Rawr...Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween!

We had a great one! Emerson was the cutest little lion ever. He had so much fun in his costume. Once is was on he just went wild and didn't really stop until it was destroyed and off. He loved trck or treating. He walked with all the other kids in the rain and through the mud and huge puddles. He carried his bucket the whole time too. It was really a lot of fun even if he wouldn't stop going even for one picture!

Now onto enjoying the spoils!

Cheese!

Emerson learned how to say cheese when it comes to taking pictures. But only when he is on the picture taking side of it. Today, he picked up some binoculars and started saying "cheese". It was super cute! But he won't do it for the camera alone yet.

Padawan Emerson

The whole reason that I went to Atlanta this month was to go to Dean's Star Wars 5th birthday party. It turned out super fun. Emerson loved it too...especially the light saber.

At first Emerson loved the bouncer, but then he didn't like it. I don't know what happened, but he just all of the sudden didn't like it anymore.

I think that Emerson is the most handsome Padawan there is!

Thanks Natalie for inviting us to the great party!

Piano Man

Emerson loves the paino. If there is a piano in sight the first thing he does is sits on the bench and then pounds on the keys. It is really cute, yet obnoxious...as are a lot of things these days.

Temple

We were over by the temple today, so we decided to go walk around. There we a bunch of weddings going on, so we didn't have many places to walk. We were able to walk around the fountain and enjoy the beautiful temple grounds. I love taking Emerson to the temple even if it is just the grounds to enjoy the beauty of it.

"Pumpkin Patch"

My friend, Stephanie, and I went to the Outlet mall, and they had a bunch of really cute pumpkin displays. We decided that this might be the closest we will get to a pumkin patch this year since I was leaving to Atlanta soon. So we took some pictures of the kids with the cute displays. Emerson just LOVED playing on the displays.

Big Boy "Bed"

We have moved Emerson to a "Big Boy Bed" (really just a matress on the floor, until we get parts to convert the crib to a toddler bed). Emerson LOVES it! He loves being able to play when he wakes up. We love it too because he is entertained for a little while after he wakes up, so we don't immediately have to go get him when he wakes up!

Here is the bed before he went to bed:
Here it is after we went and got him after his first night in it:

As you can see he had some fun.

We also went in to see where he ended up the night before and he was on the floor next to his bed. Super cute!

Happy October!

I love October!

I love the crispness of the air.

I love the clothes-- light jackets and fall colors.

I love that it is the start of all the holiday seasons.

I just love October!

I especially LOVE Halloween!

Service Auction

We had a great turn out for the service auction last night. I think that it was the best turn out that we have had since I became the Enrichment Leader.

It turned out to be an awesome activity! Talk about a lot of fun. We got to know each other's talents and what people wish their talents were. Some of those items went for A LOT!

I ended up getting FHE treats for the month of October and a Jewelry making tutorial. Funny story of how I got the tutorial. I was keeping record and by the end there were 3 more people to get things and only 1 more thing. So we were trying to figure out where the extra one went. One lady realized that she got an extra, so a girl decided to throw in an extra jewelry making tutorial. We didn't know where the last one went until we realized that I totally forgot to put in my cards! I felt so bad. So we finished up the auction and I couldn't win my own cards, so I won the tutorial instead! I was super excited because I was totally out bid on the tutorial previously.

I was too busy through out the night to get any pictures. I wish that I got at least one of Jason auctioning. He really made it awesome. But, here are some of a couple of the center pieces for the tables. (Yes I did copy Emily on the fabric cake.)

Cards for Service Auction

Next week for Enrichment, we are going to be having a service auction. I am super excited for it. I think that it is going to be a fun way to see what other ladies in the ward can do.

I decided for the auction to make 24 Christmas cards. So, for the past couple of days I have been cutting and glueing. Then today, I put them all together. I think that they turned out pretty cute. Now I am trying to figure out how to make a cute box to hold them. We will see if I end up getting to that.

Who knows, this might be the design that I do for my christmas cards this year. I really like them (maybe I will just bid on my own service).