Carving Pumpkins

Carving pumpkins is a family tradition always the Monday before Halloween this is what we do for family home evening.  This year we went and picked our pumpkins since none of ours grew very big.   It had been rainy and was super muddy but still fun to pick them out of the field.

Then we went home and started carving we were about half way done when the power went out- ahh but it was kind of fun we just lit a bunch of candles and lit the pumpkins that were done and kept carving.  We carved 10 pumpkins I know we are CRAZY!  Wyatt and Shay both did 3 then we did one for me and Nate and one for Clint and Cole.  Cole loved his pumpkin he could not quit kissing it - it was so funny.  

Family Photos

I think picture day is the most dreaded day of the year- at least for Nate!!  I love to get our family photos done and see how the kids have changed.  This year we met with my whole family for a big family photo- crazy how fast our family is growing I guess when you add them two at a time it really adds up.  Tiffany took our photos again she is so awesome.

Wood Family - Cindy Jeremy Dalton- Alyssa- Dylan

Golightly Family- Angie, Jason, Sydnee, Shad, Taylor, Kolby, Kyler

This is my favorite photo: I love how on one half everyone looks great grandmas side- grandpas side totally out of control.

Prepared

You can never be to prepared.  I thought this was too funny- the other night it was really stormy which always scares my kids!  They could not go to sleep and so we let them make beds on the floor in our room, the each got a flashlight in case the power went out, which it never did, just to be prepared.  I go up to bed a little later this is how I found Shay.  Sound asleep flashlight in both her hands - totally prepared for a disaster.  Oh I love her.

Birthday Party

Clint and Cole's birthday-  The day of their birthday I was feeling kind of bad - I had not really planned a party, Their cakes turned out super ugly, and I did not have a really great present for them.  Luckily for me they are super happy with anything and we just did some of their favorite things, Play in the pool, play with whip cream, blow bubbles. smash cake, and play outside  Sometimes the simplest things are the most fun, why do I have to keep learning that lesson over and over again?

How many kids can fit in the pool?

Whip cream anyone?

I love cake!!

I love when Clint just looks up at you with those bright blue
eyes just waiting for you to give him a big kiss.

Clint and Cole turn 5

I can't believe it is Clint and Cole's birthday today.  They are 5 wow time flies It has definatly been an adventful five years but I do feel like I have grow so much these last five years.  I hope I am a better person because of them- they are so sweet and have such unconditional love.  I'm still not sure why we blessed to get them to be in our family but am so grateful to have these choice spirits in our home.

Clint - Day 1

Cole Day 1

First birthday

Second Birthday

Clint 4 years

Third Birthday

Cole 4 years

First Day of School 2013

August 22, 2013 the first day school it is crazy how fast summer goes by.  The kids were excited to start school this year.  Wyatt is in 5th grade his last year in elementary.  He has Mr. Maughan this year and has a couple good friends in his class hopefully will be a great year for him.

Wyatt had to get glasses for school this year.

Shay is starting 3rd grade with Mrs. S. Anderson she is super excited, was so excited to wear her sparkly pink shoes the first day of school.  They match her personality!

Clint and Cole start kindergarten this year too.  They will do school all day part day kindergarten and part day Special Ed.  I am a little worried about that - but we will see how it goes.  

They have to eat lunch at school and all I can say to that is good luck to the aides.
Aunt Rach got them their cute barn lunch boxes.

Boating Fun

Our friend Layne and Tricia Merritt invited us to go over to Hyrum Dam and go boating with them.  Nate had some work to do but me and Wyatt and Shay could not pass up the invitation!  My kids love to ride the tube and have been so excited to go all summer.  Layne is so great- none of their kids really wanted to ride the tube so he pulled my kids around for hours.  I think they could live on a lake- Wyatt said he is going to save up his money to buy a boat- good luck with that-  We had a great time I even rode the tube a couple of times my kids love to go fast- Wyatt was giving the faster sign all the time.

FASTER

Every time the boat stopped Wyatt, Shay and James loved just swimming in the water.

Max would not get in the water but loved riding in the boat.