Pumpkin Carving

I love the holidays and all of the fun things you get to do as a family to build traditions and create memories. When Talie and Dallin were really little and we first started carving pumpkins, the pumpkin guts grossed them out and they wouldn't even put their hands inside - one of my biggest disappointments as a mom=). But now they've outgrown that, and even drew and carved their own faces.






The kids had friends over and made witch's hats, li'l jack-o-lanterns, and witche's fingers.

Benson's BDay.

The kid's were out of school on their fall break on Benson's Birthday, so we all loaded in the car and drove up to Evergreen to meet Dad for lunch. We went to Beau Jo's pizza where the kids filled up on pizza and fed the ducks (that live in the creek behind the restaurant) 1/2 their food- I'm not sure who ate more, the kiss or the ducks=). Then we lit a small bonfire on the scotcheroos (his Bday cake). He blew out the candles after a few huffs and puffs and is officially 34 - that sounds old, boy am I glad that he robbed the cradle!