La Guitarre

A couple of weeks ago, Andrew participated in a Latin Festival. He played La Guitarre and was judged by judges from Denver. He received "Highly Superior." We are proud of him. The girls were very good sports--Eden walked around the back of the room and Elizabeth and Anna played with the programs. We celebrated with donuts after.

Jeff

Just thought I should post this picture of Jeff. He carves a mean pumpkin.

Mother of the Year

I didn't win any awards this week for mothering. I am grateful my children are still alive and still like me. The most notable event was Eden falling down the stairs in her walker. She came out of the walker and both ended up at the bottom of the stairs. Eden broke her nose, I think, though the doctor didn't do any x-rays. He said even if it is broken, they won't do anything about it. Her nose is still swollen and bloody 4 days later. I panicked when I went to pick her up and blood was gushing from her nose and mouth. Luckily she is fine. Here she is playing with Charlie's dog food.

I bribed my kids this week to trade in their candy for a toy and Elizabeth was my only taker. She picked out butterfly earrings. Anna got earrings home but couldn't quite give up her candy and Andrew thought the whole idea was crazy. Why would I do that when I can just buy my own stuff?

We went to Fox Run Park on Friday and the Egberts met us there. We got Cold Stone ice cream after, in an attempt to end our week on a good note.

Garden of the Gods

After a week of crazy snow and no school we were lucky to have beautiful weather yesterday and today. After Stake Conference we packed a picnic and went to Garden of the Gods. It is a beautiful place and kind of strange because it is such a different landscape from the rest of the area. Every time I go I want to ride my bike or run. The kids climb everything and I try not to think about broken bones.


I love this picture of Eden. And yes, mom, that is the new Naarjie dress you just bought for her.

Halloween

For Halloween this year we took the kids bowling, went trick-or-treating at a high school and played carnival games, carved pumpkins, and ate dinner with friends and of course, more trick or treating. Andrew was a skeleton, Elizabeth a leopard, Anna a mean witch, and Eden a pumpkin. The kids had a great time. Andrew is at the perfect age for collecting as much candy as possible. We have a ridiculous amount of candy and have been eating too much sugar. Eden throws a tantrum when she sees candy and can't have it.