MFBAPT (Mother's Fighting Back Against Pumpkin Thieves)

I'm starting a new organization:

Mother's Fighting Back Against Pumpkin Thieves!!!!!!!!!
Now accepting new members!

Corn Maze and Trunk-or-Treat!

So we did finally make it to the Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch on Thursday. It was fun! We chose some good pumpkins - Aidan's is HUGE! He had to hunt the patch for the largest one he could find! So funny! My Kookie boys!

Tonight was our ward Halloween party and trunk-or-treat. Aidan wouldn't even put his costume on. . .what's that all about?
Here are the betrothed all dressed up!
The Ladybug and the Lion - too cute!

Pictures of the Day!

We had a lot of fun today just goofing around. . .Aidan had 1/2 day of school and his parent/teacher conference. . .Aidan is still doing fabulous in school -GREAT JOB AIDAN! After that we decided to go to the pumpkin patch and corn maze. . .it was supposed to rain all day, but it hadn't yet, so we decided to give it a go and of course 1/2 way there the rain starts pouring down (not the typical Washington light rain - it was a downpour like none other)! We thought we'd just mull around in the barn for a bit and wait for the rain to die down, but it never did - so we never got to the corn maze or the pumpkin patch. I did get this picture which makes me roar with laughter every time I look at it!
Wouldn't you know as soon as we pulled in our driveway the rain stopped! Oh bother - so instead Mason and I took a much needed nap - ahhhh the Sunday nap I didn't get yesterday felt so good today! So later, Delvin was teaching Aidan to do the laundry and Mason was so upset that they kept going in there without him - poor boy has to be involved in every little thing. yes - that is the stroller in the laundry room. . .one of the unfortunate things about not having a garage!

Impromptu Dinners!

Delvin and I have always loved impromptu dinners! We had them 3-4 nights per week with our neighbors when we lived in California. We often talk about how much we miss them! Today I made a full crock pot of Yummy Soup (Yes - me, I made soup AND it was good!) We called the Magelsens (they are the ones who had a baby the same day we had Mason) and amazingly they weren't going over to Shawn's parents house and hadn't made dinner yet, so an impromptu dinner was born!!!!! Mason was really funny - he gave Kristina several hugs and kisses - he really kept going - she wasn't so sure about all this. It was funny to watch how insistent he was on hugging and kissing her - hope it's not a sign of his future - but then again, they are betrothed!

Bloggers

I've just spent 1 1/2 hours reading through blogs of random people. It's left me feeling very inadequate in my writing skills -oh the wittiness and sarcasm! I don't express myself very well in writing. . . so to compensate I use multiple exclamation points and question marks thinking it will add emphasis and importance to what I say! Anyway, wow - I'm still working out my feelings on all these bloggers. . .one thought is - when do they have to time to sit in front of the computer and do this?? It's not like they just write - they have links to videos and funny pictures and they have many people making comments on their posts, of which they respond to the comments, and then they follow other peoples blogs and I can't help but think they sit in front of the computer for extreme amounts of time. . .I think I spend too much time in front of the computer, but wow - I don't think it's anything compared to these bloggers!!!!! (There goes the exclamation points again) - I guess it's their thing - their outlet - their leisure/recreation and so that's good right???? Thoughts about blogging anyone?

Sweet Words!

Delvin and I were talking today about how sweet it is to hear Mason calling Aidan's name so frequently - he walks (yes, he's walking like crazy for the last week) all around the house calling for Aidan (A duh, A duh). We were discussing how cute this is, but how sweet it would be to hear him call out for us that way. He can say Mommmm and Da, but he doesn't say it very often . . .about 2 hours later Aidan was playing in the den with Aidan and we hear this "Da, Da, Da" over and over - it was loud and so we go in and find him with a soccer ball and he was calling for Delvin to play ball with him. It was sooooo sweet - so of course Delvin had to sit and play ball with him. I can't wait until I hear him call for Mommmmm over and over again - ahh the sweets words of babies!

I deserve a life tile!

In the game of "Life" you get "Life Tiles" for going through different life experiences such as "discover a new planet", "find a new energy source", "build a better mousetrap", "become president" or my personal favorite "invent new ice cream flavor". Well, I can't say I've done any of those things, but I did something yesterday that I feel is deserving of a "Life Tile". Unfortunately I can't share with you the details at this point but it got me thinking that we need to recognize and give kudos to ourselves more often!

I've decided to start giving "Life Tile" awards out! If you or someone you know deserves a life tile for going through one of lifes challenging experiences or who has done something really good to make the world a better place etc. . .email me or make a comment below and I'll send them a "Life Tile" to recognize and give kudos for a job well done!