Halloween Fun

Yesterday at school Jaron and Jantzen got to enjoy some Halloween fun. They were both so excited to finally get to wear their costumes. This year Jantzen is being "Luigi" and Jaron is being "Harry Potter".

In the morning, Jantzen had his class party. They made some fun Halloween art, enjoyed some spooky Halloween stories, and...


...really enjoyed a ton of sweets! His teacher was kind enough to tell the kids not to eat too much because it was almost lunch time, but that didn't stop most of them, especially my Jantzen. I didn't let him wear his moustache or his white gloves that go with his costume because I knew they'd get ruined with all the treats.


Here's a picture of Jantzen's class all dressed up...


Jantzen had to get some pictures with Jaedyn in her Halloween outfit. I love how she's poking at him in the second picture. Jaedyn absolutely loves playing around with Jantzen, it's so cute!



After Jantzen's party was over we went home and had lunch, then turned right back around and went to the school again. This time it was for the Halloween parade and "Trunk or Treat". They only did this in the afternoon, so Jaron's teacher said I could bring Jantzen back and have him join their class.

Here's my little "Luigi" and "Harry Potter", aren't they so cute? I think so! Even though you can't see it because of his massive amount of hair, Jaron does have the "Harry Potter" scar on his forehead. He wanted to use marker to put it on, but I quickly vetoed that and told him I would use my eyeliner.

I absolutely love the moustache on Jantzen, it covers his whole mouth and makes it so he can't talk. Needless to say, he was very quiet during the parade, which is very unusual for his character.


All of the kids were given a trick or treat bag and then headed off to get some candy...LOTS of it!




(This is Jaron's G.A.T.E. teacher, Mrs. Jones)


After they were all done with the parade and Trunk or Treat, I got some class pictures of Jaron and his class. Do you notice an extra student in there??? You can't really see his face, but he's wearing a green hat...can you play "Where's Luigi"?



Jaron's class went back inside and spent the rest of the day watching a movie and getting goodies. I don't really think the boys need to do any more trick or treating this year, they got a ton of candy just from school.

Now, I can't wait to see how Jaedyn looks in her costume and to see what she thinks about this whole "Halloween" thing.

**I just had to throw in this picture of Jaedyn that we took at Jantzen's soccer game that night. I was trying to get a good picture of her in her Halloween outfit, but she wasn't cooperating very well...she kept trying to run away.**

Halloween Treats

Every year for the boys' Halloween parties at school I always try to make something yummy for them to share. I usually stress about what I'm going to make and I didn't want to deal with that this year, not to mention their school doesn't allow home baked goods anymore. So, this year I kept it very simple, but fun. I made sucker ghosts for their friends and decorated candy bars for their teachers (not as fancy as I usually do, but, like I said, I wanted to keep it simple and not so stressful this year).

Here's the 61 sucker ghosts I made today for the parties tomorrow...


That's right, I had to make 61 (36 for Jantzen's class and 25 for Jaron's class). They were so easy to make and Jantzen is so excited to give them to his friends during their Halloween party.



Since I know the kids are going to get a ton of candy during the festivities tomorrow I decided the sucker ghosts are all the sugar I'm having the boys give out. I did, however, get some fun Halloween activity books and pencils for them to give out also...you're welcome all you parents out there.


I can't wait to see Jaron and Jantzen in their costumes tomorrow at school. It should be a fun day! Until then...

She's a Climber Now...

I know this day has been coming for a long time, but I wish it would've waited a little longer...Jaedyn is now climbing on and in everything!! She's loving the fact that she can climb and I think she thoroughly enjoys it. She's so proud of herself when she accomplishes her goal.


"Hey everyone, I'm a big girl now!" Does this mean I need to get rid of her baby chairs now, because I don't want to.


One of Jaedyn's favorite things to climb in is the Wiggles car that we've had since Jaron was two. She gets so excited and happy to play in this thing. She hasn't quite figured out how to move around in it by herself yet, but that's what older brothers are for...right? She'll learn quickly how to move around, then we'll be in even bigger trouble!




"Yay me!"


I think maybe Jaedyn's had enough of the pictures here or maybe she's just frustrated because she can't get the car to move. In any case, I love her facial expression in this picture.


There is a sad story that goes along with this car and this picture of my sweet little princess...

