HALLOWEEN, 2008

We had scary and cute for Halloween this year. It was fun. Maddi and Lauren went to the ward's trunk or treat, I took Ty trick or treating, Austin went with his buddy, and Greg stayed home and passed out candy. Another marvelous Halloween with way too much candy.

Ty and Austin. I don't like masks. You can't see their cute little faces. They still look cute, though.(notice Ty is shooting a web at Austin)

O.K., so Lauren looked so stinkin' adorable, that I didn't know which picture to post of her, so I put all of them on.

Ty, Lauren, and Brooklynn.

Ty with his cute friends at preschool.

5 LITTLE PUMPKINS

Lauren made this cute poem in Kindergarten.
Does this bring back memories or what?

Austin gets his Arrow of Light!

After a bunch of hard work, Austin earned his Arrow of Light award, and graduated to boy scouts.

His den leader, bro. Geist, was a huge help, and a great leader for Austin.

He officially crosses the bridge to boy scouts.

I hope he remembers all that this stands for. (me too)

His best buddy, Gracin also earned his.

Very nice. Each color represents something. Does anyone know what?

Great Job Austin! we're very proud of you. Now, on to your eagle.

Disneyland

We went to Disneyland this past weekend with Mindy, Kevin, and Campbell. Ty finally got to go on that beloved Pirate's of the Caribbean ride. We had a great time!

We stayed at the California Disney Hotel.

What do you think about Greg and Kevin's new web page photo?

Handsome boys!

Off to the next ride. A day of rides is tiring!

(you'll have to stop the music on my playlist to listen.)

An angel among us...

On Thurs. Maddi came home bothered because a lot of kids in her class say God's name in vain. It bothered her so much that the next day she gathered up 3 kids in her class, and went up to the teacher and expressed to her that it offended them. The teacher was good to make an announcement in front of the class to stop saying it, it's offensive to some people. Thank You, Maddi, for standing up for your beliefs! And thanks to her teacher for respecting them!

A HAWAIIAN VACATION PART 1

Before the kids started school this year (Aug. '08) we were able to take a family vacation to Oahu, Hawaii. We spent most of our time on the North Shore. We stayed here at the Turtle Bay Resort. These pics are on their private beach. This trip was truly a blast.

Maddi and her friend Taylor played on these FOREVER!

Can you believe Lauren's signature pose?

Mindy relaxing in the sand.

Why does Greg look guilty in this picture?

That's my boy!