Fall 2013

 Time has really gotten away from me over the last few months.  So it looks like I'm going to be rolling all of Fall into one big post.

 Auntie Audra got a new job as the manager of the Real Foods store in Salt Lake.  They had a grand opening party to celebrate and guess who she suckered into painting barnyard faces?  Me and Nana Deb, who is actually an artist - no pressure though.  I haven't done anything resembling art for many, many years now, so I was pretty worried that my face painting would be a disaster.  I practiced for a few weeks on these mugs.  I did a lot better than I thought I was going to do.  We painted over 40 little faces, and I'm pretty sure you could at least tell they were some form of a barnyard animal.

 Before we knew it, the cold air swept in and trees shed their leaves.  It's always exciting to welcome the cold weather.  Even though we know it's going to last for like, ever.

 October was great - we loaded up on pumpkins from Grandpa Kyle's garden and got carving before they molded out completely.

 We always impress ourselves with our carving skills.

 Wreck-it-Ralph, Harry Potter and the minions.

 Halloween was a breeze this year - we saved our costumes from June's HP birthday party so mom didn't have to start any sewing projects, get overwhelmed, and enlist the help of Nana Deb with her sweet sewing skills.  You're welcome, Nana.

 Speaking of Nana Deb, we lucked out this year.  Nana and Papa attended the girls' Grandparents Day at school.  

  Chubbuck Elementary was no fool - they held their bi-annual book fair simultaneously.  You've never seen such a line of grandparent suckers in all your life waiting to buy armfuls of books for their little ones.

 Thanks Nana and Papa for going out of your way to make it to our special events!

 Nerd Day at school.  Lookin' good girls!

 This one may not be in school yet, but here's proof that he's getting ready.

Klive being Klive.  He's always cracking us up.  It's so hard to get after him when he's being naughty because we are usually stifling our laughter while scolding.

Winnie has sure enjoyed first grade.  Her teacher has the kids do a monthly family homework project.  In November, we got to disguise a turkey.  Winn chose Si from Duck Dynasty as her model.  Hey Jack, that's what I'm talkin' about.

This dude is always sneaking a snack from the candy bucket.  Occasionally, he thinks he can get away with murder.  He asked if he could have some cotton candy.  As usual, I said no.  But after being hounded relentlessly by his treat request for over an hour, I finally gave in.  Next thing I know, he came into the living room with a bucket full of cotton candy and a spoon.  Nice try buddy!

The girls participated in Soccer again.  I have seen a lot of athletic growth in both girls over the past year and a half.  Winnie no longer cries or gets anxious on the field.  She's intense and competitive.  Who knew she had it in her?  June learned a lot about playing positions and setting up plays.  It was a great season.

Here's the only picture we took on Thanksgiving.  Kolby made another epic turkey and we invited Nana, Papa, Audra, Nati and the Halversens to share the day with us.  We played games, played music, and took the kids to see "Frozen" on Thanksgiving day and we all loved it.

We are lucky we have so many people who love us and want to spend time with us.  When you string it all together, turns out we had a pretty great Fall!