Halloween 2010

Halloween is always a lot of fun. We started with carving the pumpkins Grandma and Grandpa Thornton always grow in their garden. Hayden even dared touch the inside stuff this year. They grew some really cool gourds this year too. We always love the annual decorate yummy, delicious Halloween cookies at the Beck's. We even went to a little haunted house afterwards. The kids loved it. Even Hannah thought it was fun - she's the kid who doesn't dare walk through the Halloween section in a store so this was another brave moment for her.

We spent Friday playing fun games like dig the penny out of the flour - an old one from my past.

Halloween was spent seeing family and of course Heath taking them trick-or-treating. They love to answer the door too. I love the neighborhood that we live in and how many visitors we get. It is so fun to see all of their costumes. Here's a look at ours:

Hannah - the Vampire Cheerleader
Hayden - Spider man

Chloe - the cutest little pumpkin on the block.

The Jackson Family cousins -

Halloween and all its scares does nothing to faze Hayden. What really scares him? His dad making him climb up on a shelf to get something down. That boy is so scared of heights. I haven't heard him act this scared for a long time. He had to wipe the tears away so we didn't see them in the picture. Poor little guy comes by this naturally from both his parents.

We hope everyone else had just as great of a day!

It finally Happened!

Hannah has been waiting for so long to lose her first tooth. Well, finally a few weeks ago she officially had a loose tooth because there was the new one growing in behind it. Because of that tooth, we needed to get it out but her baby tooth didn't want to go anywhere. Finally this weekend, she let her uncle Cody get a good hold of it and it finally came out! Hooray! We thought we might have to make a trip to the dentist. She thinks it's pretty cool because of the space in her top teeth the hole looks like Idaho. She wrote the tooth fairy a note and put it under her pillow.

That night she got scared about the tooth fairy coming so she took the note and tooth out from under her pillow and didn't want her to come. She just couldn't stand the thought of the fairy coming in her room. So last night I talked her into putting the note with the tooth out by the TV becasue she really wanted to let her come she just couldn't get past her nerves. That worked and the tooth fairy came. Our tooth fairy left her a note - just for the first tooth- and a $2 bill. Hayden was a little sad that he hasn't lost a tooth but I'm sure it will happen for him before we know it.

Sidenote - Hannah finally was able to say her part in the primary program yesterday. We were very proud of her!

Fall Fun

I've decided that fall is one of my favorite times of the year. We have had a lot of fun so far.
A few weeks ago, Grandpa Jackson took all the cousins to bear world. We had a lot of fun. I thought the free rides and petting zoo that came with admission made it a lot more worth it.

We loved the double rainbow in the sky after oneof the rainstorms. You can only see one here but there were two complete rainbows clear across the sky.

Hayden was so excited it was his turn to ride in the Hillcrest parade with his dad this year. He threw all his candy so fast he didn't even have any to throw to Hannah when they got to that part.

Hayden has loved his flag football team - the red devils - this year. Their team is a little young and small so they haven't won any games. I guess that is when everyone decides to celebrate the small victories, right? They have scored a few times and made a few first downs. Those are really big things for this little team. It has been a little bit of a shock for Heath to switch from coaching JV high school football to five year olds. He has done a good job with it. I think it has been fun to watch. Little boys are just so cute!

Hannah decided to switch from dance to gymnastics this year. She loves it! They really keep them moving for the full hour. She has two friends in the class with her which makes it even funner. She is such a little monkey climbing up everything. She is doing a great job.

Hannah went to the Hillcrest cheer camp a few weeks ago. She had a great day and then she got to perform at half-time that week. There were only a few that came that night so she was so excited when the cheerleaders lifted her up. I'm just so amazed at how brave she is getting. We will see if she keeps up the bravery this month and actually says her primary part for the first time.

It is so fun watching your kids experience all of these things - especially the firsts - and watching their excitement. It keeps life moving and full of new adventures.

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It was a beautiful day to bless Chloe. We are so glad to have good family and friends to support us on this day. Chloe looked beautiful and had a great day being held by family. Heath did a great job on the blessing. We are thankful to have the priesthood in our home for moments like these. We are so glad to have Chloe in our home and the sweet spirit she brings with her.

Chloe

My sister, Jenn, made my announcement for Chloe. She also came and took the pictures and made the cute headband. I love being able to benefit from her many artistic talents. Thanks, Jenn! Here are a few more pictures that she took. I love how peaceful and happy Chloe looks.