
The kids played and played. I lost Nathan a few times but that's normal. He sneaks off so fast! In fact while we were on the phones for the Fantasy Football Draft he went out in the road and someone driving by told us he was in there. Scary!


Throwing peanuts is like throwing rocks.Alyssa and Hailey got on famously

I think Grandma was trying to take a nap. This is so much better than a nap!

We took the kids on a canoe ride. What a mistake! It was so windy we couldn't go anywhere and Nathan insisted on standing in the boat and leaning over to touch the water. Yes, they were wearing lifejackets but luckily he did not fall in the lake.


So Gregg wanted to go on a wheeler ride with the kids. Erik had his little wheeler, Gregg took Karson, and I had Alyssa. We were off to the volcano. We kept on going and going and going and going and ... Karson and Alyssa fell asleep while we were driving on what I thought was the bumpiest road ever. Ever tried to ride a wheeler on a bumpy road with a child sleeping on your arm? ...and going and going. So we get inside the volcano and I wasn't prepared for Alyssa to need to go potty, I didn't think we were going to be gone that long. Fun! So we decide to go back another way. Gregg insisted that the road would be better. It wasn't. It was so much worse. Alyssa said that she didn't like the rocks and that she wanted to go back to the cabin, she missed Grandma and Pi. Well we got stuck a couple of times and I almost rolled the wheeler and then I just about lost my leg when I put my foot down. Oops. Alyssa was a trooper we kept a lookout for cows. One time we had to wait for a cow to get out of the way and I think she got a little scared when we drove right next to him. Needless to day the ride back took much longer. Grandma and Pi went out looking for us cause we were gone so long but we finally made it.

This is what we looked like when we got back to the cabin.


My helmet was too big for me and it kept knocking on Alyssas helmet so after four hours of bumpy roads my hair was so matted I had eighties bangs.

I felt so bad for Alyssa on the trip so I promised Alyssa cookies and milk for dinner.