October 2016

For Halloween we went to the Trunk-or-Treat at our ward building.  Max was the only one that went around the neighborhood this year.  Joe stayed and handed out candy.

 Max was a caveman

 Sam was the King of Exercise- mostly because he didn't want to get changed.

 Mom was a Hawaiian

 Joe was some form of Robin Hood

Went went to the Ninja Gym as a family and had a blast.  It is one serious workout!  We have a ten punch, but only had the kids go back once, because it was so much work and the gym is a little farther away than we would like.

 I decided to make donuts- just for fun!

Love my new Jack-o-Latern!

Fall

Fall time came.  We had 1 week between football and wrestling.  We celebrated Robert's birthday.  He did turn a year older.  

We got our first dusting of snow and had a beautiful walk in the surrounding woods.

And the boys made lots of videos.

You can find some of their fun creation on Youtube.  They are named explodingsalad.  My favorites are some of their extreme children's games videos like this one and this one.

Grateful

We were reminded in our 5th Sunday combined meeting of the talk by Elder Eyring who stated that he kept a journal daily of the things he saw day to day of the hand of the Lord in his life or his childrens'. We talked a lot about gratitude and the benefits of it. I have decided to try and write something each day that I have been grateful for that day. Today I am grateful to have money to worry about, money to budget, money to buy things that I want and need. It has been stressful these past few months getting back onto a budget. Since I am not working, we actually have to do it again. (I have been trying to get a job, but the place I want to work is so regulated that they won't let me get in the front door the way I always do it. Very frustrating! I may end up somewhere else because of it. I just really wanted to work at a Trauma center again!) Anyway, to have enough money to budget is a real blessing. One that I am truly grateful for!