Thanksgiving Day!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

As Nick and I reflected on what we were thankful for we did agree on 1 thing being FAMILY. Kasen is thankful for his house, family and his sister. Avery said she is thankful for chicken nuggets. Have a fun and safe day!

Primary Program

I was really looking forward to Kasen's primary program. It being his first he was really excited. He memorized his part "I will be resurrected" and so did Avery. His teacher burned a cd with all of the songs they were going to be singing. For about a month he listened and sang to the entire cd before going to bed. It was so cute to hear him each night. He also would call Las Vegas grandma and papa and rehearse his part with them as well. We were not sure how well he would do sitting and waiting so long for his turn. That definitely was not the problem. He sat perfectly occasionally standing up to wave to us and say hi. When it was his turn to speak he got right up and said his part with no problem. All we could see was the top of his little head because the podium was so hi. We were the proud parents with the huge smiles. The singing was the problem. He did not sing one word and when he attempted he made sure to cover his mouth. It was kind of funny because we would hear him each night singing his heart out. It was a great program and all the children did a very nice job.

My Little Fireman

The Fire Department came to Kasen's pre-school and put on a fire safety assembly. When we got home Kasen lined me and Avery up and taught us how to stop, drop, and roll. He also sat Avery down and told her how dangerous it is to play with fire and to never ever pick up matches. It was neat to listen to him teach us all about fire safety. This week he wants to grow up and be a Fireman. (it is always something new)

Trick or Treating ....

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

When the kids awoke Friday morning at 6:00 a.m. the first thing Kasen wanted was to put on his Ninja Warrior costume. Of course Avery followed. Avery only lasted about two hours in hers, but when it came to nap time Kasen was refusing to take his costume off. It took a while but he finally decided that it would be to itchy to sleep in. By about 4:00 in the afternoon the kids were dressed and ready to go.

They both love holidays. (probably because mom and dad do to). Nick started decorating the first of October and everyday after work the kids would go out and help him. Nick made a cemetery and put "SCARY DONNA" inside. She is a creepy lady who makes very creepy noises. The kids love to play with her.

Las Vegas Grandma (my mom Linda) came with me and the kids trick or treating. Nick decided to stay and hand out candy. As we were driving from house to house all we could hear is the crumbling of Avery's candy wrappers. We mostly just went to family. We all thought Avery was going to throw up. She refused to eat dinner because she just wanted her candy. At one point she was sucking on three different suckers. They loved running up to the doors and saying trick or treat. Kasen always like to help dad pass out candy when we get home. Thanks mom for coming we had a lot of fun.

Our turn out was not as good this year. We are usually completely out of candy, but we have about an entire grocery bag left. I teased Nick that is was because our house was way to scary!

Thanks Grandma for teaching Kasen this song! Ha Ha

Disneyland

Nick's favorite holiday is HALLOWEEN! We usually go each year to Disneyland in November and also watch one of his cousin's play in his college football game. Nick surprised us this year with tickets in October so we could do the whole Halloween Disneyland experience. We left early Friday morning (October 17) and came home late Sunday night. Grandma and Grandpa Moore were able to come along. They are always fun to hang around.


The kids loved riding Pirates of the Caribbean. After the third time we had to say no more. They also enjoyed Buzz Light Year, the Jungle Cruise and loved watching the parade. They both were very scared of the Haunted Mansion.



We also went over to California Adventure. It was decked out a lot more than Disneyland was. They had a very cute Candy Corn Patch. The kids loved the new ride they just recently opened called Midway Mania.

It was a fun trip and I am SURE we will be back next year!

Pumpkin Decorating

ACE Celebrated their 45th Anniversary a couple of weeks ago. This year they had the kids decorate pumpkins. My two were so excited to decorate their own and put them out side the front door. ACE also cooked free hot dogs and had their big screen T.V. drawing. Because it was the 45th they decided to go big. Nick arranged "Music in the Park". It was a free event for the town. He hired the band that plays at the Toby Keiths Bar and Grill. They are fantastic. There were a few vendors and also had a climbing wall. Everybody had a fun time. Another great event Nick!

Fall Festival 2008

Each year the Fall Festival comes to town. We went to the Carnival both on Thursday night and Saturday and night. The kids had fun riding on rides and eating a ton of junk food. They thought cotton candy was the best. We watched the parade Saturday morning. While Kasen was diving for candy Avery just sat and waved at every float that went by. After we watched the 1 1/2 hour parade we headed down to the park for more carnival fun. We met there little friends down there and had to of gone on every kiddie ride two or three times. It was very hot (98 degrees)but of course the kids did not care. I enjoy watching my children having such a fun time!