"BOO! I scared ya...I think ya"... well, you know the rest.

I love me some Halloween...and yes the candy does have something to do with it. But so does the dressing up, party having, good times that are to be had.
We put on a little party with some of our friends. We love those little kiddies of our but this one was just adults and we had a great time. Everyone came up with some great ideas.

We went with the good ole classic:

Frankenstein & Witch

(I love being a witch for Halloween. I have all the necessities on hand, right in my very own closet. har har

This year I put a spin on it...I was a PURPLE witch.)

The Christmas Story-Halloween Style

The Leg Lamp & the Fra-geelay Box

Honey Bee & Her Flower

BOO!

Jack and Sally

The Hunter & His Deer

Wendy, Peter, & Tink

He was Her, She was Him

They were Them

Mmmm...anybody hungry for

a Big Mac and Fries?

Oo-ee-oo-ah-ah. Ting, tang, walla-walla, bing, bang.

Witch Doctor & His Spooky Witch Wife

You said who was coming to my rescue?

Oh, those one Superheros.

The Big Muscled Superheros

Robin: "Holy Halloween Batman!"

"The Ward Majority"

These 2 got my vote. HE was the dental student and SHE was pregnant.

Really Laura is the dental student and Shawn has his own business but pretty much the rest of the ward, the husband is in dental school and the wife is pregnant.

We played Twister Hoopla...so fun.

Jeff & I didn't last long but we still had a good time.

Jeff is definitely my favorite in this picture. We all did something silly. He said he couldn't think of anything so he just turned around. So funny.
Thanks everyone for a fun night!

Not quite the result we had hoped for...but better!

So, living in Ohio, there is a bit of a "shortage" on BYU games. Don't worry, Jeff finds his ways via the Internet. There is 1 BYU game on TV here a year. We decided to have a party, a celebration have you.

We invited some friends over and planned on some good grub and game.

Well...BYU lost to UTAH STATE! I know. I was like WHAT?!

Moving on to happier times...

We made Dutch Oven Pizza!

So luxurious, I know.Jeff went all out. He watched all the You Tube videos on the subject.

Made the dough the night before.

Educated Kamden on the proper technique of briquette use.

Made the most delicious, unhealthy pizza around.

We made one pepperoni (man choice) and one BBQ chicken (woman choice).

I know I look ridiculous in this picture...don't judge me.

Jeff put me in charge of making the cobbler.

I could handle that. I'm all about a-can-of-pie-filling-and-dumping-a-cake-mix-on-top kind of cobbler dessert.

Even though BYU got their buns handed to them, the night was so fun and we are most definitely going to be making Dutch Oven Pizza in the near future.

Swim & Soccer Supreme

We love the Y. Kamden just finished up his first round of swimming lessons and is ready for more! I tried teaching him a little bit last summer but it was pretty much a bust. It was so hard to help him and try to keep McKay happy at the same time. He did so good, one on one with his teacher.
Before I know it, he'll be jumping off the diving board!

We also put Kam in fall soccer.

Let's just say that he excelled at swimming.

During the first game, he ran around with a purple clover in his hand the entire time. I finally had to tell him I'd hold it and he could have it back after he kicked the ball.

I think he'll be a little more into it next year when he's 4 and actually cares.

Do 4 year olds care?

Either way, it was so fun watching him out there sporting it.

Preschool!

Kamden is 3!

We started a preschool co-op with some other mom's from church and he LOVES every single minute of it.

From the end of one Tuesday to the begining of the next...that is literally all he talks about and the letter that they will be doing the next week.

He's made such an improvement too. I'm going to brag for a minute...so you've had warning.

He has know his letters for a long time but now he can write his name! A few days ago he wrote the entire alphabet! I'm so proud of him.

He's also started writting numbers.

First Day

A few weeks ago, I taught the letter C.

The kids are caterpillars wrapped up in cacoons.

Now they are butterflies flapping their beautiful wings.

We made Spider Cookies.
(These are super-delicious too because the pretzels makes it salty with the sweet of the cookie.
Ooh yummy.)

Eating their Cookies with their caterpillars.

We LOVE preschool!

Water Fire

In Columbus, during the summer, there is a show on the water every weekend.

There is music and then little bonfires on the water.

It sounds cool but it was actually kinda boring.

The company was better than the show.

Thanks Nate for making this picture even BETTER!

Music = Kamden dancing like Elaine on Seinfield.
Columbus at night.

Cowan Lake

We had to get one last camping trip in before it got cold. We went with our friends, the Udink's, to Cowan Lake. It was so fun...minus the skunk!

The first night, we were all sitting around the campfire before bed. Monica and I decided to take the kidlets to the bathroom before bed. On the way, I noticed something moving in the campsite next to us. As we got closer, we saw 2 skunks! Ahh! So we hurried back and when we got there, Jeff and Ryan asked us if we were doing something over by the food. No, we were not! They had heard something moving over there. I had pulled the pack of hot dog buns out so they wouldn't get smushed. (A 12 pack mind you.) The DIRTY, STINKY skunk had made off with them. We were on high alert. No more action to report for that night. The next night, it was just Jeff, me, and the boys. The boys were asleep and Jeff and I were sitting by the fire. I had my eyes closed and was almost asleep when Jeff whispered as loudly as he could, "Lyndzi...Lyndzi...LYNDZI!" There was a skunk not even 5 yards away, under our picnic table. Freaked out, we moved away slowly and out onto the road. Now what? If that skunk decides to get all crazy and spray or whatever else he might do, he's going to stink up all of our camping stuff AND our sleeping children. Well, after about 15 minutes of standing there, watching the skunk circle our campsite, looking for any remnants of food, we'd had enough. I saw a garbage bag within reach and we realized that the skunk only came when we were really quiet. I started to rattle the bag. He perked his little head up. I rattled some more. He ran away. Well, that was easy. He was gone...for the time being. We decided to go right to bed after that. I woke up several times in the middle of the night (a little paranoid maybe) to the sound of critters circling the outside of our tent. That's the end of the skunk adventure. I'm glad we weren't sprayed and we aren't going back to Cowan Lake anytime soon.

We have a Camp Chef to actually put our griddle on but forgot propane. We had the griddle over the fire but it got too HOT so we moved it onto the grass. The food always tastes better when you're camping. McKay, Kylie, Kamden, & Hunter

Fishing on the Lake

This look describes Mac's opinion of the camping trip. He really wanted out of the stroller, which for some of the time he was but he was still getting the walking thing down.

We love camping and can't wait to find a fun new place to go next year!

The Zoo followed us home!

Columbus has the BEST Zoo! We love to go. Jeff went with us a few weeks ago on Labor Day.

We went on a little boat ride that goes through some of the animal exhibits.

We only saw 1 bird on the ride! However, Mac loved every minute of it and did the ole "point and grunt". He's adorable.
Oh wait, we saw this wild creature.
We thought this Mandrill Baboon was friendly...until it hit the glass. It shocked Kam a little then he thought it was cool. I think Jeff had more fun than the rest of us...and the rest of us had a great time.

It just kept getting better. I believe the conversation went like this.

Me: "K, I got it."

Jeff: "Wait, I have a better idea. Take this one."

Me: "K, I got it."

Jeff: "Last one."

What a weirdo.

But, he's my weirdo.

WICKED

Niether Jeff or I had ever been to a broadway play. I have wanted to see WICKED for so long and it came to Columbus! How lucky are we?
It was way more than we expected it to be.
Jeff loved it. I loved it. We loved it.

It was clever, funny, and the music was AMAZING!
I haven't listened to anything else for the past 2 weeks but the sound track.
Kamden's favorite song is Popular and he sings along with me.

Did I mention that I loved it and that I want to see it again?
Well, until then...You Tube clips will have to do.

How did I miss this?

Sorry Kamden. I took these pictures of the cutest 3 year old around and forgot to post them!

These are his 3 year pictures.

Kamden is such a funny kid. He LOVES attention and loves seeing his picture on the camera, it's the taking part that he stuggles with. We did happen to catch a few smiles though.

I love this boy!