Whitehouse Ward Party

10.30.13

Happy Halloween Eve!!!

We are ready for Halloween.

Misty said our ward party which is supposed to be tomorrow night at the Lloyd's house might be rescheduled to Saturday due to all of the rain we've been getting.  It's too wet to go to their place and we already have something planned on Saturday so I started panicking.  I talked to my Whitehouse ward friend, Ginnie, since she is in charge of the Halloween party, and she said we are more than welcome to join their party.  Well, later this afternoon, I heard that our ward party is tomorrow night at the church.  I had already told the kids about the party tonight and I know they would have been crushed if we didn't go so there was no turning back.

(Eden, Glinda, Kinsey and Ainsley)

Glinda the Good Witch was a big hit with the little girls! (Thank you Anne for taking this picture!)

We ate before going to the church so we just enjoyed meeting new people and everybody that was dressed up walked across the stage to show-off our costumes.  Then, the kids went trick-or-treating from room to room around the entire church.  We made two laps then bolted.  After we left, I told Brent that I felt like we just crashed a party and he said, "We did."  I'm pretty sure we won't do that again.

I love how Kinsey crashed on the floor while wearing her brother's pj's!  She's a hoot!

Terrific Tuesday

10.29.13

Last night's creation is very impressive!

It's dancy-dance time!

(Eden, Ainsley and Kinsey)

Ginnie, Eden's mommy, and Anne, Ainsley's mommy, met us for lunch along with some other friends from church and we all had a grand time.

After Kinsey's nap, we went to the jump place that is close to our house to celebrate Conner's 6th birthday.

(Beck, Conner, Luke and Emma...our church friends)

The tunnels in the toddler section turned into fun toys for Beck and Conner.

The kids always take a break from jumping to play the video games.

(Emma, Conner's sister, and Kinsey)

(McKenna, Conner's baby sister)

I couldn't let the kids have ALL the fun so I went down the slide with Kinsey a few times.  Oh to be a kid again!  (Thank you Shannon for taking this picture!)

We finished our day at McD's...I bet Beck and Kinsey will sleep good tonight after playing at the bounce place and at the fast food play ground. This has been a terrific Tuesday!

Carving Pumpkins

10.27.13

Daddy taught Beck and Kinsey the safety of using a knife while carving a pumpkin and they loved it!

(We let Kinsey use a butter knife.)

Great job Beck Lee!!!

Kinsey's pumpkin looks great too with the help of Daddy and big brother. 

Beck loves carving pumpkins so much that he wanted to carve another one the next day...

Kinsey jumped on the trampoline and danced for me while Beck carved his pumpkin.

Ava's 1st Birthday!

10.26.13

We are taking a road trip to Henderson on this lovely Saturday morning for Ava's first birthday party while my hard-working hubby plants bushes for our front flower bed.

This is what we saw when we first arrived...a really cute toy box that was bedazzled by my Aunt Trish, a chalk board filled with lots of info and many, many gifts.

This cake looks awesome!  And, it was delicious too!  In fact, Beck kept begging me during the party if he could have some cake but it took quite a while to eat it since we ate hot dogs first then opened a bazillion gifts then we finally got some cake.  Many people had left by the time they had cut the cake so there was a lot left over.  Then, Beck begged me for the animals on the cake and even teared up when I told him we couldn't take them.  My Aunt Trish overheard our conversation and put the entire top layer of the cake plus extra animals on a plate for us to take home.  Wow, I've got one happy boy on my hands and Brent was so happy that we brought some home for him.

My Aunt Trish is one proud Grandmother!

My cousin, Joey, and his wife, Joanie with their sweet baby Ava.

My cousin, Christie, is one proud Aunt!

My cousin, Salena, thought it would be funny to give Ava a sip of tea but Ava didn't get any since she doesn't know how to suck out of a straw yet.

My Aunt Trish with her two beautiful daughters (Christie and Salena) and her favorite niece.  Lol!!!

My Uncle Chris (on the far left) with his brothers.

Beck and Kinsey played hard on this really long obstacle bounce house and devoured the hot dog and chips.

This little birthday girl is ready to open up all of her gifts.

My Aunt Vickie was also at the party.

Now that's a very big Hello Kitty!

Ava has her very own birthday cake!

This is what she looked like after digging into her cake.  They stuck her in the bathtub afterwards.  Ha!

Now, it's time to hit the road and see my new bushes!