I am not sure about this............

I kind of love that he can do it and that is makes him so happy..........but it also completely freaks me out that he is DRIVING THE RHINO. Granted my dad is sitting right next to him but seriously........HE IS BIG ENOUGH TO DRIVE THE RHINO!!!!!. I am getting Old!!!!

(this is my first video post. I got a new camera and I figured out how to use it has a video camera...love it)

"Festival of Trees" Bear Lake Style

Bear Lake held it's very First "Festival of Trees" this year and we stopped by while we were up there to check it out. Bless their souls for trying it was serious so cute. There were 12 trees and Tracy's thinks they had a $10.00 decorating budget limit. It was so funny. We got to see Santa though and so it made it worth it.

Here is Dad looking at the Fabulous Trees picking his favorite for the contest:

They had a tree for the kids to decorate however they wanted and since it was our kids, Mia and 2 other kids they had so much fun......

The Finish Product--- isn't it GORGEOUS!!!! (Hayden was very serious about it, of course)

Mom and Dad waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for Santa to arrive!!

Dialogue: Anna "Santa I want makeup for Christmas" Santa: "Aren't you too little for Makeup?" (Thank You Santa for reinforcing my point). She thinks she is 16.

This was a very serious conversation with my Hayden. He takes Christmas VERY seriously. I think this is our last year of the Santa thing with him (frankly I am surprised we have this year).

So-- I have to speak in Stake Conference.................the end

The Birthday Party

So.....these are a few days late but we finally had Anna's much anticipated Belle Birthday Party a couple of weekends ago. My sweet Belle from my musical this summer came and got in the costume and she was seriously like magic. She could work at Disneyland for the rest of her life and never get sick of it. I didn't really even need to be there. She was AMAZING with those girls. She helped them with their craft and played games and was just all around magical. Anna was in Heaven (my niece Mia was a close second, she loves Belle too). Here are some of the photos we had taken. We did a picture of each girl with Dana (Belle) and we had them developed during the party and then they got to take them home in a Frame Belle helped them make. It was fun.

Belle and the Birthday Girl

Belle helping with the Frame Project

All of our sweet Party Guests.....Taylor, Kenna, Annie, Ciara, Haven, Quincee, Mia & Madison

I had to put this picture in because I loved it so. He is so funny. He was a very patience brother with all "Princess Girl Stuff" and a great helper (like always). Yesterday my sister in law commented that he has an old soul in that little boy body and she is so right. He is such a great kid.

Good times!!

Halloween Fun"ness"

We had loads of Halloween Fun"ness" this week. Here a look at the Happenings:

The Costumes:

Indiana Jones (doesn't he look happy? He is getting to that "don't take my picture Mom" stage)

Barbie's Mariposa (She has been wearing this costume for a week, she loves it)

Burton Elementary (not our school) has a great Halloween Carnival every year and it has gotten so big they have moved it to Davis High School so we went with the Fuller's and had such a great time. I left my camera in the car (oops) but I did get a picture of their face painting (that we waited in line for 45 minutes to get done, 2000 kids and 2 face painters not great planning. Hayden got a scorpian on his face and Anna had a beautiful purple butterfly (that is what she called it).

Carving Pumpkins: We didn't get a chance to do this until Halloween Day (not my favorite part of Halloween) but luckily the kids did not have school on Hallowenn due to the end of the term and so we spent the morning carving pumpkins. My kids are getting old enough to clean the guts out of their own pumpkin. I love that (this is why I am having a hard time having another baby) self sufficient and independent children.

We did have a lot of fun this week. I have fun video of the School Halloween Parade on my phone but I don't know how to get it off there......so you will have to trust me..........they were cute.

I also came across a new lie to tell my children that I just love. I was watching the Today Show on Halloween morning and they were talking fun Halloween things and the lady mentioned the Switch Witch. I was like what the crap is that? So, I continued watching and found out that the Switch Witch will take all Halloween Candy and "Switch" it for a great little present. I thought this was genius. All that Candy to torture them and us in crabbiness from the sugar. So, I have been talking up the Switch Witch in ear shot of my kids and both have decided (of their own accord) to give their candy to the Witch. (Really I did not push this I just let them hear about it and they decided). So, I left them keep 8 pieces of their 100 pieces of candy (I swear people were dumping candy into their bags) and we are Switching tonight. I LOVE IT. It gets all that junk out of my house away from them and me. I just have to decide what to do with the candy now. I know there is an organization that ships Halloween Candy to our Soldiers to give to the kids in countries all over the world but I need to find out who it is. I hate it to just be dumped. So, I am off to buy Switch Witch Gifts (which to me will be worth every penny). We are trying to be healthy in our house.