Halloween 2009

Yay! Halloween's over!!!! I am a mean mom and made my kids wear costumes we already had. I've been letting them buy them every other year and this was an off year. Jackson was the doggy that Jared, Jaden and Jacey have all worn--sometimes more than once. Jacey was a witch again but I did splurge for some green makeup. Jaden was a pirate and Jared was Darth Vader.
We went to to a potluck and trunk or treat party at the park. My mom was worried that Jackson would wander off at the park or get hit by a car, so she took him to her house. That was fine by me. It was nice not to worry about him and he got to go trick or treating with just grandma and grandpa in their neighborhood.

John is still sporting a beard for the stake play that is THIS weekend, so he went as the unabomber. Posing with Shane Hanna.

All clean after a night of fun. Next up, Thanksgiving!!

FHE- Halloween Style

We made haunted graham cracker houses for Family Home Evening. One of my bestest friends bought everything I needed for it and gave it it me. So nice!!! And then later that night when we were making them, she realized that the generic brand graham crackers she had bought for us were not going to work. She sent her husband back to the store to buy the tried and true Honey Maid brand of crackers and he brought some to our house too. My kids thought I was the best mom and had a great night. Thanks to Amy! Love ya!
John's house- he took great pride in the fact that his looked the best.

Jared's

Jacey with her house

And Jaden. Jackson didn't make one. He went to bed at 7:00 that night (yay!) and I spent my time trying to help the kids build their structure.

Student of the Month

Jaden was awarded Student of the Month for September. First one of the year! Good job! Jaden continues to be an awesome student and excels in every way. Short video of the principal talking about him.

Weekend Away

We managed to get a quick night away last weekend. John and I went to Disneyland all day Friday. No pictures were taken. After carrying around a heavy backpack for two days with the kids, I didn't want to carry ANYTHING. And I didn't. Not even a camera. It was so wonderful. Saturday morning we woke up and went the LA temple. After that we ate on the Santa Monica Pier and managed to take a couple of pictures. We had such a great time and I hope it happens again soon.