Charity and Greg's wedding Nov.6th

The whole purpose for us going back east was to see Charity and Greg get married. We were so happy to be there and to be part of it. They got married in Brooklyn NY in a green warehouse. It was all open inside but they did a great job decorating it. They had beautiful flower arrangements and table settings and had lit lanterns on the floor and on the tables. On the wall behind where the ceremony took place they had hung several small tree branches, it looked very nice against the textured brick walls. The dinner they had served was wonderful with fall vegetables dominating the menu. The cake was amazing!

Elsie got to be part of the wedding party as a flower girl. She even got to pick the dresses out from several Charity emailed to us. She likes her dress but it has two major flaws. The first flaw is it is "tickley" and second it has a bow in the back. She has gotten so even on an average Sunday she hates having her bow tied in back of her. Luckily we were able to convince her that the bow needed to be tied for the ceremony. She had a great time breaking off rose peddles for her basket her grandma made for her but when it came time to throw them she forgot to do it. Even with her stage fright she did a great job walking down the aisle with a little push from behind (the other flower girl Greg's niece helped her keep going). Will and I even got to walk in together as part of the "seating of the family". Elsie was a trooper and didn't have any break downs and stayed up way past her bed time. We ended up staying until the happy couple left as Will wanted to do this but Elsie fell asleep in his arms well before this.

It was a wonderful wedding with lots of smiles and a few tears. The couple where just so happy it was incredible.

Three little kids

This is what happened when we tried to take photos of the three little kids in the house. First Owen would not pay attention then it was all out war. Well that is not really true as you can see some smiles as well as grimaces but I think the photos are a good illustration on how things can turn from good to bad in a matter of seconds.

Time in Boston

We were able to spend about a week in Boston with Chrissy, my sister and her husband and two kids Nathan and Owen. It was such a fun time. The weather was nice and so we got to go outside a bunch. There were piles of leaves to jump in and bikes and scooters to ride. Elsie has now mastered the 3 wheeled scooter. We also made an apple pie with the older kids one afternoon. There were plenty of dress up clothes and time to pretend as well as trains!! Chrissy's boys have sooooooooooooo many trains. Elsie loved building the tracks and making them go every which way. But best of all we were with family!!! We love spending time with cousins, aunties and uncles.







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Halloween Night

Halloween night was fun too. We took a little while getting ready so the other kids were all coming to Chrissy's house by the time we were ready to go out. It was cold out too. Elsie started with just a long sleeve shirt on but soon wanted her jacket and would have liked some mittens for her hands too but I had not brought any with us. We just waled around the block and stopped at the houses Chrissy knew. It was fun. Elsie would not say trick or treat but to give her a little credit she did not know any of these people. It was pretty amazing how much candy people were handing out. Elsie got 5 or 6 full sized candy bars plus many people gave out small handfuls of stuff. Even though we did not go very far we got plenty of candy....in fact we are just now finishing up the last of it and it is Dec. 27th.

Halloween party in Boston

We went to several parties for Halloween besides the party for preschool. On Friday night we went to our church party and had lots of yummy chili. I even made a little sweet potato chili to share. They judged whose was the best but I did not win. I actually came home with a lot because I think people were afraid to try something new. It's main ingredients are black beans and chunks of orange sweet potato ...pretty festive right.

The very next day Elsie and I got up and got on a plane and flew to Boston, one of our favorite places to be. We got our rental car at the airport and headed right down to my sisters church Halloween party. We met her there as it had already started. They had good food and some games and then trunk or treating to finish the night. Elsie and Nathan were so happy to see each other and had a great time together. By the way my sister made that Max (from Where the wild things are) costume all by herself. That is Chrissy (my sister) in the last photo with her son Owen as a lion.

Preschool Halloween Party

I am still trying to catch up on things so here are the photos of the Halloween party we had for preschool. It was so fun. First we had a little parade and then did some songs and games. After the book about witches we did a few crafts and then decorated cookies. I think the kids really had a fun time. I made the pumpkin maracas and the pieces for the bone necklaces. It was a lot of work but fun for the kids.

Family photos

Some of our friends were kind enough to take us up into a local canyon and take our photos this fall. They did a super job and the rain held off just long enough to get some good shots. They even did some editing too. So some of the images below have been enhanced and some not. It is funny too because some look better enhanced on screen but not in print. No matter what I think this years pictures turned out great. Elsie cooperated pretty well especially since she knew she would be getting a special sucker at the end of the photo shoot. Over all it was a fun morning and a very beautiful drive.

First snow

I think this is the first snow we got. The date was Oct 25th. It is at least the first day I documented it. Elsie wanted to get all dressed up in all her snow gear even though it was little more then a dusting. So I let her and she had a great time.