Halloween

We had a fabulously fun Halloween this year. A few days before Halloween we carved some of the pumpkins from the garden. The kids enjoyed creating faces for the pumpkins but I think the favorite activity was scoping out all of the slimy insides.

The evening before Halloween our ward had a trunk or treat where my kids received more candy than any household should consume in an entire year. Then they all went out trick or treating on Halloween to double their haul. They all had a great time and even little Jane was a excited to be a part of all of the action this year.

Warren the Jedi, Lucy the Witch, Blaine R2D2, Jane the Daisy and Tyrone (Coralee's brother) the construction worker

Coralee's big 3-0!

Coralee is now a decade older and had a fabulous time celebrating her big birthday. On Coralee's actual birthday she had a nice party with the family and receive a special treat from her friend Jill (who is currently in France) when she sent a huge bouquet of sugar cookies. A week later Tyler went all out and threw Coralee a big party. We had 10 couples from our ward over to the house for an all out Tea Party. It was so fun to dress up, eat a formal "Tea" and visit with friends. A big kuddos to Tyler as he did all of the cooking, decorating and research into how to throw a Tea Party. Who would have know Tyler would every voluntarily do ANYTHING formal, let alone throw a formal party. THANKS TYLER! Of course like so many of the fun things we do I completely forgot to get any pictures of the party. Oh, well!

Pumpkin Patch

This year as a part of Blaine's preschool we went and visited the pumpkin patch. The little preschoolers had such a fun time picking out their very own pumpkins. We were also able to go on a hayride and see some horses. Blaine's favorite part of the trip was popcorn snack.

A few weeks later we were able to go back to the pumpkin patch as a family and do the corn maze. The kids were all really good sports about going through the maze. They loved bouncing in the bounce houses and the old swing. We really enjoy going to the pumpkin patch each year. It is one of my favorite traditions of the fall.

Happy Birthday JANE!!!

Our baby girl is now one! She is so cute and the highlight of my days right now. For Jane's first birthday we had a little celebrate at home with our family and the extended family on the Quist side. Jane LOVED her cake and opening the gifts. Opening them was definately much more fun than the gifts themselves. I am so greatful to have my sweet little Jane. She is such a joy and so independent. She has been walking since 10 months and loves to be a part of the action. She loves to do whatever her old siblings are doing. We love you Jane!

SOCCER!

We had a fun soccer season this fall. Warren, Lucy and Blaine all played this year. We joined a new league this year, Kick'n Kids, and I am so glad we did. It is a really low key league that only holds practice once a week and that practice is right before the game on Saturday. All of the games are played at the same time, on the same day and at the same location. Perfect for a family like ours who would like to have multiple children play soccer without the sport taking over our lives for two solid months. The kids all enjoyed playing. Warren really made a lot of progress in his understanding of playing positions, passing and being aggressive this year. He really gets the sport now and that makes the games fun and exciting for him. This was Lucy's first time playing. She did good with getting out on the field but didn't want to be in anyones way so she usually stayed clear of the crowd surrounding the ball. Although during the last game she got the ball twice and just ran with it. I was thrilled, it was so cute. The funny part was the coach had to stop her both times when she ran, off the field with it. She was so intent on taking the ball and running with it she wouldn't look up. She just ran in a straight line and didn't notice where she was going. Blaine said he enjoyed soccer this year but it would be hard to tell by his lack of desire to be on the field. If it was time for someone to take a turn to sit on the sidelines his was always the first to volunteer. It was when he discovered the position of goalie that Blaine finally decided it was ok to be on field. He was definitely happy to stand in the goal and cheer for his teammates. Just don't kick the ball his way. They all had a great time and that is the reason we do it. So I consider this soccer season a great success.