My son the daredevil

So, it is official. Daniel is a complete rollercoaster junkie. We went to the AZ state fair and this was his favorite ride. Can you see his huge smile. He loved it so much he wanted to go again and again (unfortunately we only had a limited number of rides pass-- so two times was all he got). Ah, the fun Darin and Daniel will have at Legoland this Thanksgiving!

Costumes, costumes everywhere

When it comes to Halloween our kids have it made. Each year they get to enjoy multiple Halloween parties due to me having a preschool, them attending another preschool, dance class, church parties, etc... Daniel always takes full advantage and has a different costume for each activity. This year the list included a samarai, Buzz Lightyear, and Mr. Incredible. Rylie was so cute as a ladybug that she just was able to wear it multiple times.
The first party for Rylie was her dance class. The girls all looked so cute in their costumes. Rylie cracked me up the entire dance class since she basically stood like a deer in headlights. I guess the costumes combined with dance steps was just too much for her.
The preschool party at my preschool was fun as always. The kids made their own pretzel ghosts and pumpkin rice crispie treats, created fun crafts, and had a Halloween parade. Don't they all look so cute dressed up. Nothing makes preschoolers happier than a day in costume with lots of treats!
Rylie fell asleep at her preschool party (I guess the week was just too much fun for her). Her teacher told me she fell asleep while everyone was singing and dancing. I can just imagine her collapsing on the spot.
We also attended a street block party and our ward trunk or treat. So much fun was had by all. Halloween is such a fun holiday. We look forward to next year, especially since I pillaged Walmart's clearance rack of costumes and now have an entire trunk full of fun Halloween costume options.

Fall fun!

We had a great October celebrating fall and Halloween. It was wonderful this year to be able to have Darin around now that he is out of school. We took full advantage and tried a number of fun outings and activities to celebrate the coming of great weather and holidays. Many of our family nights consisted of making caramel apples and carving pumpkins (notice that Daniel and Rylie got impatient and ended up drawing on their pumpkins first with magic markers prior to carving). We went to the Schnepf Farms Pumpkin Patch where we enjoyed rides, go carts, corn maze, etc... Oh, it is so nice when the weather starts to cool down and we can finally enjoy being outside once again. I think fall is becoming a favorite season around our home. (Sorry photos are in random order, but you get the idea)

We are moving!

We soon will have a new address. If you would like to update your address book, let us know and we will send it your way. We just got word this past week from our new landlord that he accepted our application over a number of others, including someone who offered to pay a year in advance. We feel so blessed and excited. The best part is he said he would give us the keys by this weekend, but won't start charging us rent until Dec. 1st. That means we can take our time to move since I will continue teaching preschool here in Maricopa until Dec. 17th. We will probably make the main move Thanksgiving weekend so we can be all set up for Christmas for the kids. The new place is just under 2000 sq. feet with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths and an awesome backyard. I am so excited that Daniel will go to a great school and we are only about 5 minutes from Darin's work. We are also in the middle of everything so no more driving 20 minutes just to get to town for any shopping beyond groceries. Here are some pictures: