Happy Halloween

Halloween was great this year. Our friend Kristine invited us over to make sugar cookies. As we were making an unfamiliar recipe we realized you have to refrigerate the dough for 2 hours before cutting and baking. so we decided to go get some lunch at McDonalds while we waited. The cookies were great!! Then we trick or treated our local bank and went to Tim's work to show him our costumes. Carter was the coolest Darth VAder ever! he had real Darth Vader gloves and a talking head mask that can distort your voice to sound like Darth's voice. and a light up light saber that makes noise like in the movies. There were other Darth vader and other star wars characters out there but none as elaborate as his. but we ran into one problem when it got dark he couldnt see very well through his mask. so he took it off at night.

Haven was a monkey. It is hard to tell though because we lost her head piece, that had big monkey ears and a banana on it, in our move.

I was a bag of Jelly Belly Jelly beans. before you get too impressed..I got my idea from the today show. I found a clear trashbag and put all colors of baloons in it. printed out a jelly belly sign from the internet and tied a big bow at the top. It is a cute easy costume. and without knowing it, it is a warm costume because plastic bags aren't breathable so they keep you insulated :)

we finished the night at our ward trunk or treat and I did my same trunk decorations I do every year.

OUr 4th of July HOliday WEEK...

Ok, so we have really been enjoying the hot weather
we have our own little froggie pool for our yard, and a splash park to go to if we get too hot. I would never complain about hot weather though, I love it and would love to live in it all year. seriously I miss St.George.
Anyways, so every year Livingston (the place we first moved to in Montana) has a pretty good parade. Since all of Tim's family came up and were there, I drove over there to go on the 2nd.
mmmmm Cotton CAndyHaven just liked the candy and Horses, but was otherwise confused by it all :P

I heard about a family renting a bounce house for the fourth so I looked into it and got one for us this year since all 6 siblings (16 grandkids) and parents in Tims family were going to be here. Everyone pitched in and made it well worth the money.
Everyone was allowed in. even big kids like Tim. Haven even liked it. Seriously it was awesome you all should look into getting one for your next family get together. Later that night of the 3rd we had a huge family game of kickball . It was a blast, except we all fed the mosquitos for the year in 2 hours.
Then on the actual 4th of July we always have a big pot-luck Bar-B-Q. (which ruined my diet for the day cuz there is just too much good food) at Tims brothers house. Haven learned to climb stairs, which must be a natural instinct kids have cuz she has never been around stairs. Here she is in her cute 4th of July outfit. The best part of having the 4th at Tims brothers house is that he lives up on a hill at the edge of town, so you can sit on his deck and watch the entire valley's fireworks as well as the Rodeo's and usually the millionair that lives up the mountain from him and then around 10:30 we do our own. IN Montana you can buy some serious fireworks, no dinky little fire crackers. like the big gun kind. kinda scary what a kid could get his hands on. but anyways, its awesome! an Ideal location for seeing alot of fireworks.


Then on the 5th we all went to Ennis Lake, it was unfortuanately overcast but still not too cold, unless you fell in the water. eeeek's!! But TIms dad has a boat and this awesome tube that we all took turns on.
Then Sunday they all went home , but Monday tim had the day off so we went up to another lake called WAde Lake, it is pretty. completely surrounded by mountains and crystal blue in parts. Some of tims local family were camping up there so we just went up for the day.

Me getting a tan :)
Making Tin Din's. yummy!

Haven Loved the Hammock they had set up.
She thinks she is pretty cool sitting on things alone now a days.
Carter making Lava lake for his dinosaurs with the water from the lake. OUr 4th WAs ALOT of FUN, m However it was a little too much of unscheduled/car naps and late bed times and junk food, so It is nice to be back to normal now. (Carter And Haven Relaxing watching Cartoons in our nice cool apartment)

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Easter

EaStEr was sure early this year huh? which stinks cuz it makes for colder weather for egg hunting. this year we went to Tims brothers house and did and indoor partly outdoor egg hunt. And also took Carter to a city park egg hunt on saturday, that was crazy and fun.

Bunny Ears: Tims niece requested that her dad wear these bunny ears while hiding the eggs, so he agreed and Tim agreed also. Haven and CArter had to wear them once too...... I guess I should have gotten a pic of me wearing them also. but the person holding the camera is never seen :)

A few days later we decorated Eggs because both my kids got sick on Easter :(

v-day ideas

With Valentines day comin up and all I found this great idea sparker :)
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Halloween 2007

In case you dont recognize it, Carters costume is the Alien from Toy Story :)
Haven is just in a punpkin themed p.j .set.
First we went to the local bank. It is soo nice because its inside so its warm and they have lots of desks to go to and get alot of candy.

Next we went to the trunk-or-treat. Carter enjoyed all the games at the carnival. Again, its nice to be inside for halloween festivities. Here is Carter getting a donut from a string. Carter had a great time and got way too much candy ;)