Throwing Ada

Throwing Sammy

Throwing Evelyn

Pumpkin Patch with cousins

Ruth, Rachel, Ada, Johnny, Adam, Joey, Kate, Anya

Pumpkin Patch

We had both our families Halloween parties this weekend... here are some cute pictures from this cute time!

Mario (Sam wanted me to be Luigi and Jer to be Princess Peach)

Twink the Sprite

Rainbow Bright

Assertive

I asked Evelyn if she wanted me to wash her up and get her down.  She very forcefully said, "No!"

Cousins

Aren't these guys the cutest cousins?!

Backfire

I taught Evelyn how to tickle Jer's toes and her Aunts feet. Today while I was making breakfast she walked up behind me and tickled behind my knees... I jumped, she thought it was funny so she did it again and again... The whole time with a giggle and a smile on her face.

Overheard

Ada, "No Sam. Snow doesn't have mommies or daddies."

Very proud of my boy

We do a family scripture study with our kids before bedtime.  It's been fun (and a little stressful and most nights).  Since they are all so little we use the "Stories" books that are illustrated... Ada's soon moving on to reading out of the real scriptures.  We've been able to read the Old Testament, New Testament, and Book of Mormon with them this way.  Now it's time for the D&C.  Sometimes we don't have time for a long study because of busy evenings so we've started reciting Articles of Faith with them on quick nights.  Well, 3 year old Sammy pretty much recited the First Article of Faith to us last night with very little prompting from us.  It's one of those proud moments that you hope sticks with both of you forever.

"We believe in God the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost."

Not bad for a 3 year old... I hope he really knows what it means and not just the words some day.

New boots

So, because of winter coming up I wanted kids to have boots to play in outside.  Evelyn has hand me downs, I bought some BRIGHT RED ones for Sam for his Christmas present... he loves red, and we went to Kid 2 Kid to see if they had any for Ada since she keeps growing so fast.  She went in telling me that she wanted purple striped ones... they did have purple ones but she ended up falling in love with these black ones with glitter on the top.  She's been wearing them around since we got home with them two days ago.  What do you think?  Does she like them?