Presenting Halloween 2010

Indiana Jones

Harry Potter (he looks so different with dark hair!) 

Rapunzel

The three amigos 

 Harry and Hermione

 The family photo

Two cute Indy's

We had our ward trunk-or-treat last night.  We recently had our stake boundaries relined (I'm not bitter) so I was left with one person on my committee.  I was a little worried, but it turned out great!  One of the best we've had, but I'm not partial.  

The kids looked so cute and we had a great night.  

*More of our October festivities to come!

Tybee Island

 A couple weeks ago we headed to the beach for one last summer hurrah.  It was perfect weather.

 We had a great time with my mom, aunt, and grandma.

 This was the view from the top of the house.  It had an open roof you could go and sit on, the kids loved it.

 Loaded up and ready to hit the beach.

Love this shot.

 Those blobs are Dudi's castle.  Can you tell he didn't spend his summer vacations at the beach growing up?

Our little mermaid.

Tybee island was great and we can't wait to go back.

A proud mom

For those of you who don't like to read stuff about how some mom thinks her kid is soooo great at___, stop reading this now.
I
will
be
saying
how
awesome
my
son
is!!
So, here goes.
Micah has been playing soccer for about 8 seasons (spring and fall, 2 seasons a year, just so you're not confused at how an 8 year old could be playing for 8 seasons). He has always done well and has had a great coach that has taught him a lot.  His position has mainly been sweeper and he has always been happy with that.  This year his coach decided that he wanted Micah to play middle.  Now middle is ALL over the field ALL the time.  Micah usually gets tired running a lot, so I was a little worried.
OH My GOODNESS!
He did so awesome. I am not just saying that...seriously.
After watching the world cup with us, something struck a chord and the boy is really good.  He was all over the field, doing footwork that I don't know where it came from, and he ended up being the highest scoring player on his team.
 It is great to see him love something he is doing and excel at it as he puts for the time and effort.  I was sad to see the season end.  That had a great little team.

Dudi and I left almost all the games looking at each other and wondering where this kid came from.

You could say I'm a proud mom.

Way to go Hawks!

Spookiest time of the year

You're pretty scared, right?!

 Ash has been wearing these teeth for about a week.  

Needless to say, he leaves a trail of droop wherever he goes.

A sneak peek {family photos}

It's that time of year...the dreaded family photo.  I love taking pictures but...my husband family does not.   After 249 pictures, there were 2 where we all looked decent-of course I didn't post the best picture, I'm saving those for a later date. 

 Without further ado, the picture fiasco fun.

Ash was having a little trouble with his smile.  He couldn't quite get it figured out.

This is Micah helping Liv remember how to smile.  Because she "forgot how to do it."
                    
Thankfully with a little coaching she remembered how to.  Although I wish she had also remembered how to look at the camera!

Asher still trying to figure out "the smile."

Liv was working the serious pose.

Almost there.

 
Micah was definitely the winner of the day with "most pictures with a smile."  Yes, they were suppose to be mainly family pictures, but like I said, only a few turned out so I don't have much to share...yet.

End of the season

Asher had his last game on Thursday. He did awesome this year (especially considering how the first season he played went)! I'll miss watching him run down the field and the shy little look he'd give when he scored. I can't wait to watch him again next season.