I forgot to pray!

Well this blog has kind of become my journal, so I have to "write" down what Brinley did today. This morning we were in a rush to get out the door. She had one of her shoes in her room and I told her where to find the other one. She ran to get it and came back all excitted that she had gotten it all by herself. A minute later she said really loud,"OH MY GOSH!" I asked what was wrong, she said, "I didn't pray to find my shoe!" I told her that she could still say a prayer of thanks that she found it. She looked at me like- I don't like that idea! So she took off her shoes, went and hid them, then said a sweet prayer all by herself for help to find them.(of course she knew exactly where they were!) Right after her prayer she got up and ran to get her shoes! She came back just BEAMING with her shoes saying," I found them!I found them!" She cracks me up! Cute things like that ONLY happen when you are in a huge hurry!(Now you know why I was late today Monika!) Sorry!

School Pictures

Wow! These school pictures actually turned out good! You just never know what they are going to come home with. What a happy relief!

We miss you Kristi, Angel, Dori & Rhonda!

This year was our 10th annual friend party! Except we were missing 4 families! Dori, Angel, Rhonda, and Kristi's families! They have all moved away and are now traitors!! Traitors who I love and miss! At least we MIGHT have a reunion in 4 weeks! Rhonda is coming from Hawaii and Dori is coming from Utah! Hooray! We are missing 16 kids in this picture! So sad! At least the Tassainers and Larsons were there!
Our very 1st Halloween party was so fun and crazy that I went into preterm labor the next day with Madey! I had to stay in bed for 6 weeks after that! Jen sure knows how to throw a good party!

Halloweened-OUT!!!

OK I know that I am weeks behind on these pictures but I am Halloweened out!

There were one too many Halloween activities this year! Of course I loved every minute of it though!

Halloween Flashback!

6 years ago Madey was Cinderella & Ethan was a little Firefighter. It was so fun to have Brinley & Garrett dress up in the same costumes this year! These pictures make me feel so grateful to have these 4! 6 years ago I was only dreaming of having more kids! Prayers are answered!

Kids Halloween Party

The week before Halloween Madey and Ethan had an early release day.I am always trying to think of something fun to fill those short days,so that morning I decided to do an impromptu kids party!( cuz I'm crazy!)It really was fun to do! We made popcorn hands, cookie spiders, bobbed for apples, then made them into carmel apples. The best part was our "mummy wrapping" contest! The girls won that one! Ella was a good sport! We ended the party with Madey giving, whoever was willing, a ride on the quad.(on Rob's precious dirt track!)We even had Halloween flavored Jones soda! I love this picture of Garrett! He was so happy and so SHOCKED that I gave him his own can of soda! What a happy day!