Something good happens every day. Here's what happened in October 2013:
Tue 10/1/13: David and I had a fun time harvesting tomatoes while Lizzy was at preschool this morning. His favorite part was eating the tomatoes. Mm mmm! I can't blame him for that. My garden-fresh tomatoes are really yummy.
Wed 10/2/13: It's so nice having Scott and Emma home again! The two of them joined Brad and I in watching the second episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D tonight. It was fun!
Thu 10/3/13: Lizzy and David have become very fond of Halloween songs and poems lately. They love, "Five Little Pumpkins," "I'm a Mean Old Witch (with a Hat)," and the "Hoo-Hoo, Hee-Hee" pumpkin song from the book: The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin, by Margaret Wise Brown.
Fri 10/4/13: My darling baby boy turned 2 years old today! We had a small birthday celebration for him with Grandpa North and our immediate family. Lizzy and I bought some orange and green balloons, which David loved. We had chili for dinner, and angel food cake with whipped cream and strawberries for dessert. David loved blowing out his candles and eating his cake. He loved his birthday present, too-- a VTech Little Apps Tablet. He loves pushing the buttons.
Sat 10/5/13: We drove downtown in between General Conference sessions to meet the 4 principal cast members of Studio C at Deseret Book Store. Matt Meese signed Scott's Spencer doll, which was really cool! The entire cast signed our new Season 1 and Season 2 DVD, too. It was a lot of fun meeting Jason, Matt, Mallory, and Whitney. It left our entire family happy and buzzing about it all afternoon.
Sun 10/6/13: It was lovely watching General Conference today. I think my two favorite talks were Jeffery R. Holland's talk on depression and emotional healing, as well as Elder D. Todd Christofferson's talk on marriage and gender roles. There was definitely a theme of womanhood and gender roles throughout all of the conference sessions this time. I think it was much needed, and I am grateful for all that I heard.
Mon 10/7/13: I watched the second episode of the third season of Once Upon a Time this morning while I was crocheting some more minion hats. I've been making a bunch for the neighborhood Boo-tique next week.
Tue 10/8/13: Lizzy went on her first field trip with her preschool today. They went to the fire station and had ice cream afterwards. She had fun talking to me about it. I'm glad she's enjoying preschool so much.
Wed 10/9/13: I have come to really love Wednesdays with Scott and Emma. It's the only day of the week, other than Sunday, when we know we will see each other every week. We have been creating new routines on Wednesday to help us bond during the short amount of time we have together. I can tell that Scott and Emma love to be home with us. It's nice being all together as a family.
Thu 10/10/13: The rain has been nice. Today, me and the little ones walked back and forth to Lizzy's preschool in the rain. It made me think of the song "Heavenly Father Loves Me." I've been trying to teach it to Lizzy and David lately.
Fri 10/11/13: I made a playlist for Lizzy on iTunes a few weeks ago, so that she can have her favorite princess songs to listen to and dance to when she feels like it. I put it on for her today, so she could dance with David. She picked up all her toys and placed an office chair in the middle of the den. Lizzy twirled David around in the chair while the music was playing. David surprised me by how much of Lizzy's songs he knows. He loves singing, "True Love's Kiss," from Enchanted, and "When Will My Life Begin," from Tangled. He's such a cute boy.
Sat 10/12/13: We went on our very first outing to a pumpkin patch as a family. Boy, was it worth it! We bought six pumpkins, went through two corn mazes, and went on a tractor hayride for only $10 total. It was so much fun! Definitely a tradition we need to continue.
Sun 10/13/13: Today was the Primary Program at church. I was so proud of my Sunbeam class, who were all excited about getting up to do their parts. Lizzy has definitely got a knack for performing in front of people. She has no fear at all. In the evening, Loralee made a big Thanksgiving dinner at Grandpa North's house for Jason before he leaves on his mission. As always, she did a wonderful job and the food was delicious. David was obsessed with the olives. He ate more olives than anything else.
Mon 10/14/13: I just love hearing David say, "Thank you very much." It sounds more like "tank-u ma-much" when he says it. He's such a darling sweetheart.
Tue 10/15/13: Brad and I are on the third season of "Alias." I like watching the show while crocheting my minion hats. Looks like I'm up to 6 now. They are going to be so cute!
Wed 10/16/13: Brad and I had a late night hanging out with Scott and Emma. I think Wednesdays have officially become the hang-out night. We had fun talking together and watching more "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Thu 10/17/13: I got done some last minute shopping done this afternoon in preparation for getting our pictures taken tomorrow. I bought some nice looking clothes for the boys. We're going for a red, black, and white color scheme this year.
