Halloween Costumes 2011

Halloween: Ready or Not- Here We Come!!!

Mr. Nathan Dragon

Miss Natalie Princess

Mr. Hyrum Harry Potter & Mr. Harker Harry Potter

My four kiddos ready for the Trunk or Treat .

Oh no, Which one is the real Harry?

I am NOT in Kansas anymore!

My Hippie man!

Pumpkin Time!

Last night for FHE we carved pumpkins. The kids had been waiting patiently for weeks. They each had their own pumpkin and had unrestrained artistic freedom. Nathan's still has most of its guts as he wanted nothing to do with it and I didn't either!

Natalie's Tooth!

Natalie lost her first tooth yesterday and is so proud of herself. It has been loose for quite a while now and her daddy finally got to it yesterday. She loves to stick her tongue in the new space and will show anyone who'll look as many times as she can get them to. She was ecstatic about the tooth fairy coming last night and over the moon with the anticipation of being added to the chart of people who have lost teeth at school today. Nathan is grossed out by it and is not the least bit envious. He has declared to us many times that he is NOT going to EVER lose any of his.
Since I am on the subject of Miss Natalie I will have to share a recent experience that I had with this daughter of mine. The boys had a Scout field trip at the local law enforcement building. I decided to stay and wait in the car with the little kids instead of leaving and having to come back. One of the leaders has a little girl that is Natalie's age and I offered to watch her too. They were all playing and having a good time while I read the newspaper. All of a sudden Natalie passes some gas and it was quite loud. Without missing a beat she says, "That was NOT me, that was my MOM!, Mom, could you please not do that with my friend here!"

Saturday Morning

Taking over the power tools!

More Sick Days

It is Natalie's turn. Today is her second day home. The ironic thing is, she is the one that would rather go to school! The best part of having her home is that the boys can walk home from school. The worst part is that Nathan wants to play and Natalie is cranky. She did play with him for a little while though and I heard her tell him, "Save that ring Nathan, when you turn into a Prince I will marry you!"

Sick Nathan

Nathan is running a fever and fighting a virus that has yet to run its course. It has slowed him down quite a bit and he has been pretty content to lay and watch cartoons. His Grandma Mangum brought him a new toy this morning and it has distracted him from his discomfort quite a bit. He even insisted on taking it with him to the bathtub. As for me, being stuck in the house has given me lots of time to clean but I still haven't tackled the oven!

Campout

The joys of childhood! The boys missed us so we joined them on their trip.