Guy Turns 4!

Our wonderful friends Megan and Darrick gave us the dress clothes their son has grown out of. Guy was so excited to wear his new suit and tie to church last Sunday. They sang Happy Birthday to him in Primary and he got a 3Musketeers candy bar from the Bishop.

 On Friday, we held Guy's birthday party. Star Wars theme. His invitations invited his friends to come to Jedi training. The kids first went on a treasure hunt with picture clues to find their lighsabers. I wanted to use pool noodles to make the lightsabers, but they are out of season. Instead I used foam pipe insulation with a pvc pipe handle and duct tape. Good thing they were foam.

They trained by hitting balloons.

 Once they had mastered the lightsabers, they had to destroy the Death Star pinata. Colin was the first to go.

 The pinata was so heavy!

 The cake was supposed to look like a lightsaber.

 Guy's best girl-friend is Emma and she dressed up like Princess Leia. Isn't she so cute!

 Star Wars toys! Just what he wanted.

 Guy's actual birthday was Saturday, November 20. We let him open presents after breakfast. His Grandma Barbara send him a green scripture bag and an Obi Wan Kenobi action figure. He was excited to use his scripture bag the next day at church.

 Jack had a BMX bike jersey made with Guy's name on the back from Over the Edge Sports in Hurricane, UT. Now we need to get him a full face helmet.

 Sloan was so good watching Guy open all of his cool presents. Don't you love her bed head.

Guy's Aunt Charlotte sent him this awesome black widow spider remote control toy. It is huge!

 Guy's Grandpa John and Grandma Pam sent him the Bat Cave. He played nonstop for hours.

I can't believe my little boy is already 4 years old. I am a little misty eyed. I only have a year and a half left with him before he starts kindergarten.

Fall Festivities

My sister Jessica just turned 30 last month and my sister Charlotte turned 28 today! Charlotte requested homemade gifts this year, so she gets what she asked for. I made this jewelry holder for her (jewelry not included). Char, if you read this, don't feel obligated to put it up.

I attempted making several pieces of jewelry, but failed. I thought this zipper bracelet was OK, so she got that too. I supplemented her gift with a magazine subscription to "Family Fun." I like all the family activities and crafts in it. 

 Guy's preschool group went to the Staheli Farm today. I love going there. It was cool when we arrived, but we soon stripped off jackets.

 The kids learned about the animals first.

 Then they got to pet them.

 Guy dared to touch the giant potbellied pig, but Sloan only dared to touch a small goat. Guy also petted the chicken and learned that different colored chickens lay different colored eggs.

 Then we took a wagon ride out to the pumpkin patch.

 They are willing to pose with each other, but not with me.

 Cow train ride!

 Horse swing ride.

On the way home we saw Steven Walquist walking along Telegraph Street. Steven lost his leg to cancer as a baby and has been walking from Salt Lake City to St. George, Utah (365 miles) to raise awareness for kids who need help with prosthetics and to show them anything is possible. I honked and waved. What an awesome thing to do.

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Halloween Week

Halloween lasted a whole week for us. On Monday we went to the Tonaquint Nature Center. Guy was Nacho Libre (a luchador or Mexican wrestler). Sloan was a fairy. I made their costumes except for Guy's mask which I bought and cut down to fit him better.

 Guy entered his pumpkin into a contest and won!

 On Wednesday we went to Creative Minds to play with our friends Mary, Joshua, and Lucy. Sloan liked the shopping carts.

 Guy liked being a pirate. This will probably be the theme of his birthday party in a few weeks.

 He said he wanted to build a house for Lucy in this picture.

 My kids wouldn't look, but Lucy is. Guy was a great mechanic.

 On Thursday evening, we rode bikes to the elementary school and played snake with the jump rope we found. Notice the dog near Jack's leg has on a jacket, but our kids don't.

 Friday we went to the Hurricane Library's Halloween party.

 The kids love to read and Guy is only allowed to pick out spider books if he promises not to be scared at bedtime.

 Friday afternoon was Guy's Halloween party at his friend Daxton's house. He had a marvelous time.
Saturday evening was the Trunk or Treat at the church. I added a little makeup to Sloan's face this time.

 The adults seemed to like Guy's costume. We heard a few quotes from the movie like: Sometimes you have to wear stretchy pants. Nachoooooo.

 I love Halloween and Sloan thought it was the greatest night ever. I think she would rather have candy than toys. She looks pretty tired here. I don't have a black eye. It's a "Boo!" tattoo that is not very noticeable.

Fun With Kids

 Here are my cute kids. I can't believe they will be 4 and 2 in the next two months.

All day long Sloan asks to go outside. She loves to ride her bike and play in the sandbox.

 It has been a little rainy, so I made airplanes out of cardboard boxes for the kids to play with. I used plastic wrap to create a windshield and a fastener to attach a movable steering wheel. Then I glued on a few dials.

 Sloan had been eating markers in this picture.

We are going to start Halloween activities tonight, so my next  post will showcase the kids' Halloween costumes.