Downtown Trick or Treating

Halloween Visitors

We were so lucky to have our cousins come and visit for the weekend. We had so much fun together. I think they left knowing they could not have fit in one more thing. We stayed busy with Halloween parties, Truck or Treating, Cake Decorating and FUN, FUN, FUN. Little Autumn even made the evening News. She was getting her face painted when the 2 news station decided to Zero in on her little face. I was so glad for DVR, we were able to watch it that evening. Here are a few Snapshots of the Weekend.






Jace explains it perfect in this picture how much fun we all had in this weekend.
Another little tid bit about Jace, this last week he has wore his fireman costume EVERY DAY. Axe and all. We almost lost the Axe at Wendy's resturant once. I have never seen a child more excited for Halloween. It was better than Christmas for him.

Cookie Making

We had a go at making cookies the other day. We made choclate skeletons and sugar cookie pumpkins. We are always doing an alternative for Dad when Chocolate is offered. How can anyone NOT like CHOCOLATE I still do not know. Anyway it was a hit. Payton even came over to share in the fun. She is a regular at the house. One day I will have to do and entry on the many extra children that I help raise. I suppose that is part of having a big family, everyone wants to join in the fun.

Halloween Fun

Making cookies Together

Day at the park

It has been a wonderfully warm October for Montana. We spent one afternoon out at a beautiful park last week. Here are a few glimpses



If you notice Jace drinking his bug juice. It has become his signature. Maybe a little like Bret and Big Red. I cannot pass a gas Station (one in particular) without him begging me to stop for Bug Juice. Obviously I gave in today as you can see him guzzling it down above.

litte gymnsat

Jace has a new friend, the kind that no one else knows about but him. Jace may be number four child, but this is my first experience with imaginary friends. The funniest thing about this whole scenario is that he has named him Baraco. Baraco came into his life just after our Family Home Evening on presidents of the United States. We read a book about Barack Obama. Of course his pronunciation is a little different but all the same he mentions his friend Baraco all the time. Tells me Baraco is coming to his birthday party and we are going to see Baraco at the YMCA. Whenever he metions him I just roll my eyes and laugh.

Another tid bit I want to remember about my little Jace is that he has the most adorable head bob, when I get around to it I hope to video it on flip. Any time you ask him a question and he decides to responds happily he bobbles his head, Yes bobbles just like the bobbles weird people used to put in their cars. He gets this smirk on his face and looks out of the corner of his eyes when he does it. So cute only a 3-year-old could get away with it.

Growing up

Well, its happening, I am always saying how I am looking forward to the kids reaching the next stage in life, This was a make moms life easier step forward. Faith has been talking about how she wants to sleep in her own room. I think she has a need for a little alone time. (Can I blame her) I need it too, and not easy to come by in our house. I told her if she wanted to shower upstairs that was o.k. with me. so I taught her how to wash her hair all by herself. Not that maybe she could not have done it sooner. Maybe I did not trust her to get it right, or maybe I was just so stuck in the bedtime routine of doing everything myself and I did not know how to break it. Anyway. I send her to the upstairs bathroom and in 15 minuets Vuallla, she returns bathed, Hair washed and teeth brushed. Only 4 more kids to go.

Jammin with Faith

Jammin with Faith

That's your daughter, no that's your daughter, was what was going through our minds as Bret and I watched the first grade perform during the Elementary Schools Christmas Program.
Faith was one of Three guitar players picked for the performance. She had told me earlier in the week how excited she was to have been picked. She would often show me her great guitar skills, I had no idea that it would turn out to be such a standing ovation from the crowd. She literaly had them in her hand. I received many comments afterwards that I should really get her into guitar lessons. They all don't understand this is just her. A Ham, Just like her Dad!!