Maia in her ghost costume. We thought it was pretty funny to put her glasses on the outside of her costume. She loved it.Jeremy and I love to dress up too. Here we are as the "Crow" and a black angel. Just for one night it fun to be bad! Heidi and I took the kids trick or treating at Grandma's new home. She thought it was so fun. We had a great time.

Well our Halloween was a blast. We had a great party thanks to all our friends and family. We all went trick or treating in our costumes and got more candy than we can eat but we had a great time. We also had a great evening of raising money for the Salt Lake Valley Habitat for Humanity. With lots of friends and family fun music, face painting and food. There were lots of raffle items to be won. Julia placed a bid on one of the fun gift baskets in the auction and was so excited when she won it. She also won a fun movie basket in the raffle. Thanks to all our family and friends who helped make it a success and we look forward to doing it again next year.
Now it's almost Thanksgiving I can't believe how fast this year is going. Before we know it Jonathan is going to be a year and than the next thing you know he'll be leaving on his mission. I am not ready for that by any means but love looking back over our year and reminiscing about the fun things we have done together. We as a family have so much to be Thankful for. It makes prayer time awfully long but it can't go unnoticed, we are truly blessed.
I am almost finished with my Christmas shopping I can't believe it, but the second I get a few dollars I'm off to the store so it doesn't get spent someplace else. I am really looking forward to Christmas, I love this time of year and hope that I can make it fun and memorable for my kids. I want to focus our Christmas more on Christ this year and hope to incorporate a few things to add to our family traditions. I want my kids to get the true meaning of why we celebrate and that it's not all about presents. They are still pretty young though so I'm not expecting too much. Julia asked me the other day if I believe in Santa and I was able to tell her "absolutely" I love it all I love that feeling when you wake up Christmas morning and the look of excitement on the kids faces. I do believe in "Santa" and the magic he brings.
Happy Thanksgiving to you all.