we'll miss you!

hey grandma,
just wanted to say that we hope you have fun staying in Oregon next month. we'll miss you!
love you,
jonathan, suzanne, blake and adam

here are some pictures so you don't forget us! :o)

my friend mariah's family (the one that came canning with me) and our family went out to Dash Point State Park about a month or more ago and took some pictures of eachothers families.... some of them turned out pretty cute! hope you like them!

Pumpkin Carving

Our singles ward had a big pumpkin carving activity a couple weeks ago. Lance and I were trying to thing of something "really cool" and some how we came up with the idea to carve a Tee Pee. I think it was "Intense" (get it? "in tents"??!!)It morphed into a huge bonfire, tee pee, Indian playing a flute. Then I insisted the Indian have a squaw. So the second figure with the "X" is the girl Indian and that is a bow in her hair!!

Lance and I proudly posing with our creation!

That was a fun night. But I think I am all done with Halloween. (I know it hasn't even come yet) But thats all I needed. Now I am listening to Christmas music and dreaming about the perfect Thanksgiving ever!! :)

Love you Granny too snelda!! I can't wait to see you!
Rosie

fall fun

This is Raelee's first day of preschool. We are doing a co-op with 3 of her friends and their moms. I did my first set of two weeks of teaching at the end of September. Keeping four three year olds interested and in the same room is pretty hard but it was fun. Raelee's favorite part of preschool is the 'craps' (crafts). :)

We went to our favorite pumpkin patch with GrandmaShel, Bumpa, and Auntie Missy. Raelee was ticked that I was the daddy and Spencer was the mommy!Finley fell asleep so we decorated him! Raelee's favorite part is riding the pony. This one's name is Peaches and it is the biggest one there. She picked it!
We put Auntie Missy in the stocks!

snoqualmie falls

yesterday some friends of ours and us went up to snoqualmie falls.... i can't believe i've never been there! it was beautiful, VERY cold, but beautiful!

Happy October!

Let the holidays begin!!

On Friday night I was watching the Roth kids while Kim, Travis and Kyle went out. We decided to make haunted houses out of graham crackers and icing. It was really fun and every time we messed up we would just say we did it on purpose because it was supposed to look bad!!Ben seemed to really enjoy himself although we didn't get anything out of him except an empty plate!!

This is a close up of the Rosie and Lance creation! Quite good if I do say so myself... :)

Maurie made a piece of art, she was so meticulous with hers!

Grant gave up after his fell down 3 times and called it a dog house!

Here is Jared quite proud of his creation

This is a picture taken on a sunday walk down by Coeur d'Alene Lake just before it got really cold. Beautiful day!