On Second Thought.....

When we got married, one of the 'conditions' I made Brent promise to keep is NO guns in the house. As the girls get older....I am starting to rethink. Take a look at these eyes!

Halloween - Part 6 - The LOOT

Halloween - Part 5 - Trick or Treating

We were so lucky to have great weather this year for trick-or-treating! We were reminiscing about being in coats, gloves and driving around in the car last year. We hit every house in our neighborhood and because it is still a little sparse, we toured the neighborhood across the street too! Brent and I even dressed up as BYU fans! (okay, we didn't really plan it...but it worked!)

Halloween - Part 4 - The Costumes

Lydia as a Pumpkin FairyShawn as an Army Dude

Blake as Spiderman

Sidney as Hannah Montana
(With the wig this time!)

Jamie as Hermione
(Thanks again to the Chipmans for the great cape!)

Hardy as Darth VaderRiley as an Airline Pilot
(Thanks Donny for the great costume!)

October Birthday Celebration

Before trick-or-treating, we had a quick October birthday celebration with the DeLays for Blake, Sidney, Brent and Shawn.

Halloween - Part 3 - The School Party

This morning Sidney's class had a spooktacular Halloween party!
It was fun filled with candy corn relays, face painting, pictionary and treats.

Here is Sidney in the costume parade....
She is in her Hannah Montana costume without the wig.
Sidney with a witch on her face!
Double Trouble - 2 Hannah Montanas!
Sidney and her best friend (our neighbor) Maddison.

Mini Piano Concert

1. The Showman
by Riley



2. Fly Me Away
by Riley

3. Toccata in D Minor
by Riley

Watch it here on YouTube!

(Riley calls this the perfect Halloween song)
(It was too big for Blogger video)

Man Cold

I just watched this hilarious video off of 'Uncle' Gery's blog and laughed hysterically. For any of you that have had to suffer through a 'Man Cold' with your significant other...you will love this:

Man Cold on You Tube

Halloween - Part 2 - The Pumpkin Carving

Our tradition has always been to carve our pumpkins for Family Home Evening on the Monday night before Halloween. So the kids and I went to pick out the perfect, very big pumpkins and the carving commenced right after dinner. Riley did his very own this year, Daddy helped Sidney and Mom helped Jamie.

Getting Started

Jamie and The Ghost

Sidney and The Princess

Riley and The Ghost Chasing PacMan

Dad after carving Sidney's pumpkin,
which just happened to be the hardest pumpkin on the planet!

Random Shots from Riley's Camera

I am grateful that Riley has enjoyed his new camera and if he hadn't had it along, I wouldn't have had any pictures for my last 2 posts. But....it is very interesting what I find when downloading his pictures.
Look carefully at this one...hmmm...wonder if he read the sign when he took it!

Rosemount vs. Eagan

After walking through the Haunted Woods Trail, we walked over to watch the Rosemount High School Football game. It was round 2 of the playoffs and they were facing Eagan High School. Because 2 of our great friends from the Eagan Ward play for EHS, we sat with their parents and cheered for Eagan. Unfortunately the outcome of the game was not in their favor as they lost 36 - 0 :(. But we had a great time and remember now how much we enjoy High School Football! We will be cheering Rosemount on as they continue to progress in the playoffs. Next up: Eastview, Friday night.

Halloween - Part 1 - The Haunted Woods Trail

We started off our Halloween celebration at the Rosemount Sponsored Haunted Woods Trail. We wound our way through Central Park in Rosemount where the local business owners and sponsors had set up some terrific Halloween displays. They provided music and candy too! We enjoyed running into many friends and will be making this event a family tradition!

Our Favorite Season!

I have always told everyone that I love Minnesota except for the length of the winters. Today I realized it was not the long winters that I mind, it is the short golf season that makes me crazy. Brent and I made one last excursion to the course this morning and had a wonderful time!

• Some benefits of golfing late in the fall: cheap green fees at really nice courses and golfing with no one in front or behind you!
  
• Some downfalls of golfing late in the fall: swinging a club with 4 layers of clothing on is just not the same and when your hands are chilled you definitely have to swing harder.

We had a great time and love that we can share this fun hobby together. We will be counting the days till the courses open in the spring!