Halloween Activites - Phase 1

Updates of Sammie. We are trying to showcase the bows. Our friend is starting a business selling the bows and they will use the neighborhood kids for the bow models. We thought it was funny to use a two-week old as a model for hairbows.

Aubree has been busy creating. This is her latest play-dough sculpture. She won the dough at Red Ribbon week.

Every year we take a hayride out to a pumpkin patch and pick our own pumpkins. Here is a picture of the tractor.

Here are the kids all bundled up on the ride. (Sammie and Corinne stayed in the car).

Ethan finding his perfect pumpkin.

We went to Frightmares with the neighbors. Usually Frightmares is not that crowded, but it has been a zoo this year. These pictures are horrible - blurry and freaky, but the kids think it makes them look scary. They wouldn't sit still for the night shots - many of them were taken by the kids, so sorry if it hurts you to see these.

Also, Aubree turned six. We will have updates from that as soon as we upload new photos and take pictures from her party tomorrow.

Pics of kids with Sammie

This was on the first day at the hospital. The kids were so excited.

Aubree with Samster at two weeks old!

Here, we think that Sammie takes most after Ethan. Here are the two of them together. I wish I had thought to put one of Ethan's baby pictures next to hers.

Ethan wanted to hold her before he left to sing in Conference. Samantha was just five days old.

Just wanted to get a few more pictures out!

HAVE YOU DONE THIS?

Just copy and paste this to your blog and highlight or Bold the ones that you HAVE done.

1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty. 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill - I was sick, just not contagious 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run . 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person- 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors – more recent ancestors, but ancestors nevertheless. 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Learned a new language 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied – for at least awhile, I don’t need much 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke . 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business . 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check . 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy) 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar 72. Pieced a quilt. 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job . 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. Broken a bone. 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House . 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating 88. Had chickenpox 89. Saved someone’s lifef 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee

This is Corinne's list, Chad's would have different things highlighted.

Latest Ramblings

I'm not doing pictures this time, but don't be surprised if Chad comes back in and adds them. We have lots of good ones as it is a major picture taking time at our house.

So much has been going on. We brought Sammie home and she forgot how to sleep without me holding her. As a consequence, I don't get much free time, but I am enjoying (for the most part) just cuddling with the little one. The kids adore her, and the dog is strangely in awe of her. He seems to understand that she is a heck of a lot more important than him, and he seems to be okay with that.

Ethan had a great opportunity and experience this past weekend. He was selected to sing in the Primary Choir for the Saturday afternoon session of the LDS General Conference. He gave up Sunday evenings for six weeks, and a couple of Saturdays - but didn't they sound great? Chad was able to go be in the Conference Center. It was a wonderful experience for both of them. It wasn't too bad at home, we saw Ethan a few times.

Aubree is finding her groove in kindergarten. She is finally adjusting and not playing dumb for her teacher. She is making new friends. Her birthday is next week and she will be turning six.

I can't believe my little girl will be six. She is having a Halloween themed birthday party. She pretty much planned it herself. I wanted to do tie-dye T-shirts for the party, she decided to make monster lanterns.

Well, it sounds like Miss Samantha wants her mom, so I better be going.