A Journey Worth Remembering: November 2008

Inspiration

Advice from Elder Busche

Who doesn't need to be uplifted? This is a feel good message and gives hope when we may need it most. We are loved at all times even when we may not feel it. Stay positive and be uplifted!

Halloween this year was busy. I think I should have more Halloween decorations for the outside of my house. I had seen a picture of a huge spider that had taken up a large part of a house and there was a huge spider web that went with it. It was pretty cool. I might try that next year. But to get a huge spider..... yuck! I could always use some of the spiders out here, they're HUGE!!
For a while we couldn't decide what Emily would dress up as. Then we found this...Spiderman! She's into all the superheros because of Jake. It fit her well. But since I was going as a witch and Avery wanted to go as a witch also, we decided to put her in a witch costume too. This costume didn't fit as well as the Spiderman one but it worked for the hour we spent at the Trunk or Treat Carnival at our church.

Emily dressing up as Spiderman, or Spidergirl!

I had to put this in. This is her "I'm too cute to get into trouble" smile. Sometimes it works and we end up laughing at her.

Avery and Jake at the Trunk or Treat. Jake was Ironman, if you couldn't tell who was the boy behind the mask.

Emily was already tired by the time we were getting ready to trick or treat.

The three witches. People couldn't tell it was me until they saw my big "shelf".

Fire Fest 2008

For the past three years now we have gone to the Fire Fest. HFD hosts a fun event with booths, food, games, pony rides, and a train ride. The best part is the fire demonstrations that they do. It's at the Academy so all of the fire training stuff is there. The first year we went they did a demo on a mock house fire. It was actually like a huge metal storage container like you would see on a train or shipping dock. It was in flames and Spencer and I both had a child on our shoulders so they could see. The fire gets really hot so we try to stay back a bit. Well the firefighters were in the container and putting out the fire and when one of them came out his helmet was on fire! There were some pretty upset people and kids. Luckily our kids missed that part. Spencer and I walked away pretty quickly. Last year, they had a bunch of those inflatable trampolines. The Life light Helicopter came to land and one of those inflatable trampolines flew up in the air and landed on some of the people. Luckily we were at the vending tables and were far from it but we had some friends that were not so lucky. They were knocked down, not hurt luckily! It was unforgettable! This year was pretty uneventful, as far as firefighters being on fire and inflatable tramps in the air. It was a lot of fun. We did watch some of the fire demonstrations and the one that always gets me is the car fire and extraction. Spencer's truck wasn't on fire but they did use the jaws of life to get him out. Last year it happened to be the same shift of firefighters from the same station that saved his life. It was pretty emotional for me, maybe because Spencer was still using crutches at the time. Even this year it was hard to watch. We had a great time and the kids got to crawl through a smokey house. It was a great day spent as a family!

Jake's First Day of School

Jake had his first day of Pre-K a few weeks ago, I'm just playing catch up. Here are some of those pictures.

This is my trio watching a cartoon just before having to get dressed and eat breakfast. It's perfect because Avery's bus comes about 7:45 and Jake's Pre-K starts at 8:30. This is the first year that Pre-K starts at 8:30. For the past three years it started at 7:30. Needless to say we were usually always late! This new time is SO much better!

Emily wanted to get with Jake and take a picture too. It's been good for Emily and I to have time just the two of us before the baby comes. She'll be a good helper.