Halloween

Ready to go! Zac is Anakin, Sam is a ninja, Matthew- a power ranger, and Jeremy is a pirate. Cinder, of course, is a pumpkin. She was very tolerant of us dressing her up!

Emily with her friends, Amber and Tearra
(I'm still waiting for pictures of Charity--she was at a friend's house)

Cinder and Tootsie!

Ward Party--Jeremy trying to get his donut

The Elders?

Sam found this pillow and took off the pillowcase to use as a sleeping bag. This is how we found him! Isn't he cute?!?

As a side note. Mom had her second round of chemo today. Things went really well and we had a good time while we were there (it takes about 4 hours). The nurses told us that mom probably will NOT loose her hair. Yippee! I guess the wigs can just be for fun, right?
Unfortunately, the Dr.'s office called this afternoon to say that her blood sugar was through the roof and she needed to go the ER. So, instead of welcoming all of her grandkids in costumes, she spent the night in the ER. They admitted her to the ICU and started her on insulin to try and get things under control. When it rains, it pours, eh?

Sleepy boys

I guess being the youngest, Sam gets away with later bedtimes due to our laziness. This night he went and lay next to Cinder and fell asleep while we were finishing up on the computer.

Again, Sam waiting for us to come tuck him in. No nap today, so he didn't last very long.

This is the funniest picture. . . Matthew actually fell asleep across my lap just like this! He really is asleep. I have no idea how he was comfortable enough to fall asleep, but he did it!

Brunette?

One of the fun things we have done with Mom is to go wig shopping. There are some fun pictures on her blog. Today we went to a new place and the ladies there were phenomenal! We found one that is almost identical to Mom's hair color and do. While Mom was checking out, Kathie and I started playing around and this is what we came up with. Not bad, eh? For $150 it can be mine. . .

Home Improvement

I have been wanting to get rid of the bookshelves in the family room for quite a while now and I finally got my wish. It was time for our bulk trash pick-up and I told Steve this was a great opportunity to take them out. So, we spent the entire day clearing off shelves, finding new homes for everything, tearing out and chopping up the bookshelves. After we got them out we decided it would look better if we took out the brick pillars that went up from the mantle. So, we took those out as well. Then we decided to get rid of our couches. What a breath of fresh air! Now all we need is some new furniture, new paint and new flooring. . . .
I love being a happy homeowner!

Honor Roll

I am so proud of my kids. They always do so well in school. I'm not sure where they got the brains, but somewhere along the line, something went right. Zac and Emily both made Honor Roll this quarter and Charity made Principal's List (4.0 gpa).

Softball

Emily played softball with her school this month and made the All-Star team. She had never really played before this and she caught on very quickly. She played really well. These pictures are from her last game, which they won!

Sarah & Emily

Emily doing her victory dance!

Pictures

I found some frames a couple months ago that had a little saying about sisters on it and bought one for each of my sisters. That meant we needed a picture to put in it, so while Wendy was down we went and had some pictures taken. We took Mom along and got some with her as well. It was so fun and they turned out awesome!!

Zippidee doo da

One of Sam's favorite rides at Disneyland was Splash Mountain. Part of the ride you go through the land of Brer Bear and Brer Rabbit and they sing the "Zippidee doo dah" song. Sam still sings it quite often and does it so cute I had to share.

Dress-Up

Zac had his friend Alec over and they decided to play dress-up. Sam had to get in on the action, too. Lookin' cool!

Rid'em cowboys!

1st Chemo

Today is the day--Mom's first chemo treatment. Auntie Dar came up from Tucson to join in the festivities. Jennie, Kathie, and I were also there with Mom. Everything went very well, it just took forever. We were there from 8:30 until about 2pm, I think. We had our own little room and we brought lots of munchies and some games and movies to help pass the time.

Wendy put together a "chemo" backpack for Mom. It has all kinds of goodies--kind of like a survival kit. Very cute! Mom loved it.

Some of the boys shaved their heads last night to show their support and love for Mom. Rebecca was nice enough to pick up the pictures and bring them to the Dr.'s office for Mom to see. She was very touched.

Dinosaur Museum

My kids are out of school today, so we decided to take a trip to the Mesa Southwest Museum, also known as the dinosaur museum. We took Grandma with us since she's never been and we are always looking for more time to spend with her. Not great pictures because all I had was my camera phone, but better than none, right?