Fall Leaves in Idaho

I sent the kids outside to rake the leaves here at the Old Place, and this is what I found them doing 

 They would rake the leaves in a pile, and then run like crazy people to pile.

 I am absolutely in love with so many of the faces they were making, and was so glad that I had my camera handy to capture this fun activity. 

 Love the tongue hanging out of the mouth while he is flying through the air!

 It's raining leaves, hallelujah!!!

 I have such a beautiful daughter, and I hope she never lets any convince her otherwise.

 

 Love the face Jake is making.  This kid cracks me up.

 Leaf angel

 Geronimo

Love Ellie's Hair.  It reminds me of a Farrah Fawcett hairstyle

Red Ribbon Week

We celebrated Red Ribbon Week at our schools.   Both Ellie and Jake had a day where they were supposed to say PEACE OUT TO DRUGS.  Since niether kid had hippie kind of clothing I decided to take an old sheet and make a peace outfit.  I made the pants, headband, vest, and the peace shirt.

Jake looked cute in the shirt and headband, although I think he would have been much cuter in the whole entire outfit.

 Ellie was in love with this outfit and asked if she could use it for jammies after both peace out days were done.

Jake was mad when he found out Ellie was going to be wearing the same outfit to school so he refused to where the pants.  He wound up just wearing the shirt and headband. 

The kids got to dress up a whole week for Red Ribbon Week, but after Jakes little fit about sharing an outfit with Ellie, he refuesed to let me take any pictures of him all decked each day.  I did manage to grab a picture with Ellie in her jammies and crazy hair day get up.

Happy Birthday Karolina

 Happy 17th Birthday Karolina!

 We love you, and are glad you get to be apart of our family for the year.

  We hope you have enjoyed your American Birthday.  xo-xo-xo

 

Halloween

Can you say CUTE?  Ellie was a cute little Pirate girl this year, Karolina was a Disco girl, and Jake was Spider Man.  I am not, nor have I ever been a fan of Halloween, so having young kids who love going out is hard for me.  Usually Ray and I take the kids in costume out to dinner, but this year Ray convinced me to let Karolina take the kids trick-or-treating.  They had a blast, and I didn't have to worry about seeing the scary costumes that freak me out so bad.

Jake was beyond thrilled to show off the amount of candy he got.  All mom could think about was a trip to the dentist. 

 Karolina could not make up her mind what she wanted to be for Halloween so she tried on Ellie's costumes.  First it was the cute little Jail Bird costume, next came the happy Little Lady Bug costume, but finally she settled on the Disco Diva which I think she pulled off rather well.

Ellie was feeling a bit too "old" to go trick-or-treating, until she came home with a bag full of candy, then she decided maybe next year she will be too old.  

Alpacas on the way to Idaho

 There is this gas station in Idaho on the way to Kimberly that has two Alpacas that you can pet.

The white one is younger than the brown one.  They are very nosy creatures, and could not get over how "wierd" my kids were.  lol

 I told Jake I would give him a dollar if he kissed this cute little Alpaca.  ;)

 I think Maddi was about the Alpaca as it was about her.

She was pretty excited to have made a new friend.

 I told Ellie I found her a boy friend, but she did not think I was funny.

 Ellie fell in love with how soft and "adorable" this thing was and asked if she coudl have one.

 Ellie and her boyfriend Al.  :)

Clearly they were sad to see us go.

Sunday Drive

 Grandpa came up for a visit, and to help us with the Old Place, so I decided it would be a fun time to head out for a Sunday Drive.  We packed a lunch and headed up the Logan Canyon to take pictures of the Autumn leaves.  We drove all the way up to Tony Grove, which is one of my favorite places to be and had our picnic before heading home. 

My kids love having their picture taken with grandpa when he is around, but the sun was so bright that it was hard for any of them to keep their eyes open.

First Day of School

 First day of school, and the kids were all excited to head off to school for some new adventures. 

 I was a tad excited to have them head out the door for school, until I remembered that I would be lonely without them.  I Hope they make some good memories this year.

 Such a cute little sass a frass. 

 This kid is a heart breaker already.

So many new adventures await Karolina while she is here in America.