Sleeping Beauties

I have a problem. Afton loves Avery sooo much, that she insists on sleeping with her. She will get in bed with her no matter where I put her to bed at. Problem is...well, poor Avery. Look how she has to sleep! Mothers, you all know what I am talking about. Hugging the edge of the bed, being kicked, slapped, woken up for a bottle. Well, this is what my 8 year old has been dealing with. I feel so bad, any ideas?

Big Helper

This was a while ago, but I thought it was so cute. Afton went out to help Dad work on his motorcycle. She loves to get rides on it, or the 4 wheeler, or anything that moves fast.

Baptisim Day

Avery was Baptized the second weekend in October. She was baptized in Morgan, UT by her Dad. It was a very special day. We choose to do it in Morgan, so that more family would have the option of attending. Grandpa Sharp gave the opening prayer. Grandma Anderson gave a talk on getting Baptized. Then she was baptized. Everything went very smooth. After she was done she got to pull the plug from the bottom of the font. ( this was a treat!) When I was helping her change back into her clothes, she lost her tooth! It was pretty funny to see her walk back in holding a wad of toilet paper to her mouth. During our changing time, Madison (her cousin), played the violin, and Cara and her Daughter Gabby (friends) sang a duet. I then gave the talk on the Holy Ghost, and her Dad gave her the gift of the Holy Ghost. The Bishop ended with a few comments and Crew gave the closing prayer (which I was very impressed by). It was such a spiritual day for me. I was dealing with many different emotions as a mother. I was proud that she made the choice to get baptized, and I was so excited for her to have the gift of the Holy Ghost. I was hoping that I had taught her all the things she needed to know about this special day, and why it is so special. I prayed that I would be able to teach and share with her my feelings of the Holy Ghost, and that the spirit would be there to touch her, and those in attendance. I was so thankful that I have a husband that holds the priesthood, so that he was able to baptized and confirm her. Over all, I am so thankful for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I am thankful that I have the knowledge of the purpose of this life. That I have covenants to make, and blessings to receive from them. I am thankful for the freedom to teach my children what I believe, and the freedom that they have to know for themselves what is true. I am so glad that I was able to witness this special spiritual day in my daughters life. She is such a blessing to our family, and I am constantly amazed by her knowledge and love of the Gospel.

Costume Shots

Ok, so usually I have my Dad take the kids Halloween pics, but that never happened due to the miles. I took some shots before we left, and this is what we got. It was a very fun night. When we came home we had hot chocolate with candy corn sprinkled on top, and watched (the non scary parts) of Indian Jones.

Fire Station

Before we went Trick or Treating the fire station

in Driggs let you come and get Hot Apple Cider,

Treats, glow in the dark sticks, and a tour of the

station and trucks. It was a lot of fun, and I am always

so amazed at how clean the stations are, and how BIG the

trucks are!

Love Driggs

So on Friday the city of Driggs did Trick or Treating on Main.
All the stores on main street from 3-5:30 passed out candy
to kids. This was the most Halloween fun I have had
in a long time. I loved that it was warm for the kids, and light enough
to see all the kids costumes that we would pass. They walked up and down,
on both sides of the street and got lots of candy. We even stopped at
Dad's work and got a picture with him in his costume.

Outside of Dad's work.

Afton fell asleep holding her candy bucket. She

wouldn't let it go.

Carving Time

The Gang, doing the carving thing!

Afton had a lot of fun cleaning out the guts!

Cade was so excited!

Crew (my little actor)

June Bug with her yucky hands

The finished products!