Halloween

 Sidney has been talking about being Elsa for a year. I looked at every fabric store in town and couldn't find exactly what I wanted, but she was thrilled with her dress.

 

 

She wanted me to be Anna, so I put together an outfit from my closet. We borrowed a moose hat from our friends for Josh to wear for Sven, but he got home on the late side and we never got a picture with him.

 

Jayden and I are reading the Harry Potter series together. He wanted me to make his costume too, so I had a lot of fun with costumes this year.

 

 

Tanner hated his costume. He pulled his hat off and cried. But then it took him two seconds to understand the whole trick or treating thing, and after that he didn't really think about his costume that much. He was way too cute trick or treating, and his costume was a big hit. He would walk into front doors with his bucket out stretched. He would be given candy, and he would keep standing there, and people thought he was cute, so they gave him more. Is it weird I felt bad eating his candy? He worked so hard for it.

 

 

 



Jayden is 9!

And I'm freaking out a little because he's HALF WAY to 18! What in the world? The last 9 years have flown by, and it makes me want to cry thinking about how 9 more will fly by. I'm truly in a panic.

 

He had a Star Wars party. The boys had a great time, Jayden was a happy boy, goal achieved.

 

He wanted a wookie cookie cake. 

Played a few games.  

 

 

 

 



At the Zoo and the Pumpkin Patch

You can never have too much of the autumn season. Seriously, can it please last 9 months out of the year? The kids get two days off of school for parent teacher conferences, so we enjoyed a fun morning at the zoo. In case you couldn't tell, there's not much to do in Boise.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was a lovely morning bike ride we enjoyed as a family.

Pumpkin patches are my favorite thing ever pretty much. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jayden wasn't feeling well the first night we went. So we went back tonight. I surprised the kids. I told them we had errands to run. We dropped off books at the library, then we pulled into the farm. Such a great way to spend an evening. 

 

I asked Sidney if she was having fun swinging on the horse. In her best Texan accent she said, "You don't swing a horse, Mom, you RIDE it!!" Adorable. 

 

 

 

 

 



Wolf

Jayden earned his Wolf in Cub Scouts! We are so proud of him. It really is a lot of work, and I know it's only going to get to be more work as he progresses in scouts. Josh and I were his leaders in Texas, so we were there through it all, and know what it takes to achieve this. I wish we could have awarded it to him. He's a good kid, we think he's pretty cool!