Another Trunk-R-Treat

The 5th Ward invited us to join in their Trunk-R-Treat at EVMS tonight. Love seeing old friends even if they kept trying to recruit steal our new friends. LOL

Halloween Lunchtime

I bought these cute skirts and shirts for the girls a while back. They were saving them for Halloween. But then we realized that Glory was supposed to be in a costume for school. I wasn't going to waste my money by her not wearing her cute outfit so I made her wear it this morning. Then I joined them for lunch so we could switch her into her costume for her class party. Cute kids! Love being with them for lunch!

(Although when I got to school Victoria had taken her skirt off. Oh my- switching clothes after you leave the house has already begun. Heaven help me! LOL)

Impromptu Halloween Party

We met this new family, the Nielsons at Church this morning and Brett invited them over for Scones tonight. They are awesome! Somehow it turned into an awesome Halloween Party. (very, very last minute- we invited the Lybberts to join in our fun. Love friends that drop things and join us on a whim. XO) We made Scones, ate pumpkin pie, played basketball & football in the rain by the Hummer lights and took wet Go-Kart rides. Good times!

We even carved a few pumpkins. Way to go, us! We used to throw huge Halloween parties with pumpkin carving & pinatas & dinner. This year, we were just going to let it slide but it turned out- we had one afterall. LOL Great pumpkins, y'all!

Haunted House & Scary Clowns

Brett also took the kids to Spring Meadow Lake for a Haunted House. Scary!!!

Pole Dancing at a Halloween Party in ID

I also tagged along to a Halloween party the Hoffmans were invited to. (Amber's friend Katie invited them to her parent's house in Ashton, ID) It was super fun!
Man! I miss the Halloween parties I used to throw. Loved the food, loved the people, loved the games, loved the witch story, loved the pole, and of course the "BABY PUPPIES"!!! (Really they were fully grown cats that Josh was in LOVE with. Man that kid is CRAZY adorable!)

Monster Mash 2016

Brett took the kids over to the Monster Mash at the school tonight. Justice helped in the Spooky Alley. And the girls hung out with some friends.

Hocus Pocus Extravaganza

Rexberg had a fun Community Event today that we took the kids to. Hocus Pocus Extravaganza. We rode the train. Got our faces painted. Met Mickey & Minnie Mouse. We Peta pig! Kam went fishin'. We saw real life scary spiders. We ate cookies. Fun times!

Plus- An Avenger Fan's dream come true! Love it! I am one lucky cowgirl! ;) I guess Thor & the big Green guy were out saving the day somewhere else?

Amber & I went dressed as Hilary Weeks fans. Here's us hanging with our pals- the Sanderson sisters & Billy Butcherson. It's just a bunch of Hocus Pocus! Thanks Amber for letting me tag along on your Halloween Adventure.

Halloween Carnivals, Trunk-or-Treat & Chili Cookoff- Oh my!

Brett was a Rock Star while I was away! (Thank, Love!) He took the kids to tons of Halloween parties this weekend. They started at the Cub Scout Carnival. Then he took the kids to the Ward Trunk-or-Treat at the Church. Followed by a Chili Cookoff & another Halloween Carnival. All in one day! Whew! What a good Dad! XO

Hilary Weeks Concert

We loved the Hilary Weeks Concert. So awesome! We love her music and her message. We got matching T-shirts so we can remind ourselves to "Love Your Life"! Hilary walked right by us on the way out. And we even got a shot of her "fist bump" (she did that several times to her Band guys during the concert) You can even pretend it's me that she fist bumped if you like. fun times! 

Love My Friend! 

Joining the Instagram World

I'm always WAY behind in joining any of the technological fads. I didn't start Blogging until most people had left that world for Facebook. (Of which I don't have any interest in following them over) 

I blog mostly for it to be my Scrapbook & Family History. It's not like I have tons of readers so it's mostly for myself. Every 6 months, I publish my blog into a hard bound book from Blurb. I love them!!!! They are a ton of work however. (Insert crazy face emoji. LOL) I'm always running behind to create the next one so I can print it before the next 6 months happen. It's a bit tedious but so worth it to me. I love to have them and look through them. I hope they are something my family always treasures. 

But...I finally decided to join Instagram! Mostly because Amber showed me that I could use another app called Chatbook to have them send me a picture book made from my Instagram posts. I loved looking through her books. So fun! And way simpler than putting my blog books together. 

