Happy Halloween!

Halloween was fun! For the first time ever, we got creative with our Halloween dinner. It's usually chili, or something semi-nutritious, but this year, we just had fun. We made mummy dogs and owl cupcakes. Everyone was happy with the awesome dinner. :)

Then we got into costumes and waited for Dad. He got to come home early so he could go trick-or-treating with us. We had an Indian, a kangaroo and a bumblebee. Couldn't have been cuter. The kids brought home more candy than they've ever had in their lives. They even got a stuffed animal from one house (Nina's favorite) and a can of soda from another house (Satchel's favorite--it was Diet Vernor's, and he thought it was delicious).

Precious Jude

I have always called Jude a "precious little nugget." If I say something else, like "sweet boy," he says, "I not a sweet boy. I a precious nugget!"

He also regularly sings this little song:

Nina's Baptism

On November 3, little Nina was baptized. She was soooo excited. There are 11 children in her Primary class, and she has gone with me to all the baptisms during the year. She is number 9 to be baptized, and she was thrilled that it was finally her turn.

She was baptized at the Bountiful Tabernacle (our stake center). We had to go early to get the white clothes and some instructions. I snapped this picture during that time, and you can see how excited she is.

She looked so pretty in her white dress, and she was so cute and confident as she stood up and was introduced. She positively beamed.

Nina the Butterfly

This summer Nina took dance lessons from one of the young women in our ward. Her group was called "The Butterflies." At the end of the summer they got costumes (which Nina pronounced ELEGANT) and had a recital. I recorded the dance for the grandparents. :) Nina is second from the left.

You can watch the performance here.

Sweet, chocolatey Jude

I wanted to record Jude to capture the way he talks. The funny thing is that he wouldn't talk unless he could see himself on the camera screen--it totally distracted him. Made for some cute facial expressions!

You can watch him here.

The rest of the conversation is here.

I always ask him, "Who do you love?" and his first response is "Travis." Always. Until the day I'm filming him and then he says, "Mama." :) That's my boy!

4th of July

Let the mowing season begin!

Here's a video of Jude and his "new" lawn mower.

Hey Jude

Here's a little video of Juder Tooter.
Click here.

our little leprechaun

Happy St. Patrick's Day to Aunt Camie! xoxoxo

Snow Days

I took these the last time it snowed. Jude didn't last long, but Nina and Satch stayed outside for an hour sledding down the little hill on the side of our house. Nina is a true snow bunny and she actually got Satch to stay out with her that day. I was amazed--that is the longest he has ever stayed out in the snow. They had fun!

Fun at Home

Nina and Satchel got new scooters for Christmas. They like to ride them on warmer winter days. This particular day, they decided to up the fun factor. :) Watch a video here.

Videos for Camie

We filmed the kids for Camie because these three little toots can make anyone smile. :)

The links are all on youtube:

Watch Jude here.

Watch Nina and Satchel here.

And watch the final clip here.