Messy Halloween Morning

The boys have been dying to put on their rain suits and splash in puddles, so Halloween morning I decided to be a fun mom and let them play while Dad worked out in the yard. They stayed out splashing in our backyard puddles for almost two hours. Dad found them a worm to torture and they loved using cups to pour mud all over their hands. I tried to get close up video of their faces but when I did, TJ kicked mud all over my pants:) Needless to say everything came off before they went inside for a warm bath.

Pumpkin Carving

We carved pumpkins for FHE this week. The boys really didn't like the gooey insides of the pumpkins. Maybe in a few years they will like the mess. Trevor's big nose pumpkin is named Dr. Pompo. It is patterned after a Halloween children's book from my collection. Leave it to Trevor to come up with a creative, fun project. They boys just loved Dr. Pompo. I helped TJ with his Dracula pumpkin and Russell with his ghost pumpkin. After TJ saw how cool Dad's pumpkin was he told me he wanted Dad to help him carve his pumpkin next year:)

Trevor tried to make a hole big enough so he could put the pumpkin over his head

lots of gunk

scooping with an ice cream scoop

The finished faces

Out on the porch for Halloween

Primary Program

This is a short video of TJ's part in the Primary Program Sunday. During the first program song TJ was jumping up and down singing when he bumped his tooth on the wood rail. He started crying and Dad took him our. Luckily he didn't miss much and was able participate with his class. For his speaking part he added a bit at the end saying his Dad takes him to church. That's an OK thing to add I guess. I am thankful the program is done and will enjoy watching as part of the congregation and not the one in charge:) The entire primary did a wonderful job and I was so proud of them.

Thanks Grandma Andrea

Thank you Grandma Andrea for our Halloween package. The boys just love their shirts. The boys look so big in these pictures. They are growing up way too fast.

Family Home Evening Cupcakes

For Family Home Evening last Monday we got together with Carol and the Bolingers for an evening of cupcake decorating fun. We baked about 60 cupcakes and bought at least fifteen different candies for our evening of creativity. We did this last year and loved it, so we've made it a tradition. The boys enjoyed eating lots of candy and smearing icing all over for the first twenty minutes, but it was really the adults who had the most fun. Trevor was away on business last year so this was his first year creating with us. We were all impressed with his cupcake abilities. He even came up with some Trevor originals like the black widow he's holding in one of his pictures. This is definitely one of my favorite October traditions.

Carol with all our treats

Trevor is warming up for the icing

A man of hidden talents

That smile stayed on my face all night

Pumpkin Patch October 10, 2009

This Saturday we spent part of the day at the Bi-Zi Farms Pumpkin Patch. This is one of my all time favorite fall family traditions. I don't know what it is about the pumpkin patch, but I just love it. I'm as excited as the boys to be there. Bi-Zi Farms is one of the best patches I've been to because there is something for everyone to enjoy.

The boys favorite area is definitely the corn pit. It was bigger this year then last so Trevor and I took off our shoes and joined in the fun. Both boys loved climbing onto the hay barrels and jumping into the corn. They wanted Dad to burry them in the corn just like sand at a beach. My favorite part is feeding and petting the farm animals. I guess that stems from my animal loving childhood. Anyone who know Trevor can probably guess that his favorite part is the pumpkin launching. This year he was really close to launching a pumpkin in a barrell for a prize. We came home with three huge pumpkins and a very happy family memory.

Dad's pumpkin pick
Russell's pumpkin pick

TJ's pumpkin pick

Russell helping Dad at the pumpkin launch

Digging out

Making sure nothing gets in the mouth

The boys did not want to look at the camera

The Adams farm boys
The chickens swarmed us for the corn meal

We had a hard time keeping Russell from eating the corn

Husking corn to grind into meal for the animals

On top of the world

Saturday Fun

Trevor and I took the boys to Kids Club a few Saturdays ago. They have a new ball shooting area that TJ, Russell, and Trevor just loved. I couldn't have taken the boys on my own because I am too big and pregnant to crawl around in all the kid tunnels. I did manage to get up to the shooting area through the handicapped entrance. I guess if you can get a wheel chair up to that part you can get a pregnant woman up there.

Riding the Elephant in the toddler area

This was a big step for Russell. He usually doesn't like heights.

TJ throwing balls from underneath the shooters

It's a little noisy from the ball machines, but you can still hear me over the loud air.