Trick or Treat

A couple weeks late...:) but Halloween was tons of fun this year. It's actually one of our favorite Holidays. This year was no exception. Everything started Friday night. We went with our friends Brian and JaLayn and their kiddos to the Boo at the Zoo. The kids loved it again this year. It's probably their favorite Halloween activity.
After much debate and mind changing...Mady decided to be a witch.

Noah wanted to be Optimus Prime. Which was perfect because we already had a costume for it. However, he had a fit when he figured out he would have to wear a mask. Then it was an even bigger fit when I said I would paint his face. Sooo...Halloween was Monday and Friday he decided he wanted to be a cowboy. Good thing JaLayn had what we needed! He was a cute cowboy too!

All the kids at the zoo. :)

After all the fun we all went out to Sizzler. It was a great night and Mady was definitely tuckered out. :)

We carved our pumpkins on Sunday night with Dal and Jamie and the kids. :)well...the kids stabbed and drew on the pumpkins...we carved them. :) but it was tons of fun!


The finished products!
Mine, Adam's and Brooklyns. :)

Mady's, Noah's and Jamie's.

Kru's :)

It was a fun display at our house! :)
On Monday both kids got to wear their costumes to pre-school. Mady's school did a big Halloween party and she loved it! That night we did the trunk-or-treat at the church and then came back home so the kids could trick-or-treat to our neighbors. We had everyone over for chili and just visited. Our neighborhood is so fun because we get so many trick or treaters. :) our kids like giving the candy out as much as they like getting it. :)
Josh and Dax handing out candy at the trunk-or-treat.

The kids trick or treating. :) they loved running up to doors the old fashioned way. Me and Adam were talking about how we EARNED our candy doing it that way. LOL.





It was a fun year...hope everyone else had a great halloween too!

Quick Summer review in photos (since I'm so behind!!!)

-4th of July-
We had lot of fun on the 4th. It's actually one of our favorite holidays! We went to the parade, then to the park...where we walked through the booths and the kids played. Then we had a simple BBQ at our house. After that we enjoyed a nap. :) On a spur of the moment we went to the IF fireworks which we haven't gone to since we had kids. First we went and had dinner and then headed over. Noah didn't love it so much but Mady did. :-) Took us forever to get home, but it was a good day!





-Dentist Appointments-
Both kids were super brave and NEITHER of them had any cavities. :)


-Swim Lessons-
They built a water park in Rexburg and this was the 1st year it was opened. Mady did swim lessons there this summer and LOVED it. She actually cried every day that we had to leave. :) Her cousins Kynden and Ashton took them also, so every day afterwards we went to the free lunch they do at the park. :)




-Rexburg Rapids-
We spent several days at the water park this summer with the kids. :) It was tons of fun. It was even more fun when Adam's parents went with us so we could go down the water slide. we were like little kids again. lol.


-Gymnastics-
The kids took gymnastics this summer from June-August. The first time Noah cried his eyes out, but then he decided he liked it. :) It was good for them.


-Mountain View Company Party-
For our company party they catered lunch and gave wrist bands out at the Riot Zone. We had lots of fun. :) and it was free...even better. :)

Holy crap! I have a 3 & 5 yr old!

(I love how their invites turned out...I used the same girl as last year and she always puts my thoughts together perfectly.:)
June was filled with lots of birthday celebrations! Well Noah's birthday is on the 4th..which fell on a Saturday. Adam had to work, so we had an easy day and he helped me make cupcakes. We let the kids decide something they want to do, and Noah chose the zoo. So when Adam got home, we went to the zoo in Idaho Falls and then to TGIFridays for dinner. We had lots of fun and I can't believe my baby is 3. He is so much fun and such a joy to our family. He is my easy going kid, with a temper at times! he is such a love bug and will cuddle with me any time of the day if I ask him to. :) Love this kid.



This was the same weekend as Beer fest apparently...and it took forever to get our food. Noah even fell asleep. We did however get our entire meal for free plus a dessert. :)

we still let Noah come home and have one of his cupcakes. :)


Mady's birthday is on the 20th. Her birthday was on a Monday...and of course Adam had to work. lol. So we went to the park with my steps sister and niece and nephew, then out to ice cream. Mady decided she wanted to go bowling. So we did a little get together at Fat Cats and bowled and had pizza. She had tons of fun and got lots of barbie stuff she wanted. :) She is definitely my girlie girl. It's so crazy to think that 5 years ago I had her. time has gone too fast. I tell her all the time I want her to stay little and she tells me she can't because she want's to be big like me. :) she is HUGE mommy's girl and my drama queen. That certainly hasn't changed. ha ha. She will start a pre-K program this fall and that is just crazy. She is such a sweetheart and we feel so blessed to have her in our family.

Aunt Brigitte put pink and purple extensions in Mady's hair, which she loved. :)




Mady lovin up her barbie stuff. :)

We did their big party on Saturday the 25th. It was nice that Adam had Friday off too and that jamie came over to help. I literally worked on their cakes from 9 a.m. to midnight or so. We did take a break during the day to go have pizza, and we stuffed bags for the kids, cleaned the house...and in between i baked, frosted, froze and repeated on like a million layers. I think I used 4 boxes for mady's and 2 for Noahs. I have a neighbor who does amazing things with cakes...I don't know how she does it. It requires way too much patience! Saturday turned out good. Mady was so tired and kind of crabby. She fell asleep right before everyone showed up so I had to wake her up. She had FITS about the wind blowing her balloons and presents away...what would a birthday for Mady be like without the drama? lol. I will just sum it up with pictures.
The awaited cakes! lol. Noah's was a double layer chocolate with peanut butter cream filling. It was way yummy.

Mady's was red velvet with cream cheese filling....and LOTS of decorating. I had to re-arrange my fridge to put them both in over night...then we put a child lock on it so it wouldn't ruin the surprise. Mady was so excited and Noah just thought i was the most awesome mommy ever! :) At least I only do it once a year, but 2 in one day is a lot of work! glad that part's over for now!

We got the yard all decorated.

We had an awesome lunch of BBQ chicken and lots of sides thanks to everyone who brought stuff! and then the kids did the piniata's. Mady's was a princess crown and Noah chose a basketball.


we opened presents...my kids were SOOO spoiled!...we battled a little more drama over the wind and mady having fits about putting all the tissue paper in the garbage before she would open the bags....sheesh! But they got tons of presents and were super excited to get their bikes at the end. Mady got a barbie bike and Noah got a Cars bike. They even got helmets and bells that match their bikes and have loved them this summer!


and this is what I get when I leave my husband in charge of the camera...and then you put Dal and Jamie in front of it...:)

We sang happy birthday, the kids blew out the candles...which I missed on camera AND video camera...sad. :( 1st year that's happened.

then we demolished all of my hard work! ha ha. but it was a great day. we have amazing family and friends and it was so nice to celebrate that day with everyone!