Pumpkin Walk 2009

For the past couple of years we have gone to a pumpkin walk to see lots of Jack-o-lantern's. This year Easton got to carve one of the pumpkins for it. I guess the lady that started his preschool also started the pumpkin walk.

Here Easton is taking all the guts out. He didn't really like doing that at all.
He wanted to do a Batman pumpkin so this is what he got.

Here is his pumpkin all lit up at the Pumpkin walk.

We enjoyed it but it seems there wasn't nearly as many pumpkins as normal.

Random stuff at our house

This post is going to be just a little random but I wanted to get a few of these things down. So I am not so good at doing my own hair so Gretchen usually has only a few different things done. I have never been able to french braid and so I thought I should try do Gretchen's.

This is what I got. I know it doesn't look that good but I had to take a picture because i did it. I was so proud of myself. My family thought I was crazy.

This month I decided I was going to make my family fun weird foods. So Sunday I made these sludge cups.

It is Lime jello on the bottom and grape jello on the top with gummy worms in it and on top. They all seemed to enjoy them. Especially Easton.

Last night for dinner I made these Mummy dogs. They were a hit. I have a few more fun food ideas that I am hoping to make next week.

Happy Birthday Andrea!!!

Today is my sister's 39th Birthday!!! I just wanted to wish her a happy birthday!!! I am not sure what I would do without a sister. My brothers are cool and all but I can't lie I sure love my sister.

Looking through my scrapbooks to find a new picture of the two of us I found two that I really liked. The first one we got all dressed up and then Andrea took me to dinner and then to temple square and we took lots of pictures. I was like 10 or 11. I thought it was so much fun The next one is sort of blurry but it is us looking good at the Grand Canyon.
Andrea Thank you for everything you do for me and my family. You are awesome!

I Love You!!


Happy Birthday!!!!

Hi Ho Cherry-O!

Tonight I attempted to play Hi Ho Cherry-O with Easton and Gretchen. It went pretty well. Gretchen doesn't really get what is going on. I guess we will have to play more often. We tried a couple other games and she didn't do so hot with those so I guess we will just stick with Hi Ho Cherry-O. I did take these cute pictures of Easton trying to teach her how to play.

Easton loves games and I think he wanted her to play in hopes that they both will get to play with the games more often with out me.

Yeah that isn't going to happen yet, I can just picture cherries all over my house and cards and memory cards. Yep that isn't something I am ready for.

Dairy Farm & Silly Faces

Today we were able to go on a field trip to a dairy farm for Easton's preschool. Gretchen thought she was pretty cool and I am pretty sure she thinks she is in school now just like Easton.

I learned a few things on this field trip.

1. I am glad that my parent's weren't dairy farmers. They both grew up on farms and decided that life wasn't for them I guess. I would have hated it.

2. I am glad I am human and not a cow. Those poor cows have babies once a year.

3. My kids aren't huge animal lovers when you are up close and personal with animals. I guess they are more like there mother and prefer them in cages and stuff.

Later in the day after we got back from the dairy farm Gretchen and Easton were making funny faces and asking me to take there pictures so here is what we got. I think someone needs to teach them some more exciting funny faces. My favorite is when I told Gretchen to make a funny face and she put her finger up her nose. We are crazy at our house.

Candy Corn Pizza

Last night for dinner I made Candy Corn Pizza. Easton thinks I am a horrible cook, which isn't completely true. At least I don't think so. Anyway he told me it was really good and I am a good cook. So it was a success.!! I made a fun halloweeny dinner and it was good!

4 years!

I really had no plans to post today or to go to my mother's grave but I was in Bountiful already and it was a nice day. So Easton, Gretchen and I went to Mueller Park Canyon in hopes of picking some nice fall foliage to put on my moms grave.(my mom loved the fall leaves) The good leaves were to high so we got a few and off we went to the cemetery. Gretchen was so excited to go see Grandma Cleverly. I think she was a little confused when we got there and there was no Grandma. Easton told me that he is lucky because he has two favorite grandmas.

It is crazy to think that my mom left this is earth four years ago. I think about her daily and probably always will. I no longer get sad when i think about her being gone. I love her and just hope that I can continue to do my best so that I can see her again someday.