Halloween festivities...

Halloween was a whirlwind of activities this year. Our ward Trunk-or-Treat was the weekend before, so we dressed up then. The Friday before was the school Fall Reading Festival, the kids dressed up then too. Then we went Trick-or-Treating on Saturday, and skipped it on Sunday.

pumpkin carving for FHE...

concentration.... 

 Emrie hanging out with dad while the kids carved. I tried to get a good picture of the finished product, but didn't succeed. It was a cute cyclopse jack o lantern...you'll have to take my word for it...

 Avery has wanted to be Annie for Halloween for months! I searched Goodwill forever looking for a good red dress, but never found one. Gammy Jane to the rescue. She made this perfect dress. We curled her hair all tight, and the rest she already has (like the freckles). She was cute and had a great time.

 Emrie was a cute little ladybug, and Liam was the Toy Story alien.

 On Friday, Avery had a "walking field trip" to the firestation. Cody was home to be with Emrie, so I went with her. It was too hot for the end of October, but it was fun. She was excited to have me with her.

my little Halloween fairy at the school festival...

I also went into Liam's classroom for his Halloween Party. It was so cute to see him in his classroom. His teacher is amazing with them. I could NEVER be a kindergarten teacher. Way too much going on all the time. She is perfect for him though.

They made a fruit dip out of pumpkin, maple syrup and alot of other junk. She was trying to convince him to take a tiny taste....he wasn't sure. It only took one sniff for him to know he wouldn't like it!

It was a crazy, busy weekend. We also had final soccer soccer games and little award ceremony on Saturday. Hope everyone had a good Halloween too!

bowling party...

A month or so ago, we went bowling for my nephews birthday. We had a blast! Kids got to bowl for real for the first time. Adults got their own lane, so we had fun too. Emrie in bowling shoes is one of the funniest things ever!

cupcakes were her favorite part...of course!

Soccer!

Avery and Liam both played soccer this year. This is Avery's third year, she knows all the rules and is getting quite good. She's aggressive when she needs to be, but always a good sport. It was Liam's first time. I think he had fun...but you can tell it's his first time. He's alot smaller than 90% of the kids out there. He isn't aggressive when he needs to be. When his dad had a talk with him about being aggressive and not letting the other team get close to the ball, we caught him elbowing this other kid as they were running down the field. Kinda funny...but so not appropriate! So, we had to have another talk...

Avery broker her collarbone after three games. So, she had to take the rest of the season off. She did get to play in the last game though.

Here are a few snaps of the season...

 THE most important part of the soccer experience...Snow Cones!!!

 Green Dragons

 Shooting Stars

 getting instructions from the coach

It was fun, and a good experience for them both. However...I am glad its over. It was very time consuming and made for some crazy Saturdays!

Arizona Rain...

Here is a little look at what happens when there is a late afternoon rainstorm, and mom isn't home...

Liams getup CRACKS me up!