Halloween Fun!

We had a pretty good Halloween! The kids had been a little under the weather, but we made do! Leauna and Lydia were golfers, and Reagan and Ryland were Chicken riding cowboys!

My boys!

Reagan!




Ryaland!

Lydia!

Leauna!

We went to the ward Trunk of Treat and had a good time and then took the girls to a few houses after!

Lydia

Reagan!

Leauna!

Leauna, Ryland, Lydia

The girls also had fun dressing up in their princess atire!

Ryland has mastered opening doors this week, and while I was busy elsewhere he went into my bedroom and found the halloween stash, this is what I found!

He was able to sneek in twice and in all he opened 28 suckers! What a kid!

I AM BLESSED!

I just loved this and had to keep passing it on! Enjoy!

"How do you think of your children? On any given day, would you say your children are a blessing or a burden? Here is a challenge to you…How are you?”…“How is the baby?”…“How are your kids?”… We all hear these questions every day. Do you know a mom who always answers something like this: “Well, I haven’t killed my 2-year-old yet, so I guess that’s good.” Or, “I’m just exhausted,” or, “Things are absolutely crazy – I am so stressed out!”Maybe that frazzled, haggard, bewildered mommy is someone you know. Maybe it’s you. I know I’ve been there. Here is my question to you today… are we bearing our blessings as burdens? Those babies that we dreamt of and prayed for, that we had so much fun choosing names for, that we counted the days to meet… are they burdens to us now? Those homes that we were ecstatic to move into… are they burdens now? That husband that we couldn’t live without, that we picked out the wedding dress for, that we cried and ached and waited by the phone for… is he a burden now? That job you needed, you wanted and prayed for, that provides food and clothing for your family… is it a burden now?Sometimes it seems to me like a mantle we as moms must carry. We must be tired, we must be stressed out; we must be harried and frazzled, we must be lucky just to make it through the day. Are we bearing our blessings as burdens? Are we tired? Absolutely.As moms, we know about the 2 a.m. feedings, the nightmares, the wet beds, the midnight curfews. Do things get a little stressful between PTA meetings, dance class, the T-ball game, and dinner on the table at 6? Sure they do. Are husbands always a joy when they get home from work? No way. Is scrubbing the potty, doing the laundry, and cleaning the high chair tray the greatest thrill we’ve ever known? Of course not.So how do we look past the burdens and see the blessings of our families and our homes? Do you know any women who would give anything to have a baby to nurse at 2 a.m.? Anyone who would love to have those clothes we are sick of washing, or that house we just can’t keep clean. Do you know any women whose husbands aren’t coming home?I challenge you to joy, to smile, to persevere. I challenge you to bear your burdens as blessings and watch as they multiply. And the next time someone asks you how you are, throw off that identity of stressed out, frazzled mommy, find your smile and answer, “I am blessed!”

Daddys Helpers!

We were having troubles with our dish washer the other day, while Ryan was working on it the kids were there to help! Ryland was so funny, he laid down their the whole time doing everything Ryan would do!

Ryland had a screw that he was trying to put in, and he was working so hard just to get it to stay some where. When he finally got it shoved in somewhere he turned to his dad and said, "Daddy, I got it!

Ryland so focused and hard at work!

Reagan was helping to organize daddys tools!

And then all the kids decided to get in on the fun!

Who knew fixing the dishwasher could be so much fun!

Painting Pumpkins!

We painted pumpkins for FHE last week! We all had fun!

Leaunas finished product!

Lydias pumpkin!

Reagan hard at work!
Ryan, watch out for your hand hunny!

The boys having fun getting dirty!

My favorite people!

Fall Fun!

We went on a family adventure to a pumpkin patch a few weeks ago!
The kids had a great time and loved seeing so many pumpkins!

The girls enjoyed a pony ride!



Lydia on her pony!

Lydia

Ryland realy wanted to ride a pony he was so excited right up until the pony moved, and then he had a drastic mind change! He was so scared so he decided to watch with us!But he was on long enough to get a few pictures

Leauna and Lydia, they were a little dissapointed that you didn't get to take the ponys home after the ride!Ryan and Ryland watched as the rest of us went on a Safari Train ride! (Ryan was not interested in it at all!)

The kids and I on the train ride!

And a sweet picture of my little boy! He was feeling a little under the weather and he fell asleep on the family room floor which never happens!

We had a great time! It is always fun to go on little family adventures!

Licensed!

Just wanted to share the good news! Ryan took his board exam to become a licensed administraitor yesterday! And He PASSED! He did awesome and I am so very proud of him and all his hard work! So many have asked if he gets a cool raise or anything with this being done, the answer is no, but he gets to keep his job, so that is good enough in my book! I am so releived that it is done! I am also excited because I get my hunny back, at least part time. As he has spent every spare moment the last several week studying, I felt like we were back in college! Nice job hunny, I love you and I am so proud of you!