Pumpkin Patch

The Family night before Halloween we always go to the pumpkin patch to pick out or pumpkins that we will carve. The kids love it. This year was no exception. We all picked out a pumpkin that was perfect for us. (except Grinch Jeron who decided not to do one this year)Emma always takes the longest to decide and JJ is always the fastest and biggest.

JJ was in charge of the wheelbarrow.
His is the big one.

Emma finally found hers. It has to be
round, all orange, and tall.

Ellie was very happy with hers and gave it a kiss.

Elsie's pumpkin got picked for her but she still loves it.

Ahhh so sweet.

After picking the pumpkins the kids ran through the hay maze.

In the middle of tag it is hard to get a picture.

Ellie was on the move but stopped for mom to get a quick shot.

THis girls isn't stopping for anyone.

It was another fun year at Pack's Pumpkin Patch.

Now on to carving and trick or treating. Oh don't you just love Halloween. Happy Haunting.

yUck iS thAt a....

I was going to put a clip away and noticed Emma had left the lotion out on the counter. When I put the bottle back I noticed something in it. One of my hairs was sticking out of the bottle. I started to pull on the hair and that is when I saw it. There was something that looked like spaghetti noodles only it had the color of lettuce left soaking in water. I pulled the hair and it started to come with it. That is when I could make out the form. It was in the shape of a frog. What...a FROG! I about lost my socks over that one. My stomach was all up in knots, my hands shaking and my nerves on end. I was about to pull a dead frog out of this lotion bottle. Jeron thought I was crazy. That was until I got a hold of it with a shish-ka-bob stick and pressed it up against the bottle. Then you could see the webbing in the hands. I was just shivering, goosebumps going up my arms. I was finally able to get it just right and out it plopped on the counter and sure enough it was a reptile of some sort. That is when I screamed jumped back and then took another look and noticed it was just a plastic lizard thing.

Can I just say though that that had to be one of the weirdest moments ever. I really thought there was a dead but real frog in my daughters lotion. I was thinking about all the diseases that she could have and how gross it was that a dead animal had been in my bathroom. It all ended in a good laugh but I tell ya my skin can still crawl when I think about what might have been. UGH!

Ellie got her hair cut!

Okay for the last year Ellie and I have had a real struggle. I love her long hair and so does she. The only problem is she hates it when I brush it. It is only getting worse. I have been telling her for a long time now that if she doesn't let me brush it I will have to cut it. Well over the last 3 weeks it has been nothing but a screaming fest. This is one of my favorite things to do with my girls so when it turns into torture time that is when I had to throw in the towel. I can't forget to mention that she would always get it in her month when she was eating, sucking a sucker, or chewing gum. It really has become a real problem. So today with heavy heart Ellie and I went to get her hair cut. I had all intentions to get a bob but chickened out at the last minute, and did shoulder length instead. I am glad that I did. Because look at how stinking cute this little lady looks now.


And the best part. It is soooooooooooo easy. It never snarls, it curls up cute and I can still do piggies and ponies. Ahhh change ain't so bad. Did I mention how stinken' cute she looks:)

Autumn Time

Happy Fall Y'all






Jeron and I took the pack to Farmington Trail.

My brother is hitched.

My brother David got married on Friday to Natalie in the Bountiful Temple. They made such a beautiful couple. It was a wonderful day. Crazy, but wonderful. David looked so happy. We are so excited for them to start their adventure together. The kids were so excited. I really missed the Meads and Ryan. It was so great to have Maren and Carl here. It really was such a neat day.

Maren's Baby Shower

We were lucky to have Maren come out for David's wedding. While she was here we were busy busy busy. We had two showers in two nights. One of them was at my cousins house. It was so much fun to be able to share these moments with my little sister. I have been worried that I wouldn't even see her belly in person. You can just imagine how excited I was that not only did I get to see her belly but that I got to go to her showers also.

Maren's cousin Emily is the one who organized and help throw the shower.
They have always been the best of friends and it is fun that they are prego together.

Brookie and Emma

"My" cousin Calee and Me

The Cracroft and Meads' girlies.

Marj, Maren, Megan,Abi, Calee, Emily, Marilee
(minus Ashlee, Natalie, and Kim)

Natalie, Maren, Abby, and Sharlie

The proud Mama and Maren

Maren and Calee

Abi and Me

Maren and Emily

She got some really cute things and it was fun to see her be the center of attention. We all know it is one of her favorite things;) The Cracroft ladies did a fabulous job. Thanks for all the yummo food and great time.

It looks a lot worse than it is!

Elsie has had a really bad infection in her thumb for the past week. She slammed her finger in the door and it got a teeny tiny cut. That cut is now infected and the infection is eating away at her finger.

I have not been able to keep band-aides on it because she hates them. I took her to see my dad and he bandaged her right up. She kept the bandage on all day and night. The next day I took her to see my dad again and he decided that she needed to get in to the doctor. He put her on an antibiotic. Poor baby it looks so painful.

What another girls night...I am one lucky lady.

How lucky am I that Jeron let me have not one but two girls nights this week. This is part of our scrapbooking group. (Amy, and Misty couldn't come, and I missed them) We went to Firehouse for dinner. It was a lot of fun to just sit and talk with these ladies. We closed out the restaurant. We didn't even notice until we left that they were closing. It has been a long time since we have all been together. We had a great time. It is always nice when Melanie comes to town.

Joy, Katie, Melanie, Brittany, Me
(I am totally ugh with a double chin so no cropping on this one)

Late GNO

It has been a really long time since all of us ladies have gotten together. With Melanie in town we couldn't resist getting together for some good conversation. It was a late night social. It always seems a lot easier to hang out when all your kids are in bed. It was a lot of fun to see all these ladies.

Angie, Misty, Melanie, Me, Lanie

Ellie's Big Day with The Children's Miracle Network.

My cousin Traci called this week to see if Ellie could come and help her with an event the Children's Miracle Network was doing. Ellie's job was to make sure that all the sponsors that wanted her hand print got one. She was all work at first. She thought it was cool that she got to put paint on her hand and on the hand of the sponsors. She was like a real celebrity. She was taking pictures with people and everything. It was cute to see her be the center of attention.

TOwards the end she really started to get worn out. It was a lot of work to be famous. She was a champ though. She did every paper she was suppose to which ended up being about 150-200 hand prints.

She had a minute to rest while we waited for the next group.

Taking a minute to have a drink.

Ellie and Traci

After this we went to lunch with Daddy. Working hard does pay off if you get to spend lunch with your Daddy:)

pRieSthoOd giRls niGhT wiTh a twiSt

We had a great conference weekend. It started out by driving down to Eagle Mountain. We made a pit stop in Lehi to see David and Natalie's new house and to help them move some things in. Then we headed to the Johns for the day. Jeron, Graydon, and the boys went golfing in between sessions. Jana, me and the girls hung out. It was a lot of fun. We just chatted and spent some much needed time together. Thanks for thinking of this it was a lot of fun. April conference at out place:)

I don't know if you had to be there but this was the most awkward moment that Jeron and Graydon have ever had together. Jana and I were laughing so hard. They couldn't figure out how to pose for the pic together. it was hilarious.

I just love this lady. Jana is one of my most favorite people in this world. Why is it that so many people that I am close with live so far away.

After we left the Johns we headed to Richard's for our semi-annual girls night out. Only this time we ate dinner with the guys before they left for priesthood.
Corey, David, and Boo eatting donuts after priesthood.

My cousin Calee and me another one of my most favorite people in the world

My Daddy

My Mommy and Emily having a very interesting conversation.

I just love it when we all get together. I always miss the ones that can't make it. See you all in the spring.