All I want for Christmas.... is my TWO FRONT TEETH!

Well, this morning at 4:30am, Ian comes waltzing in my room just thrilled because his second front tooth fell out! (thanks for the wake up call, Ian!) He immediately asked me if he should put it under his pillow for the tooth fairy and I think he was disappointed when I told him it was already morning and the tooth fairy was off duty! ;) But he's still excited to get that tooth fairy money tonight! Wow... what a hole!

nice fangs... could have been a vampire for halloween if it happened a few days ago! haha!

Halloween Night

The Night of Fright! My 3 little spooks are ready for some fun trick-or-treating! Ian went as a Champion Boxer, Luke was an Army Commando, and Mason was a cute little Future Fisherman! They were so cute, and despite the cold chill in the air, they went in search of their chocolaty treasures! Mason got a few little treats, and me and him stayed home to welcome the other trick-or-treaters while Dave took the older two out! It was a fun night. We ended our evening watching 'Hocus Pocus' and filling our bellies with yumminess!

Carving Pumpkins on Halloween!

Ward Halloween Party

It was a crazy but good Ward Halloween Party at Church on Friday! The kids were hyped up and ready to go! We had a Chili Cook off and I didn't win anything... oh well. I thought my chili was good :) The boys loved the Trunk-or-Treating we did after the dinner, and it was fun to pass out candy to all the church kids from the back of my van! Mason is a 'future fisherman', Luke is an Army Commando, and Ian is a Champion Boxer! Happy Halloween!

Luke's Preschool Party!

Luke had a fun time at his Halloween Party too! They did some songs and parade for the parents (which I missed because of Ian's party at the same time), then they did games and treats back in there classroom! We got to read Halloween stories to our kids and it was a fun time! Love you Luke!

1st Grade Halloween Party

Ian's school party was fun for him. They go on a parade around the whole school! Then after that, they gather in their classroom for games and snacks! There were some fun costumes! I loved being in your classroom Ian!

Wet Pumpkins...

Well, we forced a pumpkin patch in today even in the rain. It was cold and drizzly this morning, but we made it out there! 37 degrees and wetness isn't the best time to pick out a pumpkin, but the boys were great! We decided NOT to take the hayride to the pumpkin field, because, well.... it was raining and the field was probably total mud pit! But the boys understood! They picked their pumpkin out quickly, got to play a little and no one was completely full of mud when we left! I call that a success! I think the whole event was like 20 minutes, so that makes is a record! I have the worlds quickest PUMPKIN PICKERS!

Ian pickin' a pumpkin out.

Mason testing them all to make sure he got a good one.

They all three picked out great pumpkins and I can't wait to carve them next week! Yeah!
Happy Halloween!

That there HOLE is pretty BIG!

Today Ian lost his fourth tooth, but first top tooth! He was SO excited! It's been loose for a while now, but today we went to the YMCA and Ian came too because of fall break and Ian wanted to come run with me on the indoor track. So I thought that was awesome! But we had to keep stopping because he said his tooth was so loose and it was going to fall out. About the 5th time stopping, I told him I was just going to yank it out so he wouldn't have to worry about it anymore. One little tug and there it came! He was like, 'ow... oh! that didn't hurt!' I'm glad and he was so thrilled and he just had the biggest grin ever for about 6 hours! Also, this huge HOLE in his mouth will go perfect with his BOXER costume for Halloween!

He is again, however, determined to catch the tooth fairy tonight - he's even opting to sleep on top of his covers, thinking that will be good enough to catch her... better think again buddy! ;) she's tricky!

Luke's Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

Luke had his 2nd Preschool field trip on Wednesday and they went to the pumpkin patch! They got to have a fun hay ride to the field, pick out their own pumpkin that they could carry, have a fun ride back, and play at the little play area there! It was the most beautiful day of the week! The weather was warm and sunny! PERFECT! I got to go with on the trip, but I think by the end of the time, Luke didn't want me around anymore... but when we got back to the school, I got to read a story to the kids who were left and that was fun. Luke got to sit on my lap and I think he liked that too! It was a fun day!

Luke's green and orange pumpkin he picked out.

Luke, his friend Wolfie, and his Teacher.

Both afternoon classes.

Building the Bank

This morning, I took the boys over to Home Depot for their Kids Workshop day! I just found out that they do this once a month, and now I'm totally going every month! It was so cute! They gave the boys their own aprons (to keep!) and a free project to build, and today it was a fire station money bank! How cool is that!? It even has the 3 slots for 'save', 'spend', 'share'(which I told the boys was our tithing!) Awesome! So after they build their project, they show the lady there and she give them a certificate of completion AND a cool pin to put on their aprons... then they can collect the pins each month! How fun!
Anyway, I invited their Grandpa Beeler to come and help out! I'm so glad he did! At first, Luke didn't want to take any part of it, but once he saw how much fun Ian was having and the other kids, then he wanted to do it too! They had a great time hammering and doing their stickers. It was a perfect thing to do before Conference because Ian spent most of the first session coloring it with markers! He was really proud of his bank, and Luke has been in his apron most of the day pretending to be a 'worker'! Anyway, it was a GREAT morning thing to do with the boys, and we actually didn't have ANY screaming or mishaps! Yeah!!! I'm definatly doing that again! Enjoy the pictures!

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