Which One??

Vanessa was a little overwhelmed by all the candy she got while trick-or-treating.

I can just read her mind, "so many choices. Which one should I choose?"

Aaah, finally, a good one!

Halloween 2011

Halloween was once again crazy at our house. I had an infected tooth pulled the Friday before and was in a ton of pain all weekend. After getting the kids off to school in their school costumes,

remember our school doesn't let the kids where normal Halloween costumes, they have to wear something that goes with what they are learning, I went to the dentist and found out the infection went into my sinuses. I volunteered for Andrew's class party and then we raced out to Orem so the kids could trick or treat at Jim's work.

We then went to Jim's mom's house for piano and some trick or treating.

After that we went to my parents' for them to see the kids and some more trick or treating.

We then went home for more trick or treating and our traditional taco soup dinner. Jim was nice to me this year and took the kids out trick or treating since I wasn't feeling well. I had so much fun seeing all the kids and handing out candy. The bad thing for Jim is he took the kids a lot longer than I usually do so I'm sure they are going to want him to take them every year. It was a fun, although crazy Halloween.

Little Artists

Ally and Vanessa both love creating art so naturally Ally would be the one to give Vanessa her first water color painting lesson.

They had so much fun creating with each other!

Money, Money, Money

Ally has her money everywhere, in her piggy bank, wallet, and recently put some change in a plastic box. Unbeknownst to me (I can't leave this girl alone for two seconds) Vanessa got a hold of the change box and had some fun with the money.

She was rolling back and forth in all the change. It reminded me of the movies when they roll around in all the money. Too bad for her hers was mostly pennies and not bills.

Pumpkinland

The kids and I met my mom and Kelly and her kids at Pumpkinland during Fall Break (yes I am behind on my blog). Pumpkinland is really fun, smaller scale pumpkin adventure.

They have fun blowups placed around for pictures.

The kids had fun in the corn maze

We all had fun posing in the wood frames

The kids then had fun playing on the bouncy toys and playground.

This was a really fun way to end fall break!

Kids Pictures

I finally got the disc of pictures!  Yay!!!  I am soooo excited!  There are so many great pictures!  I love even the ones that aren't perfect because they really show each of the kids' personalities.  I'm so excited to get prints made and make some great galleries in my house.  Now if I was just a millionaire to afford it all!

(I love this one of the three of them!)

See! So cute!

Everyday Angels

I am constantly amazed at the wondrous ways the Lord works in our lives and how He blesses us with angels here on Earth. I have learned that angels come in many forms and many times they come and don't even realize they are being an angel in my life. Many times they come when I don't even know I am needing them.  They come as friends, neighbors, family members, even strangers. And now with the technology we have, they come as bloggers, Pinterest posts, Facebook statuses and many other ways. I am grateful each and every time I am so blessed by one of these many angels.

Recently I was playing in the wonderful world of blogs and came across this talk by President Benson.  (I am not going to say too much on it, just please go read it for yourself, it really is a powerful talk) I have heard/read pieces of it like...

"When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place..."

but never knew its source. This talk really struck a chord with me. It's time for me to put the Lord first in my life. All my decisions and actions need to be based on my love for him. I am sure that if I do this, as President Benson said,

"...God’s pay is the best pay that this world or any other world knows anything about. And it comes in full abundance only to those who love the Lord and put Him first."

I know that my life will be extremely blessed if I just put the Lord and his will first and foremost in my life. Yes, I will still have trials and heartbreak but with the Lord on and by my side, I will be able to have the strength to get through anything.  I can have His comfort and love in my life every step of the way if I will just reach out and ask for it.  I know that each and every one of us can have these blessings in our lives.  They are there for the taking, we just need to do our part and reach out.

P.S. If you want to hear an extremely beautiful and powerful song, go here.  Make sure you watch the video clip too.  I love Hilary Weeks!