Snow Day

We woke up to snow today!! So my kids were up at 7:00 a.m. and out in the snow playing and building a snowman!!

Happy Halloween

Well, Halloween is done and over. My kids were so excited today to go tricker treating. By the time the night came they were all pooped out they had been so excited all day long. So we went trick or treating and got lots of candy.

Here are pictures. Jacob was a clone, Joshua Darth Vader, Abigail dalmation and Wyatt a lion.

Happy Halloween.












Here is some of Wyatt thinking the candy bowl looks really good!!

Pumpkin Carving

Tonight for FHE we carved pumpkins. My camera was running out of batteries so I only have one picture. We will get more pictures on Halloween when we light them.

Wyatt's first day eating solids

Today, we fed Wyatt for the first time. He loved the rice cereal. All of my other babies have spit it out and didn't know how to swallow it. He loved it and didn't have any trouble eating it. Here are some pictures.

Wyatt's first sick day

Well, it has arrived. Wyatt has experienced (or should I say is experiencing) his first time being sick. He has croupe and a horrible cold. I took him to the doctor on Wedensday and they gave him a steroid so he could breath. He has breathed easier since then as long as we stay home. If I take him out then he starts not being able to breath. So we have been a little coupe up!!!! He is the most whinny of my children when they are sick. He sounds like a little puppydog. Just whines and whines.

Two days ago Wyatt rolled over for the first time. He hasn't done it since but I am sure it will happen.

Last night we went to a pumpkin carving party. Everyone brought soup and we had soup and carved pumpkins. My kids loved it. It was lots of fun.

Dutch Oven Party & Serena's Birthday

So last night was our wards dutch oven cook-off. It was lots of fun. John made chili, corn bread, and snickers cake. It was really good food there. John took first place for the Snickers cake and 2nd place for the corn bread and 3rd place for the chili. The food there was so good. I forgot my camera so I don't have pictures of the food, but I have pictures of the awards. Way to go John.




Today was Serena's birthday so we had her over for lunch. We had taco salad and Snickers cake. She loved it. Here are some pictures of her blowing out her candles and of Abigail eating her cake.

Happy Birthday Serena - I hope your wish comes true.

Tagged

OK, so I have been tagged by Desiree.

Here goes.

4 TV Show I love to watch
1. Biggest Loser
2. House
3. King of Queens
4. News

Four words or phrases I use Often
1. Stop that
2. Don't do that
3. Wash your hands
4. Please

Four things I am passionate about
1. No one walking on the carpet after I have vacuumed
2. My bed has to be made every morning or I cannot sleep in it the next night.
3. Dishes have to be done right after dinner.
4. Piano

Four things I have learned from my past.
1. Don't always believe everything you hear
2. Don't judge someone because as soon as it comes out of your mouth, you then get to eat it.
3. Even though life may seem crazy it always calms down before you know it. So enjoy the moment and don't stress!!
4. Laugh more

Four places I would love to go.
1. Costa Rica (again)
2. Disney world
3. Yellowstone
4. Anywhere in a camper!!!!

Four favorite restaurants
1. Olive Garden
2. Panda Express
3. Training Table
4. Iceburg Drive-in

Four things that happened yesterday
1. Took Abigail to dance
2. Went shopping to buy Abigail a new winter coat and snow pants
3. Took Wyatt to the doctor for his 4 mos. checkup
4. Went to Jacob's pinewood derby

I now tag:
Denette
Vicki
Kathy
Terry

Pinewood Derby

So Jacob participated in his first ever Pinewood Derby. He and John had fun making his car and painting it. Tonight they raced! Jacob had so much fun. Here are some pictures.






He also recieved his Bobcat award! Way to go Jacob!

Wyatt Sat Today

Today Wyatt sat for the first time on his own without any help. I didn't catch the it on my camera. Way to go Wyatt! But here is a cute picture of him that we took today.

First Snow of the Year

So today, we woke up and it had snowed the first snowfall of the season. (Yes, way too early in my opinion.) My kids were so excited!! Abigail and Joshua couldn't wait to go out in it and play in it. They hadn't even gotten dressed before they went out. They had fun for a few minutes in their PJ's. Then they came in and had breadkfast and put on a coat and went back out.

General Conference Weekend

This last weekend we went to visit my parents for General Conference. I was good to so them. My Dad has lost all comprehension. Sometimes it was funny to listen to him talk. Other times it is a very spiritual experience. I know his soul is trying to communicate with my soul. It is a neat experience.

