Trick-or-treat!

Not sure why this didn't post last week.  Better late...






Each kiddo had a super fun night trick-or-treating.  Nicholas got the hang of things quickly and ran door to door, wanting to be the leader. Ben made plans and went with friends for over 4 hours. Andrew spent the first bit with Nicholas and then met up with friends for the last bit. His costume was a hit and appropriately timed. Here are the last of our Halloween photos and some photos from the night.

Side notes: I did a Halloween sampler swap with friends from SU, here is a crappy phone shot, you can really see the detail but I wanted to document it. And, Andrew made this super cool, ceramics pumpkin in school-I love it. 



Happy Birthday Andrew



































It has been a wonderful day... Andrew turned fourteen today. The last fourteen years really have flown by. Chris and I both vividly remember the day you came into this world and changed our lives forever. We sure love you and are so blessed to learn from you everyday.

We decided to make today a day all about Andrew. As you get older your birthday changes... It's less about friend parties and more about family. Today we honored Andrew with many of his favorite things and show him how much he means to us.

We started today with breakfast out (his choice, IHOP). He spent a good chunk of the day enjoying a Psych marathon (his fav show). And, this afternoon we enjoyed a family party including many of his favorite things... Panda Express-orange chicken, Legos, Texas sheet cake & bundt cake, cookie dough ice cream and Mountain Dew. This kid was spoiled but we were happy to spoil.

Thank you to family who traveled, gave wonderful gifts, and spent the afternoon celebrating with us. We love you.

Happy birthday Andrew!!! Your first 14 years have been awesome and each year just gets better and better. 

Side note: fortune cookies are pretty accurate...

Pumpkin patch

I took Nic and Ben up to Ogden Saturday to see Geoff & Ky's new house (Andrew and Chris are in St. George for a baseball tournament).

Geoff and Ky are still unpacking so we decided to take their boys out of their hair for a few hours. We hit the pumpkin patch, Kurt's Drive-in (glaciers... Yum!), and a visit with Grandpa. It was a super fun afternoon and the pumpkin patch was awesome! These boys are funny, each wanting to try on the stinky pumpkin head.