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Monday, January 4, 2010

Halloween fun 2009!

We started off our Halloween fun on Oct. 19 at Shelly's house for a party with all of our cousins and friends. Jacob was a monkey again. I know not original, but the costume still fit from last year and he wanted to wear it again, so we went with it. Joe was a football player and Sammi was a hippie. We had great food, fun games and prizes! It was such an awesome night.
Last year we learned of fun Halloween traditions in Fountain Green that we never knew of before. We have had the house in F.G for almost 20 years now and we never knew that Halloween could be so much fun. Our day started with carving our pumpkins. They turned out awesome!
Then we went to the school Halloween carnival. They had blow up slides, a climbing wall, games and yummy food.

We then we trunk or treating at the park. Those who live farther out in the country come and decorate their trunks and pass out treat at the park. We then went trick or treating with some of the cousins around town. Sammi went with Olivia, Bailey and their friends from Fountain Green. The rest of us went together. Nathan totally decorated the yard and had scary music and his fog machine. Some of the kids were afraid to come up to get a treat.
The teenage kids in town gather up all of the pumpkins and decorations in town and take them down to the post office. They put them all on the roof and decorate it. The next morning all of the towns people go down to check it out before it is taken down later that day. They didn't take our pumpkins. We hope they do next year, because we are hoping to make F.G. a new Halloween tradition. One great thing is we didn't get as much candy because the houses are more spread out. We always have leftover candy at our house that we finally throw away because it is so old. So we had great fun without getting too much candy!

Frightmares @ Lagoon - Oct. 17, 2009












We had such a great time at Frightmares last year we wanted to go again this year. We knew the big kids wouldn't be too thrilled about hanging out with Jacob on the kiddie rides so we took his cousin Millie along with us so they could have fun together. Riley was deer hunting so he was unable to come with us. We had a great day! We meet up with Cheryl and her family for a while and we also meet up with Jeff, Julie and Anna. Shelly and I spent almost the entire day with Jacob on the kiddie rides while Mark had the big kids on the big rides. We were there from nearly open to close. That is the way my Dad taught us to enjoy amusement parks and enjoy we did!

Thursday, December 31, 2009

Scarecrow Festival - Oct. 16, 2009

We went to the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point again for the second year. This year Shelly, Mark J., April, Riley, Millie, and Breanna came with us.
It was fun to have our cousins there with us this year. They loved the blow up slides,
the climbing wall


and the animals in farm country. They loved riding the ponies.
It was a such a fun day!

Happy Birthday Samantha - Oct. 12, 2009



Samantha turned 11 on Oct. 12. She can't wait to grow up! She got mostly clothes and jewelry this year. She is turning into teenager already! Happy Birthday Sammi, we love you!

Fire Safety Fair - Oct. 7, 2009


After our field trip we went over to one of the fire stations in Orem. They have several demonstration to promote safety and fire safety. Jacob loved when the big helicopter took off. He had to hold onto his hat so it didn't blow off. Her is a picture of the kids with our friend Ben Williams who is now a fire chief in Orem City.

HeeHaw Farms - Field Trip Oct. 7, 2009


I have a picture of Jacob at this same sign for the past three years.




Jacob's favorite drink - Diet Coke

Each fall we take our kindergarten classes to HeeHaw Farms in Pleasant Grove to the pumpkin patch. Shelly came with and brought Jacob along with her. It is such a fun place. We had such a great time.

Fall - September 27, 2009

I love to go up Provo Canyon on the Squaw Peak road to look at leaves every fall. They were especially pretty this year. I love to take pictures of the kids in the fall mountains. Sammi and Joe were at their Mom's house on the Sunday that we got a spare afternoon to enjoy a drive. We were hoping to take them up another time, but we never made it before the beautiful leaves were gone. Anyway, here are a few of my favorite things combined fall, photography and kids.