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The last few from a fun day at the pumpkin patch. I like to think the kids had fun.
Smiles all around, to me say YES!

farm

What does the pig say?

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pumpkin patch

I like to think I am independent. I can do it. I am usually happier doing it my way anyhow :) Saturday I decided how fun would the pumpkin patch be while my nephews are staying with us! Lets be honest when I watch any kids I try to show them a good time so they might fill there Mothers ear with fantastic stories when she comes home. Stories of adventure, and fun things NOT stories about how that one lady yells a lot, or how they are so glad to be going home :). SO.....I took 5 kids (2 two year olds, 2 four year olds and 1 big helping 8 year old) to the pumpkin patch by myself! Over all a good experience, no one was permanently damaged and as we drove home 3 fell asleep signaling a happy time! But I had 3 different ladies call me brave while I was there. Does that mean my kids were out of control? Or did I just appear haggard? Needless to say even though these pictures prove that I should not become a family photographer, it does prove that we were there and we got some great pumpkins! Trey searched high and low for the "biggest ever." The first rule should have been "big as you can carry". But like Trey my eyes have always been bigger that I could carry how could I say no?

mom?

This one started calling me Mom about bedtime yesterday. In Kole's defence everyone else here calls me that, he probably just thinks it is my name. Nevertheless...it makes me smile.
And I am confident on Monday when his REAL Mom comes to get him there will be no confusion!

excited

It's Friday!!

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sweet

When I ask Kate to smile like she is laughing, she almost always tilts her head like this to the side. It gives her such a sweet, demure look in photos. How ironic her personality most of the time rides on the wild side! It is her wild side that makes me smile, (usually in retrospect) but sure makes me tired.

How I love my sweet, wild Kate.

love it

I love going to church in the comfort of my own home! I love not trying desperately to keep Gentry contained quietly on a 5 foot bench! I love having red vines, tootsie rolls and diet coke, not fruit snacks! I love feeling the spirit fill my home. I needed to be reminded that my children learn best by example, that the Lord loves and knows me. To be reminded to be constantly grateful for the blessings that I enjoy everyday. And to remember that the most fantastic thing about our religion is that we have the choice, to make correct choices and the chance to repent and try better tomorrow as well. I love letting the spirit touch my heart and tears flowing, not wondering if my make-up is running! I'm not wearing make-up! I love to hear my girls ask questions about what they heard. I love that even though, my girls have the attention span of a fruit fly, they stop to listen to the fantastic music. I love Genny noticing, "you cying,Mom?" I love the 2 year old can take a nap during it! I love to hear Hayli and Kate playing well together, trying to remember what color the Prophets tie is. I love playing play-dough between "classes"! I love a spaghetti dinner with my Christmas planning sister, while the men are otherwise engaged!

I love GENERAL CONFERENCE!

Man...I'm just saying I could get used to this! I supose that is why we only do it twice a year. Here's to looking forward to April!