Ward Halloween Party

Our Pumpkins

Here's Tamara's pumpkin. Deedra and Tamara went to a Ladies Night Out friday night where they carved pumpkins and watched the movie "Watcher in the Woods". It was fun!

Here's a shot in the dark:

And here's all three of our pumpkins:

Happy Halloween!

Fun at the Farm

Last weekend we went to a corn maze. They had lots of fun things to do. We went in the longest maze: 3.4 miles and got through it in approximately a half hour - whew! Then we hitched a hay ride to the pumpkin patch and we each picked a pumpkin. Hitched another hay ride back to the barn where we paid for our pumpkins and Chris took them to the car. Then we met up with Stillman, Michelle, Alex and Jayden and hitched yet another hay ride over to the petting zoo. They had animals like goats, ponies, camels and oxen. Katie's favorite were the ponies. Then we had another hayride back to the pumpkin patch so Alex could pick out a pumpkin (by this time it was dark so it got a little difficult). We found the smallest one we could find (Alex insisted on a small pumpkin). And then a final hayride back to the barn (where Alex traded his pumpkin in for a small gord - just right for him to carry around). After that the kids hopped on the Cow Train for a ride, which they loved! And last of all homemade donuts and yummy nachos! MMMMMM good! We had a great time! Check out our slide show!

Bats and bows

Today Katie and I went to the dollar store and Wal-Mart. I couldn't resist getting Katelynn some dress-up clothes. Check out her new hat, purse and shoes. The shoes had bows on them but she ripped them off already - I think she thought they were tags and not supposed to be there. But she loves them!

I also got this pinata for our family halloween party we'll be having. In honor of our theme: KISS (keep it simple stupid), I opted to buy the pinata rather than make it.

It's almost as big as Katelynn!

Katie had fun helping us stuff it with goodies. She also had fun pointing out his eyes, nose and mouth to me.

Marshmallow fun

Today after church we gave Katelynn some marshmallows to snack on while we got lunch ready. She lined them up on the floor and started to jump over them. Had to get a video of it - so cute! Whenever she knocked her marshmallows accidently, she would carefully line them back up again.

Football cake

Here are some pics of a football cake Tamara did for our nephew, Garrett's birthday:

The Last Political Post

Well, it's been fun adding these political posts to this blog. However, I am finished talking politics on our family blog. I apologize if anyone was offended. My intention was not to create a rift within the family or the friendships we have with you. My hope was to provide an additional view point regarding a particular candidate. I hope you will all feel comfortable visiting our blog in the future. Talking to people on both side of the political isle can be kind of like talking to an Idaho Vandal fan about how good the Boise State Broncos are in football; it can get very ugly (as many of you can attest!). In closing this political post, I do have one request though, and that is you pray about each candidate, and follow the direction provided by the Spirit. There are many people who say that we should leave religion out of political decisions (this is not in reference to just one individual's statement) – However, this could not be further from the truth. We should not let our pride get in the way of getting on our knees and praying for inspiration and guidance in the decisions we make, whether it is about voting or whether it is about other things which impact our lives. May the Lord bless each of you. We love you and hope the best for each of your family's and pray for the best for our beloved Country.

Sincerely,

Chris