HALLOWEEN 2010

Ryan (The Mad Scientist)

his costume for work

Britain's Harvest Festival School Party

Britain and Will

Family Pics Before Trunk or Treat

Trunk or Treat Centennial Ward

Reynna

Emily

The Rush Family

Wesley and Britain

Heather and Aspen

Janna and Rachel Lewis

We had a fun Halloween this year. I took the kids to my work FairAcres Manor on Friday to Trick or Treat and meet the residents I take care of. Aspen said "Now I won't feel so bad when you leave to go to work because I know you are doing something good by taking care of these people."

Saturday we had Trunk or Treat at our church which was fun to see all of the costumes especially our friends The Rushes who steal the show every year with family themed costumes.

Sunday we got a bunch of candy mixed it together and sat down together as a family and watched Casper The Friendly Ghost.

My Little Witch and Ninja had a good Halloween!!!

P.S. Aspen there are no pictures of your Harvest Party because I helped at Britain's party this year. If you look at last year I was at all your parties helping out and not Britain's. Just a little side note so in the coming years it won't be said "See you never came to any of my things!"

Aspen's 11th Birthday!

Lunch at School

Abby, Aspen and Brecklyn

Katie, Aspen and Brecklyn

I remember my sweet little baby when I could hold her in my arms and kiss her little face as much as I wanted. Now she is an 11 year old girl who acts 15 UGH! They grow up too fast and all I want to do is have her be a little 3 year old again who thought the world revolved around me and not BOYS AND FRIENDS!!!

Her actual birthday was on Monday but I had to work on Monday and the Saturday before so we celebrated by having Chinese food on Friday. Then I took Aspen and her friend Abby to see a movie called You Again. On Sunday we had her dessert of choice (Key Lime Pie) and opened presents. The thing she really wanted was a camera so she was thrilled when she opened her presents and found that her dream came true! On Monday she woke to a decorated room with streamers and balloons and then I brought her Subway for lunch at school. Another year gone, I hope this one goes slower. I would love to keep Aspen a PRE-TEEN (Aspen's words) as long as I can.

ASPEN'S FAVORITE THINGS:

COLORS: Light Blue and Lime Green

FOOD: Mashed Potatoes (No gravy)

DESSERT: Key Lime Pie

HOBBY: Singing and Acting

SPORT: Track and Basketball

MOVIE: Free Willy

SINGER: Taylor Swift

SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science

WHEN ASPEN GROWS UP SHE WANTS TO BE A FAMOUS SINGER OR A MARINE BIOLOGIST WHO TRAINS DOLPHINS...

Fall Season of Soccer for Britain

Britain had a great fall season playing Soccer! He loves playing and most of all winning! We had fun this season with The Moses' (Christopher) on the same team. It was fun cheering them on. We lost a couple of games which Britain didn't like, but as long as he scored he was happy. Ryan said he made over 60% of the goals this season for his team. That's what a little competitiveness will do for you. Go Britain!!!

Weekend in Utah

Ryan and I got to enjoy a weekend getaway to Utah. Gardell, Leann and our good friends The Moses' watched our children for us from Friday to Sunday. Ryan and I haven't had a road trip alone since we first got married. I was very excited to have Ryan all to myself so I could talk his ear off and he was just wishing I would go to sleep so he could listen to his i-pod. On Friday we went to Ryan's missionary reunion and he got to catch up with two of his favorite companions Brian Allen and Ross Walker. It was fun to hear stories and see Ryan reminisce about his mission. Then we got to stay in downtown Salt Lake City just blocks from Temple Square. We had tickets to the Sunday session of conference so we were excited to see that. Ryan got up at 4:00a.m. to stand in line for Saturday morning session, I of course showed up at the last minute as they were handing out the tickets and almost gave Ryan a heart attack because I barely made it. If your not in line you don't get a ticket! We sat on Temple Square and listened to the Saturday afternoon session, it was a beautiful day. Ryan also got to attend Priesthood Session thanks to Ross Walker. Sunday morning we woke up and went to conference and then left from there to continue our journey back to Greeley. It was a great weekend I could do it every time conference comes around.

Silly Band Craze!!!

The silly band craze took over at my house this summer when our friends from Canada came to visit Colorado. We hadn't heard of them yet, so of course we had to run out and find these silly rubber bands in all these crazy shapes. When Aspen and Britain started back to school everyone was wearing them and the trading began. I think it lasted a little over a month and then our school band them. We weren't surprised, but the kids sure had fun collecting them and trading them with friends. Oh the fads, wish I could think of something that could make me rich and end up collecting dust after it's all said and done.