Yardwork

This is what we can do in Nov. at our house. Joel wanted to fertilize the yard and reseed a bit. So, he and Tersa took turns "thatching" (getting the dead grass pulled from the ground so that water isn't sitting on top of it instead of soaking completely into the ground.)
As you can see, we can still get away with wearing shorts and short sleeves around here!

Keddi helped with cleaning up the dead grass even though she wasn't feeling that great. (She's like Tersa that way.) Shinara only worked when Joel gave her a specific job and only until she got distracted! Which is still better than Mardi who was inside doing her chores since she had been at a Stake Beehive activity that morning. What was I doing? I don't remember. But my Sat. chores and a trip to the temple got done!

Halloween 2009

It begins.

Shinara seems drawn to the more disturbing aspects of Halloween. She enjoys a little anxiety and fear. (But not too much.)
This year Mardi did Trick or Treating, but it was with friends in another neighborhood. And when she left the house she wasn't in her costume yet. The little girls were in bed by the time she got home. So, our traditional picture of the girls on Halloween was less two this year. I'm rather sad because if I hadn't been in charge of the ward activity, I'd have had time that night to get the four of them together. But, I suppose this is going to happen more and more.

Ward Trunk or Treat

When we took out the costume box, Shinara settled on the Snow White dress we have. Three days ago she said that what she would really like to be is a vampire with blood coming out of her mouth. ?!?! So, Tersa helped her alter a costume that was too big for her and a vampire she became! Scott Kirklin is a friend of ours and his wife had dressed up as Snow White!
Keddi was an Indian this year. The little girls are at the Bishop's trunk. He and his wife dressed as Pirates. They go all out!
Joel wore his fro this year and so did Kevin Sigmund and Chase Peterson.

Tersa went as a "celebrity" in her own clothes and red high heeled shoes, big sunglasses and a purse with a stuffed dog in it. Chase and Nicole are in our ward. Mardi was never around when I had my camera in hand.

Pumpkin Artisits

Pumpkin Carving

Shinara was so excited about pumpkin carving this year. She was completely into getting the "goop" out. Joel did most of the carving, but she picked out her pattern and cleaned out her pumpkin.

I didn't get a picture of Keddi. She was the only one who didn't use a pattern. She drew out what she wanted me to carve out for her. Mardi and Tersa both altered the pattern they used.