Happy Halloween!

Tessa was going to be Tinkerbell and Siena was going to be Fancy Nancy for Halloween. I spent hours on Siena's costume, which we didn't bring to UT to visit. We only brought their "pretend Halloween" costumes, (Tessa-fairy; Jairus-Dinosaur and Siena-Carebear) so the real ones wouldn't get lost/damaged. Actually, Siena was super sick on Halloween, poor girl! Good thing my mom's ward had a trunk-or-treat (aka "pretend Halloween") a couple days before! Our sweetest neighbor, "Grandma Honey" asked that the kids come over to trick or treat at her house that night, so at least we have 1 shot of the kids and the 1 house they went trick-or-treating! She even went out and bought these awesome spider toys for the kids! Thanks Grandma Honey, for making it a fun Halloween experience!

Witch Pumpkin

I am so proud of this witch pumpkin Siena ad I made! My mom donated the green pumpkin! Siena provided the pompom hair and witch hat (already in her dress-ups). She also cut the eyes and mouth out where I traced, then helped me tape them all on! I think she did a pretty great job!

of course, Tessa had to have a picture by her too!

Happy Birthday Dad!

My dad wanted to go for Thai on his birthday. Nobody complained! The girls loved it too. Happy birthday dad!

I love this pic of Tess!

Pumpkin Festival

Living in a huge city makes me appreciate smaller towns even more. Especially on holidays and festival days. Pretty sure the Pumpkin Festival in Vegas would have been a nightmare, trying to keep track of these 2, and waiting in ridiculous lines, paying ridiculous prices. We had SO much fun! Definitely worth the 2 1/2 hour drive :)

donuts on a string. They were actually delicious!

pie eating contest- I was proud of Siena for remembering not to use her hands

and shared!

Siena's cookie she decorated

our cookie decorators

HUGE bounce castle! Can you see the twins? (Siena and Jairus)

Siena, brushing her fangs with her new toothbrush

pumpkin bowling

scarecrow Siena

Seating for 4

We went to the craft store with 4 kids. They had those tiny, mini carts. We thought, Oh well, I guess all the kids will have to walk, only the baby will fit. Wrong! All the kids piled in all at once! I don't know how they all found room, but they did and nobody complained!

Garbage Fairies

The self-proclaimed Garbage Fairies! They go around collecting garbage and throwing it away!

Tessa's first haircut

Before

Half-way through

All done!

Tessa got her first haircut today! The before picture doesn't actually show her hair before... but at least I remembered to take a before pic! That's something.... 
Oh yeah, and she's potty trained now!!! Woot woot!

Dora Girls

These girls LOVE Dora. Love to play with her and ever Dress like her!

Greek Fest

Tessa's classic 1-leg-up dance move

Greek fest was so fun! The food was awesome, and Tessa loved the music! I especially loved watching her dance together with her daddy! and since we went early, it wasn't even too crowded!

Capitol Reef & Goblin Valley

We had a great time road tripping with grandma to Capitol Reef National Park and Goblin Valley this fall!

a cool old 1-room school house we discovered on the way

Sinea's flower offering

Fake cop parked by the side of the road to slow down traffic

ancestor's grave

Ride it, girl!

ahmmmm

our little monkey

Tessa was more interested in playing with the dried up dirt than exploring her surroundings in Goblin Valley

Your official "Welcome" to Goblin Valley

Tess, just chillin'

Siena cave

That's me on top of that dome. Quite the climb to get up, but the view was spectacular!

wagon ride at cove fort