crazy hair day and carnival

The girls were able to be crazy for their halloween partys this year.  The Oakwood doesn't let them dress up anymore so they just do crazy hair day.  Elizabeth came up with the idea to have her hair look like a spider.  She is so creative and I think it turned out so cute.  Brytlee wanted her hair to look like one of the monster high dolls and it looked great also.   Alexis dressed up as a nerd and hot glued nerds all over her pants.  They didn't last long.  I guess at school everyone kept grabbing them off of her and eating them.  

That night the Jr. High put on a carnival.  It was cute for all the kids and we had fun.  They had a lot of games they could play and win a prize, and a haunted house and then food in the cafeteria.  

Max found a football toss and he was in love.  He wouldn't leave it the whole time we were there.  The boys were super nice to let him hang out and retrieve the balls for them.  He had a lot of fun and when it was time to go we had to pull him away from it kicking and screaming.  

Alexis was suppose to help Mrs. Hamblin with the pop/ring toss but other people were there helping most of the time.  Her and Brytlee helped for the last little while and Brytlee has so much fun.  She said she couldn't wait until the next year to go and help again.  

Elizabeth was a lucky duck and won a pop on the ring toss.  It was harder than it looked.  

Who knows why she was being grumpy but I am guessing it was because it was past her bed time....,

Love

Did I tell you this boy always has a ball in his hands.... Ha ha.  I love this picture of my two boys cuddling in bed.  They are my favorite thing to wake up to in the morning.  (and also four little beauties)  I have been thinking about blessings a lot the past few weeks and I just feel like my heart is overflowing with all sorts of feelings.  I am truly blessed.  I have so many things in my life to be grateful for and I know It would take all day to name them all.  I heard a saying that was cute, "what if you woke up tomorrow with only the things you thanked your heavenly father for the day before."  It really makes you think because without Him we would be nothing and we would have nothing.  I know that he has heard my prayers and is answering them.  I am so thankful for the gospel and the knowledge I have and the happiness and joy that it brings into my life.  I was put into the young women's a few weeks ago and I am so happy about that.  It is one of my favorite callings.   I get to be in the beehives with Alexis and it has been fun to listen to the lessons and teach them.  I enjoy teaching the lessons because it allows me to dig deeper and ponder through the week.  It also helps me feel the spirit through the week as I think of what I should say for a lesson.  It is great

I love this picture.  I put it on my phone and get to look at it through my day.  I just love the true happiness that is on my baby's face.  It isn't a fake smile or a forced smile.  It is a smile that is saying he is happy.  I just love the way kids faces light up when they are happy.  

Now this is another story..... this isn't something that makes me so happy.  I am so sad that the deer are out and eating my tree's again.  They have a full field of alfalfa but for some reason the new tree's taste the best to them.  errrrrr

I went and bought some sap to put on the tree to see if I can save it but they got it all the way around so I am not sure.  

One of his new favorite spots.  He pulled the drawer out and climbed in.  

Adison thought it looked like fun so she climbed in also.  They are so fun together.  Max sure does love his big sister and the time that they get to be together while the girls are at school is fun to watch.  Max tries to do everything that she does and just follows her everywhere.   She is a girly girl and dances a lot so he has started to dance.  It is pretty funny to watch them dance together.  But when the girls get home of the bus they are both so happy to see their sisters.  The best is when it is time for daddy to be home if the garage door opens Max will take off running and yelling, "da da, da da, da da!!"  and he is just so excited to see his dad.  If we are outside and he sees the truck he just runs as fast as he can to go and jump in with dad.  It makes me so nervous that Ryan won't see him so I have to run along with him and he is getting fast!  But I think that Ryan knows if we are outside that Max will be running to meet him.
We had a family over to dinner the other night that are not members and we also had the missionaries over.  It was a good night and we all had a good time.  It wasn't really a lesson or anything but they did talk a little about the holy ghost to the girl that is Brytlee's friend.  I didn't know how it went but that night I got a text from the mom that said, "thanks for having us over.  It has been a long time since I have felt the spirit like I did tonight and in someones home and family."  It made me feel really good.  

Love n it

This little boy is so dang fun.  We all just love to watch him and everything he does makes us say ohhhh or laugh or just smile.  I love that my girls all love him just as much as I do.  

Elizabeth will watch him and when I get home she will tell me all the cute things he did.  Or if he is doing something they will tell me to hurry and come see what he is doing.  Adison kept telling me, "oh mom come see what max is doing.... It is so adorable".  

The school had a week that we were suppose to go and eat lunch with our kids.  It was fun to see them during the day and have a chance to sit and eat with them.  Brytlee thought it was a day that she should just be able to be done with school and go home after lunch but I talked her into staying.  

Alexis was a smarty pants for a fun Halloween party that she went to.  I swear that she is going to a party every single night.  So fun to be a teenager.  

The girls were so happy to see a double rainbow that was so bright and so clear.  You could see the entire rainbow.  It was beautiful

My little charlie brown.  He his a great little kicker.  

This little boy of mine loves nail polish.  It isn't that weird because he does have four sisters...... but anytime the girls are painting he gets so excited and wants his done also.  Or if he finds one he just does it himself. 

The library does a fun night with games and a free book and cookie.  It is fun to go and let the girls choose what they want and see everyone else in town.  It is always a busy night.