generation 2

When my brother and I were little he was a BYU football player for Halloween and I was a cheerleader. This year our kids repeated history. The girls as cheerleaders and Eric and my brother's son, Gregory as football players. If I can find the picture of Scott and me later I'll add it to this post. The kids were so excited to go trick-or-treating all together this year!

a little preview

Last night was our ward Halloween party. The bishopric were the judges for our annual chili cook-off. Doesn't brother Shawcroft make a lovely lady?!

today I'm grateful for...

an adorable and happy baby

hot chocolately smiles

and playing in the first snow of the season!

it has begun!

The season of traditions is here! I have made no secret of my love for family traditions on this blog and I especially love this time of year because so many traditions are associated with the holidays. Tonight for FHE we carved our Halloween jack-o-lantern. We always do this on the Monday before Halloween and the kids LOVE it. After we carved our pumpkin, we roasted and ate our seeds (that was my favorite part of carving night when I was little!).

Hooray for holiday traditions!

Charlie telling Daddy how the pumpkin should look.

At the farm

I can't believe we've been doing this for 4 years now! We love our preschool friends!

today...

...I could not stop taking pictures of this face:

I had so much fun teaching this one how to "sew"

(something she's been begging to learn for weeks).

Pour Mamy (For grandma)

Maman,
Nous tenions a te souhaiter une merveilleuse journee et un magnifique anniversaire... Nous t'aimons de tout notre coeur et pensons a toi.
Nous sommes reconnaissant de t'avoir dans notre vie et esperons te voir bientot. Merci pour ton exemple de patience et d'amour....
Bonne anniversaire !

Roland, Amie, Eric, Emilie, Lydie et Charlie

Today is Roland's mom's Birthday. We miss her and wish we could deliver our birthday greeting in person. This picture (below) is from the last time they came to visit when Lydie was a baby. Happy Birthday Mamy! We love you!

Every once in a while...

...we take pictures for no reason at all.

This Day...

Pres. Eyring knew just what I needed to hear this day!

when it's Autumn...

Don't you love the word "Autumn"? It has so much more potential than "Fall"! Anyway, in the Autumn-time, we love to eat apples, wear sweaters, watch BYU football, eat soup and learn from living Prophets during General Conference. I can't say that watching conference is always peaceful with 4 small children, but i can say that we always try. And, according to Elder Bednar, consistently trying is the key! :)

all ready to go the game with Dad

apple-stamped aprons (great for making apple muffins!)