Fri 10/18/13: We got our pictures taken at Fotofly today. They turned out lovely! Our photographer was very patient with us and managed to get some great photos of everyone, including David, who wouldn't stop putting his hand in his mouth. We love Fotofly.
Sat 10/19/13: I crocheted like mad this morning in preparation for our Neighborhood Boo-tique. I made a bunch of minion hats. I sold three hats at the boutique and bought some jewelry from Emily McLean and a Curious George apron from Sally Richardson. After getting back from the boutique, Brad and I took the kids to Wheeler Farm to walk around and look at the animals and the fall leaves.
Sun 10/20/13: It was nice just hanging out with the Bruce-Clan tonight at their house. We haven't done that in a while. Jason will be leaving for his mission in less than two weeks. Time is sure going by fast!
Mon 10/21/13: We headed off to the library tonight to get some more books and movies. I've been introducing some of my favorite '80s movies to Lizzy. She has only watched The Neverending Story so far. She loves it, especially the part when Artax comes back to life at the end. I admit it-- I cried when Artax died in the Swamps of Sadness when I watched it with Lizzy. It reminds me of when I watched it as a child.
Tue 10/22/13: I had fun organizing family photos throughout the years and putting some on my blog and desktop. The kids have changed so much during the last 7 years! I am so grateful that we take yearly family photos, just so we can see how much they've changed. I love my family.
Wed 10/23/13: I loved hanging out with Scott and Emma today. We looked at family pictures together and talked about homework assignments. We did manage to watch more "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" later on in the evening. It's fun hanging out with them.
Thu 10/24/13: Tricky and Rosie showed up this morning. I hung out with them for a couple of hours while Lizzy was in school. We went for a walk to the park and then walked over to Lizzy's preschool to pick up Lizzy. Everybody's eyes were on Rosie. She's such a pretty dog! Lizzy was very happy to see Rosie, too. We are going to have fun taking care of her this weekend! Another fun thing that happened today: David came up to me tonight, and in a very cute little voice successfully pointed out the letters on my shirt, verbalizing them correctly: "S-T-U-D-I-O-C." I was not expecting him to do that! David has been pointing at letters and trying to sound them out for a while now, but this was his first time saying them correctly. I was so proud! He's such a smart boy!
Fri 10/25/13: I bought my family a cute little white black-eyed rat from a breeder in Magna today. I've been wanting to get a rat for a while now. The rat came with her own cage, a hammock, and some food. She has a nice little personality. I like that she has curly fur. Very cute!
Sat 10/26/13: I decided to take a picture of all my minion hats and put them on Facebook this morning. I didn't expect too many people to want to buy them, but I was hopeful that I would sell some. Brad and I took the kids and Rosie to Grandpa's house to rake leaves with Grandpa, Amanda, Charlotte, and Aksel. It was a lot of fun, and I took many pictures. When we got home, I was surprised to see that not only did most of my hats had potential buyers, but I was getting orders for more. By the end of the day I had over a dozen order for hats!
Sun 10/27/13: Jason gave his farewell talk in Sacrament Meeting today. I can't believe he's already going on a mission! After Sacrament Meeting, we all ended up going to the cousins' house for lunch. I was going to leave church early anyway, since Lizzy and David have colds, but we all ended up going. It was nice visiting with family. We're going to miss Jason, but we know he's going to be a great missionary.
Mon 10/28/13: I finished most of David's Halloween costume today! He's going to look so cute as Flynn Rider. I got a surprise package in the mail today from my parents. They sent me over a dozen homegrown, delicious, ripe avocados. I was so happy! I made sure we had taco salad for dinner tonight, just so I could eat some avocados. YUM!
Tue 10/29/13: Lizzy had her preschool Halloween party at the Hunter Library today. I dropped her off at the library all dressed up as Rapunzel, then I took David home and dressed him up as Flynn Rider. Oh, he looked so CUTE! I took some photos of him and Lizzy together at the library. Lizzy had lots of fun at the party.
Wed 10/30/13: Scott, Emma, and I enjoyed watching Studio C's Halloween special together. They missed seeing it on Monday. I loved seeing Scott's and Emma's reactions to some of the sketches! Our favorites were definitely "The Usual Suspects," starring Jason Gray as Batman, "Darth Mortgage," "Spidey Senseless," "Ann Gets Goosebumps," and "Blame it on the Butler." Definitely my favorite episode this season!
