Halloween fun!

Halloween is over! YEAH! Just kidding. It was fun. Aspen had a party for preschool and then they walked to the park and trick-or-treated the moms. Cute. Then we went to a fall carnival at a local elementary. Jackson was dying to do the donut eating contest. I am surprised that Ryder did it. Today was our ward trunk-or-treat. Dan was in charge. It turned out well considering it was all him. He left about a hour and a half before me, so I was solo in getting everyone ready. The pictures aren't the best, but they will do. Ainsley did not want to keep her hat on. It was too bad, cause it was so cute on. Oh well. Ryder refused to get his face painted like Jackson. I didn't even fight him. It would have been a waste of breath. Happy Halloween!

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I DID IT!!!

I have talked about cutting my hair for awhile now. I didn't realize how long it really was until I saw this picture, but I was ready for a change. My friend Shannon is awesome! She won't do anything to my hair unless I am positive I want it. So, here is the picture story......

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Fall Break Fun!

Make a Smilebox slideshow We surprised the kids by going to California. We left on Friday afternoon, and didn't tell them where we were going. We got into Palm Springs, and Jackson noticed the windmills. He announced proudly, " I know where we are. We are definately in California. Can we go see our cousins since we are already here?" We laughed that he remembered the windmills from our drive to California last March. We told the kids that we were going to see cousins, and they cheered. We drove to Stevenson Ranch....YOWZA! What a drive! We survived, and were happy to see everyone. We spent the weekend having fun by going to soccer games, playing in the pool...BRRR..., and running around the house. Thanks to the Skabelund family for putting up with our crazy little family. We had so much fun seeing everyone. On top of Nat and Troy housing and feeding us for the weekend, they hooked us up with a sweet deal to Disneyland. (Troy works for Disney! :)) We headed there early Monday morning and had a great time. The weather was awesome, and the crowds weren't too bad. It was fun to ride on the rides that I didn't get to ride on last time since I was pregnant with Ainsley. Jackson and I ended the night with a trip on California Screamin. AWESOME! We had so much fun. Jackson is a fun kid. He and I were able to ride alot of rides together while Dan waited with the other three. Thank goodness for the stroller passes! We drove all night and picked Grandma Jane up from the airport that morning. It was so fun to have her here. The time went by way too fast! We didn't get to do as much as we had hoped, but maybe she will come back in a couple of months! Dan and I were able to attend the temple, and it was very nice to go. Thanks to Grandma for everything. It took a bit of time adjusting to her not being here. Ryder fell asleep on the way to the airport to drop her off. He woke up later and looked all over the car and kept asking where Grandma Jane was. He had a hard time understanding that she had to go home to Pa! All in all we had a great fall break!

Ainsley's Birthday!

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I am a little late in posting Ainsley's birthday, and that is just life. She had a good first birthday. She had her one year check up that day, and here are her stats... Weight: 19.38 lbs. (22.85 %), Height: 30 in. (79.88 %), Head: 18.25 in. (84.62 %)

Not bad for a skinny girl. She weighs nothing. The other kids were easily 20 pounds by 6 months, and she isn't there yet. We are thinking of turning her carseat. She's pretty close! :)

We had some friends over for dinner and cupcakes. It was fun. It was crazy, but fun. I hope those who came didn't think it was too much of a mad house. We told our friends to not bring presents, but they did anyway. It was nice of them. She got some fun things. Thanks to everyone for the calls and gifts.