The Simple Joys!

It seems almost every night at the dinner table a bomb goes off! Carli can't sit still, Nate up and down from the table 5 times, looking for his 3 blue forks, and Kyle only wanting to eat whatever the rest of the family is eating!

Tonight when Chad got home from work, all 3 kids were in their rooms in time out (all for various reasons I wont go into). So while the 2 of us finished getting dinner ready and talking about your day, we decided to start reading from the scriptures while I got everyone dished up. So we started, the bomb was starting to go off, but we kept reading...Nate sat still and ate his whole meal and then some! (That was the simple joy!) We only got a few verses in before Chads phone rang and Kyle couldn't stop screaming.

So that was it! We read, ate dinner, and listened to some screaming and crying, but thats just how it is! Its our crazy family, and I love them!!

The Happy Couple!

What a beautiful day we had with Angie and her fabulous husband, Ryan! Here a just a few pics from my camera.

Such an "Angie" look. Love it!

Faker!

Very accurate picture of my family!

Congrats Angie and Ryan! We love you.

6 Years!

My how time flies! I cant believe that today marks the day Chad and I were married 6 years ago.

Love you biggest!

Scott

We found out today that my brother Scott will be returning home from his mission on Monday. He has a tumor on his arm, that needs to be removed. I will continue to post updates on his blog, from him and my mother. www.elderowen.blogspot.com

Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts.

We are happy that he will be here for Angie's wedding next Friday!

Pumpkin Party

Tonight was our Pumpkin Carving Party! We made tortilla soup (YUM!), Dipped Carmel Apples (YUM -O!), worked on Angies wedding treat boxes (DARLING!), and carved 3 great pumpkins! (Well, we (Chad) just carved the 1, Evan and Mark carved their own!) What a fun night with the family! Carli insisted on those big kissie lips, and big eye lashes! So funny.

No Training Wheels!

We have spent a lot of time outside lately with the weather being so great and all! Carli saw a friend ridding her bike with no training wheels and we thought we would give it a try. She was really excited, and then very nervous. She did great, for seconds at a time, and then had enough.

(Since then, its been raining nonstop, of course!)

Halloween Party

A great family in our ward, put together a very fun Halloween Party. We all had to dress up, and as you can see, Chad and I took the easy and free way out! My mom was kind enough to bring home the scrubs!

We were sent on a scavenger hunt all around town. Needing to take pics on things, collect things, answer questions and do a hand full of puzzles.

(Notice Im not in this one!)

How cute is my husband?

We had such a great night with friends!