So... the next couple months is my trial run. I'll give it to the end of the year. Can I really leave my Blog behind and make Instagram/Chatbook replace my Blog book memories? Time will tell, I guess. Man! Change is so hard sometimes. 

OK... See! I even am behind on the logo. LOL I guess they've changed logos--- There.
Now I'm up to date!

Happy Birthday Amber!

Amber & I have been friends for almost 11 years! We have kept in touch through moves and babies, good times & bad times. I adore this girl! We both love to craft, laugh, cry, be organized (ok- she likes to clean & I like to organize but they compliment each other) and now apparently we both like to Instagram! LOL Anytime we talk it's like we just live next door. Love her!
So when she invited me to come down to ID for the weekend to go to the Hilary Weeks Concert- I made it work. We also share a love for Hilary Weeks! Plus as a bonus- it happens to be her birthday this weekend.
Happy Birthday Amber friend! Thanks for letting me celebrate your day with you and helping me figure out this Insta-stuff!



We did a little shopping while I was down there. LOVE the DownEast Clearance deals! I got another one of my Christmas stockings for $1.50. Pottery Barn, baby! Score!

I treated Amber to the most magnificent Birthday meal! Seriously- where has Kneaders been my whole life?!!! Yum!!!

And I also adored her kids! It was like a big "Aunt Shay" party all weekend. I totally messed up their schedules and eating patterns. But man did I love it! (Sorry Ben & Amber for the aftermath- you'll deal with afterwards from the pure sugar high we are all on! LOL)

Even our trip to Walmart was fun! Silly kids! Thanks Ian for hanging out with us!

We drove by this beautiful place at night when we were picking up the teenager, Yes- Motherly-taxi-driver duties do not cease because you have friends in town. LOL

Oh yes... we also both love to re-purpose things. Amber was working on this chair so she showed me the ropes so I can do a couple I have at home. She's so talented! (There was definitely not even time for us to do all the things we wanted to do. Another visit is in order, I guess! ;) Love you, lady!

YW Halloween Face Paint

For YW- the MiaMaids did Halloween face painting and ate mini ghosts in hot cocoa. 

Aimee, Hannah, Liberty & Mikal

Liberty also did her face for Pep Band on Friday. Scary but fun!

Ann, Liberty & Wyatt?

Backyard Cement Work & other Yard Projects

We have Brett has been working hard on projects in the yard.
Back in August, Brett rented a Bobcat with an auger to dig holes in our yard. He (&Justice) dug holes for the Basketball light pole, the Flag pole, four Fort poles, a fireman pole, two Zipline poles and  three tree holes. Whew!

Next Brett bought, hauled, cut and installed Zipline Poles. They were BIG!! Glory helped dig out the extra dirt from the hole (with a little help from Dad & Grandpa Randy when they came to visit.)  The poles were in and Brett, Justice & Grandpa got the zipline wire across there and tightened as best they could. P.S. Plus all the kids helped dig up dirt from the other holes.

The girls did test runs. They love it!

Unfortunately, it sags too much in the middle for adults so Brett bought new poles. We dug up the other ones and reinstalled taller ones. Now we have lots of firewood and log seats for our firepit LOL

Next, Brett framed up all the holes in preparation for the cement work.

And Brian helped finish up cutting the hole out of one of the metal bases.

One morning, Brett ordered a cement truck to bring out the cement. Brian and Brett's ball buddy, CK, came over to help. They whipped through all the wholes pretty fast.
Back slab:

BBall light:

Flagpole:

Fort:

It started to rain after they had already smoothed stuff out so we had to go back and smooth stuff out again and cover everything. But pretty awesome to have that all done!

We still have a lot of work to do but it's awesome to get some things done!

Here's what our flag pole turned out like: I did later on fix the dirt around the flagpole. Go, me!

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Liberty & Kandra got together & made Pumpkin Spice cookies from a Youtube video. They turned out pretty cool. Liberty even made a whole batch for her Drum Line Club.

Mt Ascension Family Hike

I took my family on my favorite Helena hike to Mt. Ascension. There was some tired kids and a bit of whining but we all made it! Thanks guys for sharing the beautiful day and adventure with me!!!

Almost to the Top:

We made it!!! even with a pouty face teenagers. LOL

Big Buck Hunt

Justice got to participate in the Youth Deer Hunt again this year.
He got one BIG BUCK! Lucky duck!