Last week while Jaedyn was playing, she decided she wanted to climb in the car. I didn't think anything of it because she does that all the time. I was doing a couple things around the house and when I turned around I saw Jaedyn standing on the seat in the car on the tile. At first I thought, "She's so cute", but that quickly changed when I saw her reach for the water cooler. I feared something was going to happen, and it did. The car moved backwards on the tile as she was leaning forward to play with the water. I saw her start to fall and I ran over to catch her. I didn't grab her body fast enough, but I was able to grab her by the waist of her pants. Unfortunately, she did hit her head on the tile, but I know if I hadn't grabbed her pants that she would've gotten hurt a lot worse. I kept an eye on her all day and she seemed to be fine. I'm sure she had a massive headache, but she never complained. She's such a tough little cookie!

Jaedyn did get a massive goose egg on her head that you can see in this picture (it was taken soon after she fell). Luckily it didn't get too big or nasty. It quickly went yellow and is almost not noticeable anymore. I really hope she's not trying to be like her brothers and get a scar on her forehead like them.


I don't really think Jaedyn learned her lesson through all of this. I have caught her trying to stand up in the car again and have quickly stopped her. I fear there may be more injuries in the future with her climbing expeditions, I just hope they are minor.

Power Point on School Safety

Last Friday Jaron presented the power point he made on school safety to Jantzen's kindergarten class. He has been working so hard on this in his G.A.T.E. class and was so excited to show it to the kindergartners. Jaron did so good at keeping it a secret from Jantzen until Friday morning.

Jaron did an awesome job teaching the kids how to be safe at school. Jantzen's teacher had Jaron show them twice so they could remember everything.



All the kids loved having Jaron in their class and asked if he could come back again and do another power point for them. He said he's definitely going to do it again because he loves it. I'm so proud of him and all his hard work he does in G.A.T.E. It makes me happy that Jantzen has a good role model for a big brother. One day I hope to see him in G.A.T.E. too.

How To Train Your "Jantzen"

Last weekend Josh took the kids to buy "How To Train Your Dragon". At the store they had this big display for the movie that kids can take pictures with, so Josh got one with Jantzen...Jaron was being a party pooper and wouldn't do it.

I think the picture was pretty cute and so was the movie, the boys loved it!


My little Jantzen is wild and crazy like a dragon is, so if anyone can give me pointers on how to train him, that would be greatly appreciated!

Little Miss Cheese Face

Isn't this a face you just want to kiss? I think so, even with the cheese all over it. Jaedyn is a lover of Velveeta Shells and Cheese and it shows all over her face. It is one of the only things I can get her to eat, and this is what she looks like when she's all done...


I wish I could get away with having food all over my face when I'm done eating and still look super cute like Jaedyn.

Savannah's Baby Shower

Last Saturday Lara and I threw a baby shower for our sweet bestie, Savannah. After much confusion and changes about the location of the shower, and almost having to have it at the hospital because of circumstances that were not preventable, we ended up having it at Savannah's house. This was a much needed social date for Savannah since a lot of her time lately has been spent in the hospital.


We decorated for the shower in green, blue, and brown to match the colors of Konner's room. I think everything turned out so cute (maybe it's because those are my favorite colors).

We hung up a clothesline with some of Konner's baby clothes...


We enjoyed some yummy food that consisted of Jimmy John's sandwiches (courtesy of Tanya), jello salad, fruit, and chips...


Savannah got a lot of cute gifts from all the girls that came...


I made this diaper cake as a gift from me and Lara...


And after opening gifts and playing a game, we all enjoyed this yummy cake made of chocolate and chocolate mousse filling...it was so good!


I think everything turned out good for Savannah's shower and I'm so glad Lara and I were able to do this for her. It was a much needed social gathering for a sweet girl that has had a hard pregnancy.

Maybe She's Not So Picky Afterall

Last weekend we went to St. George to spend time with some of our family. When we got there it was obvious that my kids needed to eat lunch, especially Jaedyn. She quickly found Baxter's food and water and proceeded to play in it. I thought that was pretty harmless until she started eating it. Can you say "disgusting"?


Here she is just chewing away on some yummy dog food, NOT! It has a lot of good nutrients in it, doesn't it?


She obviously didn't think it was that bad, just check out the smile on her face. If you look closely in her mouth you can see a piece of dog food that she seems to be enjoying very much. Have I mentioned before that my kids are a little strange at times? (They get that from their dad, you know.)


After Jaedyn was done chewing Baxter's food, I guess she needed something to wash it down with. I tried getting her a drink in her sippy cup, but I wasn't fast enough...she found Baxter's water and thought it would be a refreshing drink instead. She quickly stuck her hand in his water and then licked it off her hand.



So, being the good mom I am, I made her stop after that...I think she had enough or maybe it was just me having seen enough! I probably should have stopped her sooner, not that I didn't try, but she is a very determined little girl and she works very hard to get what she wants.