Digital Age

The kids and I arrived in Tennesee on Tuesday.  We are now living in a 2-bedroom apartment with Aaron.  It's cozy, but thanks to ipods, smartphones, a laptop, and a Kindle, we are surviving!  We close on our house next Friday and can't wait!

Family pictures

We didn't think we had enough going on last weekend so we decided to get family pictures taken.  They turned out surprisingly well.  Naomi actually smiled this year and Will's normal eye sensitivity to the flash was much better than normal.  Wonder if it had anything to do with the ice cream we promised them after if they cooperated.  Hmm...

 I'm sure they won't always be stair steps like this, but it was my favorite pose.

They almost look like they like each other, right?

Love these girls!

Update

14 days on the market, 14 showings, and 2 offers...Sold!

We are excited to soon call this house "home."

Happy Halloween!

Here are the kids ready for a cold, wet night of trick or treating.   

BYU/Notre Dame game

We love it when the Cougars come to town for a game.  Originally, we planned for Aaron and Justin to go, but Aaron was out of town so I went with Justin.  Aaron and I went to the game last time they played here which was in 2003 I think.

Justin's good buddy, Jackson and his dad came from Idaho for the game. He got to spend the day on campus hanging out with them and I met them for the game.  There were really a lot of BYU fans who made the trip and the game was pretty exciting.  Good football, lots of sunshine, and no rain (during the game)...perfect day!

Pumpkin Patch

We haven't gone to a pumpkin patch for several years so a few nights ago during an open house at our house, I took the kids to one.

It's nearly impossible to get a picture with all six kids looking AND smiling at the camera at the same time.  Here's my best attempt.

The perfect little pumpkin for my lil punkin!

Madelyn noted that the girls were all wearing plaid (not planned).  Naomi was insistent she not pose for this shot.

Happy Fall, y'all!

Do Not Try This at Home!

The last light we changed out in our house was this fun one in our entryway.  We borrowed a tall ladder from our neighbor, but it still wasn't quite tall enough.  Aaron had to stand on the top step that has a big sticker on it telling you NOT to stand on it!  I'm so glad I have a husband who is not afraid of heights and who is awesome fixing things around our house.