Thu 10/31/13: We had a great Halloween! We first went to the distribution center at Brad's work for a Halloween party. Brad looked great dressed as Snape, from Harry Potter. Scott and Emma dressed up as Dipper Pines and Mabel Pines from the TV show, Gravity Falls. Lizzy and David dressed up as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. The kids loved playing with balloons and "scary" fingers in Brad's office. Then we went to Bruce and Loralee's house to have dinner and go trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Tricky, Rosie, Marilyn, and Grandpa North were all at the dinner, too, which was really nice. Loralee made her usual snake sandwich, witches brew punch, and delicious deviled eggs. I made some homemade creamy guacamole, which was really yummy! The kids had a fantastic time trick-or-treating. We cheated part of the time and drove to some people's houses so we wouldn't have to lug David around. It was fun!
Sat 10/5/13: We drove downtown in between General Conference sessions to meet the 4 principal cast members of Studio C at Deseret Book Store. Matt Meese signed Scott's Spencer doll, which was really cool! The entire cast signed our new Season 1 and Season 2 DVD, too. It was a lot of fun meeting Jason, Matt, Mallory, and Whitney. It left our entire family happy and buzzing about it all afternoon.
Sun 10/6/13: It was lovely watching General Conference today. I think my two favorite talks were Jeffery R. Holland's talk on depression and emotional healing, as well as Elder D. Todd Christofferson's talk on marriage and gender roles. There was definitely a theme of womanhood and gender roles throughout all of the conference sessions this time. I think it was much needed, and I am grateful for all that I heard.
Mon 10/7/13: I watched the second episode of the third season of Once Upon a Time this morning while I was crocheting some more minion hats. I've been making a bunch for the neighborhood Boo-tique next week.
Tue 10/8/13: Lizzy went on her first field trip with her preschool today. They went to the fire station and had ice cream afterwards. She had fun talking to me about it. I'm glad she's enjoying preschool so much.
Wed 10/9/13: I have come to really love Wednesdays with Scott and Emma. It's the only day of the week, other than Sunday, when we know we will see each other every week. We have been creating new routines on Wednesday to help us bond during the short amount of time we have together. I can tell that Scott and Emma love to be home with us. It's nice being all together as a family.
Thu 10/10/13: The rain has been nice. Today, me and the little ones walked back and forth to Lizzy's preschool in the rain. It made me think of the song "Heavenly Father Loves Me." I've been trying to teach it to Lizzy and David lately.
Fri 10/11/13: I made a playlist for Lizzy on iTunes a few weeks ago, so that she can have her favorite princess songs to listen to and dance to when she feels like it. I put it on for her today, so she could dance with David. She picked up all her toys and placed an office chair in the middle of the den. Lizzy twirled David around in the chair while the music was playing. David surprised me by how much of Lizzy's songs he knows. He loves singing, "True Love's Kiss," from Enchanted, and "When Will My Life Begin," from Tangled. He's such a cute boy.
Sat 10/12/13: We went on our very first outing to a pumpkin patch as a family. Boy, was it worth it! We bought six pumpkins, went through two corn mazes, and went on a tractor hayride for only $10 total. It was so much fun! Definitely a tradition we need to continue.
Sun 10/13/13: Today was the Primary Program at church. I was so proud of my Sunbeam class, who were all excited about getting up to do their parts. Lizzy has definitely got a knack for performing in front of people. She has no fear at all. In the evening, Loralee made a big Thanksgiving dinner at Grandpa North's house for Jason before he leaves on his mission. As always, she did a wonderful job and the food was delicious. David was obsessed with the olives. He ate more olives than anything else.
Mon 10/14/13: I just love hearing David say, "Thank you very much." It sounds more like "tank-u ma-much" when he says it. He's such a darling sweetheart.
Tue 10/15/13: Brad and I are on the third season of "Alias." I like watching the show while crocheting my minion hats. Looks like I'm up to 6 now. They are going to be so cute!
Wed 10/16/13: Brad and I had a late night hanging out with Scott and Emma. I think Wednesdays have officially become the hang-out night. We had fun talking together and watching more "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D."
Thu 10/17/13: I got done some last minute shopping done this afternoon in preparation for getting our pictures taken tomorrow. I bought some nice looking clothes for the boys. We're going for a red, black, and white color scheme this year.
Fri 10/18/13: We got our pictures taken at Fotofly today. They turned out lovely! Our photographer was very patient with us and managed to get some great photos of everyone, including David, who wouldn't stop putting his hand in his mouth. We love Fotofly.
Sat 10/19/13: I crocheted like mad this morning in preparation for our Neighborhood Boo-tique. I made a bunch of minion hats. I sold three hats at the boutique and bought some jewelry from Emily McLean and a Curious George apron from Sally Richardson. After getting back from the boutique, Brad and I took the kids to Wheeler Farm to walk around and look at the animals and the fall leaves.
