Halloween Fun

We are not the perfect family. We are a very dynamic family. We are a FUN family. Halloween is a fun tradition at the Eyre home.

The Lombardo's came dressed as different cereals: Lucky Charms, Trix, Rice Crispies. We won for best family costumes.

There were some great costumes this year.
Mary Poppins and a Chimney Sweep

 A witch and a devil

 Clown, bunny, Dorothy

 A pirate

A gross Biker I guess - What are you Trent?

There were lots of games

Pumpkin bowling

Donut eating contest

 This little one didn't last long with the "rule" hands behind your back.

The tweens had their turn

 And so did the adults

Dart throwing with surprises in each balloon

There was pumpkin carving

And here are our lovely hosts. They sure know how to throw a party!

 Nothing better than warm chili on cold nights.

It's times like these that I'm sure grateful for family.  Happy Halloween!

Thankful Thursdays on Friday

A day late, but not less thankful for sure.

- Working on projects with my husband. It's a time for us to talk and laugh and dream. Love those times.

- The last two nights I've gone to bed at 1am or later. Not good. Slept in unil 9:30 this morning. Yep! 9:30!!! Thanks to the man who attended to the kids so I could get a little more shut eye.

- Children who have fabulous imaginations and play so well together when they are "in" character.

- I'm so thankful to live in a community that is tight. We are tight here. When things matter, we come together and make things better.

His Last Game

So, fall soccer is over. We had fun. They sure are cute kids who play and more than once we were laughing at them (as rude as that sounds it's true). They were pretty darn funny. Nathan didn't love soccer and that's okay.  He'll have another shot at it in the spring. I must say, he had a great coach though. Aaron invited the team over after the game for some awards. What a cute guy!

Pictures from Nate's last game

The Awards at our house

Thankful Thursdays

Today I'm thankful for:

- Girlfriends. I have the BEST girlfriends. This week Suzanna came over and deep cleaned my house with me and boy was she thorough. Also had a bunch of friends over last night and we stayed up way too late laughing, crying, venting, and counting our blessings of motherhood.

- Kids who sleep well. This is not to be taken for granted because I LOVE MY SLEEP!

- Fleece Sheets.....it goes along with sleep. When the weather turns cold I put those babies on my bed and feel like I'm getting into a cozy blanket every night. Divine!

- Yummy food. I do a dinner swap with a few ladies in my neighborhood. Each of us take a night of the week and make dinner for all of our families making it so we only have to make dinner once a week. I'm telling ya, there have been some very good meals at our house lately.

Capturing some Moments

These are completely random.

Toe Dipping at Thanksgiving Point Gardens

Hannah sporting my gear and looking mighty cute!

A night with Daddy is way more fun than all the time in the world with mommy.

Aaron is not much of a sports guy. Doesn't really care too much about keeping up with the teams, but when our neighbors asked if we wanted some BYU tickets to an 8:30 pm game, I might have said yes and I might have convinced someone that he'd have so much fun going and taking his son. I just can't pass up an opportunity for these two to hang out. (Doesn't Aaron look thrilled?)

Well, it ended up being a pretty fun night after all.

And lastly as of late, I got such a fun surprise visit from a very dear friend whom I haven't seen in nearly 8 years! Emily was one of my college roommates and a most beloved one! Our married lives have taken us far away from each other, but we've managed to stay in touch over the years.

She has three pretty cute little kiddos herself. Hannah had no problem making a few new friends.

I'm hoping it won't be another 8 years before our paths cross again.

Thankful Thursdays

Today I am thankful for:

- Glorious Fall days. It does my heart such good to get outside and enjoy the fresh air. It makes a world of difference to my kiddos as well.

- Lots of Fruit. I crave it like no tomorrow.

- My washing machine. Abigail is a champ at going potty in the toilet and is 0 for 132,458 in making it there for #2.

- How easy Hannah is to please. Give that girl a hug and a kiss and she will do whatever I ask of her.

- The hardest working man I know! I do not tell him enough just how grateful I am that he works so hard for us. We miss him more than I think he understands, but when he's home it is all each of us can do to not fight for his attention.

- I'm also thankful for good books. I have become quite a book worm and can hardly stand to wait for "my" time to get reading again.

Jane Eyre

I believe I've started this book a dozen times in my life. Three different guys have given me this book in hopes to swoon me over (can you believe that). Somewhere in this house I have two more copies of it. How could a girl who's name is Melissa Jane Eyre never have read this book? I'll tell you why.....I'd fall fast asleep the moment I opened it's pages. I COULD NOT get past the first couple chapters!

My oh my, I was really missing out. At 32 years old I am so very happy to say I've read "Jane Eyre". Not only did I read it, but I LOVED it! And although, despite what many believed that my parents named me after this book, it was just a very fortunate coincidence that my last name was Eyre. That said, it is one of my moms favorites and now I can finally understand why. So Good!

Fall Days

We have pumpkins coming out our ears! So, rather than just using them for decorations, we are trying to find yummy recipes to use them in. A favorite....Dinner in a Pumpkin!

We've had lots of fun at the Farm at Thanksgiving Point. They have such great activities for the kids. Last night they had a witch theme and we got to go on a scavenger hunt to find things to put in the witches potion; things like hair of bat, snakes teeth, eye of frog, etc.  

I am loving the jacket weather. If only fall stuck around a little longer. We've been taking advantage of the beautiful fall colors, long walks, trips to parks and gardens. Today we had a Wild Day. How can we not when we live in such a beautiful place?

I love the river, the bridge, the sage brush with some wild flowers tucked in, the blue sky. We collected items we wanted to color on our walk. I really think Hannah has a gift. She certainly has a love for drawing and coloring.

And this little guy is simply divine! LOVE his outfit!!!

Happy Fall!