A Super Hero Kind of Halloween

When Kason and Asher finally settled on what they wanted to be for Halloween, we saw the Super Hero theme forming.  This is the last time Emry will be young enough that I get to pick what she is, so I kept the super hero theme going. 

They loved it.

We had a Halloween party at Grandma Swensen's house while the guys all went to the BYU-Boise football game.  The kids had a blast, and I did too.

These two just follow each other around and really get along quite well.

Painting pumpkins.

 Emry was super focused on it, and could have kept at it for awhile.

Buddies

Bocce Ball

Lots of yummy food

and delicious honey caramel apples

Back at our house, we carved our pumpkin!  I think this picture captures feelings well.  Kason is all into it, Emry didn't have any problems either, and Asher tries to put on a nonchalant air about it, but still thinks it's kind of disgusting, Isaac handles this part smoothly and I take camera duty so I don't have to gut it.

 Improvising costumes to go out into that cold Montana winter.  And yes, wonder woman has pink eye.  It just gives her more super powers.

 She actually got pretty into it.  She'd run up to the door behind the boys and be all excited.  Then when a person actually opened the door she would just stand there and not say a word or even hold her bucket up, just go into her normal I'm-around-someone-other-than-immediate-family-shut-down-mode. Then as soon as she got her candy, she'd turn around and giggle down the steps. 

Little Bits of Life

Here is another attempt to hurriedly catch up on memories!

It's so nice to have our own, fenced in, yard!

Shoveling  raking the first few falling leaves.

It snowed! 

I am behind, this was actually at the beginning of October.  We were all surprised...and cold.  

Asher asked me at least 15 times this day if it was almost Christmas.

They only know snow at Christmas time, so we are in for a long, fun winter!

Whippers waking up from nap and checking out that white stuff.

Fun time with cousins

Emry's been really into sleeping with her baby and stuffed animals lately.  Sorry this picture is blurry, I was only going to risk waking her up once.

She also insists on carrying around these 3 all at once.  Watching her try to get them all in her arms is quite funny.  The next door neighbor just gave her a bunch of her old stuffed animals, so now Emry will have even more to cart around...yay?

Primping for church

Now we are back to beautiful fall weather.  It was 62 degrees yesterday and we thought it was summer.  

September Happened

Kason finished his reading program.  There was a story at the end of his last book where the kids had a celebration because now they could read.  So, we had a celebration too.  Kason's celebratory food of choice: cinnamon rolls with chocolate icing.

She posed for these all on her own, so cute!

My parents came for a visit!  We had beautiful weather, and this picture makes me think that maybe Montana really is Big sky country.

Our very own "jungle path" around the lake

Science Festival

Good food

I don't think I'll ever get over those blue eyes.

I never thought I'd be so excited for a new toilet.  Thanks Mom and Dad!

Both boys made it up to here and decided that was high enough.