Tonight we finally had the opportunity to carve our pumpkins. The kids loved getting to draw their own faces and watch Mommy and Daddy carve the out. Looks like we are ready for Halloween.

Halloween at Preschool

Wednesday for preschool we decided to let the kids dress up in their halloween costumes. I thought it was going to pandamonium but it went really well. Due to the fact that I didn't want to risk the boys getting their real halloween costumes dirty I dressed them in some extra costumes from around the house. Landon is batman (yes these are actually pjs) and Kyler is suppose to be Bob the Builder. The other kids were batman, spiderman and pumpkins. For the special day I decided to make the kids individual little pumpkin cakes. For craft they made witches out of toilet paper rolls (kyler made a candy corn man which he is very proud of).

Our House

Sorry it took so long to finally get pictures of the house posted. I wanted all the pictures hung up on the walls and no boxes left up stairs. Anyways, here are a few pics of the house. As you can tell from the outside shot the yard isn't in yet and is probably going to have to wait until spring. With some of the money we received from the sell of our condo we did purchase a few new items... the couches, entertainment center, and a new desk in the office. No matter how many times I clean that TV screen it always seems to have finger prints all over it. I am very excited that I actually have a kitchen that I can move around in. I'm excited about the whole house of course by especially the master bathroom and closet. I've never had that much room before. Now I'm going to need more clothes to fill the closet.The picture of the picture that I posted was the only piece of 'art work' that we bought... in case you can't read what it says under the pics it says 'All because two people fell in love'. Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a hopeless romantic so I had to have it... plus we got it for a great price. The kids are loving the house but what they like most is the fact that they have all of their toys back. It is amazing what four months will do to a child when they are away from their own things. Well, that's about it for the house. We are all adjusting and loving our new place and hope that all of y'all will be able to visit sometime in the future.

Pumpkin Picking

Now that we have our internet working at our new house I can finally update our blog. Pictures of the new house are coming as soon as I unpack a couple more boxes. Anyways, a week or so ago we went to our last activity with Mom and Dad Humphries' ward. The Bishop own a huge nursery and this year he had a pumpkin picking activity out on his land. We were picked up at the main entrance by a tractor with a hay wagon attached. That is actually Bishop Stevenson driving the tractor. They drove us to the pumpkin patch at the far end of the property (about a quarter mile or more). When we arrived we got to search for the perfect pumpkins. Then we had hamburgers, hot dogs, and a popcorn machine set. I was a lot of fun the kids a had a great time. Luckily the Humphries' brought their new truck to load all of the pumpkins in... We had about 15 pumpkins between all the grandkids.

Landon's 4th Birthday

Today is actually Landon's b-day but due to Jon's work schedual we decided to celebrate a day early. So after conference it was party time! For dinner we had a past bar with spagetti and fetticine alfredo, salad and homemade garlic bread. After dinner it was present time. Landon received books, games, a fishing pole, tee ball set, scooter and more. The cake was an adventure!! Landon wanted a superhero cake with spiderman, batman, and superman. As crazy as I went trying to create a masterpiece... it was worth it because Landon loved it. It's had to believe that my little boy is 4! Where has the time gone!?

Conference

For general conference this year we had our traditional Humphries' Conference Breakfast. (coffee cake, eggs, and Grandpa's famous potatoes). We had a number of quiet activities for the boys to do in hope of a somewhat reverent conference Sunday. For the most part the boys did a great job. They both slept through the majority of the second session which made it a lot easier to listen to the speakers. It was a great time to gather together as family and listen to the words of guidance and love from our beloved general authority.

General Conference

Playing 'Grandma'

On Friday morning while I was trying to get some stuff done. I found the boys playing with my shoes. This is nothing new. Then I heard the phrase 'this is my purse', so naturally I went to investigate. I found the boys both wearing my high heel shoes, and carring 'purses' (they are actually camera cases). I asked what they were doing and they responded... "We're playing Grandma"!

Krista's Party

So Krista and her friend Ben, being the fun loving people that they are, decided that they wanted to have a joint birthday party and that they would turn 5 again. So I took the boys down to be able to join in on the fun. They had a pinata stuffed with candy and other yummy goodies but their biggest thing the an ostrich cake they they decided to make. My sister Melissa and I thought it would be fun to get them little gifts appropriate for a 5 year old. Krista and Ben liked it so much that every year on Sept. 19th they would have a birthday for themselves and always turn 5! (I might want to note that neither of their birthday's are even in September). I guess that just made it that much more fun.

Krista's Party

Preschool

Today was Landon's first day of preschool. A few mom's from our ward are doing a 'joy school' for our kids. Landon was really excited! We have discovered that Landon's attention span is not quit were I would like it to be. It will just take some time to get used to sitting to do the lesson/activities.

Getting close

Well, our house is coming right along. We should be in in about 2-3 weeks! All the was have been textured and painted the stone is on the outside and they started our tile this weekend. We can hardly wait to be in our own home... especially before all of the big holidays.

Growing up

Sunday at Church Landon got to do the scripture for openning exercises. I asked him what he wanted the scripture to be about and he siad the Holy Ghost. See we did John 14:26 We practiced for everyone in the house about a half a dozen times before church. He stood right up there and did a great job! It's hard to believe my little boy is growing up so quickly.

House in Progress

We go by our new house every couple of days and wanted to show everyone the progress we're making. We are now mostly framed. The cement basement is finished and our window wells are in place. We have walls and a ceiling now. The top pic is Jon and the boys in the garage. The bottom shows the boys looking out thier bedroom window.

The Rodeo

Monday evening the Felts all went to the Ogden Rodeo just like when my mom was a little girl. Landon was very excited to get to come along. He loved staying up late, watching all the cows and horse and of course getting his own snow cone. We decided to leave Kyler home this year for 2 year old reasons. We got to see the bucking bronco, steer wrestling, barrel racing and more. They closed the show with three stunt motorcyclist... it is hard to see but in the top picture he is in the air,holding the seat with his hands and his feet in the air.

Felt Reunion

A couple of weeks ago we had the opportunity to go to the Leon Felt Reunion. It was great to see family that I haven't seen in years. On Saturday we all gathered at the Huntsville Park which is near were the Felts lived. We had ancestors names that were on a monument there at the park. There was plenty of the kids to do too. Besides the big toy area we has a bounce house (which Ky is jumping in) and they even made bottle rockets and yes we lauched all of them with an air compresser. Jon helped Landon make his and was very proud of himself.

Kyler's 2nd Birthday

Kyler's big present for his birthday from Jon and I as well as Jon's parents was a red wagon. Landon and Bryon also got to share in the excitement of the wagon. We have already gone around the neighborhood 3 times and it hasn't even been 24 hrs yet. It's hard to believe that my baby boy is now 2 years old... where has the time gone.

Presents

Kyler was very excited for his presents he received a ball hopper, baseball bat and ball, and a train and video.