Sun 10/20/13: It was nice just hanging out with the Bruce-Clan tonight at their house. We haven't done that in a while. Jason will be leaving for his mission in less than two weeks. Time is sure going by fast!
Mon 10/21/13: We headed off to the library tonight to get some more books and movies. I've been introducing some of my favorite '80s movies to Lizzy. She has only watched The Neverending Story so far. She loves it, especially the part when Artax comes back to life at the end. I admit it-- I cried when Artax died in the Swamps of Sadness when I watched it with Lizzy. It reminds me of when I watched it as a child.
Tue 10/22/13: I had fun organizing family photos throughout the years and putting some on my blog and desktop. The kids have changed so much during the last 7 years! I am so grateful that we take yearly family photos, just so we can see how much they've changed. I love my family.
Wed 10/23/13: I loved hanging out with Scott and Emma today. We looked at family pictures together and talked about homework assignments. We did manage to watch more "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D" later on in the evening. It's fun hanging out with them.
Thu 10/24/13: Tricky and Rosie showed up this morning. I hung out with them for a couple of hours while Lizzy was in school. We went for a walk to the park and then walked over to Lizzy's preschool to pick up Lizzy. Everybody's eyes were on Rosie. She's such a pretty dog! Lizzy was very happy to see Rosie, too. We are going to have fun taking care of her this weekend! Another fun thing that happened today: David came up to me tonight, and in a very cute little voice successfully pointed out the letters on my shirt, verbalizing them correctly: "S-T-U-D-I-O-C." I was not expecting him to do that! David has been pointing at letters and trying to sound them out for a while now, but this was his first time saying them correctly. I was so proud! He's such a smart boy!
Fri 10/25/13: I bought my family a cute little white black-eyed rat from a breeder in Magna today. I've been wanting to get a rat for a while now. The rat came with her own cage, a hammock, and some food. She has a nice little personality. I like that she has curly fur. Very cute!
Sat 10/26/13: I decided to take a picture of all my minion hats and put them on Facebook this morning. I didn't expect too many people to want to buy them, but I was hopeful that I would sell some. Brad and I took the kids and Rosie to Grandpa's house to rake leaves with Grandpa, Amanda, Charlotte, and Aksel. It was a lot of fun, and I took many pictures. When we got home, I was surprised to see that not only did most of my hats had potential buyers, but I was getting orders for more. By the end of the day I had over a dozen order for hats!
Sun 10/27/13: Jason gave his farewell talk in Sacrament Meeting today. I can't believe he's already going on a mission! After Sacrament Meeting, we all ended up going to the cousins' house for lunch. I was going to leave church early anyway, since Lizzy and David have colds, but we all ended up going. It was nice visiting with family. We're going to miss Jason, but we know he's going to be a great missionary.
Mon 10/28/13: I finished most of David's Halloween costume today! He's going to look so cute as Flynn Rider. I got a surprise package in the mail today from my parents. They sent me over a dozen homegrown, delicious, ripe avocados. I was so happy! I made sure we had taco salad for dinner tonight, just so I could eat some avocados. YUM!
Tue 10/29/13: Lizzy had her preschool Halloween party at the Hunter Library today. I dropped her off at the library all dressed up as Rapunzel, then I took David home and dressed him up as Flynn Rider. Oh, he looked so CUTE! I took some photos of him and Lizzy together at the library. Lizzy had lots of fun at the party.
Wed 10/30/13: Scott, Emma, and I enjoyed watching Studio C's Halloween special together. They missed seeing it on Monday. I loved seeing Scott's and Emma's reactions to some of the sketches! Our favorites were definitely "The Usual Suspects," starring Jason Gray as Batman, "Darth Mortgage," "Spidey Senseless," "Ann Gets Goosebumps," and "Blame it on the Butler." Definitely my favorite episode this season!
Thu 10/31/13: We had a great Halloween! We first went to the distribution center at Brad's work for a Halloween party. Brad looked great dressed as Snape, from Harry Potter. Scott and Emma dressed up as Dipper Pines and Mabel Pines from the TV show, Gravity Falls. Lizzy and David dressed up as Rapunzel and Flynn Rider. The kids loved playing with balloons and "scary" fingers in Brad's office. Then we went to Bruce and Loralee's house to have dinner and go trick-or-treating in our neighborhood. Tricky, Rosie, Marilyn, and Grandpa North were all at the dinner, too, which was really nice. Loralee made her usual snake sandwich, witches brew punch, and delicious deviled eggs. I made some homemade creamy guacamole, which was really yummy! The kids had a fantastic time trick-or-treating. We cheated part of the time and drove to some people's houses so we wouldn't have to lug David around. It was fun!
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