New Family Member

In September, we adopted this poodle mix. He is completely poodle, but has a dark skin so he's some mix it just doesn't show. It is very difficult to get a picture of him because he's terrified of the camera. It took a lot to get him in these two pictures. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do the dog thing just yet, I mean all the kids were finally in school, but Casey found him. We were just going to have my niece casually watch for some small dog like my parents. Casey loves my parents little dog (it's a maltese-poodle mix). So he just said if Marinda comes across something at the shelter have her call us and we'll check it out. I was a bit shocked! Marinda called a couple of weeks later and said the "Super Adoption" was going on the weekend of Sept. 12 and we should check it out. I was doing salsa with my younger sister so Casey and the kids went down. I told him before I left to remind the kids it was ok if they didn't find something we'll just keep watching for one. A while later Casey e-mailed me a photo of this little guy. Then he called me and asked what I thought. I said he was cute. About 30-45 minutes later he called asking for vet info. I said "you got him?" Casey had really liked his personality. So we have "Buddy". He is 4 years old and is a really good dog. He is my shadow, literally. I cannot walk out of the room without him behind me. The kids love him!

Crazy Beautiful Weather

The weather has been in the 70's all week. Yes, we have a storm coming in, but it's been years since we've seen weather like this in Oct-Nov. We took our time getting the sprinkler lines blown out so that's what Casey did Saturday. Chandler and Shelby couldn't wait for one more run through the sprinklers. I told you, the weather is crazy. I didn't think it was quite "swimsuit warm", but is it worth the argument? They had a great time.

Happy Halloween!

Our Halloween Tradition.
Each year (for the past 4-ish) we have attended my older sisters ward Trunk or Treat in Kaysville. It is huge! My kits pumpkin buckets are almost completely filled within a half hour time frame. Since it's usually so cold, we run home and empty some of the candy out and hit a couple of neighbors then come home for some hot chocolate. The kids are only out for maybe half an hour around the neighborhood. However, this year was a different story. The weather was beautiful and warm! My sister's trunk or treat started an hour earlier which was nice because it was still light outside. Chandler's friend asked him to go trick or treating around the neighborhood with him so we dropped them off at his house. Casey took the other 3 out and about the neighborhood. They were gone for about an hour and a half. Never have they been able to go out that long before. They had a great time! Colby wanted to go to a home up the street that does a spooky garage called "Cave of Death". Casey said this family put a lot of money into animatronics. It was amazing and it spooked Colby. His goal for being spooked was met. Apparently, Casey got some fun ideas for decorating our yard next year while out and about with the kids. Stay tuned to find out what happens next year!

Here's my kids, Chandler's friend, and Michelle's 3 younger with Keith (the doc).

Casey and I have also been dressing up the last few years, this is definitely the simplest we've done!

The graduates! (Thanks Colby for taking the photo)

We hope you all had a fantastic Halloween!

Autumn Photo Shoot

My sister asked me to take some photos of her kids in the canyon with the autumn leaves. Of course I had to take the opportunity to take some of my own kiddos. The leaves were beautiful. We drove up Trappers Loop and off towards Snowbasin. Here are some photos I got.

Shelby and Isaac playing around.

Typing Test (FOBTY 9/25)

So, I was excited to see this test on the Sweet Shoppe Blog Quizzer. I have always loved to type! I am much faster on a regular keyboard than a laptop. Here is my keyboard score:

82 words

Speed test

Color Genius.... I Think Not (FOBTY 9/4)

So I did another From Our Blog To Yours quiz. This was kind of a fun kick start getting back into school. Go check out your color IQ at:

http://www.crayola.com/promos/64boxBirthday/colorQuizzer.cfm

I missed 22 colors. Who knew there were "kids choice" colors.

From Our Blog To yours 8/28

I used to be a really good speller, I guess I need to work on it a little.

Your Common Spelling Mistake Score: 80% Correct

Your spelling is excellent. You don't fall for common spelling pitfalls, and you spell almost everything correctly.

Do You Make Common Spelling Mistakes?