Family Halloween Party

Tonight we had our annual Family Halloween Party at our house.  It was a great party.  We all went as pirates.  We even picked up a fog machine and some spooky music to make the party even more fun which the kids especially loved. 

The kids got to bob for apples, play outside some since the weather wasn't too cold and of course ... eat doughnuts off a string which they look forward to each year.

And as always, we celebrated Brandon's birthday as well.  He loves that bit of the party the best I think! :)

Thanks to everyone who came!  We had a great time!

"Punkins" & Apples

Not only did we get to pick "punkins" at Uncle Ryan's house today but we got to pick apples from their great apple tree.  Thanks Uncle Ryan & Aunt Alisa!!

After picking our pumpkins we did some carving.  Brandon even carved his own Jack-O-Lantern this year!

Brandon's 9th Birthday!!

Can you believe it ... Brandon is NINE today!!  He had a party with his friends today and had a blast!!

They had fun whacking at a pinata ...










And decorating cakes with silly faces!!








And of course opening presents which where mostly Lego sets ... surprise surprise!! 

And then after all the fun with friends we went out to dinner at The Mayan with Grandma & Aunt Amy!!

Happy Birthday Brandon!!!

To the Zoo with Dad

Dave is such a great dad!  The weather has been so nice lately and it's been forever since we've taken the boys to the zoo, so today, while I went to work, he took the day off and took the boys to the zoo.  They had so much fun.  This was Kyle's first time being there and he said his favorite animal was the Elephants.  Eric loved the Scorpions and Brandon loved the Golden Monkeys.

Witches & Pirates

In keeping with our annual tradition, we went over to Gardner Village to see the witches and took pictures of the boys in their Halloween costumes. Aren't they the coolest pirates ever!!!

Work

Today I started back to work at my old job as a computer programmer.  My boss from my old job at ADP wanted me to come back to work to help them through their busy season so I will be working about 6 hours a day, while Brandon & Eric are in school for the next 10 weeks or so. Kyle is going to play at a couple friends houses while I work which I think he will have fun doing. This works out perfect for me because I am not ready to go back to work long term since Kyle is not in school yet so the short term contract is really exciting for me. I loved working, loved my job and love the people that I worked with so I am excited to get to do some work again. And Dave certainly isn't complaining about having his "Sugar Mama" back again. :)

Hunting Camp

We spent the day up at Strawberry Reservoir today where Dave will be hunting elk next week. The boys had fun 4-wheeling and shooting the BB gun.