Dallin and Sierra at the ward Halloween party only, slightly embarrassed by mom and dad's kiss on the the stage in front of the combined ward audience.

 

We all had our fun at the Ward Halloween party. Melissa and I received honorable mention in the costume contest. I still think we should of won for our historically accurate kiss.

We all enjoyed our family trip to the Pumpkin Patch. It was a gloomy day but just right for picking out some pumpkins.

 

Sierra's little pony tail resembles that of the stem on the pumkin... 

 

 

Sweet Serenity. . .

I thought I'd take a moment to share a quick story. Yesterday evening, as I finished unloading the dryer I noticed that the kids were strangely quiet. After searching the usual spots (ie. the storage closet---mixing the pieces of an assortment of milton bradley games; and our room--- reconfiguring the format of the computer) I found them sitting side by side on the balcony with their feet out in front of them and hands gently folded in their laps. Being the skeptical mother that I am, I inquired about the suspicious situation--- "Hey guys, what are you doing?" To which Dallin replied "We're watching the sunset, Mom. Do you want to watch it with us?" I must admit, I was a little surprised at their activity of choice, but told them that I'd love to watch the sunset with them, but I needed to do something quickly. I ran to get the camera to capture the sweet moment, which of course was over by the time I came back with camera in hand, but we sat and watched the sunset together anyway. Those are the kind of moments that make being a mom the best job ever.

For the second year in a row we went tothe ward campout. It rained most the night but we were prepared so still enjoyed the mountains. Dallin was able to break in his new spider man galloshes.  

We made a trip up the coast a couple weeks ago. The weather has now changed so we were happy to enjoy some warm weather one last time. 

Dallin wanted a guitar with a strap for his birthday. Here he is rockin' out. Now we gotta just keep all the groupies away for another couple decades.  

Dallin's 3rd Birthday. Melissa made the fire engine cake and I lit it on fire.  

We just got back from a vacation to California to see family and a friend get married in Carmel.  

The highlight of Renton River Days for Dallin was meeting the firefighters, spraying the fire hose, and "driving" the fire truck. 

Sierra loved the animals at Renton River Days, our local festival. 

If you look close you can see a little frog that Dallin caught at the park. This is just the first, we are sure, of many little critters Dallin will bring home to his mother.  

We were lacking cute pictures of Dallin so thought we would post this one. Sierra is at a really cute stage though so when ever the camera comes out we end up with lots of cute pictures of her. Dallin is cute too, just hard to catch, he doesn't stop moving for long.  

Now Sierra can keep up with her big brother.  

It tasted even better than it looked. Yumm. 

Check out the butterfly cakes, great job Melissa. Sierra had a little help from big brother blowing out the candle and ripping off the wrapping paper.