Last Halloween...

So I love Halloween! I can't wait for this year but it won't be as fun because Wes will be with his Mom this year! It is no fun to share kids but such is life! Kadence still hasn't made a firm decision about what to be and Wesley won't even say that he has an idea at all!

Last year we didn't do much more than the norm every year but this year we have two parties and I don't have to do the Trick or Treating on Main street for work. Justin or my Mom has gotten my kids ready for the last three years and this year I get to do it! I am going to miss the Main Street thing it is so fun to see everyone in the town dress up and come trick or treat. I will also miss dressing up with the girls at work but I guess it's another sacrifice I am willing to take. (In case you were wondering, I am moving to a salon closer to home) I dress up every year but Justin hasn't since the first year we were married. This year he said that he will dress up and I am soooo excited! I have been trying to talk him or Wes into being an Oompa Loompa but they think I am just trying to make them look stupid. I just think it would be a great costume! (Hey Cal, if you are reading this, that's is a great idea for your costume!) Well, I hope all of you will have a fun, safe, happy Halloween!

Me and my friend Stacey. ( Yes she was so cute and pregnant)

Here kitty kitty kitty.....

Well as you can tell Kadence thinks that because we talk about Halloween costumes that she needs one right now! So being the push over I can sometimes be I let her choose something and this is what she came up with. Since we didn't have a kitty costume, we scrounged things around the house and turned them into a "fabulous" kitty cat! So just in case you ever need a kitty costume in a pinch this is what you need....

1. a black leotard and black tights (which I did have)

2. two hair barrettes

3. card stock, a black marker, and super glue

4. a black sock and a safety pin

5. black eyeliner (a kitty has to have whiskers)

So as you can see Kadence was a kitty cat for a whole day and I actually let her wear it to the grocery store; where you can imagine we got quite the audience. And just in case you were wondering she wants to be sleeping beauty for Halloween. With my luck she will change her mind twelve more times and so I am not buying a costume for her until the day before Halloween. (I am not even joking)

Oh yeah my camera just decided to work for another minute so we will see how long it lasts this time. I was really hoping that it would stay broken this time so I could get a new one, Oh well!

Anniversary, State Fair, Birthday Party What Else??

Well I got my pics off of my camera YEAH!!! I feel like I haven't posted forever so I have a few things to share. First off, yesterday was our FIVE YEAR anniversary! To be completely honest I can't believe it. We have certainly had a rocky road and I am sure that we will still have a few bumps but I am so thrilled to be headed where we are going! Things just get better and better everyday! I wish Justin would actually show any interest in blogging because he could see that I want to share with the world how much I love him. He is such an amazing father to our kids and a wonderful husband to me! I really feel that things always work out the way they are supposed to and him and I being together was no mistake. Justin can always make me feel calm and at peace and he is so fun and always keeps me guessing. There is never a dull moment in our lives. I am so grateful for him and everything he does for me! I love him to pieces and I hope that I can be to him what he is to me!

I have some photos of when we went to the state fair. We go every year and we always have a blast! Last year we watched the tractor pulls and as silly as it sounds it is quite exciting. This year we went on the night of the rodeo but decided we didn't want to sit through all that in the heat so we just did all the normal things at the fair! Pony rides, carnival rides, saw the animals and ate a lot of really expensive junk food! What more could you ask for! Kadence always has fun no matter what she does but this is probably one of her favorites! I finally got all the pics of my camera so you can all see how fun it is to act like a kid!

Daddy actually took a picture!

We all went on the Ferris wheel and I don't claim Justin all the time...

Only when he is being normal! As he would say "How much fun is normal!"

Kadence met the Miss Utah Rodeo Queen. She was so shy it was adorable!

This is Slow Joe and if you ask Kadence that is what all horses are called!

The week after the fair was my niece, Reagan's birthday party! She turned two! I can't believe how cute she is and how well she can talk! We had a party for her at the park and had lunch and cake! Reagan is such a sweetie and she is so lovable! I love it when I get to spend time with her and she loves Kadence (K-K is what Reagan calls her) They play so cute together. I love you Reagan!!!

