Those Darn Pigs....

I should be posting about Halloween  and I will, but right now four of the six in this household are sick.  We suspect the swine flu.  The simptoms match.  So, we are all holed up in the house trying not to go crazy.  Poor Porter's had the worst of it so far.  He's the only one throwing up.  So, give me some time and I'll post pictures.  Thanks for your understanding.

Sigh

This isn't exactly the view I wanted to see from my door this morning.

Ewww! Just....Ewww.

Porter:  "Mom!  Zoey dropped her lollypop and I picked it up and licked it.  Then I went in the bathroom and I washed it.  And I washed it with soap!"

He then pops the lolly pop into his mouth.

Mom:  "Ewww!!  Porter!  We don't eat soap!"

Porter:  "Why?"

Mom:  "Um....because it tastes gross!"

Porter just gave me the most cofused look and walked away with the lollypop back in his mouth.  I mean, I have sented soap, but I can't imagine that the sent makes it taste any better!

I Know, I Know,You All Get The Point.......

  My door is RED!!!

Anyway, before I get to the main point of this blog, I just had to add this picture.  A lovely girl named Emma took this picture at Elyse's wedding and it's just too cute!

Last week we took the kids to get their pumpkins.  We went to the pumpkin patch that is right next to their school, but of course, I forgot the camera.  Typical.  I did, however, pull the camera out for the pumpkin decorating. 

Hali and Regan were determined to carve their pumpkins this year.  We used to do it when they were little, but found that Scott and I did most of the work because the girls thought the insides were too slimy.  So, a couple of years ago I found these little babies:

 

No mess, no fuss!  LOVE THEM!

But Regan and Hali really wanted to carve.  So, we made them do it.  I wasn't touching the slimy stuff.

They now realize that it's tough work to carve a pumpkin.  And before you know it, they look like this:

I'm not sure that will stop them from trying again next year!

We're Seeing RED!!!

I just couldn't stand it anymore! So, I finally did it.....

I painted my front door RED!

I absolutely LOVE how it turned out. It took about 5 billion coats (and might need a few more), but my door is finally red. I worried a little when the first coat looked fuchsia pink, but I'm loving how it looks!

Elyse and Rob

We had a very special occasion this weekend. We traveled to California and witnessed the marriage of my niece, Elyse and her fiance, now husband, Rob, in the Newport Beach Temple.


Elyse made such a beautiful bride and she just beamed the whole day! And surprisingly, my sister remained really calm all day long!

My sister and her family.
My parents with Rob and Elyse.
Regan holding an extra bouquet.
Jordan, Ashlin (?), Hali and Zoey. Ashlin was the flower girl and she and Zoey are the same age and became little friends. So cute!
These two by far were the best to watch. It was like instant bonding and then they were inseparable! That's Porter with his cousin, Trini. I just wanted to listen to them talk and play the whole weekend. So funny!
The bride and groom got to drive away in my dad's Prowler.
But first he gave Trini and Porter a ride. Very exciting.
This is my sister's back yard. It was beautiful! April's friend Shawna did the flowers and I couldn't imagine anyone doing a more incredible job than she did! They were stunning! The whole receptions was fabulous!
They had a live band and the party didn't end until 11pm! Everyone stayed and danced to the bitter end! Glenn and April sure know how to throw a great party!

Congratulations, Rob and Elyse!

Regan's Birthday

This year was a friend party year for Regan. But with a new school and a wedding, we just didn't have time to have one. So, we told Regan that we would do something fun while in California for her birthday. And we had FUN!!!

We took her to Medieval Times!

We had such a good time! We got the red knight and no I didn't ask for that we just got lucky. Anyway, the red knight was really feeling our group. Maybe because we were the loudest and most obnoxious. Every time he would earn a flower from the princess, he would throw it to someone in our group. Hali got the first flower, then Trini, and Zoey. He chose Camden to give his favor to. She became the Queen of Love and Beauty. And was convinced that she was now married to the red knight.

Porter thought this was the greatest moment of his life. He barely sat down. He got a little impatient with the fancy horse walking and wanted to know when they were going to fight. The red knight won and then was attacked by the evil green knight and Porter was appalled. He kept calling the green knight a cheater and thought he shouldn't attack someone when they win!
Zoey was so thrilled with her flower. She just waved it around.
We had such a great time! The kids LOVED it.

I can't believe that Regan is 12! She got to start Young Women's last week and has even gone to an activity. She just loves it! I'm thrilled she has such great leaders and I'm glad that she is so excited about getting older. Seems to me that last year, she wasn't so thrilled with her birthday, because that meant she was closer to liking boys. HEHE. I'm sure she's not so happy about the boy thing, but she likes being in YW's.

Happy Birthday, Regan!

I Just Want To Eat Her UP!!

So, my niece is getting married this weekend (YAY, Elyse!) and I decided to make my girls cute new dresses to wear. I like to take pictures at least of all the smocked ones I do for posterity, I guess. Anyway, here it is:

Hali told Zoey to pose and this face is just too much!
And she has the sweet little personality to match!