We have way too much candy! The boys thought it would be fun to make haunted houses out of some of it. So, we called up our favorite neighbors and had some fun building together.

What to do with all the other candy???

Well, we heard that we could take our candy over to the dentist office and they would pay you a dollar per pound for it as well as give everyone a new toothbrush, balloons and free kid meal coupons for Texas Roadhouse. The boys thought about it and we wondered what they would do with the candy. We didn't really want it to be garbage. So, we did some research and found out that the dentist is sending it to the troops over seas as well as matching the money paid out to the kids and donating it to "Coins for Kids". So cool! The boys then went through all their candy and saved about half of it and sold the other half. They made a little money and felt really good about it. Now we just have to pace ourselves with the other 4 pounds of candy we have left.

**Note to self ** Next year, we will skip trick or treating and go to a movie like the Sawyer Family!

Oh, and one more thing - you may be looking at Hayden and wondering why he has a ribbon tied around his head..... Well, for some reason, he's a Nephite.

Carving pumpkins

This year was a first for our boys......they got to carve the pumpkins instead of painting them or nailing decorations to them. I was so tense the whole time watching them use these sharp knives. I was so glad when it was over! They both did a great job and were very careful with their weapons. We have never lit up a pumpkin either since they have never been carved. So, that was fun....the boys loved seeing them glowing in the dark. A new tradition for our family. =) However, Genevieve only got to hammer golf tees. (Thanks, Grandpa "Power" for giving us all those tees!)

Pumpkin Patch

Every kid needs a pet

I've always heard that every kid needs a pet, but we aren't really pet people. We had a rabbit before we had kids, but gave it away after a few months. However, we did potty train it. We then tried some fish after Tyler (age 2) received them for a Christmas present from my Dad. They didn't live more than 6 months. We waited another 2 years then gave a dog a try. Poor puppy...we got him from the pound and returned him to the pound 4 months later. We just are not pet people! But the boys have now saved up many hard earned dollars to buy these gold fish and the tank to go with them. We started with ten fish 11 days ago and are now down to seven. I'm not sure what we are doing wrong, but we are hoping to figure it out really soon. These poor fish are dying off too fast.
Anyway, here are photos of some proud fish owners.

Genevieve looks a little bugged by these creepy little swimmers. She really loves watching them though. She pulls the chair up to the counter at least 10 times a day.

Any advice on how to keep fish alive?

No Boys Allowed!

I spent a night up past Cedar with some of my very favorite gals! We had a blast playing games, eating fondue, staying up way too late and laughing. There were many great memories made. And Amber's tops the list for sure!

Thank you Teresa for sharing your cabin with us all!

I can't wait for our next adventure!