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Saturday, December 22, 2018

Halloween 2018

We had everyone dress up this year (to some degree) for either the ward party, friends party, trick or treating or BOTH!

We found this Rapunzel dress at Auntie Lisa's house (that Grandma made for Alaina a few years ago) and it was so beautiful and fit Summer perfectly.  And when Summer said she would wear it for Halloween (she usually hates wearing dresses and prefers animal or firefighter costumes), I snatched the opportunity to dress her up like a princess.  She even let Jordan put some makeup on her. 

This is the gang (minus Tyson who had a tennis match--which his school took first place in and Tyson won the final match to put his school on top--too bad I missed it because I was running a booth at the ward party) all ready for the ward Trunk or Treat!

  Jordan had a Halloween costume party with friends.  She wore the sundress I bought for my Arizona trip back in 1999.

Kya and her friends dressed up like Hula girls for their party.  They were adorable.


Tyson and Summer all dressed up for trick or treating.  Summer informed me the day before Halloween that she couldn't wear the same costume that she wore to the party for trick or treating, so I searched for a Cheetah costume last minute.  We did the best we could....she was actually thrilled with the leopard print unitard:)


So for some reason, Summer was more afraid of trick or treating this year.  She refused to knock on any door and would only go to houses that had left the candy in a bowl on the porch.  Very frustrating for Mom and Dad...and a lot less fun too.

Tyson went trick or treating with some friends from church.  He came home with SO MUCH candy, it made up for Summer's small haul (which was actually the perfect amount for her)

Monday, December 10, 2018

3 Teenagers in the House

Tyson is now THIRTEEN!!  

He's taller than his sisters.
He loves Fortnight...and all video games
He solves the rubics cube (all sorts of types and sizes)
He is working toward his Eagle Scout
He currently has straight As in 8th grade
He is friendly, fun, and a good friend
He is growing up...but still gets teased by his sisters endlessly
We sure do love Tyson and all that he brings to our family.

 

I arranged to pick up Dylan (who moved to Portland 3 years ago but Tyson still considers him one of his best friends) to surprise Tyson for his birthday.  After I pulled him out of school and told him we were going on a two-hour drive, he kind of figured it out.  But the boys had such a good time hanging out for the whole weekend.