The Best Month of the Year , October

Just had to start the month off with this photo. It is actually from October 2006. It's a favorite of mine. Grammy brought the wax lips over for Halloween, and honestly don't they make for a great picture?




Now here is one from this October. Grammy and Papa came over for Jackson's football game or was it Addy's volleyball game? Either way we love having them and we snapped a great picture of them out with the pumpkins harvested from Cole's pumpkin patch.



Well here they are, all carved and ready for Halloween! We had a great family night with the Johnson's. We have a running tradition of an annual Halloween contest. Although the pumpkins are hard to see, Brent's and Addy's seem to be the favorites!

September Wrap

Good times on the Utah trip! Brent and I enjoyed a long weekend in Utah. He went to meet up with some friends for Golfapalooza while I did some serious playing. I met up with two great girlfriends for dinner one night and then shopped, shopped, shopped with my favorite aunts! Here we are enjoying a Thai lunch break! (Whitney joined us too!)


While we were living the life in Utah my mom was not only holding down the fort in Walla Walla she was making memories and new blankets for the girls! Here they are in this picture. Aren't they the cutest!


And of course we have to mention that our favorite babysitter and best friend, Katie, got her mission call! She will enter in the MTC on November 12 and serve in the Cleveland, Ohio Mission!

Cole's Pumpkin Patch

So had to post this pic from August as we have had our pumpkin harvest We had great luck with the garden this year, which by the way was grown all from seeds! Cole entered his pumpkin at the fair and got a red ribbon! Addy entered her watermelon and also got a second place ribbon. Elle and Jackson each had projects from school entered.

First day of school!

Addy, Jackson, Elle and Cole are all ready to go as they begin a new school year.. Picture of Cole on his first day of preschool to follow. Believe it or not Addy is in 6th grade this year and officially a middle schooler! Jackson is in 3rd and Elle is in 2nd and again continuing in her Spanish classroom. They are all set for a great school year.

August.

Just had to write a few funny things that this funny guy said today. A, J and E all go to swim team from 3-5 so it gives us some great time together. Today we went to the grocery store. As I was drving into the parking lot I went over a speed bump. Cole said, "Mom, oh my gosh! you just ran over the curve!"
Cole also is the number one seat belt nazi... when we got in the car to leave after shopping, I had not fastened my seat belt and he put his seat belt on he said "Mom, I hear one click" (he was giving me a little seat bet reminder I think.. :) on a side note I am really good about always wearing my seat belt. It is just not always the first thing I do when I get in the car..

We had lots of fun at our ward camp out. We set up the tent and roasted marshmallows around the camp fire. After everyone left the next day we stayed around for another hour or so and played in a little creek. It made for some good laughs and a couple of funny photos but Jackson would not be too happy if I posted them! :)

Couldn't resist posting these pics of all these handsome fellas!