Trick or Treat

Ward Halloween Party

jackson and riley : dinosaur and fairy

jackson, laura, sam and aliya

This was a dinosaur costume my mom made for my little brothers. It was a little bit big for Jackson, but he loved to put it on and roar. He has been roaring ever since.

laura, cole and jackson

On Halloween night we decided to stay home and let the boys trick or treat inside the house. Brandon and I dressed up as different people to answer the door and give them candy. Jackson sported a Lightning McQueen costume, his third this year.

lightning mcqueen's pit crew and a knight : brandon's monster greeting

even max got in on the fun and answered the door

Halloween Under the Big Top

Another fabulous halloween party at the Brown's. This year had a Carnival theme, Frique du Soleil. Unfortunately this year Brandon missed out on the event due to a heavy work load. We are already looking forward to next year.

the dragons' favorite game

two dragons on a tractor : laura, sam, cole

the cutest halloween witch i know

the gangsters dale and andrew

sam the knight : cory with sam and drew working the spider

cory and lisa, the bearded woman : cooing over a sleeping pumpkin

jackson, grandma, sam, emily and max

Carved

This year we decided to carve faces like the pumpkins in dad's book, Jack O'Lantern. Let the carving begin...

jackson checking out the insides : emily and jackson carving

sam was stabbing his pumpkin with a butter knife : not very effective

all lit up

11th Reunion

We were so lucky to have planned this trip and "coincidently" have it overlap our good friends, the Thompsons, being in Idaho. We enjoyed swimming at the hotel, reminiscing old times, watching the kiddos play, and planning our "future moves" to be next door neighbors.

jackson and braizley

We were also able to get to together with some friends from our (favorite) married ward. It was great to see everyone. All the kids have gotten so big. Especially Brody, my one and only CTR5 while I was Primary president is now 10 and almost as tall as me.

kaysen : so cute

kaysen, addison , breah

collin, clarissa, max, brandon and kyle : conchile (I know I didn't spell that correct)

easton and curt

max, kyle, kaysen, william : addie, kylie, breah, londyn

sam, addie, londyn

addie, sam, londyn

brekka mecham

sam, emily, jackson

emily, bryn, kristel, jodi