For Fall Break last week, I decided it would be fun to take the kids to
Rexburg to visit my sister. Mike had to work and hunt of course(:, so I loaded the kids up and we went on our way. I was super prepared for the car ride. We had tons of goodies, drinks, kid magazines, coloring books, and of course every Jonas Brother's,
Miley Cyrus,
HSM, etc. Cd that we own. And oh yeah, we had a cow magazine for Ethan. The kids were so good, I could hardly believe it.(: My sister had a ton of stuff planned, so we never were bored. Our first outing was to the library and to Porters. One of Mike's old mission companions is part owner of Porter's. It is the most awesome store. It is kind of a mix between Roberts,
Taipan, Scrapbook, material, and office store. It was kind of funny, because it was me and my sister, and our nine kids. Just try to picture that. good times! Anyway, we also went to the college's planetarium and saw a star show, visited the Idaho Falls temple, (where Ethan threw the biggest tantrum ever), and of course we went bowling at the college (another fun experience.) Ethan ended up running down the bowling lane, and I ran after him. Yeah, bowling lanes are totally waxed down, so Ethan ended up flat on the ground, and I ended up on his head. Totally embarrassing!!! Needless to say, I am still sore from the whole experience. We had a great week, and it was so nice to be able to spend time with my sister, since she has lived in Scotland for the last 3 years. So thanks Kristi for all the meals, great adventures, and super soft towels(:and Jeremy thanks for the yummy popcorn and Jeeves and Wooster movie nights.
Amber,
Katelynn, Kimberly, Lizzy,
Dalaney, Whitney and Emily
The funnest store!
Our night at the planetarium
Visiting the Idaho Falls Temple
This shot is on the Temple grounds. I love it. The only thing that would make it better would be if Ethan was in it...
But, he had other plans.(:
Feeding the ducks pretzels in Idaho Falls, I hope we didn't kill them.
Bowling Night
Ethan thought it was the greatest thing to be able to throw a huge heavy ball. I think he would have been completely happy if every turn was his turn.
I'm kind of obsessed with shoe shots. Look how cute Ethan's little bowling shoes are.
Bowling Beauties.(: Kristi and me.
Every year for Halloween, my sister Kathy hosts a Halloween party at her house. She is the Martha Stewart of our family. She always makes it a memorable experience. We carve pumpkins, have dinner, and of course have a costume parade. She makes it fun with eyeball candles in the drinks, chocolate mice, eyeball chocolates, and lots of other fun things. She's pretty much a pro.(: This year everyone was able to come except Kristi and her family and Mike (he was moving cows). Thanks for the fun party Kath.
We roasted hotdogs and had smores
A twist on the traditional birthday cake.(: It's a chocolate eyeball for my b-day.
My two boys. (No, those are not real tatoos on Mike's arms(: and no that is not real hair either.(:
Our neighbor Brian and his son Michael. Love the Mullet.
My cute friend Jamie. She normally doesn't have purple hair.(:
Ethan freaked out a little when I started to paint his face. He kept staring at everyone wondering what the heck we were all doing.
I love this picture! This is Mike with our Bishop. They were setting up an appointment for Mike to meet with him.(;
Whitney won the most creative pumpkin award. Good thing that Katelynn cleaned it out and I helped carve it. Just kidding Whitney!
Katelynn and her pumpkin
Dalaney and her cute pumpkin
I won an award for my pumpkin too, but I can't remember what (it's the pregnancy setting in)(:
So of course on Friday, I took the girls to see HSM3. We went with Mikes mom and sisters, and my sister-in-law and their kids to see the movie. If you haven't seen it yet, it is a fun movie. Of course it is cheesy, but the music and dancing is really good. After the movie we went to Red Robin to have some dinner. It was packed, so we had to split up(that is why there are two pictures.) Mike's sister Camille and her daughter Kamri came to the movie with us, but had to leave before dinner. And Elisa had to work, so we missed her.
Whitney, Colton, Grandma Smith, Dalaney, Me, and Kate
A couple of weeks ago, my youngest brother, Michael, got married. Their wedding and reception was up Hobble Creek Canyon. They had it in a pool house which was beautiful, except that we happen to have a little boy named Ethan that is obsessed with anything that is dangerous. So we ended up holding him the whole night-tons of fun!(: Just so he wouldn't fall into the pool. My camera is pretty much broken, so these pictures all turned out a little off. If anyone knows of a great camera that I need to get, let me know, I'm in the market for a new one.(:
My brothers Jason and his wife Lorelei (holding Christian) and David and his wife Lindsay.
My cute family
My mom and dad
Katelynn holding Kristen's bouquet
My brother David was trying to get all of us to go swimming in the pool. This is him "acting" like he is going to jump in the pool.(:
Me with my sister and brothers (We are missing Kristi), Kathy, me, Michael, Jason, David (try not to notice how fat I am getting.(:
After the reception, they had dancing. It actually was a lot of fun. We all danced (I even did the running man...Mike was really impressed.(: This is Dalaney and Jefferson dancing the night away.
This is Ethan and Christian running around in circles, over and over again. I guess that is their style of dancing. Notice that the pool is being guarded in the background. Tons of fun!(:
So last Monday for family night, we decided that we better drive up the canyon to see all of the pretty fall leaves. Well, we were about a week too late, but we were still able to get some good pictures. We went up Diamond Fork up Spanish Fork canyon. If you've never been up there, it's kind of fun because they have a fun trail for the kids. Some schools worked on it (including my mom's school.)
The girls pointing at all of the beaver eaten trees.