The birthday girl was the last to blow hers out!

My camera is toast!

Hello everyone! I know I haven't posted in awhile but I am trying to get my camera to work for like two seconds. I have had it for about four years and I need a new one! We went on a hike with the kids yesterday and I went to take the cutest picture of my kids crossing a bridge and my stupid camera would not even turn on! I was so frustrated, if I would not of had other pictures on the memory card then I probably would have thrown it in the river! So hopefully I get a new one soon and if any of you have a suggestion on what to get then please let me know! I don't want to get another piece of junk! Hopefully another post will follow soon!

Sightseeing!

This last weekend we went to Logan for a Reid Family Reunion. We went to Hyrum Dam, which looks like a puddle that you could skip a rock across but is actually about 30 feet deep. You can also boat there so we had the tubes out ready to go! It was fun and I wish I had a picture but Wes got to do his favorite thing in the whole world, KNEE BOARD! He was so excited and could have stayed out all night if we would have allowed him to. That nigh we went to Grandma Reids (my mom's mom) and had pizza and discussed politics. (we really did) Our little family stayed at the Crystal Inn there in Logan and I couldn't believe that is was so nice. It was probably the cleanest hotels I have ever stayed in. Such a pleasant surprise and they even had Bath and Body Works soap and shampoo instead of the gross hotel stuff. Not that I needed it but I had to bring it home. These are so pics of the day at Hyrum Dam.

Justin can never relax, so this is rare!

The look like they are getting along, but I think they were arguing. No Surprise

I am always the one taking the pics, so here is a picture of me.

Sunday on the way home we decided to take the kids to the State Capitol building and temple square. Justin hadn't even been to the capitol building before. It was really neat and Wesley was in what he called "HEELEY HEAVEN" They have lots of smooth marble floors and he could wheel for days on it! He is such a riot! Kadence kept saying "This has got to be Cinderella's Castle" Of course to her everything is a fairy tale in some way. I was surprised how much they liked to be there! Although my camera batteries died I got one picture, after trying over and over, this is all I got.

We then went to Temple square and then we rode trax to get lunch. I really wish we had trax down here I think I would use it a ton. So convenient!

Inside the Tabernacle a man playing the huge organ and we sat a listened for awhile. The kids loved it. Kadence said, "Dad it's like pirates!" She loves Pirates of the Caribbean. I am glad Justin had the idea to do these things. And yes it was surprising to hear Justin say, "Let's go to temple square too."

Justin and the kids in the tabernacle

Me and the kids in front of the Temple

Silly Wes! He doesn't know I took this picture

Kadence won't smile these days, at least all the way

It's Raining, It's Pouring!

So as you all already know it rained, YEAH!!! Well it actually hailed at my house and the kids thought it was so cool! They had to get the umbrella and go out in it. I made them promise me that they would take turns and you all know how that went. Kadence was just mad period when Wes had it and Wes was mad because he was too tall to be under it when Kadence had it. I kind of sat back and laughed at them as they tried to figure it out. Little Kadence was trying so hard to hold it up high enough that Wes could be under it. It was pretty entertaining. After the rain stopped I had to pick some tomatoes for dinner and the kids love to help with the gardening(except to pull weeds) so they came out and picked the tomatoes they could find in that jungle! I planted two roma tomatoes and one cherry tomato and those have taken over the whole garden box. I guess it was a good thing the cucumbers died early because they would have surely not survived when the tomatoes got bigger! They are so dense you can hardly get down in them to get the tomatoes! I didn't think they would do much because it was the first year I had done them in the garden box so we will see how many I get after all is said and done. Gardening is so rewarding and my kids love to help me do it!


Kadence trying to hold the umbrella high enough!


I love it when my kids play together! (Even if they argue a little)

That is Wesley's surprised face, cause the plants are so huge!

Kadence actually loves tomatoes! She eats them like apples!