Corbin's First Haircut

Corbin has not been like my other kids at all in lots of ways, but mostly the hair.  My older two lost all their hair shortly after they were born and it didn't start growing until a lot later  Corbin has had all his hair since he was born, he never lost it.  So, because of that he had some extremely long strands and a lot of short little ones that are growing in now.  The back was looking a bit shaggy too and uneven so when I went to get my hair trimmed I took him with me to get his hair trimmed also.  He was a champ and did a great job.  Never cried once and enjoyed the sucker he got after.

Trunk-or-Treat

This year for Halloween my kids wanted to be lots of things. K told me she wanted to be a vampire and a witch and even tried to combine the two after I said no to a vampire b/c I already had the witch costume.  Con wanted to be a clown and a pirate again, this time I let him combine the two.  The only reason he wanted to be a clown is b/c he wanted his face painted.  I already had a pirate costume that he wore last year and I didn't have the time or money to spend on a clown costume.  You can call me cheap if you want.  Cor already had Con's costume from when he was little so that's what we used, not that he cared at all.  With all the activities we did this year the only time I let them get all decked out in their make-up and all was at the ward trunk-or-treat.  Since I was on my own with it the only pics I got are not that great but I'll share the one with all of them in costume so that you can see how cute I think they were. (=

A Witchy Breakfast & A Pioneer Afternoon

Because Kaily had fall break last weekend we made some fun plans with friends and family.  Kaily and I started out Friday morning at Gardner Village where we joined some friends for a Witches breakfast.  It was lots of fun and I think we might do it again.  She got to dress up in her costume and dance around with the other witches.  then we walked around the village and found all the witches they had on display.  We both had a great time.

After the breakfast we met up with Tawnia and her girls to head up to This is the Place heritage park where the kids could go trick-or-treating and play fun games pioneer style.  They had lots of fun listening to a witch at the Witches Story corner tell her stories about ghosts and pumpkins.  We rode a train and they even got to do a little puppet show for us.  We were there all afternoon doing crafts, going on pony rides, petting pigs and goats, playing in a mini town and eating ice cream.  They also had a little parade for the kids in costume.  It was fun to do something we had never done before and Kaily said she would like to go back and see more things they have there when it's not Halloween.

Happy Birthday Mom

My mom and I have not always seen eye to eye, but I think that is the case with most young girls and their moms.  I have to admit I wasn't the easiest girl to raise or understand, being a bit of a tomboy between 4 brothers.  Like most girls, as I grew older and wiser and realized I wasn't so wise after all, I began to think of my mom as a friend and someone who I looked forward to go shopping with and tell my stories to.  Now that I am a mom I see some of the wisdom in her teachings and advice to me.  She is a wonderful grandma and my kids adore her. I am grateful everyday for her and her strength of character.  I know that at times it hasn't been an easy road but I'm thankful she chose to be a mom and I thankful to be her daughter.

On this day, a day we celebrate her life I would just like to say THANK YOU and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the woman I am proud to call Mom.

Corbin Birthday party

The Sat following Corbin's first birthday we had a small birthday party for him.  We wish more could have made it, but are grateful to those who did come and we had lots of fun.  For the first time in my kids life I made a birthday cake and frosted it, usually I buy one or I just make cupcakes.  I am proud of how it all turned out and since Corbin is only 1, Clint tells me that the party was really for me and the pictures.  Maybe he's right, but it was sure fun and I got some great pics.  Here are some of my favorites.