Fall Work!

 On Saturday we decided we had better get some leaves raked up before we get snow.  So we all went out and got to work.  Bailey and I raked while Charlie ran the leaf blower.  Sierra of course was swinging, but after a while I even got her to Rake!!!  It was a miracle, she didn't even complain.  She had an ulterior motive, I think.  She wanted a big pile to jump into.  After we had the leaves all in a huge pile we got some cute pictures.  Enjoy!!

Happy Halloween!!!

We had our annual Halloween party on Saturday, and it was great!!!
Everyone was supposed to dress up, but none of the other guys made it over with a costume on.  At least Charlie was a great sport!  We went with a theme for our costumes again this year---I think Charlie's was by far the best.  The kids had a great time and got a lot of treats!  Thanks to all our friends for joining us to make this year great!

Crazy Hair!

The girls both had crazy hair day recently at their schools.  Sierra's was last week and Bailey's was this week.  They ended up with some interesting creations!

Green Thumb

Ok, so I am not known for my Green Thumb, which is sad because my mom is a lovely gardener and my Grandma Ricks was one of the best.  The joke with anyone that knows me is that they feel sorry for the plants that have to live at my house.  But I love plants, especially Gerber Daisies.  I have had many Gerber Daisies through the years and I can usually manage to keep the greenery nice and growing beautifully, but I have never, ever had a plant that bloomed again.  Until now!!!  I bought a Gerber Daisy at the beginning of the summer and it has bloomed and bloomed since then.  I hope I can keep it up because this is the best looking plant in the house!  I had to post the picture so that others could see that I can actually have a plant at my house that I do not kill!

Go AGGIES!!

My sister and her husband brought her family to visit us.  Then I got to watch the kids while they went to the BYU v. USU game.  I was so excited to see them and we had so much fun with all 5 of the cuties!  But I informed her if they were staying at my house they had to cheer for my team.  Well they went to the game at USU and wore BYU shirts and took their BYU blanket.  I told them not to get beat up.  So as a favor for the while I was sitting I dressed their boys a little more appropriately for the game!!!

Hunting Season

Charlie came home from the weekend victorious! He was able to shoot a 6 point elk on Saturday night. This is the third year in a row that he has filled his tag. He was excited, and I was glad that the Elk season is over a week early!!! Now we have a week off until Goose hunting starts.

But at least he LOVES it.

Bailey's B-day

So, apparently I am a horrible mother as I missed posting for Bailey's birthday. I have a really, really good reason though. I took a ton of pictures at her friend party and her family party and before I could get them off the camera Charlie took the camera hunting with him for a week and a half. You would think we could have two different cameras, but we do not!

So here we go. Bailey turned 12 on the 30th of August, she had a party with her friends the Saturday before her birthday and they had so much fun. They played games outside and we had Pizza and Snickers cake. She has grown into quite a young lady and we are so proud of her!

Of course they would not just sit and smile for the pictures.

I did not get a normal one at all!!!

Cake at her Friend Party

Cake at the Family Party