FHE

For Family Home Evening last night we learned about Daniel in the Lion's Den. Actually, that was the lesson TAUGHT, I'm not sure how much was LEARNED. But we listened to lots of songs from the Children's Songbook cd's (my kids favorite part of FHE ) and then we decorated Halloween cookies. It was so much fun and the kids had a blast. Mostly, Cody and I decorated cookies, Addie and Mason were trying to eat as many cookies and as much candy as possible before Mom cleaned it all up. We then took the finished product to "Drama" Russell, "Trampa" Russell, and Great-grandma Russell. I think it made them very happy!

Notice the striking resemblence between Cody and the cookie he made! (If you can't tell, the sprinkles are the cookie's goatee : ) )

I'm frosting as fast as the kids are eating!

Eating...not decorating

"More cookies, please. I've ONLY had 5."

Aren't they lovely?

Pull-up Hats

I'm a little behind on updating you on what has been happening in our lives. Keep scrolling down for ALL the new posts!

While we watched General Conference this is what my kids were doing. I asked them what they were doing when Mason came wandering down the hall pushing a baby doll stroller and Addie pulling it looking like...well, you will see below. In Addie's words "Their pull-up hats, Mom." Duh...I shoulda figured : ) How inventive kids are when they are bored out of their mind!

Addie all ready for the trip to Grandma's in the rain. Doesn't she look smashing?

FSU vs. BYU

My dear hubby has been a die-hard Flordia State fan ever since he was little and his parents brought him home a Florida State hat from one of their vacations. So...when he heard FSU was playing BYU at BYU he started drooling. We were able to go to the game and our niece, Amanda, came with us. It was such a fun experience and Cody was in HEAVEN!
Here are some fun pics.

Petting Zoo at School

Teacher Melanie had a Petting Zoo at school and all the kids got to bring a pet from home. Mostly there were dogs...but someone did bring puppies, a frog, and a fish. Addie had such a fun time and was so proud of her dog, Diesel. Diesel was an excellent, well-behaved boy to top it all off!

Diesel

A very proud owner

Checkin' out the itty-bitty frog

Little brother was highly entertained too!

School Time (Yikes!)

I feel a little behind lately. I feel like I have been busy...yet I don't know what the heck I have been doing looking back on the last month! Here is Addie's first day of school. I only had the thought to snap a picture AFTER she came home and by then she was tired and wanted a snack. She finally cracked a smile on the second picture. Oh, my little moody, dramatic Addie! I just can't believe my baby girl is in Preschool!