Gardner Village, Bear Lake, Costume Party....It's What We've Been Up to...

So I've been a slacker on the blogging thing lately....but we've been keeping busy! Here's a recap of what we've been up to....

Gardner Village

Ashley and I got the kids together last week and went to Gardner Village. I have to say...I've been there multiple times and the Halloween decorations are by far my favorite.

We printed off Witch Scavenger Hunts for each of the kids to do while we were there. Once they found all the witches, they were able to get a cookie at the bakery for 25 cents. On the way home Carter and I talked about "earning" things and how important it is. :) It was a very cute idea and kept them all very occupied.

We also took them to the petting zoo there...and much to my amazement....Brax LOVED every second. Both boys loved it. They loved touching the goats and checking out all the fun things they had there. Brax would keep going over to the animals and giving them hugs...precious. Carter found this witch's hat, put it on and preceded to make cackling noises! So funny!
We're so glad we got to get together with our best friends...and enjoy the gorgeous weather! We had a total of 5 kids with us...Ash watches a cute little guy Tyce a couple days a week. Though we might have looked crazy...it was still a very calm day! We spent three hours having a great time.

Bear Lake

Scott and I both love Fall...but for very different reasons. I love the changing leaves, family photos, cool weather, baking, snuggly blankets....you know what I'm talking about. Well, Scott loves fall because that means HUNTING! Though we couldn't be on more different pages, this picture gets both of us excited...To me this picture says changing leaves...to Scott it says deer hunt! Scott had friday off last week (he smashed his fingers pretty badly at work, so they let him not come in for overtime) Well, with a chance day off, a cute little boy and a plan...they were off. Carter got to go "hunting" with his daddy. Okay...no not real hunting, Scott was scouting for a place to hunt, but Carter thought it was the real thing!
The whole day they were gone up in Bear Lake having an amazing time! Carter loved the mountains, beach and car ride with his dad. They stopped and had dinner together at a pizza place, and of course got a special treat at the gas station.
I have to admit, I'm pretty proud of the pictures Scott got of our little man. Carter hasn't stopped talking about his trip with daddy...priceless.

Costume Party

Carter and Braxton were invited to their first ever costume birthday party! I was so excited because we haven't been anywhere in puplic with their costumes on...our little Knight and Cheeseburger are ADORABLE!
Our little friend Emmett turned 1 last weekend...and what a perfect day! It was seriously gorgeous...and honestly could this little dude get any cuter?

The party was complete with a ghost pinata...

Spooky cake walk....Carter and Halle had a great time winning their cupcakes!

Carter got to master his skills at Apple Bobbing and then showed Brax the trick! Seriously...how cute?

There was a pumpkin bean bag toss....And so many cute prizes for the kids! What a great party....and such a fun time for all of us to hang out together as families.

Though we've been super busy, it's also been a nice treat to hang out and really be with each other more lately. The boys have been so fun to take places and watch play together.