Carving Pumpkins -

So, we carved a pumpkin for Family Home Evening this week. I've been looking forward to it because I thought P would enjoy it. He ended up being pretty bored with it and wanted to watch Cars (his current obsession). Also, he kept saying it was "scawy" the whole time. I think he learned that word from his cousin, Whitney, and his friend, Taylor. I tried to get him to touch the "guts" but he was not interested. Anyway, J and I had a good time.

P keeping a close eye on Daddy's work.

Getting even closer to watch me work.

This is his worried face as he says "scawy" (scary).

He was having fun sitting on the table. This is not normally allowed but I figured it was a special occasion!



The finished product. Who does it resemble you say? Well, of course, Spongebob Squarepants! Spongebob is P's other obsession. The cute thing was that P recognized it as Spongebob and even said it the next morning when he saw the pumpkin. My kid is so smart.

I Need A Job!

With the economy the way it is right now, work for me and my dad has slowed down to a snail's pace ... probably even slower. We work on commission so that means our paychecks are pretty small lately. So I've decided to bite the bullet and look for another part-time or even full-time job. Does anyone local know of anything or have any suggestions for me? I'd appreciate anything you may know about!

NOTE:

Just a quick note to all who commented on our lovely friend Carli. She finally saw the comments and made a comment of her own. I thought you all would like to see what she said, so scroll down and find that post! Have a great day!

Grandma Sugar's Annual Halloween Party -

Every year J's mom has a Halloween party. We get the kids together and dress them up in their costumes. We make homemade glazed donuts (YUMMY!!!!) and gorge ourselves on them, cookies, and other yummy treats.

J's sisters, Heather and Maria, made a yummy taco soup. For those who may not know, I have been a very picky eater ever since I was really little ... which has driven my mom crazy. Anyway, I've gotten better as I've gotten older. I was brave enough to actually try the taco soup and I liked it a lot! I still didn't eat the chunks of tomatoes but I did like it. Thanks Heather and Maria!

I think we have started a new tradition where the women will be making a craft. We started making a really cute rag doll. I even participated and sewed on the sewing machine. It was a lot of fun. We aren't done with it yet but when we are, I'll post a picture of my doll. Anyway, here are some pictures from the day:

J's sister, Maria, and her husband, Steven.

P loves his cousin, Caleb. Caleb would be crawling around and P would be right behind him trying to pick him up. Finally, we just put them in a chair together so that P could have his fill and Caleb wouldn't get injured! ;o)

Cute boys!

We have a good hugger!




Here are some of the kids posing in their costumes. P was terrified of his cousin, Gabby, who was a dinosaur ... hence why J is in the picture and P doesn't look happy.





Sarah as Hermione Granger and Gabby as a dinosaur.




Whitney trying to fix her hat. She was a cute little lamb!



Morgan is one cute little lioness!

Andrew is one strong Batman!

J's Grandma's 90th Birthday Party -

J's grandmother will be having her 90th birthday next week and we had a party for her on Saturday. She got some beautiful roses but more importantly she was surrounded by a lot of family. We had fun getting to visit and see Grandma. I love this woman! She is so sweet. One funny thing, when J gave her a hug goodbye she bit him on the ear teasingly. Unfortunately, she bit harder than she meant to. No blood was drawn but we all had a good laugh!

Grandma posing with her pretty cake and flowers.

Sweet Grandma!

My nephew, Sam, having some yummy cake!

Our Buzzing Bee -

We had a ward Halloween party on Friday. It is always the best attended party of the year and I love to attend to see all of the cute costumes. My cute friend, Carrie, made her sons costumes. Liam, 2, was a centaur (half man - half horse) and Julian, 6 months, was an ice cream cone! Those were just come of my favorites. Here are some pictures:

I hate this hat ... and I don't want to pose for pictures!

Frowny faces. P was NOT in the mood for pictures.

We went to my parents house afterwards to show off our cute bee. He let me try on his hat.

More bubbles! P was using his feet to pop the bubbles. It was pretty funny!

This picture is after we got home from the party and Grammy & Grampy's house. He was in a much better mood and willing to take a picture! I'm so proud of myself for getting such a cute picture!

Autumn Decoration -

I think most people know that I am not a decorator. Whatever decorations we do have in the house is because of my husband. He has an amazing artistic eye and I'm grateful that he does. Anyway, I made these blocks a while ago. I've been waiting for J to build me a shelf to display them on but he has been too busy with work and his church calling. I finally decided to just display them on my table and embellished it with some autumn leaves. Now remember, I am not very crafty at all but I think it looks cute. What do you think?

This is just a picture of my boys hanging out watching TV. (Probably Spongebob.)