Witch Hunt!

Our final Halloween activity, before Halloween, was going on a Witch Hunt at Gardner Village. My mom and I took the kids on a scavenger hunt to look for witches doing different things. After we found all of the witches, we took our completed papers and got the kids cookies. We had dinner a cute little bakery there and afterwards walked through the shops. Then we heard some music playing and realized that there was a DJ and tons of people dressed up as witches, as it was "Witches Night Out!" We all danced and the kids loved it! Zoey especially loved dancing with her grandma and didn't want to leave...even though it was already 9:30. I think she takes after her mom!:) Here are some pics of our adventure:

Scarecrow Festival!

This past Saturday, my mom and I took the kids to the Scarecrow Festival at Thanksgiving Point. The kids had so much fun! They got to go on the blow-up slides and trampolines, play games, get their faces painted, and even got to take a picture with ex-NBA player Shawn Bradley. I can't believe how tall he is! Anyways, I took lots of pictures so here's another slide show for your enjoyment! And let me add, we made it through the festival without any accidents this time! (Knock on wood!)

Pumpkin Patch Fun!!!

Last Friday we went to the pumpkin patch in Santaquin. We picked up Papa Blair on the way, got some Fat Jack's pizza, and headed out in the 40 degree weather to go on a hay ride to get our pumpkins. Right before we got to the pumpkin patch, and as we were riding in the wagon that was being pulled by the tractor, Brayden got excited and pointed to the pumpkins. He let go of the wagon and flew off the seat and hit another wooden bench across from him face first, on his chin. So, he had a bloody chin and a nice bruise to show for it. But, he was able to still pick out his favorite pumpkin, as well as the other kids. After we got back to the barn from getting our pumpkins, we decided to warm up in the freezing weather with some ice cream cones! The kids had a ball, and we look forward to this tradition every year...even if it is cold!

What's up with the feet?

Ok, so this is a picture of Dylan's new cast that he got today. He broke his foot during the Ridgeline Run this past Friday, after he tripped over a cone. The weird thing is that his teacher never called and told me. My neighbor picked Dylan up from the bus stop after school and carried him into the house. I guess that he crawled out to the bus from school, the bus driver carried him off of the bus and gave him to my neighbor. So, I called his teacher today to see why she didn't call me and she said she just thought that he "twisted his ankle." If she knew it was that bad that she would have called me. Hmmm. Is it just me or is this kind of strange to everyone else too? I just think it should be up to me to decide if he should come home or not. I took him to InstaCare that day and the doctor couldn't tell if it was broken, since it was near his growth plate at the top of his foot. I took him to a specialist today, and he has a "buckle fracture." So, he will have his cast on for 3 weeks, then they'll take another x-ray and hopefully it can stay off.
So with that, Zoey's broken toe is getting better, although she's still limping. The day after Zoey broke her toe, Brayden slammed my foot in the car door, which had me sore for a while. Then on Friday, Dylan broke his foot. So, since we've had 3 foot mishaps, I'm hoping we're through.
I think it's time for some good luck, anyone agree?!!

Poor baby!

So, my sweet little Princess, Zoey, might have a broken toe. Her big brother Brayden decided to drop Tyler's 20 lb. dumbell on her foot last night. She came upstairs crying...I thought she was in bed. So, I took a look, and sure enough, her second toe was swollen and bruised. She just keeps limping around now and walking on her heel. I'm just hoping it's not broken! I don't know if the picture really does her foot justice, but you might be able to see it a little bit. Poor girl...it's hard having only brothers!