Or maybe I should call it "Pie day"!
Our 3 fabulous cooks!
We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving in Thatcher, Az at Todd's Aunt Kathy's house. We had delicious turkey, plenty of pies and all the yummy extras!
We had a great Halloween, despite the rain! Our ward had a trunk-or-treat inside the church and then Todd took Ash and Kye around the neighborhood. Needless to say the kids got a lot of candy!
Lola was so excited to be a fairy. She wore her costume every day for the last month and continues to wear it daily.
My ever-so-creative sister, Emily, made Jesse and Woody costumes for herself and Cody to match Milo's Buzz Lightyear.
We threw our annual Halloween Party on Friday. It was fabulous, even the weather cooperated!
We had over 60 guests join us for good food and good fun!
When it was all over Todd asked Ash what was her favorite part. She said she loved announcing the winners of the costume contest.
Kye also got straight A's. He works pretty hard but I think his "cute boy charm" may have helped. Every time we go to the store Kye buys his teacher a KitKat, his teachers favorite candy bar.
I recently went on a field trip with Kye's class to see a play. Kye is such a good kid. There is an autistic boy in his class and Kye has made him his best friend. This little boy is obsessed praying mantis and it was so cute to watch Kye and his other friends indulge this boy and listen to him repeat all the known facts on praying mantis. The world is a better place with Kye in it.
Ashton has continued to play in the school orchestra this year. She is one dedicated little girl. Every other school day she goes to school an hour early to violin lessons. They recently had a concert and it was great!
Since I am bragging about Ashton, I'll just keep going. She got straight A's and her teacher gave her an awesome compliment, she wrote "Ashton works harder than just about any 5th grader I have had the privilege to teach. She is an eager learner and tries to master every subject. Ashton also gets along with everyone. We are very lucky to have Ashton in our 5th grade."
We love our Ashton!
Todd went to a conference and my dad took Kye elk hunting so my mom and I took the girls to hike an old favorite, The Grotto.
The Fall leaves have fallen....
but it couldn't have been more beautiful!
These are a few of my favorite things
The Fall
hiking
Park City
shopping
chocolate
delicious fresh-mex
How lucky am I that I was able to enjoy all these things with my life-long friend Steph!
My brother Clay and his wife Chayla had their sweet little baby Eliza Jane on August 26th. Moments after she was delivered they were given the news that she had Down Syndrome. As common in most children with Down's she also has a hole in her heart and she spent the next long month in the NICU at Primary Children's Hospital. They were finally able bring her home last week.
She is the sweetest little thing! Clay and Chayla have been so amazing and strong through it all. They absolutely adore her. They are going to be the greatest parents
Todd has a sister that also has a daughter with Down Syndrome. My kids only have 8 cousins combined on both sides and now 2 of those 8 have Down Syndrome. Despite the challenges that it brings we feel so blessed and honored to have them in our family. They bring such a special spirit and have so much love to share.
To read more on Lizzy's birth click HERE
