Saturday, October 23, 2010

A Little Rodeo











Our stake held a rodeo today and we had so much fun! Eli started off with the chicken chase. Most the time he just stood there looking at all the other kids running around like they were crazy. :) Then we got some cotton candy, took a miniature horse ride, ate some popcorn, had Eli's face painted, and ate some yummy pulled pork sandwhiches. Eli loved watching the animals. He was too little to do the pig chase or muttin bustin. Maybe next year!

Thursday, October 14, 2010

More Family Fun






Saturday night we helped Eli carve his first pumpkin. He loved helping us, except he thought cleaning out the inside was "yucky". (Could have guessed that one with his obsession of having clean hands.) He named it Bucky and was so excited when we lit it and put it on the front porch. He has checked up on him every day and constantly asks us to light the candle when it gets dark. Sunday morning I tried to get a few pictures with both kids together before church, since I don't really have a good recent picture with them together. That was impossible! Oh, well. Then when Eli woke up from his nap later that day he wasn't acting like himself and he didn't want to eat anything. He ended up throwing up twice that night and that was the first time he ever has. In Eli's words, "Mommy, I spit." Luckily it didn't spread to the rest of us and he was back to his regular self on Monday. I finished Ava's costume and I can't hardly wait! (I actually did put her in it while my family was here so they could see it. I'll give you a hint....red, black, & a tutu.) I'm still working on Eli's. If you have cowboy boots that would fit a 3 year old (size 7-8), a hat, or chaps, let me know!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Potato Harvest

















Growing up in Idaho we always had a 2 week break from school around the end of Sept. or first of Oct. for the farmers to harvest their potatoes. A lot of kids worked for the farmers during this time, but since my mom taught school, this was often a time we would go on family vacations. My mom and aunt decided to spend their break with us and have been here for almost a week. We went to an indoor amusement park, did lots of shopping, went to the Arizona Museum for Youth, and had a picnic at the park. Here are some pictures from our fun so far.