Halloween 2013

We carved pumpkins with the kids.  Hank's was a scary face, Hallie's was a ghost and Dewey's was a scull and crossbones.

I got to help out in Dewey's class for the Halloween party.

The kids school had a Halloween parade through all of the classroom's.

Hank also had a party for preschool, but he wasn't about to let me get a picture of it. :)  Here they are ready to go trunk or treating.

Dewey was really excited about the chaps that we were able to borrow.

Hank was excited for the candy.

 Hallie loves to pose.  One day she will look back and wonder what she was doing.  :)

This has nothing to do with Halloween, but Hank went through a little phase where he wanted to wear a hat to bed.  Something only his Mom and Dad can appreciate.

Jackson Hole in the Fall

 Last Saturday we took a little family trip to Jackson Hole.  We wanted to show the kids all of the fall colors.

 We walked around and went into some of the shops.  All of the animals in this store were for sale.  This bear just happened to be $28,000.  Yikes!!

 We stopped to get a family picture with the Teton's behind us.

 This was outside a photography museum that was a little more than we wanted to spend.  So, we hung out outside the museum and looked at their statue's.

Dewey didn't want to get on this moose, but Sean made him.  He was trying not to cry and laughing at the same time.  We told him he could get down as soon as we took a picture. :)  We had a fun day as a family and the drive was so pretty.

Preschool Field Trip To The Corn Maze

 This is where Hank stood while the rest of his class took a group picture. :)  He wanted nothing to do with it.

 Inside the corn maze we looked for animal tracks.

 The kids got to go on a barrel train ride to pick out their own pumpkin.  Hank was so excited about getting a pumpkin.

 The kids also got to jump on some blow up toys.

 I love this picture of Hank jumping in the air.  It was a lot of fun and I was glad I was able to go.

First Day of School 2013

Dewey is a big 1st grader this year.  Mrs. Hunt was also Hallie's 1st grade teacher.  She is awesome!!

Hallie rules the school now that she is a 5th grader.  Her teacher is Mrs. Buck and she absolutely loves her.  It is sad to think that this is her last year at Stoddard.

Hallie with her good friend Tylar.

This is what Hank wanted to do while his big brother and sister were at school.  He hung out on my bed and watched Open Season.

Hank started preschool a week after Hallie and Dewey. His first day was an open house and he wouldn't talk to his teachers or even make eye contact.  I got him to stand next to his cubby for a picture.  His first actual full day of preschool was pretty sad.  I handed him to one of his teacher's and left.  He started crying and yelling for "momma".  It was really hard to leave him that day and I wondered if I was pushing preschool a little to fast.  His teacher's eventually text me and said he was doing really good and having a lot of fun.  I was glad to hear that!!  Hank is his own unique little person and we are hoping maybe one day soon he will start liking people. :)

Spencer 2013

Sadly, this was our last camping trip for the year.  We went to Spencer with my parents and Doug and Marilee's family.  Our little family were the first to arrive on Thursday and everyone else came on Friday.

Hank is just the right size for this bike, but still doesn't ride without training wheels.  Next year for sure!

Since it was a holiday and the start of hunting season, there were not a lot of camp sites to choose from.  We ended up parking our trailer and riding the 4wheeler and motorcycle's to find a spot.

There were no tree's by the road to hang a sign, so Sean fashioned up this little tee pee to let my family know where we were.

Gus is a very good little bike rider, but this was his first time riding a motorcycle.  He did really well for such a little guy.  He only crashed into the sage brush once and gave Doug a good work out. :)

It was very hot for labor day weekend and very dry.  We only went on one 4 wheeler ride because we couldn't handle the dust.  We went down to the creek a couple times so everyone could cool off and get away from the dust.  The kids had fun hunting for frogs.

Gracie and Hallie decided they wanted to make a fort for themselves.  Grandpa Packer decided to help them out.  He even got the chain saw out to help them cut wood.

 

Inside their fort.

What an awesome Grandpa!!

More time down by the water.  The little boys decided to take off their pants.  Rhett got a little stuck in the mud.

 

The boys had a lot of fun playing with their trucks.  This is exactly what boys should look like. :)

Everyone was so excited to have their picture taken at the end of the trip.  We were all looking good!  :)

Until next year.  It is going to be a long winter!