Halloween

Our Halloween festivities this year included 2 trunk-or-treats, 9 costume possibilities, 2 school-sponsored family events, picking 9 pumpkins, 1 chili cook-off, 2 costume parades, carving 4 pumpkins, 1 night of trick-or-treating and lots of candy for Matt and me to inspect. The kids kind of drove us crazy with their costume choices. Not that we didn't like their ideas, we just didn't like them changing their mind after we got the costumes they asked for all ready.

Nina the snow queen (not the fairy)


Cameron as Obi-Wan (not the clown or the lion or the dinosaur)


Howie as Tony Stewart (not the vampire)


Donovan as Jeff Gordon (not the pirate)

Remember this game?

A little Family Home Evening activity and blast from the past.

What's new with Howie

Basically he lost one thing and gained another. On Saturday, Howie was engaged in a pillow fight that resulted in a lost tooth. The tooth fairy's reimbursement went straight to his "leopard gecko" fund (which saw a massive increase with the $5 he earned from the 5 goals he scored earlier that day). On Monday he adopted his very own leopard gecko from a wonderful friend of ours. Needless to say, Howie is quite a happy boy.

Kids' Pics

I like these 2 today

Donovan's new specs

So when Donovan failed his eye exam when he was 7, it wasn't totally because he wasn't paying attention.

Having a sporting time

When you can spend $36 and take your whole family to 2 sporting events, you can't pass that up! First up was a trip to the Air Force Academy to watch them play BYU. Sad outcome, but fun dressing up, singing the fight song twice and seeing the Cougars (and a flyover).



Nina was in fine form.



Cam was beyond excited to wear his Cougars shirt and see BYU. I know his face doesn't show it, but I am being serious - he was really excited to go. Not sure if it was what he was anticipating though.



We made Howie wear a BYU shirt, which he immediately covered up with this bright orange shirt. He didn't want to be there and he certainly didn't want a picture taken. He cheered for Air Force.



Next up was a trip to Coors Field to see the Rockies play. Love the cheap tickets and the nice ushers who hook you up with much better seats. Another sad outcome. And Howie cheered for the Padres. Noticing a trend? Howie does not root for the home team.


Nina and Dinger. Cam was too afraid to go near him.



And the boys cheering for the Broncos.