Monster Mash

After Kamri's dance class they put on a little Halloween dance.  Kamri kept looking up at me and smiling big but you can't tell, I need to get a real camcorder that can zoom instead of my phone!.  Lyla shows off her dance moves too around 1:25.  She was also trying to tap her toes like the big girls.

  

I had my weekly injection of progesterone yesterday to hopefully help my cervix do it's job.  I remember being a little more emotional the day after the shot during Lyla's pregnancy but today I was a mess.  I hope I can blame it on the shot and I hope it doesn't end up being like this every week!

Hayes had a bloody nose right as we were walking out the door to get him to school, he was five minutes late because of it and I sat out in the car bawling.  Seriously. Crying over your child being five minutes late. Lame. In my head I knew it wasn't a big deal but those lovely hormones....

Hayes ended up going to the nurses office four times because his nose kept bleeding. I went in at 12:30 to bring him new pants since a little blood had gotten on his. The nurse also thought he might need to go home. He didn't want to though so I held his nose for awhile, it stopped and thankfully was fine the rest of the day.

We went to our ward trunk or treat a few blocks away from our house, Lyla hadn't had a nap today so she was cranky so I drove her home. Bracken walked the kids home and trick or treated on the way.  They came home with way too much candy.  I didn't get any pictures...thankfully Denise got some pictures of my kids costumes at the party last weekend.

Carving Pumpkins

We finally carved our pumpkins. Bracken, Hayes and Kamri did the dirty work of pulling out the "guts." Hayes and Kamri told me what they wanted and I did the carving. Lyla tried her hardest to stay as far away as possible from the lit up pumpkins while Kamri tried to get her close for a picture.
Bracken's work had a Halloween party today. The kids now have a ton of candy and they haven't even done real trick or treating yet! Lyla didn't quite understand and would take a candy out of someones bowl and replace it with the candy she had received from the previous office. Thus making sure every bowl had a melted, mangled candy.

The girls and I cleaned out the car today. Detailing the inside, Kamri was a big help wiping out the cupholders with her little hands. The rest of the day was unpacking and laundry in-between card games of Speed. Kamri just learned how to play and loves it.
We were planning on carving pumpkins tonight for family home evening but after soccer practice and dinner there was less than an hour left before bedtime and my patience was running out. Bracken is a smart man and convinced the kids to do pumpkin carving tomorrow and watch a short tv show tonight instead. It'll be a lot better carving pumpkins with more time and energy!
It was a good day but definitely falling asleep early tonight!

Home again, home again

Too quick of a trip! We're back in Vegas right before midnight. We went to church in Mendon and ate lunch then dinner in Cedar. It's nice to be able to see some of both families.
My favorite part of the car ride was listening to Hayes and Kamri discuss what movie they were going to watch. We told them they had to both agree on one and if they whined or cried about not getting their way we wouldn't turn on a movie. Kamri wanted Bedtime Stories or Tangled; Hayes wanted Jungle Book or Monsters Inc. They compromised on Backyardigans. It was great, no arguing just talking, they solved the problem themselves and they picked something Lyla enjoyed too!

Halloween Party

Doughnut eating, balloon popping, lots of good food, more candy and a treasure hunt that ended in the cemetery! Denise knows how to throw a party! Here are some highlights: Kamri told Bracken there were mummies in the cemetery, buried underground. Yet she still went in, brave girl! Griffin provided a lot of entertainment trying to pop his balloon, he would jump on to it and either miss and hit the ground or bounce right off, flying into the air.
Jate had the funniest costume, wearing his moms high school cheerleading uniform. Denise's black widow costume was amazing, lots of black tulle! Kamri and Halle were cute matching green- faced witches. Griffin was buzz lightyear, he was about to test out his wings ('falling in style', anyone?) by jumping off the back deck, luckily his older sister knew he would be the one to actually do something like that so she called for help and his dad rescued him.
I will definitely post some pictures when I get back to my computer!

Hogle Zoo

On our drive up to Logan we stopped at Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City. Telly met us there with his kids, Macee, Griffin & Taggert. It was a nice break in the drive. Lyla loved the tigers and was roaring! Kamri's favorite were the giraffes and Hayes...He loved chasing the peacocks.
We got to stop and visit my friend Shayna and her newest little one! Then we dropped Bracken off at a draft party for fantasy basketball and went the rest of the way up to Mendon. Bracken is getting a ride up from Farmington with Kade later tonight. I'm glad Bracken ended up having work off today and could come with us and that he gets to go do something fun with his brothers. Too bad it's not ski season yet!

We drove up to cedar tonight and are headed up to Mendon in the morning. Longhurst Halloween Party here we come!