What do Darth Vader, Obi One Kenobi, and Batman have in common?

Halloween of course!!!

We went to the "Trunk or Treat" in St. David for Halloween. The boys have alot of fun. Jeremy is the one to take them around to get candy, while I sit at our car (the trunk was decorated) and pass out candy to kids. I will be completely honest....I can not stand going around and waiting in line for games and candy. I get impatient....they are sticky.....the line takes too long...etc. So it is better for our whole family if mommy just stays behind. Then of course the boys get done and come raid the candy that I have.

Jayden aka "Batman"
Jayden was Batman this year for Halloween. He would dress up every few days just for fun. Then he would get on his bike...inside the house of course...apparently bikes dont go outside??! He would then tell me that Batman doesn't like to walk. Then race his bike back and forth thru the house trying to hit everyone and everything in his path. And he would shoot us with his web.....yeah he was confused but it was too cute to stop him.

Grayson aka "Obi One Kenobi"
Grayson had a hard time finding a costume. Everything he wanted either was REALLY expensive, or was too scary. He is getting way too old, pretty soon he won't even want to dress up, he will be out toliet papering houses, and making dry ice bombs with his friends. (Actually we made dry ice bombs at home halloween night, so thats where he'll get the idea) And he will beat up his younger brothers and steal their candy. Maybe I have a few years left....

Colby aka "Darth Vader"
Colby always gets really excited when he sees anyone from his class outside of school. So anytime he would see someone he would always tell me, and say what they were dressed as. He really wanted to wear the mask that came with his costume but they weren't allowed. Sometime during the evening he lost his cape.....not quite sure what happened to it. Poor kid he doesn't stand a chance with two superhero brothers.

"Scary Guy"

The boys found some goody bags I had made for one of my classes. There was vampire teeth inside...so we put them on. Jayden said he was a scary guy and kept making faces...it was too cute to pass up. So here is our pictures from playing around with the teeth.

Batman (Jayden) Turned 3!!!!

We had Jayden's birthday party on October 24th. It was alot of fun(and work). I always have a halloween theme because it is so close to halloween, and I HATE paying so much for costumes and then the kids wearing them only once......so its a costume brithday party.


I ran out of time, so I just bought a costco cake.....I normally have a really cute one.


Jeremy and I dressed up...I am not quite sure what he was......some kinda mexican bandit. I was a mexican resturant waitress. He grew out his facial hair and used my mascara to darken it. He needs to work on his accent...it sounded more chinese then spanish.


I love it when other adults dress up.....this is my Grandpa, he was Johnny Cash.


These two....Evel Knievel and the Bandito.


Jayden got lots of monster trucks


And a giant dry erase coloring book.....and he even shared.


Can you tell who wanted their picture taken the whole time???? He has like 10 others I didn't put in.
Back to Jayden...
He is a very crazy little guy. He understands jokes, he can tease back. He loves to ride his bike in the house (which is ok as long as he doesn't have mud on the tires). He wants to be as big as his brothers, and thinks that he already is. He loves to sleep in our bed and snuggle up close. Which I would kick him out but he is so darn cute....I can't. He loves to give us hugs and kisses all the time, and always says, " I wub you mom".

Our Puppies

My dog, Roxie had puppies last night.



She ended up with 5 puppies. I kept wondering if they were going to come out with 2 heads, or 5 legs, or no tails...because the father of her baby just happens to be her brother.....so gross.




Her motherly instincts kicked in.....she eats alot, and growls at her brother/father of her puppies...sounds about right.

ThE PuMpKiN PaTcH

Going to the Pumpkin Patch in Willcox is the other half of our Apple Annie's tradition. We go to both places in one day. This year our group was pretty big, and both places were really crowded...but oh well. We go more for the experience than the pumpkins....they are too expensive. So the rule is they have to be able to carry their pumpkin.

Jayden could BARELY hold up his pumpkin...it wasn't really Jayden-sized. And he didn't even end up with that pumpkin. After finding one for his baby cousin Ava...he apparently liked hers better and wanted to switch. Atleast he could carry that one. He was so tired after the day that when we went to Pizza Hut to eat afterwards, he just slept on my lap. Poor guy.


Colby had to get people (Branson and Catlyn) to walk around to find his perfect pumpkin. He couldn't decide on one on his own.


Grayson was really easy, after looking for like 2 mintues he found one.


Ok, Jeremy found this pumpkin and said it was shaped like a mom. It was really funny. We called it our mom pumpkin....I really wanted it but when we saw how much it was going to cost we secretly put it in a pile (you are supposed to buy what you pick...and its not a secret now...oops)

Like father, like son. I think that Jeremy's favorite part of going is that there is 1) Snow cones/Shaved Ice and 2) Fresh kettle corn. Thats the first thing he goes for when we get out of the car. So then we have to carry a giant bag of popcorn that we have to open every 5 steps, and each kid has to carry their snow cone....and there is no way around it. I just had to learn to accept it. So I make sure to take my family picture BEFORE Jayden gets his blue face and teeth.


Yes...he is peeing out in the field...no I didn't realize what he was doing until it was too late. He was just doing his part to keep the pumpkins well watered. You can see Jeremy holding the popcorn.

These two pictures I forgot to add with the apple ones, and am too lazy to add on to that post.

Apple Annie's Apple Orchard

Last Saturday we went to Apple Annie's Apple Orchard in Willcox. It is a tradition of ours to go every fall. We always go a few weeks before Halloween. It gets better every year......except for the wind.

Colby had alot of fun using the apple-reacher-thingy to pick apples out of the tree.


Grayson didn't even need the picker, he was ok just climbing the tree. Grayson NEVER will eat the "crust" on apples when we get them at home, but after we had started picking the apples, I turned around and saw him eating a whole apple....."crust" and all.....WHAT???!


Jayden really liked picking apples. When we first started he had to say, "Wow Grandpa I am really good at this", so my dad asked if he had ever done it before and Jayden said "No, its my first time". When he went for one apple...atleast 2 fell from the tree. He was walking around trying to stomp on the rotten apples.


Every other year we have gone, we always pack a lunch and then end up regretting it because their cheeseburgers smell REALLY good. So this year we decided to eat out there. Well when we get out there (its like 25 minutes from town) its was really crowded, and had a huge food line. So we waited until we went back into town to eat...maybe next year....atleast we had the homemade ice cream.


I am happy we all had fun, and no one got hurt. It was alittle bit scary giving the boys those long poles with points at the end...thats just asking for trouble.

BuSy BuSy

WoW! For some reason I always think things are going to slow down. Before summer started, we kept saying,"Yeah when summer comes we can relax and go camping...." Then summer came, and we went to the temple, and went to California, and there was birthdays and the 4th of July, and girls camp, and the Sherman Family Retreat. Then we thought, "Oh when school starts things will slow down..." Nope, things are actually busier. Now we have Grayson in football, and Colby in soccer, and me helping with cheerleading (I am only asst. coach this year, not head coach..thank goodness!), and me going to the scrapbook convention and Jeremy working ALOT. And not to mention our church callings, and everything we like to do during the fall. So I am making a list of things I want/need to accomplish during October:

1) Take fall family pictures....but I need it to actually look like fall :-)
2) Go to the Pumpkin Patch
3) Pay off 1 credit card
4) Jayden's Birthday Party
5) Decorate for Halloween
6) Go on a date with my handsome husband!