Halloween Time!

We have been so busy the past couple of weeks...here is a peek of what's been going on in our neck of the woods!!

Hungry ducks!!

Ever been to Layton Park in the fall when the ducks are starving??? I recommend taking more than one loaf of bread to feed them or they will chase you down! We had a great time once we got out of bird country.

Sugar and Spice

Teddy Bear Picnic

Ally is growing so fast! It seems like just yesterday she was a baby. I know we all probably think our kids are the smartest and the cutest etc...but she never ceases to amaze me with her wit and adorable personality!

Fall Fun!

Black Island Farms

Every year we take the kids down to Black Island Farms and let them go hog-wild! They have so much fun going down the big hay slides (except the big rug burn that Ally won't stop whining about), getting lost in the corn maze and riding out on the hay ride to pick a pumpkin!

This is probably one of my favorite activities of the year...and a great excuse to take some fall pictures of the kids. Brittney and Ally got their faces painted and Ally thought it was her duty for the night to try to scare all the other kids with her freaky face!! It was a lot of fun and I can't wait til next year when Cedar is just a little bigger. Whoever thought of turning a farm into Agratainment is a genius!!

Let It Snow!

I love the change of seasons, but it was a little bit of a surprise when we woke up this morning to >6 inches of SNOW....in mid-OCTOBER! I may have to rethink our Halloween costumes this year to include snowpants! You gotta love Utah weather; it's supposed to be back up to 70 by the end of the week.

My kids busily gathered their snow suits (which were too small from last year) and headed out bright and early. Even Cedar wanted to check it out so we bundled her up the best we could. This is the first year she will really get to play in the snow, and so far she is LOVING it....socks on her hands and all!

I remember Ally at this age, would not play in it at all....I bought her a brand new snow suit, gloves and boots and she just sat in the snow and cried. I remember the scrapbooker in me being so disappointed because she had a miserable look in all the photos. It is all about the scrapbook, RIGHT?

Matt and I hurried to sweep the snow off of the hot tub cover, the poor bushes and trees that were being weighted down and the trampoline which was sagging down quite a bit, then we stopped to have some fun with Gunner and the kids. Gunner loves to chase snowballs and eat them...check out that air!

Brittney quickly taught Cedar that you are supposed to eat the snow and bury your face in it! She didn't seem to mind. Infact, when I offered to take her in to get warm she scowled her best scowl and told me "Noooo!". Kids are tough. They were going down the slide at speeds a little over my comfort zone, but the snow seemed to break their fall....good thing Matt's an ER nurse so we won't have to wait long!

Too Fun!

When was the last time you got to hang out with ~600 crazy women, talk about sex, have a PJ party and laugh till your belly hurts? For me, it had been way too long!

I went with my friend Jenn (who is also a Slumber distributor)and we got some great tips to better our demos and our businesses.

Camping at Echo

Here are some pictures of our latest camping trip with Jenn and her family. We had a great time playing in the water and eating our fill of delicious camping food and treats. I couldn't tell you the last time I ate a chili dog (out of the back of my Dad's truck on some trip) and it tasted so good I had to have another when we got home. I don't know about anyone else, but I was ready to come home and lock myself in the bathroom for a long hot shower! I think Gunner was ready for some TLC also.....dumb dog swam for hours and ran so much his feet hurt!