November 4th, 2012

• The weather was great this week, which I was so grateful for, so we spent as much time outside as we could. I took the kids over to the park to practice basketball and then play on the playground. Brynn does monkey bars all the time but for the ones here were a little tricky. She tried once and fell on the first bar. Got back up, tried again and fell on the second bar. I tried to tell her that maybe she is just too little for these but she said "No! I can do this" and got back up and did the whole thing...multiple times. This little girl is so determined!

• Wednesday was Halloween and I attempted to make Jack O' Lantern pancakes for breakfast...at least I tried:)

• I went to the school in the morning to watch Addy in her school Halloween parade and then after school ended the kids eagerly awaited for the sun to go down so they could start Trick or Treating! They all LOVED every second of it. Todd took them around for the first couple of hours and then I took the girls around for the last hour and we walked through the few haunted tents that were set up in our neighborhood. Spooky but cool!

• The kids picked out some of their favorite candy and chose to give the rest of their candy to the Great Pumpkin and in turn the next morning received a new box of Bendaroos and a coupon for a small special with either mom or dad.
• I put on the song Thriller by Michael Jackson on Halloween day and Addy told me how they played this song at school that day. The she told me how the movie we watched at Disneyland (Captain EO) was the same guy that sang that song. She recognized the voice. I was blowing up! How funny she remembered Captain EO so well.
• Friday night Todd took all the kids swimming at the Legacy Center by himself while I cleaned and got ready for our super busy Saturday. What a super dad!
• Addy started Jr. Jazz this year. She likes it but with her cast on basketball is not an easy sport to play. Here she is in the action:) Only one more games with the stinkin' cast on!

• Saturday, after Addy's basketball game, cousin Josie came over to babysit while Todd and I attended the temple because his cousin Tanner was taking out his endowments before he leaves on his mission later this month. It was a wonderful day at the temple. I loved being there with my family, the people I love so much, but especially with Todd. We had a few precious moments together that day and I will cherish these memories forever. I appreciate the eternal relationship Todd and I have together and the desires for our family and our children only make our marriage stronger. We are so blessed!
• After our temple trip we had a ward Harvest Party! It was so much fun spending time with neighbors and friends. I love living in this neighborhood!
• This is where I found the kids on Sunday morning. They wanted to jump on the trampoline but it was so cold they snuggled under the blankets:) Love these funny little munchkins!