Happy Halloween!

I figured I'd better post this before Christmas!

This Halloween we went to Trunk or Treat at our church for the 3rd year in a row.  We joined the Laurel Hills Ward -- so it was fun to see old friends (1/2 of our Ward was taken to create the Laurel Hills Ward a year ago).

Jasper was a race car driver, but we should have just put him in a track suit and had him be a runner, as his favorite thing to do was to run around the church parking lot.

He wore his "silver bullet" shoes and was fast as lightening!  (Jasper affectionately calls them his "bullets".)  He had his cowboy boots on at home ($1 find at a thrift store) but they are 2 sizes too big and he was a bit wobbly so we made him wear the bullets.

Thanks to Josie for helping us keep track of Jasper and rounding him up when necessary.

Jasper was a Bumble Bee when he was 2 months old and last year he was Michael Phelps, and I was his #1 fan.

This is the first year that Jasper has actually trick or treated.  He was one word for the candy -- MINE!

Jasper can't say "Trick or Treat", so we just went with "Please" and "Thank You" when he was given candy.

Jasper thinks that when he gets a piece of candy he should eat it.  He didn't understand the concept of putting the candy in his blue plastic pumpkin.  The whole night Jasper had a piece of candy in his mouth and each fist gripping tightly to a piece of candy in each hand.

By the end of the night he was a chocolatey mess. He even biffed it in the parking lot and black marks all over his WHITE polar fleece race car suit (which were really just some Carter's PJ's that I got for $6.50 at Costco).

We teamed up with our friends the Quandel's and the Scott's for the passing out of candy.  Kim brought her black cat that lights up and plays music.  Jasper loves to play with that cat every time we go to their house, so he was thrilled that Kim brought it.

My award for favorite "non-candy" items goes to Nancy for the glow bracelet (Jasper LOVES those), whoever handed out the little fighter jet and Michelle Tanner for a cup of slushy root beer. Thank you! (Jasper is still loving the fighter jet -- 1 month later).

After Trunk or Treat we knocked on doors in our neighborhood.  The problem is that Jasper wanted to go inside everyone's house and visit and play with their toys - even people we'd never met before.

The full size candy bars at the Gornichec's were a hit -- even though Isaac was super scary!

All in all we had a great night with good friends -- and lots of treats!

Hide Out

While I make lunch Jasper usually runs around in the backyard. 

It is always a struggle to get him to come in to eat and then nap -- he'd rather play all day.

When I go out to call him in he grabs puppy and they hide out in the barn -- as if I can't see them. Silly!

Sticky Fingers

Jasper was begging me for a marshmallow that I was pulling off the roaster for a s'more.  I gave it to him, and he was not sure what to do about all of the residue it left behind. 

It's hard to believe that he got any marshmallow at all in his mouth because he had so much on his mouth and hands.

We had some of our favorite friends over for dinner and s'mores. We love the Abbott family!  They help us out far more than we deserve.

Photo Shoot

Our friend Brittany's sister Tiffany is a great photographer, and we were lucky enough to catch up to her when she was in town last month.  We had so much fun with her.

We went to Bicentennial Park in Boulder City and it was SO WINDY.  I felt like my hair was in a whirlwind on top of my head the whole time. 

Jasper does not like 70 MPH wind gusts.  He was grumpy and wouldn't sit still for 1 minute.  I count it as a miracle that our photos turned out well.

Here's our photo shoot and here are some extra photos. 

Thank Twink!  We love you!

S'more Fun!

I'll be the first to admit that a gas fire pit is just not functional in Las Vegas in the summer.

It was May when I added it into our backyard design plans.  Mike said, "Great.  Just what we need.  Another heat source."

Now is definitely the time of year for a little toasty fire to keep you warm. We had the Paul family over for dinner last night and dessert was s'mores round the fire.  Fun times with a 1, 2 and 3 year old and I am happy to say that and no kids were harmed in the making of dessert.