Fall Happenings

Fall is my FAVORITE time of year. Here are all the things we have been up to this fall.

PUMPKINS!
Having fun at the pumpkin patch. Davis LOVED picking up pumpkins and carrying them to the wagon. I think he carried 10 pumpkins to the cart before deciding which one he like the best.

Davis kept saying, "I got it guys. I strong." I love the look on his face.

Look at that grin! Carson and Bennett chose pumpkins as big as they are!

There was also a hay-bail maze at the pumpkin patch. Davis was not crazy about it, but his awesome brother, Bennett, was a good sport to try and help out.

We are living with my Mom while we build our house, and one of the best parts about living in Layton is being so close to the mountains. They are so gorgeous this time of year!



We didn't get around to carving and painting pumpkins until Halloween day but it was still lots of fun!


I have decided that as long as my boys have a weapon they are content on Halloween. So, we have Superman, a Goblin, and a Ninja all carrying swords this year. At least the ballerina didn't want one.

HAIR CUTS AND CRAZY HAIR

Adi was so excited to have her first hair cut at the "Beauty Salon"...AKA Dollar Cuts. She loved sitting in the chair, and wearing the cape. She talked the ladies ear off as she cut her hair. It was a lot of fun. I was a little sad to see her long curls go, and was surprised at how strait her hair was once it was cut. You can see the big bruise on her forehead where her brothers decided to see how high they could bounce her on the tramp. She landed on one of the metal poles on the edge and also hit her front tooth which was loose for awhile but turned gray instead of falling out. Thank goodness it is a baby tooth!


Crazy hair and crazy faces for red ribbon week. Even Davis wanted spray in his hair. Fun times!

BIRTHDAY BOYS

Bennett turned 10! I am getting so old! He loves his Grandpa Perri's BBQ ribs and got to have them with a few friends on his special day!

Looks like the ribs were good!

All Bennett wanted for his birthday was "under-armor". I honestly had to call a friend with older boys to find out what it was and where to get it. I guess it is what all the football boys wear under their uniforms and it is the "cool" thing to wear in 4th grade. At least we are cool.

Bennett earned his Bear award just before turning 10 and entering the Webelos Den. WAY TO GO BENNETT! He got to have his face painted at pack meeting. It didn't show up very well in the picture.


Carson also had a birthday and turned 8!!! He wanted a kick ball party for his birthday and chose to have a pinata instead of dinner. We had cake and ice cream in our DIRT backyard at the house we are building, then after a game of kickball the kids got to break a pinata in the garage. Who needs carpet and doors and all that fancy stuff to have a fun party???


Davis is making a run for third base. He loved playing with the big boys.


Carson and his true competitive spirit instructing his friends to get Davis out before he made it home!


Davis (whose shirt is on backwards because he insists on dressing himself and I am too tired to argue), Adi, and cousin Logan lined up to kick. I love that Adi's pink purse full of makeup and her toy cell phone was placed right next to her while she waited in line. At one point she quit playing because her dad would not let her run the bases with her purse in hand. Come on dad!


Bennett refused to play kickball because he did not think the teams had been divided fairly. I took the picture because my siblings and I get a kick out of looking back at old pictures where we are taking turns pouting. Someday Bennett will think this is funny...right?


Pinata time! We filled this with all our left over Halloween candy and preschool prizes. The kids LOVED IT!

Davis' birthday is next week. He asks me every morning if he is three now. It has been a busy birthday fall!

BYU FOOTBALL
We still have our season tickets. Thomas and I decided this was a great season to be busy building a house, because we haven't felt too bad missing a few games!

Both of the boys got to go to football games for their birthdays this year! Bennett went with Thomas and Grandpa Williams. Carson got to go with Thomas and Grandpa and Grandma Simms. AMAZINGLY they both got to see the Cougars win! RISE AND SHOUT!




THE HOUSE
We have been busy, busy, busy trying to finish building our house! It is so close to being finished. We are waiting on cement and carpet and hope to move in before Thanksgiving. WE WILL SEE!

Cute helpers! After putting in all of our own tile, the words grout, mortar, and spacer are now forbidden at our house! The purple stuff is a water proof coating that goes under the tile. Adi was disappointed that the shower was not staying purple.
Adi loved washing the tile as you can see from her drenched clothes and huge grin! I am going to take a second to brag because I put down every single kitchen/pantry/dining room tile. My mom did the grout and I think they look pretty darn good if I don't say so myself.

We are already dealing with drawing on the walls and we haven't even moved in! Thank goodness this mural went up before we painted. I hope he got it out of his system.

Mr. Safety not only drove the kids around in the bucket but he let Bennett and Carson take turns driving it! At least they are having fun?

Finding time for homework. Bennett has learned to read ANYWHERE and still actually comprehend what he is reading! I showed up to parent teacher conference in my paint clothes and Carson's sweet teacher almost made me cry when she said she was impressed that we were keeping up on everything. I am so proud of my kids who have been such great sports! Life will be normal again SOON...that is until we have a baby-ha!