November Activities

Esti playing dress up to look like her big sister, make-up and all (20 months old)

 "Working hard" raking the leaves off all our trees...last year we filled over 70 bags!

 Can you spy Cy's eye?

 The little rascals working together to steal meringue

 Snake day at the library (this made me sick)

Our heater and power all went out in the same week for several days unfortunately right before the biggest snow storm in years.  Several enormous branches came down and we had to camp at my brother's house for 3 nights.  It certainly was inconvenient, but we are so lucky to have friends and family nearby to help in a disaster!

Halloween Week

This Halloween was a dream with the warm weather we had.  We took a few golf carts in a caravan to trick or treat with our friends the Romney's and Hartsfield's after dinner at our house.  Cy got scared a few times at some spooky homes but "danced it off" when we found more "joyful" houses...the full candy bars helped ease the pain too! 

Esti and Cy (who was an "Inja")

 Mads and her girlfriends before the Monster Mash dance (looking a little too grown up for moms taste)

We took the youth in our ward (6:45 AM) to do yard work on temple square. Great kids!

We got our first snowfall for the year which amazed little Esti

 My kids are obsessed with the floss that has powder on it.  It's like a treat for them, and we've gone through 2 cases this week.

 Mike and I attended a grown ups only party hosted by our wonderful friends, the Hartsfields

 Jen made the most incredible dinner and desserts...definitely putting me to shame

 

Madison's been having a great school year.  She's won several Debate, DECA, and FBLA competitions and seems to have a real talent for advertisting.  Maybe she'll be the female Don Draper of her time! 

Mads playing Esther during a Sunday school lesson.

These kids (and their mom) love walking around the neighborhood

 Feeding the neighbors miniature horses

 

 

 Best Friends

 Reverently  walking home

Enjoying October

Our family has had so much fun strolling on our lane, hiking in the mountains, camping with friends and breathing in Fall.

Our beautiful street

 

Feeding our friends horses before a fun camp out

 

 The Big Gender Reveal!  Blue frosting inside says it's a BOY (due in March)!!!!

 Cy screaming to Esti that he "knew" it was a boy all along

 Looking handsome before church

Esti 19 months old

Esti is such a joy in our life and incredibly good natured.  She has a good sense of humor, is a total sport, always happy, and even asks for nap and bedtime.  She loves to playfully fight with Cy and never backs down, she will push till she gets her way but is strangely a lovely kid despite her persistence.  She also loves to dance and "talk" on the cell with Madison.

Last week Esti climbed up the counter and got into the butter.  She would alternate eating and massaging each handful into her hair. I kept trying to tell her how naughty she was only to have her laugh and look with pleasure at the work she had done.

 

 Sucking on homemade pops

 Sweet pouty face

Esti loves to dance, even if she's in her car seat