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Sunday, November 01, 2009
Pumkin Carving
This year we carved a total of 7 pumpkins. It was crazy! And we did pumpkin carving at Pack Meeting and with the Young Women too! So we definitely got our fill of carving this year. And Jessi was even brave enough to put her hand in the pumpkin for the first time. Ethan you may notice, was not interested in pumkins this year. He has only wanted to finish reading "Diary of Wimpy Kid - Dog Days" The kids have been anxiously awaiting our copy we ordered and the 4 older ones have actually been fighting over it- yes, even smacking each other and grabbing it from each other like 2 year olds! We've had to set the timer on the microwave and take turns reading it because they all want to read it so badly. 
Honestly, it's so nice to see them so excited about reading a book. They have loved the Wimpy Kid series and we are getting excited about the Percy Jackson books too!
Well, now that Halloween is over I am so excited to start the holidays. Last year with being pregnant I really felt like I was just going through the motions and just trying to survive the holidays. I'm really excited to actually enjoy them this year!
Honestly, it's so nice to see them so excited about reading a book. They have loved the Wimpy Kid series and we are getting excited about the Percy Jackson books too!Well, now that Halloween is over I am so excited to start the holidays. Last year with being pregnant I really felt like I was just going through the motions and just trying to survive the holidays. I'm really excited to actually enjoy them this year!
A Spooky Surprise....not that spooky
Yesterday as part of our Halloween Day Jessi got a special surprise. A kitten of her own. Some friends in the ward had kittens to find homes for and yes, I was weak, I fell in love with this little blue eyed beauty. Meri has her own cat and I've wanted Jessi to have her own too. So this one is Jessi's. She named her Snowflake. She is getting lots of love from all of us, except from the other cats at our house-there has been some hissing going on in that arena. 
But I think they are starting to get used to her. Yes, now we have 4 cats - yes, 4! It's ridiculous really. We are officially a wierd cat family now. Not to mention our other pets! I think someday, maybe we'll get a dog for Zachary when he's a little older and after our other pets are in heaven. But the cats will live a long time so they are here to stay for quite awhile. But I've realized I really do love all of them. Even Luke, who I almost got rid of toward the end of my pregnancy with Zac. He was driving me crazy then, but now I'm okay with him again. Anyway, it's wierd how so much of our childhood shapes who we are as adults. As a kid we always had cats and had several litters of kittens that we all loved. Thanks to my mom who was so patient and for letting us love those little kitties and be a part of taking care of them and loving them. It was so fun! And thanks to Shawn for being so nice about having all these kitties!
But I think they are starting to get used to her. Yes, now we have 4 cats - yes, 4! It's ridiculous really. We are officially a wierd cat family now. Not to mention our other pets! I think someday, maybe we'll get a dog for Zachary when he's a little older and after our other pets are in heaven. But the cats will live a long time so they are here to stay for quite awhile. But I've realized I really do love all of them. Even Luke, who I almost got rid of toward the end of my pregnancy with Zac. He was driving me crazy then, but now I'm okay with him again. Anyway, it's wierd how so much of our childhood shapes who we are as adults. As a kid we always had cats and had several litters of kittens that we all loved. Thanks to my mom who was so patient and for letting us love those little kitties and be a part of taking care of them and loving them. It was so fun! And thanks to Shawn for being so nice about having all these kitties!
Halloween was a Hit!
This Halloween was definitely one to remember. We had the Wright Brothers, Curious George and the Man in the Yellow Hat, a Witch, a Fairy, and a Mummy. We decorated our trunk like a jungle and had the Curious George movie playing and Shawn and Zac handed out candy while I walked around with Meri and Jessi. The big boys walked around trunk-or-treating with friends. After the church trunk-or-treat we went around our neighborhood for awhile. The kids were actually begging to go home - Shawn and I wanted to keep going! I'm so glad I have lots of kids so we can get lots of good candy! Shawn and I are not the classic good parents when it comes to trick-or-treating. While most parents are religiously divi-ing out candy that their kids are allowed to eat each day for the next month, we both believe in the "eat it til it's gone and then we won't have to worry about it anymore theory". So after trick-or-trunking and trick-or-treating we came home and watched Nightmare Before Christmas - kids munching merrily away on their candy. After church we had candy for lunch - and guess what, it's almost gone! 
Yay! So by tomorrow we'll only have the dum dums left that no one will eat anyway! I have to admit, I love Halloween. I love all the costumes and I love all that delicious candy! On no other night of the year can you walk up to the homes of strangers and they will give you candy for free. Who doesn't love that?
Yay! So by tomorrow we'll only have the dum dums left that no one will eat anyway! I have to admit, I love Halloween. I love all the costumes and I love all that delicious candy! On no other night of the year can you walk up to the homes of strangers and they will give you candy for free. Who doesn't love that?
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