Max's Ordination

Tyler and I were so sad to miss Chase's baptism this weekend, but we were really glad to be in town for Max's ordination. He was ordained to a Priest this Sunday, and Tyler was able to stand in. I wish I could've been there too, but I was home with sick kids. There or not, I am really proud of both Max and Chase. I have the best nephews ever!

Halloween

We celebrated Halloween and did the whole trick-or-treating thing on Saturday since Halloween was on Sunday. But first.....the kids had a blast playing in the leaves!

Brock was always careful to not get too many leaves on top of him. He liked to play with the leaves, not in the leaves.

Here's Bradlee getting Mommy. AHH!!!!

Here's Aunt Megan getting Buddy!

Daddy LOVES getting buried in leaves. Who doesn't?!

Bradlee couldn't not get enough of the leaves. She had a blast!

So handsome!

So gorgeous!

Brock was everyone's favorite Space Ranger for Halloween. BUZZ LIGHTYEAR!

Bradlee was a WITCH!!! Best looking witch I've ever seen.

We went out trick-or-treating in Grandma and Grandpa McLachlans neighborhood. Only problem was it was POURING RAIN the entire time. Wendy was nice enough to brave the storm with us. We all carried umbrellas and were still soaked to the bone when we got home even though we only went to about five houses.

The kids woke up all night with coughs and fevers. Not sure if it was because they were already kinda sick before or if all that rain really did them in! Anyways, they got candy and that's what matters!

Ward Halloween Party

Later on Wednesday night we spent a whole ten minutes at our ward Christmas party! Our kids lost interest super fast. Actually, neither of them were really feeling good this whole week which probably explains their total lack luster attitudes.

Here is Bro. Cruz scaring the crap out of Brock. Poor kid thought he was a monster and just kept yelling for him to get away!

Bradlee's Halloween Party

Bradlee had her Halloween party at preschool on Wednesday. I got her all dressed up and ready to go completely against her will! Luckily it just took her a few minutes to get in the spirit of things.

Here she is all smiley and happy in the car on the way to school.

They made all kinds of cute crafts at school that day. They made spiders, painted pumpkins and exchanged treats. Bradlee took Hershey bars to hand out because those are her favorite things right now. She had dance right after preschool, and the got to stay all dressed up in their costumes for dance class. Parents were invited into class for the last ten minutes to watch their Itsy Bitsy Spider dance. I planned to get the whole thing on video, but Bradlee had a melt down as soon as I walked in the door so....better luck next year, I guess! She looked cute anyways!

Pumpkin Carving

Monday night we carved a pumpkin with the kids for FHE. Actually, Monday night Tyler carved a pumpkin with Brock for FHE. Bradlee wasn't too pumped about the whole pumpkin thing this year, but she did pick which face our pumpkin should have based on the sketches below. All the sketches are Tyler's except the one on the bottom right is mine, and Bradlee picked mine becuase she has good taste :)

Uh Oh! Brock touched some pumpkin innards, and he is not pleased!

The finished product! Thanks to Tyler, I think it turned out pretty dang cute.

Papa is hilarious!

If this doesn't make you smile, there is something wrong with you! My dad used to do the same thing with us when we were little. We laughed just as hard back then, too! Timeless.

Moab 2010

We went to Moab in October with the McLachlans, as we do every year. Tyler has to get his fix of wheeling on the red rock. Everyone had a great time just hanging out and relaxing. Thanks to Wendy and Bryan for putting it all together and for all their hard work.

Wendy and Lisa

Mommy and Bradlee

Megan, Cory and our beautiful children

Um...Buddy, that's gross! The kid likes cheese, ok, get off his back!

Bryan, rollin' with the punches just like always. I think he got to spend some good quality time with a couple of his kids this trip. I know Tyler really enjoyed it.

If only everyone looked as good as she does camping!

Da boys.

Wendy made everyone matching shirts complete with tire marks across the back as we spend most of the time on Jeep trail whenever we are there.

I know, the front view is cuter. I just wanted to make sure Wendy got credit for the back of the shirts, too!

Salt Lake Half Marathon

Ran my second half marathon today. It went pretty well all things considered. The first four miles were completely uphill, and I lost a lot of time. By the time those four miles were done, I felt like I had already run ten. Plus, I had to run extra hard to make up time. After about 8.5 miles, I completely hit a wall. I was completely spent, and felt like the course had completely defeated me. I decided to slow it way down and just try to regroup. I was able to run the entire way, and my time was 1:58:20. That is almost exactly a 9:00 min/mile pace. I was hoping to be a little faster, but hey, I ran this half marathon 34 minutes faster than my last (shaved about 2.5 minutes off every mile).

Special thanks to my friend Lindsey who ran the race with me! She's a rockstar!

P.S. Don't knock the compression sleeves...they are very effective!

Also, nevermind the huge bags under my eyes. It was a rough morning.

San Diego

Last weekend my mom and I accompanied Keiler on his drive back to San Diego. We stayed through the weekend to visit with Rowdy and Diane and did lots of fun stuff.

Here's Mom, Keiler and Brock eating lunch on the drive down.

The kids' favorite part of the trip was definitely THE BEACH!!! They loved the water, sand, putting sand in the water and putting water in the sand. How is he not the most handsome little fellow ever?!

Miss Beautiful Bradlee striking a pose. She would just run out in the water and let the waves crash around her legs. This was their first trip to the ocean, so I was glad they had such a good time. For the rest of the trip, Bradlee kept saying, "Don't worry, we will go to the beach again later."

Our best shot at a family photo. Tyler wasn't able to come with us. He had to stay home and work :(

Rowdy and I did some boogie boarding. I just love being out in the ocean. Maybe next time I will let him teach me how to surf!

Brother and Sister...Aww!!!

Keiler was a good sport and played with the kids in the sand.

Rowdy took the kids for LOTS of rides on Diane's scooter. Let's just say they LOVED it, and it kept them from screaming NON-STOP in their house the ENTIRE time we were there.

We we to Fiesta Island to watch the fireworks from Sea World. Rowdy built a fire, and as you can see, everyone clearly enjoyed themselves...

...except Bradlee. She HATES fireworks. She told us the whole time that she didn't want to see any fireworks, but we forced them on her anyway. Too bad we don't have a picture of her scrambling through the back window of Rowdy's truck to get away from them.

This picture was taken with the candlelight setting.

Here is Keiler completing one our family's famous park challenges.

Oh my goodness....these next two pictures are just the cutest things ever. I am definitely going to have to frame them. This kid might scream a lot, but he is SO sweet!

I can hear her laugh perfectly when I look at this picture. That's some good photography skills right there. Thanks, Rowdy!

He is pretty photogenic as well.

Exactly how it looks...that's how it is...

You're never too old for a good old fashion ride down the slide.

NEVER!

We also went to the mall and shopped with Diane, we went out to eat and Rowdy took me on a fabulous tour of all the great and not-so-great parts of San Diego. Maybe one day, when my kids are older, Rowdy and Diane will allow us back in their home!