Warning: When going somewhere fun DON"T forget the camera

I was so anxious to find out how the pictures turned out using the disposable camera, that I took it in for 1 hour developing. $8.56 later, I would like to blame Walgreens for how poor the pictures turned out, but I know it was the camera! This is why you should always check the diaper bag twice to make sure the camera is there! Forget the baby wipes and diapers but don't forget the camera! Well we had fun anyway and yes Eric was there, even though he looks like he was photo-shopped in. We had a blast and the kids are dying to go back. We were lost in the corn maze for about an hour and Corbyn says to me (shaking her head), "I should of listened to my friend Max when he said he was lost in the corn maze for 3 hours!" She was ready to get out but when you are stuck inside the head of David Archaletta, good luck getting out. (Side note: the maze was shaped like David just in case you didn't get the joke.) Well hope you can imagine the fun we had through the blurry and dark pictures. Heard of a flash? Needless to say the button for the flash was on the front and I didn't see it until I ran out of film. Go head Aaron, insert "blonde joke" here.

Corn Maze

Tonight we bundled up and headed to the Corn Maze at Thanksgiving Point. It was a blast! We jumped on the huge pillow, walked through a haunted monster, looked at some awesome carved pumpkins (our favorite: the BYU cougar pumpkin), went down some slippery slides, got lost in the corn maze for an hour, sat in the Pumpkin Faries Pumpkin carriage (much like Cinderella's), had hand water pump duck races, and bought the biggest Pumpkin ever to carve! Oh and I forgot to mention the chicken feed box that the gils loved playing in and the tires horse swings (much like Tany and Jerry's)that they didn' want to get off of. All and all it was a fun night. The weather even cooperated and it didn't get colder than 38. Very pleasant with a light jacket. The only bad thing was when we got there I asked Kenzie for her camera (mine's broken) and she had forgotten it at home. Bummer! A nice lady heard me saying I was sad we forgot the camera and gave me a disposable one she had. I will post pictures if any turn out! Wishful thinking!

Chloe's New Tricks

Chloe is almost four months old and she has lots of new tricks. She can roll over from her stomach to her back, she can make spit bubbles(her favorite), stand up on Mom's legs, smile, coo, and laugh. She is growing up too fast, except for the sleeping thing, that I would be ok with. Eric said the other day, "Before you know it she'll be in Kindergarten!" I told him not to say that but I know it is all too true. My kids are growing up so fast! I guess all I can do now is hope they like their Mom taging along with them and their spouse!

Scarcrow Festival

The kids are out of school until Tuesday so we went to the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point yesterday. The kids had so much fun! There were about 15 bounce houses and slides, a rock wall, a train, a haunted house, kids games, pumpkins, pedal go carts, and rocket launchers. We went for 3 1/2 hours and if the bees weren't chasing us to get our nachos we would have stayed longer. Did you know bees like nachos? Who knew. Kenzie climbed the highest on the rock wall, Calvin made the coolest rocket and Corbyn loved the bounce houses and slides with her friend Jensen. What a great day! We even got a few smiles from Chloe! Chloe loved the pumpkin patch! We had a fun time and the kids already want us to promise they can go back next year! Stay tuned for fun details about the corn maze, we are headed there next week.

Chloe giggles for the first time!

I was playing with Chloe today and for the first time she giggled at me three or four times in a row. She is so growing up so fast! We played for an hour and then she feel asleep and I held her for 2 hours! She will only be my baby for a little while so I try to get all the loves I can. She is going to be strong, independent, and social like her big sis, Corbyn. She loves to stand up on my legs and bounce and she only wants to be held facing out so she can see whats going on. She is so fun! Today was a fun day!

Yesterday we woke up to a fun surprise!

We got up on Sunday morning and to our excitement we had snow! They were forecasting a 1/4 of an inch so I wasn't expecting 3-4 inches! We have 9:00 church so the kids couldn't play in it. Well, besides Corbyn sticking her hand out the side door and scooping it off the grill every 10 minutes. After church it had already started to melt and my kids were pretty disppointed. After we ate a quick lunch they went outside to gather all the snow that was left in our yard and from the playground. They didn't need much to have fun. All in all it was a great day! To top it off, Calvin passed the sacrament for the for the first time and did fast offerings too. What a great Sunday!

My Dad - AKA "The Nanny"

My parents just came and stayed with us for a week. It was so fun and we all had a blast, even though last night, Corbyn pointed out that we didn't go fishing. We were busy with scouts and gymnastics and Mom and Dad did a few Missionary outings but we still spent some great time together. Mom and I spend a day going to Quilt shops and had a great time looking at different patterns and fabrics. Dad was, well DAD! He was funny and goofy, a great nanny for Chloe and a great house adviser. He even got very attached to Blue or as he calls him "BO-BO." He was in one of his funny moods and Chloe in one of her bad ones, so he told me to let him wear the sling. (Side Note: Chloe lives in the sling, it is the only way she doesn't cry and it is great because then I can have two hands to make dinner, do homework, clean laundry, take a nap (in my dreams), well do almost anything. I don't which is funnier the my dad wearing the floer sling or crossing his eyes while wearing it? Warnig: Chloe's crying can do this do your face! We had a great time and I will look forward to the Nanny's return. If only I could afford to hire him on a daily basis, hey maybe if the stock market keeps falling, I can. :) Love you Mom & Dad can't wait to see you at Thanksgiving!