Googly Eyes! oooooooohhhhhh!

Tonight we Had a little Halloween Party. It was Frightfully fun as you can see. We ate dinner and it was so yummy. We had Hot links and little smokies. Jeff & Lorraine brought homemade Oreos, Glen & Kathy Brought potato salad and a Jello dessert, and Michael and Shaurie brought an awesome bubbling cauldron with a delicious witches brew inside for the drink. There was a face and hands in the brew for ice, it was cool. We all Bobbed for Apples, and everyone that tried got one out, Even Cooper. It was so funny. We carved pumpkins in the Garage and everybody had a great time carving and visiting. Cooper carved a house out of his pumpkin and made sure everyone knew he didn't want any help. He actually did a great job carving it by himself. It was alot of fun. The kids got some little gag toys in their halloween bags and there were some funny Googly eye glasses inside. What do you think of the googly eye pics?

Our Halloween Bash!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

The simplest things remind Us of all We have to be Thankful for!

Lately I have been thinking about how very blessed I am. I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father and for everything that he has done for me. These past few weeks I have been reminded of the importance of eternal families and I am so grateful for my eternal family. I often wonder what I have done to be blessed with so many wonderful blessings and hope that I am doing everything to be worthy of them. I have the most wonderful Husband who means the world to Me. He loves Me dearly and I know it. (And honestly, it sometimes gets annoying when He makes sure I know) He loves our children to no end and He is so patient with them when they make mistakes. He is such a fun Dad and our kids are so lucky to have Him. He loves spending time with them as much as they love spending time with Him. He is everything and more than I could have ever asked for. Together We have the cutest, most sweetest boys in the world. Sometimes I wonder if they have any idea of how much I love them and how I would do anything for them? The thought that one day they will no longer be my little boys could honestly make me cry. As I was going through and downloading pictures off my camera, I came across these pictures of Brian reading to the boys. I guess it just made me realize how truly blessed I am. These pictures are just priceless. Carter sat so still through the whole book and just listened til the end! I love the looks on their faces, they are so adorable!

I hope Brian still loves me after He sees these pictures. He's not a huge fan of being in pictures with his shorts on.

Making Carmel Apples!

Thanks to Jenny's post on carmel apples, We had to copy Her and make some for ourselves! One of our favorite things to do in Park City is to go and get carmel apples at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, they are so delicious. So when I bought stuff to do carmel apples, We decided We would try to make them like they do. We bought Butterfingers and Oreos (and sprinkles). The kids had a ball trying to decide what to roll their apples in. We had fun making them, but an even better time gobbling them up! Yum Yum:)

Carmel Apples!

Best Friends - Cooper & JJ!

Coop And JJ got along so well this weekend. They were so cute together, they couldn't leave each others site the entire weekend. Til late at night and starting early the next morning they played constantly. Cooper was so upset when he realized that JJ was heading home, in fact he pouted most of the night, it was so sad. We miss you JJ, come and visit again soon.

A Corny Weekend

What a fun filled weekend we have had with Jackson and Heather and Family. It was so much fun having you guys come and we are already talking about our next visit with you guys. We went to the corn maze on Saturday and then 4 wheeling later that afternoon (As you could tell from the last post) We all watched the football game and made Jackson feel bad for being a BYU fan - GO UTES!! How 'bout them Utes anyway. :) It was so much fun just talking and visiting until 2 am as well. You can never visit too much (or too long) with relatives can you. anyways thanks again guys and please come again as soon as you get a spare weekend.

Jackson's Mud Boggin' Adventures!

We went 4 wheeling on Saturday after we finished the corn maze. We went up to the cedars by our house and went riding in the sand. We were all having such a great time, especially the kids. As we were on our way back, there was this great big mud puddle. We all stoped by it to wait for everyone to catch up before going on the highway. While we were there, Brian dared Jackson to go through the mud on the 4 wheeler. He assured him that the Grizzly could make it through. So, Heather jumps off and Jackson took off (On a dead run literally) We all thought he would chicken out before getting to the mud, but He proved us all wrong. He hit the mud full bore. Under the mud it was all rutted up and ended up throwing Jackson over the handle bars. In all reality it was the most gracious dive any of us had ever seen. At first we were all worried He got hurt, but our concerns quickly turned into laughter, and alot of it.(I'm laughing my head of right now, 24 hrs later) He was covered in mud. But knowing Jackson, He was not going to loose to a mud puddle, so after he gathered his thoughts, He got back on and made it all the way through the mud. Heather rode home with someone else and then we gave Jackson and the 4wheeler a nice cold shower with the hose. Check out the Collage below!

Grandpa & Grandma Blanchard

My Grandpa turned 88 this past week! He is the best Grandpa Ever and I love him to death. He has always been very close to Me. The most memorable story He always tells is how He was born in a tent in Neola, Utah. It's a story I never tire of hearing. He served in World War Two and received a Bronze Star. He married My Grandma, Wilma Ruth Warren on October 25th, 1942 and in April of 1943 He left for the Army. The End of this Month marks their 65th wedding anniversary. My Grandma and Him have 4 Boys, just like we do. He loves fishing, and enjoys spending time with his Children, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren. I'm so thankful that I have such Great Grandparents that I have such wonderful memories of.
My Grandma and Grandpa came to visit the other day and they brought us some home grown tomatoes from his garden. I took these pictures of Grandpa Carl holding Carter Carl (Who We named after him.) I love this picture! (He had to make sure His baby got in the photo too -His dog Sassy)!
This is my Gram. She is the sweetest lady and is such a wonderful Grandma. She has always been there for me and been such an important part in my life. She makes the best homemade bread in the whole world. she has always been there for me, I remember when I was little how She would read me my favorite stories (like little black sambo) and sing songs (like three little fishes). She would make play dough for Me and my sisters and she never worried about us making a mess. We could play with anything we could find. We could even use her nice dishes to play tea party. Sunday We went over to visit them and Cooper wanted her to help him build puzzles. She got right down on the floor and started to help Cooper. He loves going to visit them! In fact my Grandpa even nicknamed him Curly (Back when He actually had long curly hair) and He still calls him that to this day. (Actually He is the only one who can call Cooper that without Cooper quickly correcting them of his real name - He's so funny.)
I love you guys, you're the best!!!