Family Outing

It has become a tradition to visit the Pumpkin Walk in North Logan. We timed it perfectly this year and were able to see all the great displays without having to wait in line or deal with traffic. There were some pretty creative scenes put together this year. Stockton loved looking into the lit pumpkins trying to figure out how they "glowed". Ryan even became snow white for a few seconds...


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Mandi's New 'do!

I have the most fabulous hair stylist! She tells me how it is and has pulled my hair out of "ugly". I love going to her place and letting her make all the decisions. Wow! What a change this time... I guess I am too old to be a blond and my stressed and damaged hair had to be removed. It is definitely something different and will take some getting used to but it is fun to try something new. It's only hair - right?

My Kids Sleep ANYWHERE!

I don't know what makes my kids so special, they aren't attached to their own beds and can sleep anywhere. Here is the proof!

Ethan had a fantastic idea to build a "fort" out of couch cushions and pillows. I thought it was cute and wanted him to clean up but he informed me that he was going to sleep in it. He crawled into his fort and closed it up tight. I didn't think it would last very long. He would have to get bored in such a small area and want to come out and watch T.V. with me. It hadn't even been 10 minutes and I went to check on him. He was sound asleep!



I was busy working in the basement and Stockton had been playing upstairs. It got quiet so I went to investigate. What I found made me laugh! Stockton had climbed up on the counter and had been eating sugar out of the sugar bowl and fell asleep. He had sugar crystals around his mouth and on his fingers.

Prized Cantaloupe

Of all the things to plant in a garden Ethan wanted Broccoli and Cantaloupe. Since the watermelon plant didn't fare too well we traded it for the cantaloupe and I wasn't sure if we would have a long enough growing season for it. I hate even the smell of cantaloupe so it was purely Ethan's responsibility to water and care for it. The plant didn't look very promising but just before the frost we found one small lonely fruit. When it was picked it was ripe and ready to eat. Ethan wanted to save it forever and was upset when I cut it. Stockton and Ethan had it devoured in less than 5 minutes. We weren't as lucky with the broccoli...

Ryan's new calling

Ryan has been serving as the Young Men's President for the past 2 years. He has loved his calling working with the youth, just feeling like he was getting into the swing of things and getting to know the boys personally. It was a shock when they called him to a new position in the ward. You may have a hard time reaching us by phone since Ryan will be spending a lot of time on it as the new Executive Secretary.

It is going to be hard for him not doing the scouting thing anymore but he is excited to be working with Bishop Taylor, Bro. Duffin and Bro. Floyd (two of which he previously worked with in the YM)

Now that the Ward Cookbook project is almost complete, Mandi worries about what might be in store for her next...