Fall happenings

      Burn barrels, killer sunrises and fall in general, is here! And another fun birthday celebration.

Beau was chosen to light the first burn barrel of the season, at the envy of every young boy in the neighborhood.

And a sunrise like this is worth Charlie waking up a few minutes before 7 a.m.

Cute Elliot hanging out at Joey’s while moms at the dentist. (Baby Hudson was napping on Joey’s bed the majority of the time so I never got a picture.)

    Now on to birthday shenanigans with Greg.

Fun snacks and smoker seasoning for Greg from the great Reynolds family.

Homemade Bundt cake courtesy of Charlie.

And Carter went big with his beef brisket gift.

     Then a fun dinner with friends at a local sushi/Asian restaurant. 

A little embarrassment while everyone sings happy birthday.

     And…..

Most of Greg’s gifts. (Not pictured is a salmon filet and drill, courtesy of Isaac, and birthday funds from the budget.)

     So there you have it. Another week of fall well spent. And another year around the sun for the best dad, husband and friend. Now on to more fall fun.

Halloween and the results

      I was, happily, ready for trick-or-treaters early so when Reese and her family stopped by mid-afternoon, I was able to quickly wheel out my trolley full of candy bars. And what a happy surprise visit from our cute Reese.

Started with 225 (not all 225 are in the cart) ended with 78

I’ve never seen a cuter Sleeping Beauty.

      Charlie made her way around town as the “Subway Surfer” and got a decent haul of candy for herself.

     And then we had a little bonus celebration for Isaac‘s birthday. Let’s just say his generous gift of a 12 pack of soda to each sibling on their birthday came back sevenfold.

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Morgan predicted this would only last one week.

    And here’s a couple bonus photos courtesy of Kayli.

They had a fun photo-op at the neighborhood Halloween block-party.

And how cute is Hudson in his “Cars” gear!? 

      And did y’all notice that it’s now November!? And just for kicks and giggles, you might care to know, it’s 49 sleeps until Christmas. Nonsense! But, first, we will be celebrating a few more birthdays starting next week with Greg.

Good-bye October

     So long October, hello November and, hello to these handsome “chefs”.

     And, of course, in the last week of October, we celebrate Isaac’s birthday. 

The big 2-4!

     We also had these adorable photos shared with us of our sweet Reese.

That face!

     And I got a great set of gel nails just in time for Halloween.

 

These kids are ready for some practice Trick or Treating on Main St.

These sunsets are killer.

     Happy Halloween! I’ll let you know next week how many candy bars I have left. (Starting number 225.) 

       

      Oh, and the time changes this weekend, that snuck up on me just like General Conference.

Another week in October

       It’s been another simple week in October. I did get to spend several hours with cute Elliot and Hudson Thursday. (Kayli was on a field trip to the zoo with Beau and her classmates.) My first order of  business is always to get this girls hair in order. She insisted on photo evidence of her braids. And the rest of the time was pretty leisurely, especially for Hudson.

He’s getting so big!

      And, if you’re like me, it’s shocking, but true, we’re down to our last week in October! Make it a good one.

P.S. Not photographed, but worth mentioning, we had a great surprise dinner out with Ben and an even better visit.

Not my fun

  We’ve had another simple week with no photos. Our Sunday evening ice cream gathering was a bust, thanks to the weather. We still set up and tried gathering in the garage, but very few were willing to brave the weather. We’ll try again this Sunday.

     Isaac and Morgan are the ones that had a fun week and I’m quite sure they have way more photos but here’s the ones I’ve seen and felt needed to be shared.

Thank goodness Isaac can drive a stick shift so he could take Grandma Elaine’s cool car for a spin.

       It is currently fall break for the school kids, and it would’ve been super fun to go to the Oregon coast, but, alas, no money and Greg’s water responsibilities make it impossible. Thank goodness the P.I. water is officially off, though, and now Greg can, maybe, take a little breather in the near future.

       I did find out this week that I’m OLD and my feet are tired of repetitive exercise. (Another ridiculous punishment for trying to take care of myself.) I am now a victim of plantar fasciitis. Getting old is DUMB!!

Less exciting week

      This week has been far less eventful of fun things to photograph. There have been less exciting things that I didn’t think to photograph, like the flat tire I discovered after my nail appointment. That led to getting a new set of tires that same day. (Bye-bye savings account!)

       I also did not photograph kids going to the dentist and thankfully not having any cavities but finding a substantial bill waiting from the two older boys who did have cavities recently. (Thank goodness they have money to pay for that themselves.) So all I have to share this week for photographs is my first set of fall gel nails for this season.

Love!

      General conference weekend was great and now we get to look forward to Greg getting a break from the water chores and fall break for the school-kids. 

McClane is 16!

        McClane has hit a massive milestone this week! Meet our newest licensed driver and 16 year old guy.

Fun gifts from Charlie and the parents

We love our Costco chocolate cake.

      And now that fall has officially arrived I feel good about putting out my Halloween decorations.

Greg grew many, many pumpkins, 34 in all. (We shared the majority of them with family and friends.)

Spooky but mostly cute.

       And now photos from McClane’s actual birthday.

Balloons, energy drinks, candy and underwear make it a real party.

And here we see McClane “maugging” for the camera. (That’s the teenage verbiage for “mugging”, I think.)

     Now on to a quiet General Conference weekend.