Last night we went to the temple and did sealings. It was neat to hear the promises and blessings that are yours when married in the temple. On my wedding day, I don't remember even hearing the prayers. It is cool to be able to go back and hear them again.

Political Question

The other day I was thinking about the candidates running nationally and locally. I was wondering about how Heavenly Father inspires us and how we recieve answers. If we as members of the church, study out the candidates for election and come up with the person we think will do the best job, and then we pray about that decision. Will Heavenly Father inspire everyone with the same answer, or will our agency and the studying that we have done affect the answer we recieve? What do you think?Please feel free to comment because I would like to know your thoughts about this.

Primary Party

So,our ward had a Boxcar Drive Inn Movie for their primary activity. My kids had a blast making their boxcars. They enjoyed eating their hotdog and watching a movie. It was fun for them. They have even enjoyed their boxcars at home.

Zoo Trip

So today was Joshua's kindergarten class field trip. We went to the Hogle Zoo. He had a lot of fun. I took Wyatt and Abigail with me. Wyatt was an angel baby at the zoo. Abigail loved the elephants. When we were there at the elephants, they started snorting at each other. It was cool. I had never heard them snort before. Joshua loved the tigers. They were really good looking tigers. And of course we had to have our pictures taken by the ape. Joshua is so excited he is almost as big as the orangatang.





It was a fun day at the zoo.

Yesterday Keri Poulsen and I got together and bottled 28 pints of tomatoes. We still have a gazillion tomatoes coming off of our plants. If anyone wants any, let me know. We also have pears and peaches starting to get ripe. I love this time of year when everything is ready to eat, and you get so much produce from your garden and neighbors pass their extra on and you share your extra.

Well, that is all that is up with us.

Stake Conference

Well, this weekend was Stake Conference. We were privilaged to have Presidet Eyring come and speak to us. Saturday night was the adult session and the Stake Center was packed. Pres. Eyring spoke on temple attendance. It was very good. Today it was sort of like a zoo at the Stake Center. John went an hour early to get seats and we were on the second to back row of the gym. They had overflow rooms all over the stake center. People were sitting on the floor and in the halls. There were so many people there. Pres. Erying spoke about the trials that come in our lives, and just because we are doing what the Lord asks, doesn't mean that we will have trials. And just because we turn our backs on God doesn't mean that everything is going to go bad for us. But, we need to let our trials bring us closer to God and not turn our backs on him. He gave a good talk. It was neat for my children to get to see him, (sort of, we were so far back).

But boy were my kids naughty!!!! They were just horrible for Stake Conference today. They were all so tired this morning and they just had a rough time. I thought by the time we left I was going to leave my children at the church!!!! But I guess it is good to go and teach them that going to church is good.

Joshua's Birthday

Today was Joshua's birthday. John had to go to Bear Lake to work today, so we had Joshua open the presents from us last night. He got a radio and a Star Wars CD. He really liked it.



Then this morning he opened his presents from his Grandma. He had a friend come and play after school and this evening we watched the BEE movie and had his favorite orange chicken stir fry for dinner. He had a good birthday.



Yesterday, we went to the Utah State Fair. We went to the Ice Cream day. It iswhere you can have all you can eat ice cream. There are so many flavors to choose from. My favorite is BYU Creamery's Peanut butter cup, and John's favorite is BYU's marionberry.

I forgot my camera so I have no pictures.

Jacob's Baptism/Wyatt's Blessing

Well, this weekend was very busy. On Saturday, Jacob got baptized. It was a really neat day. He was very excited. We had lots of family here to attend. Grandma Muir, Sharolee, Grandma and Granpa Atkinson, Paul & Kim and family, Greg & Megan and Family, Jeff Olson and kids, Andrea & kids, Serena, Summer, Mason and Alora Gordon, The Hutcheon family, and the Laws family. Thank you all for your support!! This really meant a lot to Jacob to have so many friends and family there.





After the Baptism, we went to the park for lunch. After that the Atkinson's were having their reunion. That evening we all went to dinner at the Mayan restaurant. Over-priced food for the flavor, but the kids had a great time watching the divers dive into the pool.



Today, was Wyatt's blessing. During the blessing he started to cry, so John gave a short blessing. It was good. Guest who came were the same as yesterday, including Matt & Kelly and their family and Jason and Katie and their family. It was good to have you all there. Thank you so much for your support.

It is so good to have Jacob baptized. He is already acting differently. He wants to do what is right and so far he has done everything I have asked him to do. He is a very good boy.

I am glad the weekend is over and I can now relax! - - - Maybe, because Joshua's birthday is coming up on Tuesday, so not much relaxing for me.