Turkey Day

Okay so apparently I don't have too many pictures of this trip. We went to Colorado this year for Thanksgiving. I had not been home for a few years so it was nice to get back to good ole Colorado. My parents moved into a new home since I had been there last so it was A LOT of fun to see their beautiful new home. We loved visiting them. We scheduled out a whole week to visit and we played a lot. My sister, Rachael, and her family flew in from Oregon and joined in on the fun too.


We took the kids to a few fun kids places in town. One of which is Mr. Biggs where the kids played and played. The best room was a room filled with hundreds of foam balls and we just stayed in there throwing balls at each other for a good long while. Who knew Papa had such great aim with the foam ball cannon. Even the little guys had fun throwing and playing with the balls. We of course went out for Korean food (Glenn served his mission in Korea so my Dad loves to take us for Korean food when he can), which was delicious. It as fun to have Rach there to experience the food with us. Thankfully we got a babysitter so we could enjoy it a little better. We made lots of yummy food (for Thanksgiving) and ate way too much peppermint bark while watching movies and staying up late and gabbing.


Thanksgiving Day was delicious! It was a lot easier when we had each person making 1-2 things and viola we were done with cooking. The kids got out and played a little and the hubbies too. We made cute little place settings and hats and then we enjoyed our lovely turkey dinner.





Glenn and I left the day after Thanksgiving, but Mom and Rach were awesome and planned a little birthday party for Rebekah right before we left. Rebekah felt so special and had a lot of fun celebrating with her cousins. We also took some cute family pictures, which will be coming soon.
This year was a good one! Thanks Mom and Dad for letting us visit.

Wheeler farm

I have such good memories of wheeler farm from growing up. My mom took us there often and I LOVED it. Once again in the fall the weather was fantastic and the kids and I went and played in the leaves before enjoying all the farm animals. It was a fun afternoon. There are lots of pictures, but they are mainly for me and journaling purposes, but I hope you enjoy them too.

The Zoo in the fall

We took a little trip to the zoo this fall. The weather was nice and warm for a good while so we enjoyed it. The kids loved all the animals and it was just nice to spend a day outside. The zoo had a lot of new baby animals this year so it was a special treat to see all the babies. Here are a few pictures of our fun outing.

The zoo has a metal elephant that makes funny noises. It is a fun little place to stop and play before going to see the new baby elephant.

The girls are waiting in line to play on the elephant. Miriam is hiding a little bit from the camera, I thought it was funny and very classic Miriam.

Bekah pretending to be a gorilla. Funny girl!

I am super glad I caught this shot, because when she saw the camera she stopped playing. Miriam was entertaining Marcus while I was talking with Rebekah. Too funny!

All three kiddos

First Hair Cut

Mister Marcus got his first haircut and I think he looks rather handsome. The day after his first birthday Aunt Lizzie got out the clippers, we handed him a sucker, and off she went. His little baby look was gone, but he looks so darling. I was so happy with it. I didn't realize that boys could be so fun. Even a little haircut changes how he looks. Thanks Aunt Liz.

1 year old

Craziness! It is shocking that this little guy is 1 already. I have been wanting to get this up for a while, but with a computer crash as well as a non functioning camera it comes a month a half later. But he is still darling. So Happy Birthday to my handsome little guy. Here are some fun pictures of the event.



The cake! I am actually quite proud of myself for creating this little cake. The little polka dots were taken for a very talented girl I knew for a bit in Brooklyn. I think it turned out cute.



This little guy did some serious damage to his cake. He LOVED it. We finally had to cut him off and get him in the tub. I have never seen a kid eat like that. Since then we have noted his abilities to intake large amounts of treats. He has a treat sensor and comes crawling straight for you even when you are hiding it.



And then we were off to opening presents. I am pretty sure in true one year old fashion he was more interested in the packaging than the gifts. But his sisters and cousins enjoyed the gifts for a while. He had lots of little helpers. Mike (brother in law) was out of town so we ended up having Liz (my sister) and her super cute kids up for a few days while he was gone. So it was fun having them during Marcus' birthday.




The Little guys playing together.

The Big kids playing together.

Hasler Family Home Evening

Nana and Papa Hasler came for a visit in October so of course we had a fun Family Home Evening with all the cousins. We had a great family dinner and then a lesson by Papa which lasted 3.5 min considering the ages and excitement in the room. As the crowning event we played a fun FHE game that was played in our home growing up. We dressed two kiddos up and then tried to have them recognize each other. The first to recognize his oppenent won that round. The kids LOVED it. It was a fun night. Sadly Nana was sick, so we missed seeing her.

Noah and Andrew


Papa and Reid


Rebekah and Avery



We took a few fun outings with Nana and Papa while they were visiting. Here we are at the pumpkin patch (which was sadly closed, but we took pictures anyway)

Halloween Hauntings

Glenn teases me that Halloween is my favorite Holiday, but I realized this year that while it is not my favorite (Christmas wins that one) I like it A LOT. Halloween lasted ALL of October. With four Halloween parties and many other festivities at home we took in all parts of Halloween this year. It really is so much fun with kids. The excitement of choosing their own costume to wearing it around the house for days and the idea of gathering loads of candy all in one night. What is there not to love about this holiday, really?

The Trick or treating begins


The Witch
I am not sure where Rebekah got the inspiration for a witch this year. She usually wants to be something ooober girly. I was surprised, but very happy about it. Since we dress up all year long like princesses at our house it was nice to do something different for once. She prided herself on being a mean scary witch this year. I think she did a decent job. Green face, black lips, a wart on her nose, and lots of evil cackles made for a very spooky witch.


The Ghost
Miriam changed her mind over and over this month, but we finally ended up with this cute little ghost. She was very happy with it. She even asked to sleep in her costume several times the last week. She is still talking about going out trick or treating again or having Halloween breakfast (oatmeal with candy in it to make a smiley face, thanks Daddy) tomorrow. I don't think she knows that Halloween happens once a year.

The Lion
Well Marcus surely wasn't the fiercest lion, but most likely the cutest. He did not love wearing his costume, but tolerated it well if the hood was not up. He did a little trick or treating and ate his spoils while out with the fam, but then he headed back to the warm house with me to hand out candy.


Pumpkin Carving
Glenn took work off the Friday before Halloween. So we made a day of it and carved our pumpkins. I was surprised at how much Rebekah could do on hers. Glenn did most the work though.
Rebekah's is the silly monster and Miriam's was the ghost that said Boo (fittingly)


We have broken out the hot chocolate for the year. We got our first snow of the year in October, which meant lots of playing outside (thanks to the backyard and the FENCE). It also meant lots of hot chocolate and the beloved (according to the girls) marshmallows. Miriam would go out for a total of three minutes and then come back in ready for hot chocolate. Rebekah however would stay out for over and hour and then come in.

Miriam had a party at school. Here she is at her parade. All the other girls were princesses and our happy little ghost floated along with them.


Rebekah had a party at school too which I was able to participate in. Her class had lots of fun and ate tons of treats. Here is the little witch enjoying her spoils.


We also had a Hasler family Halloween party with all the Hasler cousins who live near. My sister, Liz, has those pictures so I may post them if I get them from her. I also have pictures of Marcus' first birthday coming soon.