Tradition

Last night I took Kelsey the the midnight showing of Breaking Dawn. I had not planned to take her until the weekend because I had to be up early to help in Chase's class and she had a test in school BUT, when Kyle called her to see if he would see her there what could I do? We got online at about 4 to buy what I'm sure were 2 of the very last tickets, every other theatre was sold out. Arriving early is a must (we learned our lesson last year). I thought an hour plus was enough time, we were lucky to sardine in between people and get a great seat. The lady next to me said they arrive 2 hours earlier than us!!

I gotta say this movie did not disappoint! It had it all....romance, action, humor, suspense. I will say this, there is something about being there at midnight with all the fans. It is a totally different experience one I think we have to keep a tradition! I won't spoil it for anyone but if you have seen it what did you think? I think I will be going back to see it again!!

Happy Halloween!

Avast ye mateys and give us yer loot!! This year for Halloween we had two pirates.The captain...Beware yer candy'll rot yer teeth! Chase was a good sport in letting me knock a few of his teeth out.Sadi wanted no part of the false teeth, she wanted to be a "pretty" pirate. (Not sure what the fist is about, but it was in every picture)...pretty ain't it?Are ye ready to go trick-or-treating? Argggghhhh!It was a really beautiful night, not even cold. First year ever we haven't needed a coat. Take a look at all the "loot"..... Shiver me timbers, we'll all be having pirate booty!!!!

Carving Fun

This weekend we carved our jack-o-lanterns. The kids did alot better this year which meant less carving for me. Even Sadi dug in to her oh so tiny pumpkin. She was very specific about what her pumpkin should look like. He needed 3 triangles and a smile.

Chase was thrilled that he could draw his very own face and help carve it out this year.Kyle and Kelsey took hours (not exaggerating) to carve their masterpieces. Kyle carved out Mario's head(kinda hard to tell in the photo.And Kelsey chose a bat with BOO written below. My favorite part is lighting them up! I am hoping they last through Halloween, I've seen quite a few smashed pumpkins on the road...Boo!

Family Time

It's always fun when family comes to visit and this past weekend was so fun having my sister and niece come out for the weekend. We had to have a purse party while they were here. We also picked up a new purse for ourselves.Chase and Sadi had lots of fun, including painting their nails! Before you say what was I thinking, it is clear polish that glows in the dark. Chase made sure to tell me not to show this picture to Dad even though he couldn't see the nail polish. They had lots of fun that night looking at their new glow in the dark fingers.Of course we played games,and Aunt Susan brought some really fun Halloween games to play. The kids used these plastic ping pong eyeballs to see who could bounce the most into a goblet.We also had a nice dinner out with family and friends. This was actually Susan's anniversary night so we had to celebrate. Poor Sadi wasn't feeling to great and actually fell asleep during dinner. Tori and Kelsey were given menus in another language and thought this was just a fancy restaurant and that everyone's was in Spanish so just ordered something they thought would be on the menu..ha ha ha! Next time we go to a fancy restaurant Kelsey and Tori remember "pinkie's up!" (Spongebob), because the higher the pinkie the fancier you are.We went to Virginia City and walked around. It was a beautiful day but lots of bees out!The last night we had a girls night out and went shopping and to the movies. It was so much fun having them come out and can't wait for the next visit!

First Performance

Sadi has been doing dance for a little over a year now, but today she had her first performance. They preformed at the Sierra Place Retirement home. She did really well, and the audience adored them. This was a good test run for the big upcoming show in December where she will be preforming at the Reno Bighorns halftime show! We are so proud of our little dancer.

We snort do you?

It's that time of year...time for flu shots!! Or if your like us time to "snort". Whoever invented the flu mist....genius! We only had one mishap, poor Chase had a rough nurse who inadvertently (I hope) shoved the syringe a little to far and gave the poor kid a bloody nose. He says next year he's getting the shot. Hope your all prepared for the flu season, if not give it a snort!

An apple a day

This week we planned to take the kids to Virginia City to buy some caramel apples but then I decided we would try making our own (made it more fun for the kids I think). They had a fun time decorating their apples... But even more fun was eating them...

An apple a day...well if it looks like these your in trouble. They were delicious!!