Pumpkin Time!!

We finally got around to carving our pumpkins on Saturday. I actually had Saturday off so we decided to take the kids and do something special. We carved pumpkins and then we bought discount tickets at Safeway to Fright Fest at Wild Waves theme park. It was pretty fun for the kids as they don't ever remember going to Disneyland and riding the rides there (and of course Brandon wasn't even born yet). We painted the boys faces and got there a few minutes after opening at 6 p.m.

First off Mike, Dallas and Cody went on The Wild Thing roller coaster which had a 360 degree loop-we watched and waited while they stood in line but it was hilarious when they were finally on the ride. I could see Codys head looking down at the ground while going through the loop:) I couldn't help but laugh. After that we headed over to the childrens village where there were lots of rides that all the boys could go on together and the waiting times were only a few minutes. Dallas and Cody went on a lot of the rides together when a partner was involved and they really enjoyed the teacups and the kangaroo bounce. Brandon and Elijah went on a roller coaster which was actually pretty fun -I got to ride it also. Lots of fun little rides. We are glad we were able to take the boys and have some fun making memories like this. We stayed until closing at 11:00 p.m. and got home shortly after midnight. The boys were pooped! The next day I was a little sore from being thrown around so much. I'm just not young like I used to be:( Mike even commented on how even the roller coaster made him a little nauseated. It will be fun to take the kids to a park like Knotts Berry Farms or Six Flags when they are older and tall enough to ride all the rides!

What some people will do for a date:)

Mike came and asked me after work last night if I would come in during lab today so he could scan me. Dad was nice enough to take the boys to school this morning for us and Juliet said that Brandon could come and play with Kingston since Mike's table was reserved from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. We got to the school and after waiting for our "reservation" we were able to start. It was fun seeing where Mike goes everyday and meeting some of his fellow sonographers to be and one of his instructors, Leigh. Everyone was super nice. Mike was very professional as he prepped his work station and had me lay on the table. There were five tables and everyone was occupied with people laying down and the students sitting next to them scanning their abdomens. I layed there on the table for about an hour while Mike scanned different parts of me. He scanned my aorta, liver, gallbladder and veins. This first one is a picture of my aorta:

This is my ivc-inferior vena cava

These are my liver (at different angles):

These last two are of my gallbladder-it's pear shaped.

Afterwards we met Juliet at Sound Sound Running and Mike and Juliet were able to pick out their free shoes that they won from the Stuff the Bus 5k a couple weeks back. The best part was it was ANY pair of shoes. The both got some really cool shoes.

Emerald City Open Cross Country Meet

Mike, Juliet and Aaron decided to do this race up at the Woodland Park Zoo this weekend. It was fun seeing all the college teams and running clubs who take running to the next level. Mike had prepared the boys since the night before saying that he wouldn't be winning this race but he did do great keeping up with the pack. Mike went out at 5:30 the first mile and then finished the 8k in 28:53. It was a really difficult course, lots of hills the whole way. We are sure proud of our daddy! Mike decided to run with his neon green, Stone 5K,shirt so that we would be able to see him better. Aaron and Juliet both did well also. It was fun cheering for everyone. We are glad we were able to go out and do fun things like this as a family. After we left our gas light went on in the van so we had to get some gas. We pulled over at the 7-11 to fuel up and I ran inside and got the boys donuts and chocolate milk-after that the boys thought it was the best day ever!! I'm glad it took just donuts and chocolate milk to make them feel like they were the luckiest kids in the world:)

Spooner Farms 2012

The boys didn't have school on Friday due to teacher inservice so after Mike got home from class we surprised the boys and took them to the pumpkin patch. They have been begging to go so we finally caved after realizing we didn't even get the kids pumpkins last year. There were lots of pumpkins to look at and the boys had fun picking one out

-we will probably get around to carving them next week.

Baby Whisperer

While watching Kylee this morning, Brandon wanted to hold her. I told him to sit down on the couch and I sat beside him. Kylee sat on his lap "talking" to him. After a few minutes I looked over and saw she was fast asleep. I took the picture of her sleeping on him but she sleeps with her eyes opened a bit so I don't know if you can tell. Brandon was so cute though because he was stroking her neck the whole time.

Super deals!

I was checking facebook yesterday after my workout and I came across a posting from a member of the bishopric from our old ward. He was reporting that Albertsons in Bonney Lake was going out of business and everything was 75% off. Well as soon as I saw that I hurried and showered, called Juliet to spread the word and headed up there. It was a little crazy but not really b/c of the people. I had to go back out of the store looking for a shopping cart and asked someone for theirs since I saw them unloading it. People were using empty boxes in the store to put groceries in, strollers, carts, anything they could. I was really lucky to get a good size cart that I did fill up to the brim. They still had a lot of stuff to choose from. I got everything from frozen juice, milk, nuts, canned fruits and veggies, lunch meat, cheese, condiments, etc.. The worst part was standing in line for me. I was there for over an hour waiting in line. (I always pick the worst lines) Anyways... I loaded up my table with all of my loot minus a few frozen items that needed put in the freezer immediately. My receipt before the % off was $528.00. After my discount I spent $130. I got a lot of stuff and am super excited to get my pantry soooo full.

Stuff The Bus 5K

We had a fun start to the morning today. We woke up early and drove to Dacca Park in Fife for the annual FBLA Stuff the Bus 5K. Mike, Aaron and Juliet all ran the 5k and then Dallas and Cody did the kids 1 mile fun run afterwards. Mike did really good coming in first with a time of 15:53. Aaron and Juliet came in shortly after. Of course Mike and Juliet got 1st again this year and won a free pair of running shoes from a shoe store in Tacoma. Dallas and Cody did awesome in their race too! Dallas came in first with a time of 6:58 and Cody third with a time of 8:25. It was fun watching them run in their first race:) Kingston invited Elijah and Brandon over to play at his house so we took off and went to Sportco in Fife where Mike won a $20.00 gift certificate and a free membership at the Angel of Hope 5k a few weeks back. This place was huge but really cool. Lots of hunting, camping, food storage kind of stuff. We got 2 things and only had to pay .86 cents out of pocket (oh and they let us pick out of a bin to get a free item for getting a membership so Mike picked out an umbrella) After lunch we went to the mall to get Mike some more shots that he needs to be in the sonography program. He got the tb test 2nd step, and the mmr. In a month when he goes back he will get the chicken pox and the hep. b (round 2). So much to do. I have to work tonight but am excited to watch general conference tomorrow. Happy fall everyone!