Matthew's Arrow of Light and Pinewood Derby

Matthew received his arrow of light the past week!  The Arrow of Light is the highest award he can earn in cub scouts!  We are so proud of him and are so thankful for his wonderful leaders for being so committed and caring!

Matthew also recently competed in the pinewood derby.  He designed his car to look like a black widow and he got 3rd place out of over 25 cars!  Way to go Matthew!  

Our First Snow Storm

Nine days after the warmest Halloween I can remember, we had a giant snow storm roll in! The boys were so excited and spent hours playing in the snow!

Mitchell loves the Magic of snow!

Josh and Matthew buried themselves alive, and Dallan tried to save our trees by shaking the heavy snow from their branches!

They all had fun making the first snow man of the year complete with a carrot from the garden!

Dallan even tried to teach the boys how to do "snow flips!"

Welcome Winter! 

Happy Halloween!

This Halloween was the warmest I can remember! The golden sunshine was magical and the temperature was so nice that we were able to sit on our porch to hand out candy! We all loved dressing up, and we really missed seeing Caleb in costume.

 Mitchell dressed up like Hulk, and Matthew was "Link" from the Legend of Zelda.

Josh and my little sister Alisa made me laugh. They both really wanted to go trick or treating but were feeling a bit self conscious to dress up. I tried to talk Josh into one of my wonderfully creative ideas, but they had ideas of their own.  Alisa chose to be "Peter Pan" as you can see by her  name badge and the pan she's holding!  Josh was a "Quarter Back"and taped a quarter to his back.  

What sillies.

Dallan had another Zorro year and I was a black cat!  Meow!

Happy Halloween!

The Cabin in Fall

The last time we were at the cabin together it was pure magic!   My boys couldn't resist taking out the camera to take some pictures of their own.  

Mitchell in Fall

Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the Autumn tree. 

 Emily Bronte

Matthew in Fall

Matthew loves to be in the mountains. He usually has his sling shot in tow, and he loves exploring.  My favorite moment with Matthew over fall break was when he insisted I follow him into the trees.  He lead me to a pile of deer bones with the fur still on them. We took turns poking them with a stick, finding all the parts we could, and being a little grossed out. I love being a boy mom.