Pumpkin Fun

Friday was our family pumpkin day! Every year we get together with my family, have dinner, and carve pumpkins. While the adults to most of the work and the kids run around screaming, its still always a lot of fun. I started by taking my kiddos to the Maybe Family farm and pumpkin patch. Its a cute little farm and they sell their HUGE pumpkins for what everyone else charges for small ones. They had fun climbing on the hay bales, walking through the rows and rows up pumpkins, looking at the old tractor, and of course picking out the best pumpkins to bring home.

That night we went to Grandmas with everyone else to carve. I don't let my kids actually carve their pumpkins. Since Josh would most likely stab me and Zach can't really control a knife we use the Fright Lights. Its kinda like LiteBrites. They hammer in the pegs and you put an LED light in the pumpkin and they light up just like regular ones. Both boys had a blast hammering their pegs and Zach didn't want to give up the hammer when he was done.

Camping in October?

Well, Christian has been begging to go camping all year and so we finally went over UEA weekend. It was a lot of fun, but such an ordeal!

We got everything packed and ready to go on Thursday night so we could leave early on Friday. We were taking Christians parents tailer so that we would have some warmth and electricity for Zachs pump. We left home at 10am and got went to pick up the trailer (we could only drive it during the day). When we got there, there was a problem with the electrical hookup and we didn't end up leaving until noon. Then we got stuck in traffic for over an hour near Provo. We finally got to our campground in Snow Canyon (by St. George) at about 7. By the time we got everything set up and ready to go, we decided we were going to drive into St. George and get some dinner. About this time Zach thought it would be a good idea to get sick. He spent the next 3 hours throwing up and having a horrible time. Now we were so frustated that we decided we were going to come home first thing in the morning. Luckily Zach slept well and woke up bright eyed and ready to play. We decided to give it a shot and took off for Zions. We stopped at a litte petting zoo/picture stop along the way and the boys had a blast feeding carrots to the goat, llamas, deer, and burros. There was a bunch of old time buildings that you could take pictures in front of as well. After we left there we had a quick picnic at the park and then headed into Zions to hike. We spent most of our time on the Riverside Walk (a paved trail thats not to steep for the wheelchair). Josh insisted we stop and take pictures almost every 5 feet. When we had had enough hiking we drove back into St. George for dinner then went back to camp and roasted marshmallows. On Sunday we got up early and headed out by about 10. We finally got to Christians parents (to drop off the trailer) at around 6. It was a lot of fun, but way to long to be stuck in a car with kids!

99 Things

99 Things...
I thought this was a fun one... I copied it from Shannon-

Here is a list of "99 things..." the ones that I have done are in Blue.

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Italy
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty (does half way count?)
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34.Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language- (Do I have to be fluent?)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Received flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Which ones have you done?...

A quiz for Josh

My sister had this on her blog so I decided to see what Josh would say. Some of the answers are pretty typical of a four year old and some of them made me laugh!


1. What is something mom always says to you? No
2. What makes mom happy? Being good
3. What makes mom sad? stepping on her foot
4. How does your mom make you laugh? tell me funny jokes
5. What was your mom like as a child? play
6. How old is your mom? 2
7. How tall is your mom? 9inches
8. What is her favorite thing to do? making necklaces
09. What does your mom do when you're not around? I don’t know
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? Rock star
11. What is your mom really good at? scrapbooking
12. What is your mom not very good at? spanking my butt
13. What does your mom do for her job? cleans
14. What is your mom's favorite food? rice krispies and spaghetti
15. What makes you proud of your mom? makes me happy
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? Roger
17. What do you and your mom do together? go on rides
18. How are you and your mom the same? freckles
19. How are you and your mom different? "Jesus makes us different"
20. How do you know your mom loves you? because she gives me kisses