Scout Camp ~ Mommy style

Justin took his 11 year old scout group on an "over-nighter" and Avery and Quinn were devastated when they found out, just before he left, that they would not be going with him. "But we helped him gather up all the tents and everything," a very upset Avery said. Many tears were shed. :)

I had to do something. I had to do something to cheer up my poor sobbing children. So.....

We had our own scout camp, Mommy style!

We started the evening off with a delicious dinner around the light of the campfire, I mean TV, while watching Winnie the Pooh's Heffalump Halloween movie.

Then we made yummy cookies. The easy kind.....you know, open the package, place the pre-made cookies on the cookie sheet, bake and vola! Perfect kind for Mommy's scout camp! :)

Enjoying the fruits of their very hard labor.....

.....right down to the very last crumb! Shove it in Quinney, shove it in! ha ha!

We ended the night by reading some books in our homemade blanket tent before bed. You know the kind, a blanket propped up by the arms of the couches and a kitchen chair? I briefly thought about letting Avery and Quinn sleep in our make shift tent. Briefly. Mommy needs her sleep! :)

Am I right?

So when I posted the picture of Hayzen all bundled up in my last post I strangely felt like I had seen that picture before. Oh wait, I have!!! (minus the boy/girl, pink blanket/blue blanket fact!) What do you think?

Hayzen

Avery

Hayzen reminds me so much of Avery as a baby in looks, facial expressions, and personality. Something about Hayzen's eyes, lips and the way he moves his little mouth totally makes me think of my baby Avery. :)

And just for fun, I have a picture of my little baby Quinney all bundled up too.

Okay. So Hayzen obviously got his double chin from his brother! :)

The Hooper Haunt

The Hooper Haunt is kind of similar to the Pumpkin Walk in Logan, just a very very VERY small version. :) Glowing candles inside white paper bags lined all the sidewalks of the park, a nice added touch. It only took us about 10 minutes to walk through but it was still fun! Freezing, but fun!



Maybe it's a good thing it only took us 10 minutes, it really was COLD!!!


The Hooper Haunt tour ended with a delicious cookie and yummy hot chocolate. Perfect!

Last month...

I finally remembered to take pictures of my kids riding their bikes! Better late then never! :)

Avery learned how to ride a 2-wheeler last month! Hooray! She has had so much fun with her new found talent and wants to show everyone that comes over. She's so proud of herself! :)


Also last month... Quinn got a new bike with training wheels for his birthday! Wahoo! His seat is as low as it will go and his feet barely reach the pedals, but he loves it and is so excited to be riding a big boy bike! :)


They're going to have a hard time storing them away in the garage for the LONG COLD WINTER! Do you think they could ride them in the snow???

Fall ~ Sunday ~ Hike

I was a little leary about going on a hike the opening weekend of deer hunting season, but I was soon reassured when we saw several hikers coming down the trail without deer hunter orange on. Justin was teasing me for being so worried about it but you never know. Better safe then sorry, I always say! :)






Pretty fall leaves ~ Being with family ~ Good times!

Hayzen's 2 new things

1st thing:

Hayzen ate oatmeal cereal for the first time last week. He did pretty good considering the foreign object and weird consistency cereal that were being shoved into his mouth! :)

He's not so sure about this...


Getting better...


Okay, it's not so bad... :)


Oh, my baby boy is growing up!


2nd thing:

Hayzen got a new chair!




He looks so stinkin' cute in it I can't stand it!!! I could just munch on him ALL DAY!!! :)

Halloween sneek peak...

Ma ha ha ha!

I am SO excited!!!

The Return of Skeletor!

Picking Pumpkins

Going to the Pumpkin Patch with Justin's family is one of our favorite fall traditions!


The kids have fun running through the hay maze with their cousins as well as helping Daddy pull the cart through the pumpkin patch in search of the perfect pumpkin.


"I found it Mom, it's the perfect one!" (forgive her forced fake smile, shortly before this she had fallen in the vines and scratched her little hand all up, bless her heart!)


Quinney found one too!


I later talked them into finding a little bit bigger pumpkin, you know, one that they could actually carve! :)

Again I ask, how do you get all you kids to smile and look at the camera at the same time??? I'll never know!


After picking our pumpkins we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house and had a delicious dinner. Thanks for the pumpkins Gee & Dee and for always being so generous to your family. We had a great time and we love you!

Weekend Getaway

Over UEA weekend we headed south to the heart of downtown Salt Lake for a night in the City. We got a screamin' deal on price line for our hotel which had a great pool and hot tub, plus it included a scrumptious continental breakfast. Can't beat that!

Friday evening after checking in we walked over to the Gateway where we ate dinner at the Sky Box Sports Grill. Yum-O! Their queso dip and chips are to die for BTW!! :)

After a little dining and browsing we walked back to the hotel for a little R&R in the pool and hot tub.




After breakfast the next day we walked over to Temple Square for a little look-sy in the Church Museum. It had a whole section in it just for kids with the theme "I Am a Child of God." Avery and Quinn had lots of fun exploring and doing all the fun activities.




Then we each took our turn giving our conference talks...



After the museum we strolled around Temple Square for awhile taking a pit stop on one of the benches to feed the babe before we headed home.

"And he did eat." ...ha ha, I crack myself up! :)


Aww, best little buddies!



What a great weekend!