DOROTHY from KaNsAs...

Little Sassafras will go out on the town in this little number tomarrow....

I'm so EXCITED!! I (hEaRt) Halloween:)

A conversation with a 7 year old...

Madeleine (Eli's school mate) :

"Hi, Keiauni." (I look up from talking to Eli)

Keiauni:

"hey, Madeleine!"

Madeleine (truly horrified) :

"WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR FACE??????"

Keiauni:

"huh?"

Madeleine:

" I mean, it was fine yesterday, and then today ...BOOM! It's so RED and...whoa! It's really bad... What happened to you?"

Keiauni:

"um, I guess I didn't put any makeup on today."

...don't worry guys, I did today! Aren't kids hilarious?

For JANELL...

(sing to "ding dong the witch is dead...")

"Who's in LOVE with a mean old Witch? ...a wicked old witch....

...Kyle's in LOVE with a wicked old Witch ... I said! "

Eli Update... (it's a long one:))

Our "Pie" turned 8 recently. He is such a terrific kid. There are so many things that I love about this boy. He is our firstborn, and he came into the world weighing in at a whopping 8lbs 15 1/2 oz. (that's big to me:)) He had a dark complection, and TONS of black curly hair. He walked at 8 1/2 months! (shocking, but true!) and has always been very agile and athletic. He loves anything that Judd loves. Motorsports, hunting, watching the Jazz, and watching nature documentaries. He also LOVES cooking. His favorite chef is Emeril Lagasse. He is a HARD worker, and is always the first to finish his chores. He never says "no." when I ask him to do something. He just does it. He is a great friend and student. As many of you know, Eli has Autism, and faces his challenges head-on, and works hard everyday to rise above these challenges. We love this boy, and are so proud of him!!
Eli, you are a AWESOME brother to Ash and Avey.
Eli got Baptized on October 11th, in Tooele. It was so good to have so many people that we know and love to be there on his special day. He tells me EVERYDAY "Today I'm going to choose the right, Mom!"

After E's baptism, we went to Gardner Village with the little cousins, to see the witches. Eli loved these street signs.

Mr Eli finished up the soccer season with a Crazy hairdo, and a ton of slide- tackling fun. He even yelled at the ref a couple of times for good measure! (apparently, he thought some flags should have been thrown!)

We wanted to make sure that everyone knew that E was #6!!

Here he is feeding a swan at Hogle Zoo last week (swan not pictured:)) I have to laugh at the "Mountain Dew" hat. You gotta know that Judd bought it for him!

He's always up for a chance to hold Sassafras!

The last but not least thing with Eli, is: HE BROKE HIS ARM ON SATURDAY! So, the score is Bunkbed-2. Eli-0. He jumped off the bed at age 4 and hairline fractured his wrist. (It was an unfortunate incident that occurred when his "spidey" webs malfunctioned, and did not deploy to break his fall.) This time he just rolled out of bed at 5am Saturday morning...in his sleep. To make a long story short, he is a tough guy, and has taken everything like a champ! (and we no longer have bunk beds.) His right arm is broken right above his elbow, with a part of the fracture trailing down towards the joint. We have had various consults, and were told he would need to have surgery at Primary Children's to pin/ screw the bone together. Judd took Eli to an Orthopedic specialist on Monday, and after re-setting and X-raying the very swollen arm again, we are told that there is a chance no surgery will be required. (I'm holding my breath and praying!) He re-splinted it with a very LARGE removable hard cast, at an angle, and said to come back in a week for more x-rays after the swelling has gone down.

Here he is the day it happened, all smiles. Poor boy:(

WE HAVE A WINNER!!

Thanks for sending your easy recipes my way, everyone! We had a blast trying them out. It was SO HARD to choose who would win... Thanks again for posting, and check out my new blog to see the WINNER right here: Keiauni Cooks

He's getting Baptized.

I like to look for rainbows, whenever there is rain, and ponder on the beauty of an earth made clean again. I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain. I want to be the best I can and live with God again.

I know when I am Baptized, my wrongs are washed away, and I can be forgiven and improve myself each day. I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain. I want to be the best I can and live with God again.

Eli Pie~ some favorite photos...

Here are some favorites of my Eli pie, that just turned 8. Climbing the rock wall at Dick's...

Being 4 years old, and beautiful...

At age 6, with his cousin Kaylee.

At age 7 with his "sissy."

At hogle zoo, having fun!

I love you Pie. More coming soon:)