Gordon's 6th Birthday!

The morning of Gordon's actual birthday. He got to open a present. He was so happy.

A couple days later we had a small party for him at a movie theatre. So of course I had to make a popcorn bucket cake. I was so proud of myself until Matthew told me he thought it was like a guy or something and the popcorn was hair. lol. Oh well. The red stripes were made with fruit roll-ups and I made homemade caramel popcorn and glued it on with a little buttercream frosting.

Gordon and some of his buddies and new toys.

... and the celebration continues. We hadn't had a chance to sing happy birthday to Matthew's Dad yet because we were both gone over that time. So we did that and he blew out the candles with some help from Gordon.

Then Gordon got to open his last present. It was a good one. =0)

Catching up - some Dresses of the Week

I love this skirt. It is a Children's Place one that I found at a consignment shop for like 3 dollars. Hurray for deals!

We drove down to the states and flew out of North Dakota to save some cash, so while I was down there Matthew let me run into Target for a "little" Christmas shopping (everything costs more up here). I picked this outfit up while I was at it. It is amazing how you take things for granted when you are not around it. I never went to Target when I lived in the states, but that place is awesome.

I found this dress at Winners. They have name brand stuff that costs less, you just have to keep your eyes open to find the super cute stuff. There is a lot to look through.

It is difficult to get her to pose for a picture lately, but she did pretty good with this one.

Vegas Scrapbooked

Notes by Jamin/ put together by Mommy

So I really wasn't looking forward to our Vegas trip. Vegas is not my favourite place. We were only going there because Matthew had a convention that he needed to go to there. But you know, we had fun. We made it fun. There is not a ton of kids stuff in Vegas that you probably couldn't do anywhere else, but we found all that we could and stayed busy. My favourite parts were the Hoover Dam and the Springs Reserve. The kids favourite places were the Adventuredome, Blue Man Group, and the Hoover Dam. The only thing I definitely would not have done if I were to go back was go to the giant screen on the ceiling at downtown Vegas. It was a very unpleasant environment. We did not stay there long. But overall, there were good memories made there, it was nice to spend quality time with the kids and it was an educational experience for them.

Corn Maze, Dance, Garden Goods, and Dress of the Week

Our branch had an awesome activity at a corn maze that is close by. We had a hot dog roast and got to do all the activities there. People could dress up if they wanted. Gordon and Neil wore their dinosaur costumes. Actually, they might be dragon costumes, not really sure, but the boys call themselves dinosaurs. I brought Tegan's cinderella costume, but she refused to wear it. Crazy, I know.

I was there. =)

We took a ride on this train thing to a visit some deer and turkeys.

Jamin and his "cookie buddies." That's what they told me to write.

Jamin posing with his shocked/surprised look.

We were able to pet the animals. The turkey was very soft. The kids loved it. We had to pay a little extra for to go on the train, but it was worth it.

King Dino Gordon on top of the Hay Bails.

In the wood maze. A little easier for the kids than the corn maze.

Jamin learning some hip-hop at a stake church activity. It was suppose to be 14 and up, but Jamin has tennis Friday nights, so he had to come with us. He loved it.

Collecting some of the last of the garden goods. It is getting cold, so everything is dying. The winds are changing.

I'll do better next year with the weeds. I got off to a bad start with a broken foot and then I was gone for half the summer. Most of our onions got choked by the weeds. ... but Neil is cute. =)

The goods

Mmmm... broccoli!

Dress of the Week

I didn't get a good picture of her outfit this week. It is so hard to get her to hold still for pictures lately. She was wearing a cute strawberry skirt with cute red shoes.