It's a Miracle!!

Kya FINALLY lost her front tooth!!
We were beginning to think this day would never come.
I have never seen a kid so excited:)
Welcome to the awkward looking teeth years Kya!

Before...

After...

Novermber {Sigh}

As we start this month of gratitude, I can't help but feel thankful that October is over:) I am excited to slow things down after all the crazy fun that was had the past few weeks. I LOVE this time of year, when we step back and remember all the blessings we have....oh and start preparing for Christmas!! Seriously, bring on the festivities!!

This was us LAST November...
(I guess that means it's just about time for some new family pictures!)

Halloween Spooktacular

It's not even Halloween yet and we've already dressed up twice. We had a BUSY but FUN weekend. We had our ward Halloween party (which Primary was in charge of--thank goodness I have awesome counselors and teachers to HELP) and then our school Fall Family Festival was Saturday (I got to work in the popcorn booth--good thing I had all that movie theater experience). It was a crazy busy, stressful weekend...but we managed to have a lot of fun:) Now we have one more day to celebrate Halloween and then on to Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Kya was a black cat

Jordan was a Hobo Zombie
(she made me take off the big gash I made on her forehead--I thought it looked awesome)

Tyson was a Ninja
(It took all of 3 min. for all the ties on his arms and legs to come undone)

Mike was our Canadian Hockey Player

And I was a pregnant lady...again:)

Here's the gym after decorating!! It turned out very cool!

Tyson is SIX

I can't believe he was ever this little!

But he is still "Mommy's Little Pumpkin".
Love this kid!!!

Now that my headache is gone....

Last week I went with Kya's school class on an overnight field trip to San Diego. We spent the night at the Wild Animal Park and then spent the next day at Legoland. I am just now recovering (a week later). I swear I got dehydrated from walking for 8 hours in 100 degree weather...imagine that. So, I have been dizzy and sporting a week long headache--not cool. Anyways, besides the aftermath, it really was a great trip.

Here's the whole class (48 kids) when we first got there!

We looked at some animals (it was amazing how close we were)
I finally gave in and let Kya spend $5 on an Icee...did I mention it was 100 degrees out?!
That Icee may have saved her life!!
Kya with some of her friends wearing their new shirts

Roasting Marshmallows when it finally started to cool down--look how happy she is:)

Heading in the tent...time for bed--yeah, right
Inside the tent
(Vivian, Kya & Kaela)
Gorgeous view of the park in the morning

It was worth the wait

Tyson hasn't had a birthday party with his friends since he was 3. It's not because I didn't want him to, he just never really asked for one, so I didn't suggest it:) This year though, he was really excited to celebrate with his buddies. Mike and I picked them up from school and took them to Adventureplex where they played hard for TWO HOURS!! We then took them back to our house for cake, presents and some backyard craziness. With all the energy that boys have, it was the perfect party.

All excited to go inside!!

Cake Time!!

I had to add a closer picture of the cake.
It turned our really yummy!!Some of the boys eating CakeOpening PresentsTyson's dream come true....MORE Pokeman cards!!

I'm a Country Girl

I know I live in Los Angeles, but inside I will always be a country girl. It's nice to find places to go to forget that we live in one of the biggest cities in the USA. We spent our Saturday at Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, CA.

Kya learned how to shoot an arrow

We went on a hayrideUmm...not sure what happened to Tyson:)We found marigoldsAnd cute little pumpkins

And BIG pumpkinsAnd Jordan even found a dog:)

Something Smells Good

One of my favorite things to do with my kids is bake. I don't do it that often though...want to know why? I'll tell you:

1) I have a small kitchen

2) It usually turns into a fight between the kids (one can't see, one didn't get enough turns, one wants to sit on the counter...you know where I'm going with this)

3) I don't want a lot of fattening stuff around the house (because when it's there, let's face it, I can't resist it!)

Now that I seem to have more times when some of the kids are gone and I am left with only one, and we have nothing to do, we bake. I love it...especially when it turns out yummy!!

And BTW, we have found some YUMMY treats on Pinterest!!