HALLOWEEN PARTY

Every year my sister Cindy does a family Halloween party at the Lehi pump house. She had a maze cut into their phragmites, a spook alley in the pumps, and the party and eating in the back. She always does an amazing job and I wish I would have taken more pictures of everything else.

The sisters: Kim, Sheryl, Cindy, Kerry, Gina
Mason, Cory, and Me
(I was laughing so hard when I saw this picture because it looks like Cory is wearing the helmet that is set up on a cabinet behind us)

Us again. We decided to be pirates this year.

Cory as a Pirate

Mason as a cute little pirate!

HALLOWEEN PARTY CONTINUED...

Some other fun costumes!

Mason with his cousins Mayci and Addi

Jake

Jason and Kim
Aunt Becky, Debbie, Cindy

Brooky, Kenzie



Darren and Sheryl

Jared, Aunt Mary, Joe

WE GOT "BOO"ED!!

So last night while we were lounging around watching The Office season 2. I swore I heard the door bell ring. So I go down and open it up and no one is there. Just as I'm about to close the door I see on the porch a plate of cupcakes. I started laughing and yell up to Cory - "We got Booed!!" He didn't know what that meant of course. I felt really bad cause it was pitch black outside - we had absolutely no lights on. At least the culprit was able to sneak away. So I bring them in and show Cory. They were so cute! Orange frosting, green sprinkles, and a candy corn on top. I wanted to get my camera and take a picture but as you can see they didn't even last that long! They were still warm and everything. I have an idea of who it was. I have this REALLY creative, crafty, cute neighbor down the street and I think I recognize the chinet plate from Bunko. Hmmm.... Steff was that you last night?Ü!?

OUR PUMPKINS

Here are our jack-o-lanterns we made this year. These are the first pumpkins we have ever made since we have been married. That's 8 years I might add. I tell ya, Jersey made us so boring. Cory wanted a scary one so he picked out a really warty pumpkin - and his son had to match him of course! He wanted a smily face on his. I wanted to be different so I got a green one.

PICKIN' PUMPKINS

Cory's brother and his family invited us to go to a pumpkim patch in South Jordan. We were watching Braxton so all 3 boys were there. They had a lot of fun picking out their pumkins. Afterwards, we went to their house and carved them. It was lots of fun. Thanks for inviting us Chad and Jamee!

GETTING FESTIVE

This is the first year I've ever really decorated for Halloween. I don't know, things were just so different in New Jersey. Here are som pictures of few decorations:

Our bloody ghost on our front door. It kind of happened on accident. I was putting blood on the screen door and just had my ghost over my other door and when I closed them together... voila! It looked like a bloody ghost. I thought it was kind of cool for an accident.

This witch is so ugly that I love it. She just makes me laugh. She is sittin' on our table with her smokin' cauldren.

WHY I'VE BEEN BUSY

I've been out of the blogging world for awhile - so I guess it's time I catch up. Our ward has an activity coming up that I'm in charge of and getting ready for that has been keeping me busy.

We are having our chili cookoff and a Day of the Dead celebration. Hopefully everything goes smoothly!

FIXIN' TIRES

As I was working at the computer Mason comes in and starts playing under my chair. He starts saying that the tires are broken and runs out to get "tools" to fix them. I tried to record some videos of him "Fixin' Tires"

KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS...

These are some funny things Mason has been saying lately:

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Mom: "No, Mason you can't have any more of daddy's jalepeno chips."

Mason: "I want daddy chips!!"

Mom: "No! They'll give you diarrhea!"

Mason: yelling, "I WANT DIARRHEA!"

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Mason playing on his pretend cell phone-

Mom: "Mason, you need to clean up your toys."

Mason: Putting his finger to his lips, "Sssh! Mom, I'm on phone." Puts phone back to his ear, "Sorry Kyson, talking to mom."

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Mason: "Where's daddy?"

Mom: "He went to work."

Mason: "Get money?"

Mom: chuckling, "Yep."

Mason: "Buy diapers for bum?"

Mom: laughing, "I guess so."

(Cory must have had a discussion with him)

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Mason watching tv in other room-

Mason: "Moooommm!!"

Mom: "What?"

Mason: "Come 'ere!"

Mom: "Why?"

Mason: "Lay by you!"

Mom: "I will in a minute, I'm busy."

Mason: "Moooommmm!"

Mom: "What?"

Mason: "Just talk-a to me!"

Mom: Walking in by him, "What do you want to talk about honey?"

Mason: "Mom, I love you sooooo much!" Gives me a hug

Mom: tickled, I hug him back "I love you so much too honey."

Mason: Pulling back from our hug and looks at me, "You get me pop and cheetos, kay?"

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Mason sitting at the computer pushing buttons-

Mom: "No Mason! Don't play on the computer."

Mason: "In minute, I'm busy!"

(Boy, they pick up things fast, don't they?!?)

OH NO... THE BIG THREE-OH!

Cory's 30th Birthday was on Tuesday. I planned a big surprise party for him. It turned out that he was genuinely surprised. I had invited people from his past and everything. There were about 40 people. I was pleasantly surprised with how well it turned out. Everything went really smooth. We had it at Talons Cove, which is where my sister works. So my excuse to go there was to drop Mason off for her to babysit. She was supposedly running late from work and was almost on her way home. We were supposed to be going to dinner and Cory was SUPER ornery. He was very hungry and was bugged I was taking so long. Whe we got there he had no idea. I wish I would have gotten pictures of him coming in and the look on his face. He went all red with embarrasment and was totally surprised. We had pulled pork sandwiches, caramel apples, veggies/dip, and there was chips and salsa on the tables. I had a slide show/dvd throughout his passed 30 years that I played during dinner. Then we played Cory Hardy Jeopordy with each table as a team. I had framed pictures of him from when he was young until now on display on a table. There was a sign in table with a matted picture of him that people could write on. I think my favorite part was his shock when I gave him his present. He was soooo excited!! He couldn't even sleep that night - he had to take medicine. He said it was the best birthday he has EVER had. He has never had a surprise party he said that worked that well. I'm glad it's over though. Trying to keep all that a secret was tough.