Joy School Halloween Bash

We had Jaxson's joy school Halloween party at our house on Tuesday. It was so fun--the kids were hilarious. We have four boys and one little girl in our class, so there were four manly costumes (five counting a big brother) and one little princess, of course. Here are some fun pictures of our party:

Luke and Obi Wan, Donatello, Pricess Maddy, Bumble Bee, and Optimus Prime.

Playing a game with our "ghostly balloons". Umm, this picture is awesome because they look like REAL ghosts. (okay, not really, but kinda).

Check out this cool mummy calzone. If anyone wants to try it out on Halloween, the recipe is here.http://www.tisfortable.com/mummy_calzones.cfm

The kids eating their mummy pizza and ding-dong spiders (remember those?). A little hectic, but such a fun day. Thank you to all the moms who came to help and hang out!

Trunk or Treat at the Motor Vu Drive In

There is an awesome old drive in Erda that does a free (and secret!) trunk or treat every year the Saturday before Halloween. It's one of my favorite things to do, but this year I had to miss it because we had a big clock class in Idaho (it went great but I'm so happy that it is OVER!)

Mark is awesome and he took the boys by himself. Here is what you (and I) missed:

You scream, I scream

Don't let this cute face fool you for one second. Wyatt has always been a vocal baby, and his newest thing is screaming. Happy, sad, mad, you name it, he has to scream about it. And let me tell you. It is a blood curdling, migraine inducing, peircing scream. And. It. Is. All. The. Time.

Please, somebody out there--HELP US. I have had it by about 8:30 in the morning and I'm thinking of taking him and dropping him off at a park for some poor, unsuspecting stranger to find (just kidding, of course...). Seriously though, we are desperate and don't know how to help him stop or communicate what he wants more effectively--any and all ideas are appreciated, so comment away!!

F a L L F u N

Fall is my absolute favorite season. I love the weather, halloween costumes, and fall treats (carmel apples, anyone?). I would have pumpkins on my porch all year long if I could get away with it. We're trying to take advantage of all the fun fall stuff going on, and this week was a good one. We went to Gardner Village for the costume parade and to see the witch displays on Thursday with Grandma Connie and Cami and the Rush cousins. Jaxson LOVED wearing his ninja turtle costume (he thought he was so cool) and running around with his idol, Connor (the ninja).

I think the funnest part of the day though was going to Grandma and Grandpa Harmon's (Mark's grandparents) and having lunch - soup, popcorn, and homemade milkshakes - the kids were in heaven. They all LOVE their great-grandparents and they are both so fun and involved in the lives of all of their children, grand children, and great-grandchildren. WE LOVE YOU!

Last night we took a drive up Settlement Canyon in Tooele and roasted some marshmallows. The weather was perfect - just cold enough to make you want to stay close to the toasty fire.

The boys loved playing in the leaves~

Three handsome guys . I love Jaxson's face in this one - Roasting marshmallows is serious business.

Wyatt was mesmerized by the fire and kept talking to it in his own language.

And then today, my fun mom and I took the boys to the Scarecrow festival at Thanksgiving point. I forgot the camera, so you don't get to see what a blast we had. Seriously though, it was so stinking fun. They charge a fee to get in, and then everything else is free. They had a huge line of blow up bounce houses and slides and obstacle courses and then 20 or 30 fun carnival games for little kids. Jaxson was totally in his element and wasn't ready to go home after the four hours we spent there. Too bad for him that his mom and grandma were totally exhausted after all the chasing, carrying, and kettle-corn eating. If anyone reads this before Monday, I think that is the last day its going on--go, you'll love it!

4th in the 4th Photo tag

My friend Annilee tagged me to post the fourth picture in my fourth folder in my picture files. I thought, hey why not--it is quick and then I will have updated my blog for the week! I tag Holly H., Anne, and Hillaree.

This is my cute little nephew Bo Daniel Huntsman at my brother Chad's wedding last July. Look at those blue BLUE eyes.

Pumpkins With Personality

That is what we were searching for at the pumpkin patch in Erda this week. We found some good ones, including the 'ninja turtle pumpkin' (read: totally unripe, green pumpkin) Jaxson just HAD to have. Here are some fun pictures of our pumpkin adventures!