Monday, November 6, 2017

Half o' October

Cousin Time!


Ready for a pony ride.

Jayden:  "I'm still winning!"
Carter:  "No fair!"

Ready for a tractor ride.

Long ago, these two bandits served their time.

Now they are back for more.

More hardened than ever.


Picture with Grammy

Kids table

Bigger kids table

After quite a bit of convincing, Carter finally braved the dark tunnel.
Carter: "That wasn't so bad."

Darlin' it's better down where it's wetter; Under the sea.

He can't see you if you don't move!!!

Apparently this is Jayden's sister, or so she says.
Poor Mommy.

Spencer Says.  The best game ever!

An hour after we put her to bed, Jayden comes out with a confession:
She wasn't in bed. 
(yes, that is Grammy's lipstick)

Grammy got three new statues in her front yard.

Grammy???

Jayden got very offended and sat on this box for about 20 minutes, pouting.
Thank you to all the concerned passersby who stopped thinking she was a lost child.

Pause for a quick lunch.

The new and improved Dr. Batty.

Dr. Batty, running a PET scan.












Jayden freeing Carter from the playground.

This is how you do it, brother!

Oh, I got the hang of it!

Sharing their feelings about brushing their teeth.

Norm channeling his inner government worker.

Tuesday hitching a ride home.

We couldn't leaf this one out.

Carter's turn.

Teaching Carter how to be a manly man.


Our princess and our superhero


On a quest.

Dad didn't feel like dressing up this year.

Enjoying a tortilla chip sandwich.
Recipe:  1 tortilla chip between 2 ritz crackers.
Delicious.

Carving pumpkins is boring....

....Fine I'll do it....

......Oh, that actually looks pretty interesting......

.....Ok I'll help you......

.......Me too!


Cuddling with Grammy

Halloween dinner:  Mummy dogs.

Trying to show proper etiquette even eating this finger food.

Trick or treating




First dentist appointment.
She did awesome!

Deep in the heart of Africa, wild animals seamlessly blend into their surroundings......

........Until they are ready to attack!

Daddy and his baby girl

Younger Daddy and his baby girl.
(the hair equilibrium is constant, though the balance has shifted.  Where there is a gain, there is also a loss).

Thank you Burlington Coat Factory, for supplying fun, safe playground equipment for children.

Including monkey bars...

....and a ropes course.
(although, you might have put more thought into which department you select to host the playplace.  Luckily we left before the kids found the slingshots).

Carter's first school report!
Lions



Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Fall Fiesta-ing

Laparoscopic foreign body extraction at Intermountain's Harvest Festival.
Conditions were sub-optimal.  Despite aggressive resuscitation attempts, Jack O. Lantern perished at 19:47 

Bert Macklin and Lil' Sebastion.
Tiny horse, big hero.
(Please watch Parks and Rec!)

Jayden waited in line 90 minutes for this pony ride.
"Totally worth it"

Best buds

Mommy said she was tired of drawing cows for Jayden, so she decided to draw her own.
Not bad.

Ready for the dragon roller coaster at Lagoon!

That was awesome!!!!

Carter got a little nervous about this dragon roller coaster.  Luckily he had Uncle Spencer with him to help him be brave.

Ahhhhh!

 Jayden was too scared to go into the trick or treating attraction, until she saw this 50s dancer.  Then she ran in and danced with her.

Ready to tackle this ride alone!





Anna hairstyle today

Corn pit at Jakers


What a good big brother!

Pretty proud of themselves

About to go in the haunted hall.

Tractor ride.

Which way to go...

Carter waiting for the rest of the family to catch up.

"Come on guys, this way!"

Daddy's big helper.

New best friend



Birthday breakfast!!!!

Six years old!

It's a fall fiesta......
The leaves are falling.....


Come to the fiesta....


"It's hard wait!"
(Lunch was taking too long to cook)

Ah, perfect.

Birthday picnic lunch.

More fiesta

Frosting is the best part of cake.  Why bother putting it on the cake?

Carter got a "Creation Crate" for his birthday.
He's in heaven
Birthday creation.

Party time!




Building 3-D shapes.

"Can we keep him? Pllleeeease?"

Back to Jaker's with his kindergarten class.

We didn't know what to say about this.....
This wasn't a one time experiment.   He did this over and over and over.



Dancing with her pal, practicing to be a "dance-arina."
Big brother photo bombing.

Carter showing Jayden how to read.

Family hike

Trying not to get blown off the mountain.
(it actually wasn't very windy.  Silly kids)