Halloween

I think Della dressed up about 10 different times for all the occasions.

Here she is at dance class.

We were walking out the door to head to the Figueroa's house for their

annual Halloween bash when I noticed Casey didn't have a costume.

Not 5 minutes later he was transformed and ready to party!

Maybe next year we will put more effort into costumes like Stephanie and Travis!

Halloween was on a Sunday this year.
Which led to the heated question everyone kept asking... are you going to let your
kids trick or treat ON Halloween?? 
Sounds so scandalous. 

To help the Sunday situation, a couple of wards combined for a trunk or
treat the night before Halloween.

We had "ghost soup" (white chicken chili)
 in pumpkin bowls for dinner Halloween night. 

And sat with the neighbors to pass out candy.

We did not let the kids trick or treat, but we did let them go down to the haunted house,
reverently, of course!

I thought this might be the year the girls would be brave enough to go through!

Nope. Chickened out at the last minute. 

We took pictures while we waited for them to be done.

 The remnants of a Happy Halloween. 

 

October things

Oh, what a happy day this was!
Spelling and Lindi is kind of a struggle. 

I think we both dread this part of her homework. 

That big smile was well deserved when she came home with 100% on her test that week!

That moment when you realize it's grandparents day at school,

and you forgot to invite the grandparents. Bah!

You fill in for said grandparents with Chick-fila. 

I LOVED that my kids were able to attend the Mesa temple open house
before it was re dedicated after a 2 year remodel. 

I would have killed to have seen the inside as a child!
Maybe it was because I lived so close to it and could basically see it 
every time we drove down the street. 
I could only dream what it was like.
That temple is very special with lots of memories. 

It still looks the same. A little different of a layout.
And do I dare say a little more "groovy" looking?!

I got on a natural yeast/sourdough starter kick.

So proud of my happy, bubbly starter!

Which meant lots of experimenting and baking!

Did I put them in a food coma?

I went down to help in Rusty's classroom and watched the last half of track and field day.

The games sure haven't changed much since I was a kid. 

Fall ball for Rusty!
And the only picture I took was of the hot assistant coach:)

Judy and I like to show up to church matching quite a bit!
It's kind of hysterical now. 

I cannot for the life of me remember why we were swimming this day, but we were!
In the Fall, we heart you AZ!!