Pumpkin Carving

Mason has been dying to carve a pumpkin this year, so FINALLY David decided that it was about time to do it yesterday. Mason picked out a pattern online of the face he wanted to do, and his Aunt Sarah helped trace it onto the the pumpkin, he didn't want to mess a step! He helped his day scrape out the insides, and we gave him a butter knife so that way he could feel like he was carving it too. We should have given him a plastic knife though, because he really stabbed that butter knife into the pumpkin hard and DID carve it, although he did a really good job of staying on the lines! The holidays are so much fun with little kids, I never thought carving pumpkins could be so funny!




EEWW! Pumpkin Guts!




He finally kicked his dad off the project and went for the rest himself!

Happy Thanksgiving/Birthday

This thanksgiving I have so much to be thankful for! Our little Mason, the love and support of our wonderful family and friends, the gospel and a living prophet, the security of out jobs, and SO much more that this post could go on forever! I am also grateful that we had a wonderful thanksgiving meal at our in-laws house, and I didn't have to really cook or clean, thanks Tim and Sherri! I did bring a side dish however, yams. I never liked yams before, but one year my sister-in law, Alex, made some that were really yummy! So I called her up and got the recipe. I posted it for those who like to bake and try new food, but mainly for my mom, to show her that I do occasionally cook!



Praline Yams

29 oz. can of cut Yams, drained
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/3 cup coconut
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted

Heat oven to 350 F. Place drained yams in ungreased casserole or baking dish. In a small bowl combine remaining ingredients, blend well. Sprinkle over yams. Bake at 350 for 35 to40 minutes or until bubbly.
7 servings.

My birthday was also on thanksgiving, which is always fun! It was nice to share my birthday with lots of family, and food! But I just really have to post the birthday cake that David and Mason made for me, I thought that it was so sweet!

Fall Leaves

I just had to post some really cute pictures of Mason when he was playing in the leaves yesterday while Grandpa was trying to clean them up. Grandpa would blow all the leaves into a big pile and then Mason would trudge through scattering them about. What a little turd, but it was so funny!

Hee Haw Fun!

We went to Hee Haw Farms in Pleasant Grove on Saturday with Brandon and Alex. It was alot of fun for all of us, a little dirty, but well worth it. It was so sad, when we where leaving that night, Mason started to cry and say "I don't wanna go!" We will have to definitely go again next year.


Haystack Slide


Animal Train Ride


Hay Ride


Corn Box


Mini Maze


Hay Trampoline


Pig Chase


Petting Zoo


Pedal Cars

I love October, there are so many fun fall activities for families.