My superhero family

I Love these costumes!

We took these pictures at the park, and much to the kids enjoyment they had little kids following them around saying things like "Wonder woman, Batman needs your help" and "over here Batman"

We got in the car and Destiny and Dylan just looked like they had been to the moon and back. "Mom they thought we were real"

Too funny!

This is my scary face!

Jennsen is more then ready for Halloween :)

Pumpkin Carving

Hooray for pumpkins!

Last weekend we were invited to a pumpkin carving shin-dig at the Bennions. It was a beautiful evening and who needs an excuse to gather with friends.

Jeff got th yucky guts job. Jess's dog Tank is so funny.

This is how Jennsen helped carve her pumpkin... Way to delegate!

Jennsen and Addie trying to "share"

Michelle has a stump in the backyard and Addie got stuck on in twice. Too funny!

This is the first year that Destiny and Dylan Carved their pumpkins

all on their own, well mostly.

Finished products... not to shabby If I do say so myself, and I do : )

Dylan carved the fire head, Jennsen's is the little monster, Jeff tackled the pumpkin head,

Destiny carved the wolf, Michelle did a great job on the Wicked Queen, and Addie's in the retro classic jack-o lantern.

Thanks for the invite Bennion Family!

Autumn Splendor!

Color...Seriously! I know it's cliche but Autumn is my favorite season!

How can you not be amazed at mother nature's color? The kids had Friday off of school so we decided to take a drive. the weather was perfect, in the 70's. The worst thing about fall color... it only lasts for a couple of weeks.

We went up Lams canyon, and on the way back Destiny said "I'm renaming it color canyon."

I know all you out-of-town friends are jealous!

Did I mention COLOR... hehe

Brag Time!

I just have to give a big cheer for my two little scholars!
We had parent teacher conferences this week, it always makes me nervous to sit and hear other people critique my kids even if it is their job. This time not only was it not painful, it was a relief.

We learned that Dylan is the number one reader in his accelerated class. And he "is the leader that takes care of business" (teacher's words). And his D.I.B.L.S. scores were off the charts, literally so high they couldn't fit them on their charts. Way to go bud!

We received Destiny's U.P.A.S.S. test score's. These are compared to state scores to make sure the school is on track. ( there are a lot of numbers here so please bear with me.)

________________Destiny ______ state average
Oral language_______100__________81
phonics and spelling ___94__________85
vocabulary_________100__________87
comprehension_______94__________84
writing____________89 __________76
Number sense_______96__________ 80
number relationships __100_________79
geometry __________95__________83

Nice job Destiny! I think mom and dad are going to need to outsource for homework : )