The Weather is Changing...

So on Monday when we woke up to snow, I was excited for the kids to wake up to see what was outside! (Even though I'm not a huge fan of the snow for long periods of time.) I brought Carter to the window and had him look out. He had a confused look on his face, obviously he didn't remember what snow looked like. I said, "Carter, look at all of that snow!" Carter looked out, "Eeww? Mama?" "No," I said, "Cold!" Then he looked at me... "Oh." It was just so sweet and innocent, I wonder what he thought it was? Something disgusting, I guess!
The picture above is of him at our Ward Chili-cook off. I finally got him to smile! (Oh, and I won second place for my White Chili, Wahoo!)


Here is all of the princesses!

Neil and I TRIED to be vampires from Twilight. I was trying to look like Victoria and Neil, Edward! Ha ha, just kidding, he didn't want to be Edward because he didn't want everyone to make fun of him. I, of course, thought he looked amazing all sparkly! We are still finding sparkles all over our house! Next year I'm going to see if he'll be Jacob! We'll see.

Yesterday when I was in my room for a minute I came out to find EmmaLee doing the dishes all by herself! I thought it was so sweet, I had to capture the moment. She had soap and water everywhere, and the water was freezing cold! But I politely thanked her for doing such an amazing job, and cleaned up after her later. I love that girl!

Neil has been working so hard in school lately with all of his Research he's been doing. Yesterday he presented his Research to a panel of professors and he did amazing! He exceeded their expectations! So because of all of his hard work and long hours we decided to celebrate by going out to eat. We ended up at Red Robin. It was delicious.

What we've been doing this Fall!

Can I just say how much I LOVE my sweet kids! I've been thinking about them a lot and how lucky I am to be their mother. However, because of that I also have been thinking how hard it is to be a Mom, and to make sure all of their needs are being met, and I'm raising them to be the best they can be. So much PRESSURE!


They have been learning to play together so well! It makes me so happy when I see how happy they are when they are together. Don't get me wrong, they also know how to push each other's buttons!

Best friends!

EmmaLee was invited to a birthday party where they painted faces. She loved it!

EmmaLee and Carter were fighting about who got to wear the Hot Pad around their foot. EmmaLee won in this picture.

Also in October, EmmaLee had her first Primary Program. She had one line to say "God is the Father of my Spirit". She said it over and over to practice. To be honest, she is pretty shy and I wasn't sure if she was going to make it up on the stand in front of all of those people. But she did AMAZING! It made me cry to watch her being so brave and so grown up. She also knew every song and she sang her little heart out. It made my heart melt. I just can't believe my little girl is growing up so fast! The other day she told me that she wished she was a mom so she could hold and hug her little babies in her arms. I told her that she has 14 babies of her own (dolls) to hold and hug. She said.. but mom, those aren't real! I hope she can wait 20 more years! She loves those babies.

We were fortunate enough to go to Cornbelly's. It a great place to celebrate Fall! Neil loved to hang out and play with the kids in all of the activities.

They have huge jumping pillows there and you can jump for five minutes. The kids loved it, but we had to wait in line for fifteen minutes and Carter was getting very impatient. I don't know what we are going to do with him when we get to Disneyland next year?

Riding behind a tractor, in a fake cow! What more could you ask for?

Everyone enjoyed it!

We got to go on a Hayride. Which, I think, is the ultimate fall activity.

Neil, Kellan and Andrew. They were racing on these adult, tricycle tractors! I think Kellan won. But they had fun, none the less!

The Doom's in the corn maze. Thanks to Suzy, we made it out!

Nicole and I! For some reason, my camera was picking up all of the dust articles in the air. I couldn't get a clear picture. It was a little frustrating.

For some reason, just lately, Carter will not pose for pictures. I hope it's just a phase.

Our Family in the corn maze!

EmmaLee got to dress up as a princess and play in the princess land. She loved it. They had a horse and carriage just like Cinderella's.

Some of our sweet neighbors planned a fun Halloween party for the kids. We headed over to the church since none of our houses are big enough. Here are a few pictures of the event. Sorry, I couldn't get everyone. It was a lot of fun! Grant is pictured above with his adorable alien costume!

Katelyn, Nicolette, Danika and Issak!

Kristin, Ethan, EmmaLee, Skyler and Amy!

Nicole, Marcy and sweet baby Emily!

Carter, who again, wouldn't pose for a picture. He also has just recently started biting his fingernails. I don't know what made him just all of the sudden start chewing? Anyway, his hands seem to always be in his mouth. That won't help the colds this coming season. He already has a runny nose, that I just can't seem to get to go away! It's a little frustrating. Actually, it's a lot frustrating! I don't know what do to. Those darn colds!

Abbey, Aliyah, EmmaLee, Alyssa, Liriel!

The Princesses, Cinderella and Belle. Oh, I mean EmmaLee and Lydia!

Neil surprised me last week, and I walked into the living room and there were bikes! I was shocked because I have been trying to get him to buy us bikes for years! Anyway, come to find out, there are very generous, sweet people who gave him the bikes at no cost. I will forever be grateful to them and their kindness. So, he had his brother Ben help him fix up the bikes and he went looking for a bike seat for Carter. (If you ever need anything fixed, Ben is the best person to go to, he is always so very helpful! Thanks Ben!) Two weeks later, Neil found a seat and we were able to hit the road! Thanks Babe!! I LOVE YOU!

It was so fun to ride as a family, especially since EmmaLee has learned how to ride. She did get very tired on our first ride. She cried the whole way home. But I can't blame her. She has to petal ten times more than what we do, since her bike is so small. Hopefully someday we can upgrade her bike. Or, I have a better idea, a double bike trailer! Ha! Ha! I'll have to work some more on Neil for that one!

Our sweet Carter! He fell, running on the sidewalk. If you look him up and down, you will see that he plays very hard outside. EmmaLee was never like that. But you can tell he is all boy! He loves to kick balls, throw Frisbees and anything else sports. But I do have to say that today while EmmaLee was at school, he took four of her baby dolls and put them down for a nap in his crib. He also got out the wipes and the diapers and changed the dolls. He is definitely in touch with his feminine side, thanks to EmmaLee. He might just be embarrassed at a later age, when he finds out all of the stuff that EmmaLee taught him how to do. Oh well, I think it's cute!