Fun with Cousins!

Wride Halloween Party

Every Halloween, Tylers grandparents have a Halloween party at their house. It is so much fun. Everyone dresses up, they have games, and yummy soup. Avery has been talking about this party for weeks. Ofcourse, of all days, Avery woke up pretty sick, so did Adi. They were throwing up. It was a terrible day. Avery was crying when she saw that the party had started. They were both feeling better, and since it was outside, I dressed them up and took them down for a little while. They did great. It was a fun night. They are such a fun family.
PLEASE, i am begging all of you to ignore what I look like in the family picture. I had been up since 1:30 a.m. with Avery.

"DUST"

Yes I clean my house, and yes I dust my house on a regular basis, but it still seems dusty all the time. Anyways, I was sitting on the couch the other morning with Avery, and the sun was shining through the blinds, and she could see the little dust particles (is that what I call them?) floating through the air, and she said, in a very excited voice, "Look mom, there are SUN SPITICLES in the air." It was just so sweet, because that is a word that she thought of on her own. If I ask her to tell anyone what she saw, she gets so shy. Her little mind is always working. I love her so much.

Field trip to the Pumpkin Patch

On Monday, Avery had her first field trip with her preschool class. I was lucky enough to go with her. We went to Orem to a patch called the Vineyard(I think). It was so much fun. They had a corn maze, playground, petting zoo (kind of) and a area that had little play houses in it. She had a blast.
Last Friday, Tyler and I took the girls to the Red Barn pumpkin patch. We go every year. It is so much fun. They take you on a hay ride to the big patch. The girls have so much fun picking out the perfect pumpkin. After we find our pumpkin, we get to pick out a treat in the barn. The middle of October at a pumpkin patch and they all pick ICECREAM. Really??? I got a warm apple cider doughnut. So YUMMY. Ofcourse we had to buy a gallon of cider to take home. The girls love it. I think my favorite part of the little trip, besides watching my girls have so much fun on the hayride and running through the patch, is the fun little shop they have in the barn with all the cute crafts. I love this time of year.
Sorry, I forgot my camera when Tyler and I took them to the patch, so there are no pictures of Adison. Sorry mom and Heather!!!

The MULLETT of the year AWARD goes to...

None other than miss Avery. Have any of you seen CMT's My Big Redneck Wedding? Well, Tyler and I watch it all the time, and on almost every episode, they give an award for the best Mullett. Averys got them all beat. Lets just say that scissors are now banned from our house, well atleast from little hands. Avery decided to chop her own hair yesterday, because "it was in her eyes." I was so sad, because she had such pretty hair. It will grow back right? I was even more sad to see two chunks taken out of Adis curls as well. Atleast I had a few hours to calm down and think about the whole situation. Tyler was home with them at the time. He called my sister first to see if she would call and tell me. He was scared to. Am I really that mean? Anyways, we had to go get it fixed, and the girl who cut it did a great job for what she had to work with, but it is really not that cute. OH WEll!!!

WHAT DID YOU DO???????????

"What id you do" was my first reaction to this little mess they had caused. I do supervise my kids, especially with markers. We were all sitting in the next room talking when all this had happened. Believe me, it was not just Adi. Avery did say "Mom, I didn't do anything. Adi drew all over herself." Right Ave, if that is the case, I have a very flexible little girl. All over her back and diaper. I was not happy, they both got a spank on the bum. (Not hard, I promise, they laugh at me when I spank, which makes me even more angry, so it is just a waste of my time.)I am glad though that everyone else thought it was funny enough to take pictures, because I can laugh now. They are just handfuls.
Just one more story to show you what a handful they are. I know you are all thinking, they are just normal kids. Anyways, last week I was doing the dinner dishes. Keep in mind, I usually have to stop after each dish to see what is going on in the other room. This time though, they were laughing and having fun, so I kept on doing the dishs. Well, I went in there to find thee biggest mess. Somehow, Avery got the package of goldfish crackers down without me seeing, and had proceded to shake the bag through the entire room, and they stomped on the crackers. Oh, I was so angry, and I even get angry thinking about it now.the crackers were so smashed into the carpet, I had to vacuum the whole room by hand. While I was vacuuming they kept jumping off the couch to stomp on the crackers that were not yet vacuumed. Yes they laughed the whole time and yes they KNOW BETTER!!!! I was too angry to take a picture, but I really wish I had proof that it was really as bad as I am making it out to be. Needless to say, they were in bet extremely early that night. Even when they are naughty, and do things that make me so angry, I would not trade my kids for anything. They are my world, and I love being their mom.

An Apple a Day

I know I have talked about the amount of apples my in-laws have on their tree in the back yard, but I don't think you could possibly understand the amount out there, unless ofcourse you have seen it first hand. It is just amazing. The kids love it. If you go back there, you will see several half eaten apples. We have found lots of fun things to do with all the yummy apples.

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