Halloween

I went to the school for the Halloween parade. This is the first year that I have gone for it. I can't believe how crazy busy it was and how many parents were there. The halls were filled with people. The kids walked around the gym then around the outside of the entire school. After dinner we got the kids painted up and headed out to trick-or-treat. They all looked really cute. Savanna was a witch for preschool then a clown in the afternoon. Hanley got some crazy looks but we got a good laugh at her costume.

Zoo

Zachary has been wanting to go to the zoo for months. I haven't wanted to go when it's super hot so a couple weeks ago I told him we would go on his birthday. It was fun but we were worn out by the time we left.

My Mom the Hunter

My dad had been taking my mom crazy places on the 4-wheeler to get a deer and I think she had just about had enough. But the last day for her to hunt she got a really nice one and it was in an easy spot to get to. I'm so excited for her, it's a super nice one.

Birthday Party

Zachary's birthday is the day before Halloween and Savanna's is on Halloween. They have never had a party, or even a family party because they always go trick-or-treating for their birthdays. Since Halloween is on Monday this year we decided to do a party for them the Friday before. They had a bunch of fun and were so excited. We had pizza, played bingo and bean ball toss, ate cupcakes, opened presents and watched a scary movie.

School Pictures

I got the kids' school pictures back. They were all cute but Zachary looked really stiff and was kinda facing sideways instead of forward like Hanley and Savanna. They were cute but I think I'll have him get retakes and see if they can get more of a natural look of him.

... and a Broken Arm

I got a call at work about 2:45 from Zachary's teacher telling me he had fallen off the monkey bars and hurt his arm. I told her that I'd be there as soon as I could and to get Hanley out of her class to come sit with him in the nurses office. When I got there he was laying down and Hanley was sitting by him. The nurse said that he felt so much better when she came in to be with him. When he saw me he started crying. I felt so bad. I called the pediatrician and asked if they do X-rays or if I needed to take him to Instacare. She said to bring him in about 45 minutes. We were going to stop by my father-in-laws house and wait there instead of going home then coming back to the clinic. On our way there we were sitting at a stop sign waiting for a truck to turn around us so we could go. He totally slidded into the ditch right next to us. So we made sure they were alright and waited around for the cops then went to his appt. When we were getting out of the car he burst into tears and said "do I have to get a shot?" I think most of his worry was just not knowing what they were going to do to him. We got there at 4:15, the doctor checked him out and sent us downstairs for an X-ray. Then we came back up and he got a cast on it. He had a buckle fracture just above his wrist. The doctor said it's the most common break and the monkey bars are the culprit a lot of the time with kids that age. After it was wrapped up he felt tons better and we left by 5:15. My mom and dad had come up to get a few things so we went to dinner with them. We saw an older boy with a cast on his arm at the doctor's office and another boy at the restaurant with a cast so at least he knew he wasn't the only one. It was quite the day for Zachary, I left him at the bus stop with tears from pulling his tooth out then picked him up with tears. My poor boy had a bad day.

That last picture was at the bus stop Tuesday morning, he was already excited to show it to everyone, he pulled his jacket sleeve up so everyone could see it.

Tooth

I noticed Zachary's tooth was loose on Saturday and kept telling him that I'd pull it out. He didn't want me to touch it. Finally this morning I talked him into letting me pull it out. I got it almost all the way out and he started to cry and pulled his head away. It was just hanging there at that point. So I made him hold still so I could get it. When it was out he sounded excited and said "is it out?" while completely sobbing. It was right before they went to get on the bus. He had tears on his face and wanted sympathy from Hanley. I felt bad but I hate it when a loose tooth just sits there.

Long Weekend

The kids and Paul had Thursday and Friday out of school so I took the days off as well. We got lots done and just had a good time relaxing and not having to do anything. I sewed some material to make each of the kids a flannel blanket for Christmas and got my spare room clean (mostly). We put spider webs and a big spider around the porch.

Sunday afternoon Paul's dad fell getting out of the van and cut his head open. I think everything else was fine though. The hospital kept him over night to make sure he was alright. We were waiting in the ER while Paul went back to see him. An ambulance brought a little kid in and there were lots of cops that showed up and two Sherrif's brought someone in handcuff's so the kids got quite the excitement of the whole thing.

Halloween Cruise

We took the kids to a Halloween Cruise on the Provo River Wednesday evening. It was packed and we had to wait a while but it was fun. There were lots of carved lit pumpkins that lined the edge of the water and a pirate raided our boat and gave everyone candy. I wanted to take more pictures on the boat but it was so dark and I didn't want to annoy everyone with the flash.

Happy Anniversary

Paul's Mom and Dad would have celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary today. I'm sure John is struggling today without Connie by his side. Happy Anniversary.

Canyon Drive

Sunday afternoon we took a drive up Diamond Fork canyon. The kids were getting restless and kept wanting to get out of the car and go for a hike so we stopped at this little spot on the way back. The red sandstone rocks were really neat (I guess that's what they are) and the kids had fun.

There was a stink bug and Savanna was scared to walk around it and started crying. She usually isn't afraid of bugs but she didn't like that one.

Hayride and Pumpkin Patch

Kathy and the kids came up and met us at the Red Barn to go on a hayride and visit the pumpkin patch. The kids were so excited to see their cousins. We had lots of fun.