Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Spooky Fun-Halloween 2009

For the Halloween weekend we went to Vernal. Saturday morning the girls and I went to our little friend Brinklee's baptism. There were eight kids total getting baptized and the chapel was packed. It was so good to see so many people supporting these little kids. The baptism went well and Brinklee was just beaming after it was all finished. What an awesome chance for my girls to see their friend be baptized. It won't be long before Makayla will be baptized as well. Brinklee's family invited us to a little luncheon afterward, but before we went to lunch we made a quick stop to see Grandma & Grandpa Sessions. I know we totally surprised Grandpa. They weren't expecting us so it was fun. We visited for a little while then headed over to the lunch where I got to visit with Brinklee's mother Jennie whom I haven't seem in a long time. And the girls had fun playing with Brinklee and her little sister Mckenzie.

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After lunch we went back to Grandma Lawona's and carved pumpkins again. We had so many pumpkins that we didn't even get them all carved before we had to get all the kids dressed up. As it turned out we were planning on going to Trunk-or_Treat at Grandma's ward, but we were too late and by the time we showed up it was over. So, we went to Naples ward Trunk-or-Treat instead. After that we stopped at our friend Ms. Murch's house to surprise her. Which she was surprised to see us. She invited us to her ward party and after a quick stop at the Rec Center which was doing festivities. We went to Murch's ward Halloween party. The kids were able to trick-or-treat at the different tables. Murch was happy to see was happy to have someone there to visit with. When it was about over we headed to see a teacher of Kaloni's (and mine) who we told we would visit. She was handing out the big candy bars which the kids got really excited over. Then one last stop at G & G Sessions to end our night of Trick-or-Treating. The kids had a blast and couldn't wait to dive into their candy. However, since we didn't have dinner we said good-bye to G & G Sessions and headed out to eat. Our favorite restaurant was open and it was good to fill-up on something other than sugar. We visited with some friends that also stopped to eat there the headed home. Mom had the older three kids so Adam and I decided to make a quick stop at our friend Ann's house. She was also surprised to see us and Adam even scared her a bit when she came to the door. I visited with her while Jaxton explored, and Adam talked with Ann's grandson. It was so good to see her. Then we went home, got the older three kids in bed. Jaxton was on a sugar high and didn't want to calm down so Adam and I watched a movie my dad left for us to watch. It was called THE GHOST OF CANTERVILLE. The movie isn't that scary, but it is a good family movie. By the time it was over Jaxton was asleep and I was half-asleep so we went to bed. Sunday we came home. We had a great weekend visiting family and friends, dressing-up, and trick-or-treating.

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Monday, November 2, 2009

Brinklee's Baptism

This last weekend we went to Vernal to support our little friend Brinklee. She was baptized on Saturday. The girls were so excited to see their friends.

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Old October Updates

Time to update some other things from the month of October. First slide-show is when my mom and sister came to visit so that Kaloni could go with her boyfriend Jacob to his homecoming. She was so excited to have her sister help her get ready for the dance, so I did her hair. Not a professional job, but she still looked pretty.

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The second slide-show is of Austin when he got is Birthday Box from Grandma & Grandpa MacPherson and Aunt Mariah. He was so excited to get another present he couldn't wait to open it. He loved the jackets and the coloring book, but he also really liked the pop rock candy that Grandma Jane sends in with the gifts. It is her favorite and now my kids love pop rocks too. Thanks G & G MacPherson!

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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Fall FUN 2009

Well it is the end of yet another month. Another warm season and nearly another year. So I decided it was time to add updates. This month has been greatly spent getting over sickness. Since we are all feeling better now, over these last couple weeks we have been able to do a few fun things. Makayla had a fall program performed by the Chipeta Second Graders, we picked pumpkins, went to the park one last day before it snowed (literally) where the kids played in the leaves with their friends, and last night we finally carved our pumpkins.




Taken this morning of the snow covered mesa catching the morning sun for a brief moment.


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Monday, October 12, 2009

Austin's 4th Birthday

Austin as a newborn



Austin 5 1/2 Months



Austin one year old



Austin two years old


Austin three years old


Another year passes and my little Austin has grown so much. As a mother I can't help but look back on those first moments I spent holding my little baby boy. Over the past four years he has grown a lot and will continue to grow, but I will always remember him as my baby boy. (Even now that I have another baby boy.)

Austin four years old


Austin's 4th Birthday was last Sunday. He was so excited and did pretty good waiting for General Conference to get over. His biggest ploy was asking several times when we were going to have cake. He talked me into making his birthday cake from a decorative cake pan starring Lightening McQueen. I guess in the future I will have to be careful what I let him see when we go to Hobby Lobby. Anyway, when Jenny & Riyo and Jacob showed up then Austin couldn't wait any longer and tore into his presents. Within minutes, he had unwrapped several Hotwheels cars, a few race tracks, a remote control Lightening McQueen car, and a pair of shoes. Then a few minutes later we surprised him with a new bike. He got to see Grandma Lawona and Aunt Kaloni via web-cam and open the presents they sent. Then he blew out his candles and had his cake. The rest of the night he played with his new toys and watched Disney's CARS until he fell asleep. Happy Birthday Son, We Love YOU!


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Our Vacation to Washington State 2009

September 18th-24th we decided to take a trip to visit some friends in Lake Stevens, Washington. Also, to look into the area because we were thinking of maybe moving because of a possible job opportunity. Needless to say that once we got up there we felt we weren't supposed to move there, so instead we turned the trip into a vacation. We took the kids to the Seattle Aquarium, Lake Stevens Lake, Adam & I went to the Seattle Temple, then took the kids to a beach where we saw a lighthouse and collected shells. We visited with friends and family and had a blast. For more details watch the slide-show. Sorry, it is really long, but if you have the time it is fun. I am trying to catch-up a bit, so I hope you don't mind the slide shows.

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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Labor Day Weekend 2009


On Labor Day weekend we went back up to the campsite that we camped at earlier this summer to have dinner with our friends (same friends we camped with). About ten minutes after we arrived it started pouring rain. The kids all got very dirty despite me trying to keep them in the camper. Jaxton got muddier than all the other kids combined. He was having so much fun! I could hardly recognize him. Luckily, the dirt was more like sand and after it dried it fell right off. Still Jaxton was dirtier than he has ever been in his life and that includes when we went camping.