Halloween!

We had the BEST Halloween! We went trick-or-treating with several of our friends in a nearby neighborhood. It was so adorable. John was even generous enough to be a prince for Ally (Cinderella). She, of course, got a charge out of that and kept beckoning for her prince throughout the night. As you might imagine, this did not embarrass John at all! I'm adding some short videos. At first, Emma was slightly timid about the whole going up to people's doors, however, very quickly she decided that she liked it. At one of the houses I told Emma, "Say 'trick-or-treat'". She instead held out her bag and said, "I want candy." in her little baby-like voice! I took a clip of her sort of skipping with enthusiasm down the road once she started getting excited. Then I HAD to take a clip of Ally who couldn't walk straight for trying to look at the camera while walking in clear glass slippers! It was hilarious.

What I've been up to

I thought that I would post a picture of one of the bags that I have been working on for the girls for Christmas! I've been working on it for forever it seems and am now finally finished! I thought that these would be cute for the girls to take to church. Ally has one that is exactly the same. I got the material from a website that was sent to me called ldsfabric.com. Check it out sometime. There are some adorable prints!

Primary Program

On Sunday we had our yearly primary program. It was so sweet. The children all prepared their own parts in their own words. This was Ally's first program. Her parts read: "I know that Jesus loves me because I love him and he really loves me and because Jesus wants me to be reverent and Heavenly Father wants us to be reverent about the Holy Spirit. And, My favorite thing about the temple is that you get married in there when you grow up and taking pictures and going inside." She also sang a special part in the song, "I love to see the temple". Mom, Dad, Clark and Heather came to church with us. Mom and Dad brought some little corsages for the girls. How cute!

Bike Ride

I enjoyed this. Hope you do as well!

Pumpkin Patch!

We had such a fun night on Monday. With several friends, we visited a local pumpkin patch which also had a petting zoo. Both Ally and Emma loooove animals. I can't seem to get myself to get a pet, so instead, we try to enjoy other peoples' animals! Ally loved chasing the ducks and sheep while Emma was fascinated with the pony and goats. Emma couldn't stop laughing when we let her pet the pony's face. She also cried when we tried to take her pumpkin away to pay for it! Afterward, we all went to Brusters for pumpkin and caramel apple ice cream! I am trying to get better at giving more attention to making great memories. If any of you have any great ideas for fun children's activities, let me know!

Clark's Wedding

So most of you know that our brother, Clark, is getting married in December. Here is a preview of the flower girl dresses!

Visit from Nana!

Well, as you might imagine, visits from Nana are both greatly anticipated as well as mourned when they are over. When your Nana visits, you get to do things that you don't ordinarily get to do like wear press-on nails, (that your mother is full aware will not stick to your nails, but rather to her carpet), eat a little more candy than you are typically allowed (Nanas don't mind a little hyperactivity), and of course you need to sit on Nana's lap and show her all of your boo-boos. You might enjoy such visits so well that you keep your bags packed hoping that you will be lucky enough to go home with her! At least that's what Ally did this weekend!