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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween!

We went over to Aunt Sarah's house for dinner before heading out for Trick or Treating. It was fun for all the cousins to share Halloween together.
Every year the kids get more and more skeptical of putting their hand into the pumpkin goo.
Ben shipped us the costumes and they arrived just in time. We were so excited.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Nana and Grandpa's Ward Halloween Party

With us rushing to get out of California, I totally forgot to pack the kids' Halloween costumes. The cousins were nice enough to let us borrow some from their past years.
Isn't William the cutest Harry Potter?
Our little princess.
It was too hot at the church, so I only put Morgan in this long enough to take a picture. Isn't she a cute and cuddly bear?

Park Picnic with Cousins

Emma is my little cheese ball!
Emma loves dogs! So, when Auntie Rachel brought her dog Sushi to the park, Emma was more than happy.
We tried getting a picture of all the cousins, but with so many little ones, it was hard to do.

"What do you mean we are all out of bread?"
Here is William and Emma with their cousin Janelle.........Just spending some quality time together.

Monday, October 29, 2007

New Experiences in Utah

Emma has never had to share a bed with William before, and she did not like it. William sleeps everywhere.
Emma got to try her hand at long boarding with her Auntie Mary. She liked it.
William also got to give long boarding a try. He was a natural.

Some Time at the Park

It's hard to be away from home when you are little. You are so used to your own toys and your own bed. I decided to take the kids to the park to get some fresh air. Being outside in October in Utah was a new experience for us. In California, we are not used to season changes. But in Utah, it was a classic fall day! We loved it. =)
I guess it doesn't matter if we are at a park in California or Utah, Emma will always love her swings.
William is really getting the hang of getting the swing going himself.
Here is Morgan's classic picture. Only this time, she had to be extra bundled up.
Down a small dirt road from the park is a duck pond. I brought some bread to feed the ducks. After a few minutes, they started coming up to us and they were surrounding us. We panicked because we were running out of bread.
Luckily the ducks saw when we were out of bread and started to retreat back to the water.

Thursday, October 25, 2007

An Unexpected Vacation

Due to the fires, the kids and I decided to escape the bad air and go on a mini-vacation. We left on Tuesday, the 23rd. (William's school was closed for the rest of the week.) We spent a day and a half in Henderson, Nevada with Ben's grandparents. We then went up to Utah for a week to visit Ben's parents. We had a great time with the extended family.
We all know how Emma loves her dresses. Well, I didn't pack enough. So, she decided to use my shirts as dresses whenever hers were in the laundry. A fashionista always finds a way! =)
William wanted to see if any of his cousins would catch on to this fashion trend, but it didn't stick.

Saturday, October 20, 2007

Bates Nut Farm

Today we went on our annual trip to Bates Nut Farm. The kids and I went with Oma and Dziadzy (Ben had to work). We had a great time. We went when it first opened so it was not hot and it was not crowded. The last time we were here for the pumpkin patch, we just found out little Miss Morgan was in my tummy, and now she's here. How quickly a year goes!
The kids just look too cute. When we got home, and we were looking at these pictures, we noticed that Morgan had her head through the man's hole. Oh well, at least everyone was happy in the picture. We will just have to pay more attention next year.
Morgan loved the vibrant colors of the pumpkins around her. She kept looking everywhere, but the camera.
My tough boy!
Emma was having fun picking out the perfect pumpkin.
Too Sweet!

Bates Nut Farm- Cont.

Here are our three cute little pumpkins.
A trip to Bates Nut Farm is not complete unless we get a ride in the wheelbarrow.
We had a real good time just relaxing and hanging out together.
There were so many pumpkins to choose from. William kept finding "perfect ones." We ended up with a wheelbarrow filled with pumpkins. So, we had to go through it and pick out the best three.
Emma didn't think pumpkins were that heavy until she lifted this one. She is a strong girl. =)

Bates Nut Farm- Cont.

We were all really enjoying the tractor hay ride. Emma must of forgotten about this ride because she was holding on to Dziadzy's pant leg pretty tight. It was just a little bit bumpy. =)
William is such a big kid. He was watching other kids go on this rock wall and he had shown interest. We asked if he wanted to try it, and surprisingly he said yes.
This inflatable slide was pretty steep, but the kids enjoyed going on it.
William loved this portion of our visit to Bates Nut Farm the best.
Everyone loves the bounce house, especially William and Emma.

Friday, October 19, 2007

Caleb's Ward Halloween Party

Our camera has been acting goofy, so I didn't get a lot of photos at this party. We were invited to go to Caleb's ward Halloween party. Caleb needed some persuasion to wear his Halloween costume. Auntie April hoped that if Caleb saw William wearing his Spiderman costume that Caleb may want to wear his as well. As you can see, everyone ended up happy in their costumes. (Morgan slept during the entire party. She will get use out of her angel costume soon)