Hallie's Halloween Party

 About mid October Hallie asked if she could have Halloween party. Initially I was a little hesitant because her group of friends can be so fickle with how they are getting along but we decided to give it a shot. She invited 19 friends and only one couldn't make it. It was for sure the biggest friend party we have ever had. Hallie put together a couple games and we decided to just do pizza to make it simple. They started with the saran wrap ball game. It was a hit and they all got very into it. So much that they tore a hole in the oven mit they were using.

Then they played hungry hungry hippos. They were hilarious to watch thru the window upstairs

We had pizza and then they watched the second Top Gun. I was overall really impressed and happy with how the party went. It's crazy to think that Hallie is old enough to have parties like this but Im happy we have a house and the means to have parties like these so we know where our kids are and we are getting the chance to know their friends.

Ward Halloween Party & Trunk or Treat

 This year Halloween is on a Monday and the district decided to have all the schools be out for a prep day. So because of that they all had parties on the Friday prior. It also happened to be our ward Halloween party and dinner that night. The girls were so excited to get all dressed up and ready to go. They were pretty decisive this year and didn't change their minds a bunch of times. Emy wanted to be Hermine from Harry Potter...thank you Costco for the perfect and affordable costume. 

Gracie really wanted to be Sleeping Beauty I really thought she would change her mind but she remembered a dress that Joy had in her costume collection and so she called and asked if she could borrow it and she was all set.

Once we got the girls off to school Liam and I made cupcakes for the ward party that night and they were fun to make and turned out really cute.

At the party after dinner they had several carnival games for the kids to play. They wandered around and played games while we visited so I didn't get many pictures. After the games we headed outside to the trunk or treat in the parking lot. We invited so of our new neighbors to come and get to know some more people so that was fun and a good way to get to know them. Also we had some ward friends that don't usually come but they came to the trunk or treat only problem was they started a little bit early so they missed out on a little bit of it. So we ended up standing in the parking lot visiting for quite a while. It was a fun day overall. I don't love most of Halloween because of all the gross scary stuff but parties like to day are so fun.

Liam's Halloween Program

 Meet the most dedicated and passionate 3yr old firefighter you'll probably every meet. While at Disneyland one morning at breakfast there was a new show on the tv called Fire Buds and Liam was hooked. We started recording it as soon as we got home and it has quickly become one of Liam's favorite shows. There is a song called Im a fire fighter and he has some pretty great moves. This was him getting ready for the preschool parade.

The little boy in green next to him is his best friend Greg.

He did such a great job and sang all the songs and of coarse the dance moves.

PS He is loving preschool

October Jazz Games

 Its that time of the year...Jazz basketball season. But this year is different than all the others. Matt finally got his dream come true and we bought season tickets! We decided that an entire season was both to much time and more money than we wanted to spend. We split the tickets with Jamie and parker Cornaby, our friends. Our seats are in one of the corners on row 10 so we have a great view of the game. The half season cost us 8K so that was plenty. We have all taken turns going and so far its been fun.

NJHS Induction Ceremony

 Hallie was invited to be part of the Junior Honor Society for her hard work and good grades. They had an induction dinner and ceremony. We left the kids home with Gracie and headed to the Jr High. We are so happy for Hallie and proud of her and all her hard work and persistence because there were days it wasn't easy. 

Norr Family Reunion

 They did a first ever Norr family reunion with my dad and all of his cousins. I was unsure in the beginning if we would go but we decided to go and not stay to long if it was boring. Before we went over to the reunion we stopped to see ducky grandma(Grandma Joyce). She had a batch of new kitties and the kids couldn't wait to play with them.

Then we walked back to the Holmgren farms and too the reunion. They had done a great job setting everything up but I didn't know more than a couple people. Most of the cousins I grew up with weren't there so it wasn't that great. But we sat with my parents and had a good visit. They had a bigger turn out than they expected so we were all pretty squished in there. 

While I visited with my parents Matt took the kids down tot he lake to tell them about all the adventures he had there as a kid. Lots of memories at this farm.

Lazy Days & Movie Premiers

 We love lazy days where we get to sleep in and do whatever we want and have no where to be all day. The days when this little buddy wakes up(usually about 8:30-9) and finds his way in with us are some of my favorite. Occasionally we get all of the kids but the girls usually sleep longer than we stay in bed. 

We got to meet Josh(the guy Erin is dating) and spend some time with her family. We had a ton of fun and hardly took any pictures but I hope we can do it again very soon.

We have been adding to our movie collection and Amy and Andrew joined us for a movie night...so much fun