Just a few notes

So, Rowen and I are hanging out at home, and she came and brought me a fruit stick (think of a thick, rectangle shaped fruit roll up). It says on the wrapper that it's made from 68% real juices and fruit. As I was opening it, Rowen saw the number eight and said, "Look Mommy, there's an eight. That's why I say yes on 8, cause I love fruit snacks." It took me a couple of minutes to stop laughing. Oh, the simple joy of being a child.

We've been doing lots of pumpkin painting lately. We've painted pumpkins twice at Erika's and once at the park. And Rowen has painted every pumpkin purple. She just covers the entire pumpkin purple. It's funny. I'm just glad her favorite color isn't pink. Or yellow.


Painting at the park with MOMS Club.



And we went to two Trunk or Treat's this weekend, one for our own ward, and one at the Wilson's. They were both lots of fun. At the Wilson's I had the great time of watching a bounce house with a slide collapse on my kids when someone accidentally unplugged it during the costume parade. Thank goodness Amy and Jim were watching the kids and were very quick acting. They held up the bounce house enough and Jim was able to pull Logan, Rowen and Cayden out.


Rowen, George and I at the Raymond Ward Trunk or Treat


Rowen and the Rogers - I love their costumes!


The only pictures Logan would let me take of him.


A princess can never have too many spider rings...


This is the bounce house that collapsed on the kids!

We got to see the Gregsons, briefly, but we enjoyed it. It's so easy to just sit and talk with them. And the conversations are always interesting (at least to me). Whenever we see them, we wish Utah and California were a lot closer (like neighboring cities).

That's all that's been going on the last week or so. The last eight weeks of the year will be pretty busy, with 2 major holidays, three family birthdays, our anniversary and hosting MOMS Club field trips. Before I know it, I'm sure it will be January 2009.

~jenn