Heading to Idaho

6 am and we are off to Idaho! Guess it was too early for Braden to open his eyes, LOL.

Braden and Emmitt did a pretty good job on our 13 hour drive! Braden loved his new car activities and his tin full of his very own snacks!

Shoes off of course, Emmitt takes his shoes and socks off immediately every time we get in the car. We made four stops on the way and each time I had to find his socks and shoes amongst all the treats and toys that kept him happy this was nearly impossible and I think each time he did a better job of hiding them.

We made it safely to Grandma and Grandpa's house Wednesday night! Let the fun begin!

Christmas Party

Since we are going to Idaho for Christmas this year we had a Christmas Party with my family a week before. Uncle Kevin and Uncle Dav got all the kids new pjs. We enjoyed opening presents and ate Sue's Burritos (our family's traditional holiday get together always involved Mexican food, my grandma always made these burritos, with lots of yummy toppings).

Emmitt is eating some of the yummy cake Auntie Meg made.

We had the boys open a few of the presents we got them early since we couldn't fit all of them in the car. Braden got a new bike! Emmitt got Mr. Potato head which he thinks is so funny. I got some super cute boots! Which I will wear in our family photos in case you would like to see them.

Boys love the library

I love the children's section of the library there is so much to do other than read books! Emmitt loved the computer, the blocks, the puzzels, and climbing on the chairs. Braden and I found a lot of good books this time! He couldn't wait to get home and read them all!

Fire station

We took a field trip to the fire station for preschool.

All the kids listened very carefully while the firemen taught them about the truck and what kind of gear they wear. Even Emmitt listed carefully!

Emmitt also loved the tires...guess I would too if they were as big as me.

The fireman were good about telling the kids that he would look a little different with his mask on but that it helped him when he was in a fire. Braden got a little nervous but was ok once he took it off.

The best part, climbing inside the truck!

Emmitt even got to climb inside

Braden and Emmitt were really excited to wear the hat. Emmitt was so funny cause as soon as the fireman put the hat on his head he got very serious. Of course it probably felt really heavy. We enjoyed the fire department. Next the boys and I were off to the library!

Christmas Tree

Now that we are back in the great northwest we decided we should defiantly have a real Christmas tree this year. First one that we have had!! So we set out to find the best one, Braden spotted a perfect noble for us and so Brian cut it down and we took it home! I also got all new ornaments for this tree I will add the finished product soon!

November

During November Grandma and Aunt Jessica came to see us, I think Grandma took all the photos, guess I'll have to get a copy of those....but for now here are a few random daily events at our house this month. Emmitt, Braden, and Brian can often be found playing Mario.

One of Emmitt's daily activities is to empty the pantry and all my kitchen cupboards.

This month Emmitt's vocabulary has tripled! Here he is pointing out the lights, one of his favorite words and things to point at.

The boys both love climbing into any kind of box....braden is showing Emmitt how it is done.

This month also began Braden's photography fun. He took a great picture of Emmitt and I. Better than his usual up close shots or pics of the walls I must say.

Emmitt started hanging from the stair rail so Braden had to show him up of course.

A few more of Braden's shots.

Halloween

For Halloween this year we decided we should take Braden trick or treating for the first time. We usually just hung out with our friends or family or did ward truck or treats. This year we wanted Braden to go with his best pal Kyle to load up on candy. Saturday we joined the Stucki's who joined the Wall's at a trunk or treat...since our wards was on Halloween we chose to do this one. Then on Halloween we all set out in our neighborhood to fill up our candy buckets....and we scored....lots and lots of candy! Way too much candy. Since I never buy any Braden thought this was totally cool. We had to stop by our house to off load our first buckle fulls oh and the candy the moms had stashed in our pockets.

Brandon and Brian went back to our own houses to pass out candy while Becca, the kids, and I went out. Since Braden chose to dress up as a knight this year, it was only fitting to have Emmitt be a dragon. We then went back to the Stucki's to sort candy and enjoy and "adult" treat....cookie dough, Oreo, brownie bar Brian and I made. I little rich but fun to make!

Earlier that day Braden and I did carve a couple pumpkins...Braden was our photographer for this event so excuse my photo where I chose not to get ready for the day until after pumpkin carving.

Braden is posing like he is getting out the guts....but in reality he was to grossed out to do this part, so mom got to do it. He did do an excellent job of coloring on the pumpkins with markers. I guess we took no pics of the finished products. Braden had requested a bat and a scary face. So I attempted to carve the requests. Happy Halloween.

PreSchool Fun

For H this week we learned about hands, houses, and hot dogs, or and horses! We worked on counting things up to 20 and we made hot dogs in a blanket. The kids all loved learning about how to make dough and what yeast was. While our dough was resting we painted paper hot dogs and build a house out of an H. Then when our dough was ready we rolled it and wrapped it around our hot dogs....this was a fun lunch. These two were very proud of their hot dogs.

In October we took the kids to Lattin's Cider Mill for a field trip!

A few good apples!

Hallie and Braden a couple of cute pumpkins!

I love these big trikes

During D week we made Doughnuts, yum. We shook them in white bags filled with cinnamon and sugar and sprinkles. Hallie is for sure the girl in the group, measuring everything very carefully.

We also painted ducks, these kids LOVE to paint....I think because it involves getting a little messy, thank goodness for washable paint.

Here we are before we played a game involving our senses. They eat took a turn choosing something to observe with the senses to discover what it was. Some things were a little tricky like butternut squash and basil (braden totally got that one though...my little chef must know mommy loves to cook with fresh basil). Hallie was the most brave and tasted everything, I sure tricked them with the salt they all thought was sugar. This was a pretty fun one!