Happy Halloween!!

This year the boys costumes were centered around Madison's. I found this cute "Army Diva" costume and thought it would be fun for everyone to match. I was amazed when I found real army fatigues for kids. I was very excited about the costumes this year. Surprisingly, the boys weren't.

I thought green hair gel is Fun.....the boys wanted it washed out as soon as possible!

I thought they looked cute matching...Caleb wanted to be Superman, again.

I thought Madison would be sad about her costume....she was the most excited!!

So much for what I think!

Let me introduce you to my little friend.....
OCHO!
Ethan became a proud daddy of a tarantula we named Ocho. At school they had a unit study of Spiders. (Another way of saying Halloween!) They had a raffle for the spider. Parents had to sign a permission slip. So I signed it thinking...there's no way he will win! Well, the ugly thing was at our house by that evening.



While we were on vacation it got out of it's cage!! This humongous spider was loose in my house. My mom kindly told me it won't kill us- it just bites. Well, later they found Ocho. It was sitting next to our fake tarantula from Halloween. I guess he was lonely. I am amazed that we found the spider.

I would dump this thing in the mountains if I could. But Ethan is soooooo excited to have Ocho. I better get the "Mom of the Year" for this!

We got to meet up in Lake Mojave with some old friends from Utah. It was so great to see everyone. Madison got to try wakeboarding. She popped right up. It was so warm and nice weather for October. Thanks guys for a fun weekend.


Ethan and Bella riding the tube! They were so excited to see each other. Each morning they had notes to give each other.

Landon didn't want to be wearing that life vest. Good thing he couldn't take it off by himself.

Caleb had so much fun riding on the boat. He would just hang out and pretend he was driving.

Marathon Mama!!

I did it!! I finally ran my first marathon. It has always been a goal of mine. One of those things that would be COOL to do. Early this year, some girls in my ward were interested in running the St. George Marathon. Surprisingly we all got in. So Saturday mornings consisted of long runs together- usually starting at 4 am. But it wasn't bad because we had so much fun chatting while we ran. I would have never made it to the finish line without that support group. Most people wouldn't consider running while the moon is still out as FUN, but it was a lot of fun!! I wonder what will be next!!!


Almost to the finish line and Cara and the kids were cheering for me! I needed it! I was so cold and wet. It rained the entire 26.2 miles. But it motivated me to run to the finish line and be done. My goal was 4 hours and I finished at 3:46.

Just Finished!! Now it's time to load up with Gatorade and Bananas!

My Cheerleaders!! Thanks Cara for coming out in the freezing cold rain to cheer- you still got it girl!
These guys kept me going. Just knowing they were at the end waiting for me kept me pushing through. Thanks Scott for helping me reach my goal.

Student of the Month!

Great job Ethan for getting Student of the Month. He has done so well adjusting to first grade. He's been learning so many new things like handball, tetherball, and how to buy lunch in the BIG cafeteria. It's so fun to see how exciting first grade can be. We are so proud of you Ethan!

KICKIN' OFF WITH AYSO

This Fall season we have 2 boys in soccer. This year is Caleb's first year playing. With all of our moves- California to Utah to California etc., Caleb hasn't gotten the opportunity to do any activities. He is so excited to be part of a team. Typical Caleb- ALL SMILES! He has fun at his games- not that he is necessarily playing soccer. Last week he was pretending to be swimming on the field. He was diving and plugging his nose. But at least he is having FUN!!

He's STILL smiling!
Ethan is on his second season of AYSO. He loves to play and plays hard. This year he has moved up to the next level. Last week he was nervous before the big game! He did great. It's amazing how much energy he has.

His shoe is always untied!!

Back to PUBLIC school!

We have the same routine on the first day of school. Grandma comes down from Apple Valley early in the morning to see the kids on their first day of school. Scott gets off to work a little late to be there too! Everyone is sooo excited to see friends they haven't see all summer.
But this year it was a little harder to get back into the swing of things. After having an Amazingly fun Summer, school seemed like the pits! On top of that, I was thinking about homeschooling and so the kids we super excited to do that too. Since I chickened out, it is taking longer to get excited about school. Madison and Ethan have great teachers with some of their closest friends. So they can't complain. Someday we will have our first day of Homeschool. For now, Caleb and Landon love having Mom all to themselves!