Our Holiday season is in full swing

I can't believe it is that time of year again. We had a great time visiting with Matt's parents for Thanksgiving and we kicked off the holdiay season with an awesome dinner and opened Christmas presents from Tom and Frankie. Gail (my sister-in-law) and I continued our early morning tradition of shopping on Black Friday. We got some great deals and it was lots of fun!

We have lots of upcoming Christmas festivities going on with our family this month so stay tuned...Here's to happy and cheerful holdiay season!

First snow is here

We had a big snow storm last night and woke up to this beautiful white stuff everywhere. As I was driving Carter and Ashlynn to school we looked around and all you could see was white snow all over the trees and houses. It was really pretty. The best part was all the roads that we traveled on were clear. I love the snow as long as it is off the roads! We could hear the snow removal truck all night throwing sand down and keeping our neighborhood roads clear. They did a great job! Happy Thanksgiving to all of you!

We love Fall...

I just love this time of year even though we are heading into snowy weather any day. I wish the fall season would last longer so we could enjoy the beautiful colors of the season.

Spooktacular 2009

Ashlynn was so excited about all her mummy dances this year. The Spooktacular is a huge carnival at our local rec. center and they go all out with games and activities for the kids. They even have a canoe ride in the big competition pool.

This year we thought we might skip the spooktacular because it was the weekend we were heading to Idaho and we wanted an extra day there. When Ashlynn heard that she would not be dancing, she got so sad and expressed that she wanted to dance and be with her friends. So after a few bribes..she wasn't budging. She wanted to dance and then go to grandmas.

S0, we dropped her off to get ready for her performance and she ran to the door saying" I'm coming teacher, I'm coming,...I'm here!" She had a look of relief that she didn't miss it. I guess we should be glad that she feels committed to something at such a young age.

Here are Ashlynn's pictures in her mummy costume. I thought they were blog worthy. All the kids had so much fun doing their "Boogie Man" dance.

Just in case you can't make out their faces. Ashlynn is 2nd from the right on the back row. I just love how she has her hands posed. What a bunch of fun "mummies!"

Halloween in Idaho

This Halloween we spent it with Family & Friends in Idaho. We had a lot to do in such a short time. (Sorry to all of those that we couldn't get to see.) We enjoyed our time at all the grandparent houses. It was nice to visit with all of them!

This year we decided to "Trick or Treat" Harrison Blvd in Boise. WOW! I have never seen so many people while "Trick or Treating"! We have never done it and wanted to see what it was like. For those of you that have not experienced it, you have to see all fun houses that are decorated. These people are in full costume and their houses are awesome! Thanks Ami for letting us join you. We had fun! Belle and the Skeleton before we hit the Blvd.


The kids liked going up to the houses while it was light outside. As it got darker the houses looked scarier and the kids did not want to go up to them anymore. We hit about a dozen houses and the kids said they were done. Which was okay with Matt and I.


Some Halloween decor...There was also the Tooth Fairy handing out toothbrushes. What a great idea. She called them the "Magic Toothbrushes." We also saw a view of the "Thriller" dance being performed on a stage in someone's front yard. This place goes all out! What a fun place to experience Halloween if you can handle a few people. HA! HA!

The kids with Grandma Bobbi.

I also need to thank Grandma Frankie and Grandpa Tom for letting us crash at their house for the weekend. We enjoyed staying in the newly decorated rooms.

Kids Party

We are going to Idaho for Halloween this year. The kids were sad that they would not be able to Trick or Treat with their friends. So, we decided to have a Halloween Party so they can see their friends in their costumes. The party was so fun! We played games, made a pumpkin face, ate some ghoulish treats and best of all the kids took home a bag full of prizes from all that we did. Halloween is so fun to celebrate, it gives all a chance to be silly at least once a year. Now what other holiday does that? Happy Halloween!!

The Pumpkin Patch