Connor participated in his 1st Pinewood Derby last week.
He made his car look like a black Wii remote. Way easy to do and it looked awesome!! (We love Pintrest!) Both Dan and Connor had a blast putting it together.
The Wolf Den. Connor loves Cub Scouts. He earned his Wolf last month, but won’t get it until November.
His car won 3rd place. A little clunker, but it looks cool! Way to go Connor!
We were invited to a FHE activity at Hee Haws at the beginning of October. The boys love this night because they get all you can eat donuts and hot chocolate. Oh yeah, and all the games.
I just love Garrick’s expression on this one. The kid is adorable when he wants to be.
The next weekend was conference, which means Bring on the Fondue! I have started a tradition of pulling out the chocolate fountain and letting the kids go crazy during priesthood session. It is a little stressful for me…but then when is handling 4 boys not stressful? It’s all about making memories right?
Most memorable part? Garrick dropping a kiwi in the fountain and jamming the whole thing. Thanks to my sister for helping me stay calm!
It was a small group this year. Too many of my family went out of town, but we got a good group together after priesthood was over. Tiff and I had fun painting and glittering up pumpkins. Easy craft….gotta love it.
I know there hasn’t been many pictures of Zander. What can I say, he is pretty boring right now. Usually in a stroller or the car seat. But here he is:
Dan’s trying to train Z to stand in his palms. Z is not sure what to think at this point. Getting big though.
Or at least it is my goal to become a little less deficient in this department. I finally broke out the Silhouette for the first time this past month and though it has taken me awhile, I have finally finished 2 of the major projects I was wanting to get done.
Project #1
Finally filled up the space above Connor’s bed.
Project #2
Totally stole this idea from Kathryn. A massive clock to fill the 2 story wall in my entry way. Thanks Kat!! In more ways than one!!
Oh yeah, and then had to get our geek on with Doctor Who.
Learned a ton these past few weeks. Unfortunately I know where all the imperfections are, but it will get better with more practice. It is already getting faster than the first time!
Next step: Figure out how to do the crafts without my husband’s help! Bring on craft night Tiffy.
We harvested our pumpkins at the end of September. Yeah, what can I say?
We got 19 pumpkins off of 1 plant!! The plant took off this summer and I absolutely loved it. It was gorgeous cascading down my rock wall and running along the sides. I really wish I had gotten motivated enough to take pictures of it. I hope that we can get it to do the same thing every year.
The boys were super excited about the number of pumpkins it produced. They even helped out with harvesting them. (Granted they helped out in the garden all summer, so this was just one of the rewards they got out of it.) 
They have been planning what they are going to spell out with all the pumpkins. (BYU Cougars has the winning vote right now). I’m just wishing I remembered what type of pumpkin it was, so I can look for it next year!
We blessed Zander at the end of September. What fun! It was a beautiful day, and we enjoyed having the family come and hang for awhile. Zander did great during the blessing…but then he is really a mellow kid in the morning anyway, so I shouldn’t have expected anything else.
Here are some pics from the day.
We have gotten a lot of mileage out of this little suit. I still love it!
We love family pictures at the end of a long day!
The poor little guy was done at this point. He went 5 hours without eating and was letting us know!
Whew! Made it through his first major event. Next one….his 1st Halloween!
