Halloween 2013

Happy Halloween! 

Matson as the cutest firefighter ever! 

 Carter as a Mean Pirate Boy.  He loves dressing up and stays in character!

Emily as a witch

 

 Kelsie as Raggedy Ann

We got a whole bucket of candy at dad's work.   Then headed home to get another bucket full in the neighborhood!  Can you have to much candy?  They don't think so!  Happy Halloween!

First Day of School

 Kelsie's first day of 6th grade.  Emily's first day of 3rd grade.  Can't believe how fast they've grown up.  They were so excited to start school and see their friends again!

 A week later Carter FINALLY got to start kindergarten.  He's been waiting for this day for so long. 

 First day of Kindergarten!

Here he is about to walk into his class.  He looks a bit nervous, but once he got in his class he loved every minute of it. 

Matson's MICKEY Birthday!

 Happy 3rd Birthday to our little Matson!  He has been planning and talking about his birthday all summer and couldn't wait to FINALLY be THREE!  He would wake up every morning for the last few weeks and say, "is it my birthday?  Am I three now?"  He often went over the guest list with me and it included Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, and all their friends.  I was a little worried he was going to be terribly disappointed but it turned out he likes his family too and he overlooked the fact that none of his favorite characters showed up to wish his a Happy Birthday in person! 

Love this little face.  Matson is the sweetest little boy with a tender little heart.  He loves to cuddle and hug and make everyone happy.  He has the funniest little personality and has us laughing at the goofy things he says and does.  I have cherished every single day of watching this little guy grow up. He's a momma's boy and knows the way to my heart.  We love him!

Matson got a new big boy bike!  He was so excited to have a bike just like Carter!

 His other gift was Rescue Heroes.  He loves them!  Nothing better in his book than some new figurines to fight around with!

Happy Birthday Baby Boy! 

 

Side Note:  Every day since his birthday he wakes up, stands up in bed and says, "Was it my birthday?  Am I three now?"  I assure him he really is three and he grins ear to ear.  It's quite an accomplishment for him to finally be three and he couldn't be prouder!  He will periodically stop playing during the day and say to me, "I'm three now, why do I still wear diapers?"  and "I'm three.  I can sleep up with Carter in my big boy bed."  He has great intentions but we're not seeing a lot of action in either department.  But, at least he's thinking about it!  Recognition is the first step and he's so proud to be THREE!

Super Cousins

 These three crazy boys celebrated their birthdays together this weekend.  They were all born within a few days of each other in August.  Grandma surprised them with Super Hero Capes and they were in heaven!  Super Matson is on the left.  Next to Captain America and Batman.  Matson (3)  Chase (5) Mason (4). 

They are off to fight the bad guys.  Matson keeps up with the bigger boys and doesn't want to miss a thing.  They love to run around and fight so they will get lots of good use of their new capes!  Thanks, Grandma.

Baking Cookies

Our cute, new neighbors are so good to our kids.  They invited the kids over to bake cookies with them.  Emily and Matson went over and had a ball.  Matson ate a ridiculous amount of dough and reminded me of why I don't bake with 2 year olds! 

Staycation: Lagoon!

 Took all the kids to Lagoon for the first time.  Carter was the exact height you need to be to ride all the big rides.  He was pretty much thrilled to be 46 inches tall!  And it's a good thing cause he's a total daredevil!  He rode rides I would never step foot on...and he loves them all!

 Matson, on the other hand, hated every ride and wouldn't get near most of them!  He didn't care for Lagoon at all and kept saying he just wanted to go home.  Poor boy.  :(  But, I understand just how he felt!  He did love this little car ride and went on it a bunch of time. 

 This is John's favorite ride...the swing one.  Kelsie, Emily, and Carter LOVED it.  They are daredevils and loved everything.  John convinced me to go on it and I thought I was gonna die.  After Lagoon, I decided I might have a little bit of a height problem. 

 Carter and me on the train ride.

 It was SO hot.  We tried to cool off in the afternoon with Icee's.

 Girlies sharing their Icee and trying to stay cool.

 The boys loved this shooting ride!

Riding the "Scary Wheel"  as Matson calls it.  It was almost dusk and so pretty.

This is what the boys looked like on the way home.  Super exhausted.  It was a fun day.  But, John and I agreed we were good to not go back for a few years.  Just don't tell our oldest three kids....they LOVE Lagoon!

Staycation Day 2: Bowling

Bowling in Lehi.  The first time the boys had been bowling.  Matson got SO excited when he hit pins down.  He would stand and watch and then jump up and down and cheer for himself.  It was super fun to watch him.  The other three were serious about their game and were pretty good little bowlers. Later, that day we went to Despicable Me 2 (it was super cute) and then ate at Panda Express (the kids favorite) for dinner.