after we got the decorations done, we started making large quantaties of treats. we had great help, they loved all the dipping and sprinkling and snacking.
this little one really wanted some oreos.
putrid punch.
the spread, we ALL really overate that night. so yummy
aaron had to spend all day saturday and sunday taking some continuing ed classes, so the kids and i decided to take a trip to see some cousins. we decided it would be fun to have a halloween party for all the kids.
we started by getting the kids working on some decorations.
carson and brinley made some of my favorites:)
sweet little emmy.
she was having fun trying to grab the tissue paper so she could eat it. my daughters and i could not get enough of this sweet little lady.
it was nice that some of us were excited for the first snow fall. these boys played and played all day outside. they made snow angels, stock piled snowballs, and shoveled. they were sopping wet when they finally came inside for hot chocolate.
wes, owen, and carson.
i love that these boys have each other to play with almost everyday:)
the rest of us were really happy when it melted a few days later.
that evening we went to listen to the elk. it was such a pretty night and we saw quite a few elk, we even saw a few of the boys get in a little antler fight. the sunset was beautiful, and i still feel a little guilty that my dad missed most of it, because my son had a bit of a bathroom emergency.
the next day we headed into the town of jackson to take the kids swimming. they love to go to the rec center there:) aaron and i LOVED that the kids were old enough to ride the slide all by themselves, so we didn’t have to climb those stairs all evening.
i don’t understand how this can be comfortable, but i thought it was pretty funny. coop must have thought so too, because he came for a little visit.
i didn’t get any pictures, but later that afternoon we decided to ride the tram to the top of teton village. that thing makes me a little nervous, but i decided to be brave for the sake of the children. they were all excited to ride it, but after we got to the top we had some mixed feelings. paige was a little worried we would miss the tram and have to walk down, and carson just wanted to “get off that mountain!” the rest of us enjoyed the view and our picnic way up high.
it is a tradition in this family to spend a weekend in jackson with grandma and grandpa for a little rest and relaxation. we always go in the fall so we can see the pretty fall colors and listen to the elk bugle in the evening. we always stay at a cabin by the lake at signal mountain lodge, we love that view of the mountains by the lake.
my kids love to go down to the water with grandpa and throw rocks. there is always a challenge from grandpa…usually it is something like, throw a rock and hit that buoy, and we can go get a treat at the gas station (my kids lovingly call it the skittle store:) this year the buoy was a little too far away, so grandpa had to come up with a new target.
it was such a beautiful day. so nice to get away from EVERYTHING and spend a weekend relaxing with family. thanks mom and dad for spending your weekend with us. i am well aware of how crazy things are with my family:)
morgan had a blast this year playing volleyball at the middle school. at first it was a little overwhelming for her to start middle school, and then add a practice or game every afternoon, and also finish homework. it was a lot of work, but she had a great time and made a lot of new friends.
